Short film/PSA, 2:00 Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/17099641 Kanopy (subscription needed): https://www.kanopy.com/product/home-movies CREDITS written, produced, directed, and edited by Broderick Fox featuring Jennifer Burnham and Marcello Sousa. camera by Sarah Levy. “Turns assumptions…
Feature documentary (85 min) Kanopy (subscription required): https://www.kanopy.com/product/skin-im Educational Web Initiative: http://skiniminmovie.com/web-initiative/ Synopsis: In 2005, filmmaker Broderick Fox was found on the Berlin subway tracks with his head split open…
This sequence from Berlanti’s Love, Simon lets us into the main character’s imagination, as we watch him play out this what-if scenario that subverts norms surrounding “coming out.”
In this scene, Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) meets her love interest Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough). The close-ups, camera movements, and sound design capture the intimacy and romance of a…
“What ‘Make Me Feel’ is not, however, is objectifying or derivative. Monáe takes some risks (the direct allusions to Prince, the sexual physicality) and owns them completely. She is treating…
“Antony Osso’s LGBT-themed short film series, The Devotion Project, arose from Osso’s desire to see representations that went beyond stereotypes and more about couples and families who are happy and…
“A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.”
Although there’s an estimated 15,500 transgender people in the United States military, serving openly is a continuous struggle, even today. This New York Times Op-Doc documents the experience of a…
Ava Duvernay’s short film for Miu Miu’s ‘Women’s Tales’ film series is a story of female friendship and support, told without any dialogue.
Professor Melanie E.S. Kohnen, Georgia Tech University Full syllabus available here: http://homes.lmc.gatech.edu/~mkohnen3/Kohnen_Syllabus_Queer_Film_and_Video.pdf Additional teaching materials here: http://homes.lmc.gatech.edu/~mkohnen3/index_tp.html “This class explores how LGBT and queer identities, lives, and communities have become visible in…