Tag: #GayFilm

Screenshot via YouTube @PBS PBS has released a short film about a queer deaf Afro-Latino learning to accept himself. Ode to Pablo is a part of the 2019 Online Film Festival, which runs from July 15 to July 26. The festival, which started in 2012, features 25 films from PBS member stations and ITVS and POV. The short films produced offer diverse and complex stories of the human experience and existence. For Ode to Pablo, the story is focused on an athletic...

Screenshot via YouTube Get ready for the next gay film about adolescence, hyper-masculinity, and crime. It seems that the European country of Slovenia has gotten in on the surge of international queer indie films. And what’s their contribution to the rising trend? The film Consequences. Directed by Darko Štante as his debut project, Consequences has already been celebrated abroad. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the festival’s robust Discovery lineup. The movie is based on...

Billy Eichner (right) and Seth Rogen voice the iconic duo Timon and Pumba in the live-action remake of “The Lion King.” / Images via YouTube @BillOnTheStreet and Walt Disney StudiosBilly Eichner says he’d be thrilled to see more LGBTQ characters in family-friendly movies.While talking to Buzzfeed, the “Different People” star shared his thoughts on being a gay actor in the Disney film The Lion King. Eichner shares that he’s happy to have access to a new crowd of fans...