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Elliot Page challenges the idea that LGBTQ films have a small audience, citing that 30% of young people identify as LGBTQ. At the BFI Flare festival, he discussed his latest film "Close to You," his experience with intimacy coordination, and coming out as trans to "The Umbrella Academy" creator. Page expressed gratitude for his career but emphasized the need for more trans actors in the industry.
Elliot Page challenges the idea that LGBTQ films have a limited audience, citing that 30% of young people identify as LGBTQ. At the BFI Flare festival, he discussed his latest film "Close to You," his experience with intimacy coordination, and coming out as trans to "The Umbrella Academy" creator. Page expressed gratitude for his career but emphasized the need for more trans actors in the industry.
River Gallo, the writer and star of the Sundance drama "Ponyboi," brings a groundbreaking intersex narrative to the screen, shedding light on the complexities of gender identity and societal pressures. The film, supported by a Sundance grant, explores themes of masculinity, femininity, and the intersex experience, while incorporating elements of comedy and action. Gallo's personal journey as an intersex, non-binary, and trans fem individual informs the film's authenticity, with a star-studded cast including Victoria Pedretti and Dylan O'Brien. Looking ahead, Gallo aims to continue creating and starring in meaningful projects, with aspirations to venture into directing and stage acting.
From "Some Like It Hot" to "Kinky Boots," here are 11 essential drag films from the '50s to early aughts to watch this Pride month. These films have often fallen short of representing the richness of drag, but they've been embraced as cannon by the queer community and continue to be touch points for generations of LGBTQ+ people who embrace the good, bad and everything but ugly of drag on the big screen.