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Jacki Weaver on Stage Mother, LGBTQ Inclusion, and Animal Kingdom

Jacki Weaver on Stage Mother, LGBTQ Inclusion, and Animal Kingdom | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jacki Weaver on her LGBTQ drama Stage Mother, working with Lucy Liu, why she can't watch Animal Kingdom anymore, and more.

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David Del Rio’s Indie Queer Horror Film “Road Head” to World Premiere at the 2020 Cinequest & Creativity Festival

David Del Rio’s Indie Queer Horror Film “Road Head” to World Premiere at the 2020 Cinequest & Creativity Festival | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Named #1 film festival by USA Today’s readers, Cinequest announced its international lineup of dramatic and documentary competition films for the next edition of the popular California winter event, taking place March 3-15, 2020 in San Jose and Redwood City, CA.

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Filmmaker Scott J. Ramsey’s Erotic Queer Thriller “X” Gets San Francisco Premiere

Filmmaker Scott J. Ramsey’s Erotic Queer Thriller “X” Gets San Francisco Premiere | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Filmmaker Scott J. Ramsey has a lot to be happy about these days. His directorial debut “X” is receiving its San Francisco premiere at Another Hole In the Head Film Fest on December 3rd, 2019.

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Olivia Records’ Judy Dlugacz and Cris Williamson to Receive Americana Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive

Olivia Records’ Judy Dlugacz and Cris Williamson to Receive Americana Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Pioneering record label founders to be honored at the 17th Americana Honors & Awards, September 12 in Nashville, Tennessee - The Americana Music Association® names Judy Dlugacz and Cris Williamson, two of the Olivia Records founders, as recipients of the 2018 Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive. The honor will be presented to Judy and Cris at the 17th annual Americana Honors & Awards, which will take place Wednesday, September 12 at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium.

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New Gay History Epic by Andrew Lippa to Receive World Premiere

New Gay History Epic by Andrew Lippa to Receive World Premiere | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Lippa's Unbreakable will play San Francisco's Nourse Theatre.
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This Gay Men's Chorus Is Taking a Stand Against Hate in the Best Way

This Gay Men's Chorus Is Taking a Stand Against Hate in the Best Way | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
A choir boldly sings where it's never sung before.
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Here TV’s Carol Support Group Makes World Premiere at Frameline Film Festival 2017

Here TV’s Carol Support Group Makes World Premiere at Frameline Film Festival 2017 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Saturday, June 17, 2017, marks the world premiere of the short comedy Carol Support Group, a loving homage to Todd Haynes’s Oscar-nominated feature starring Cate Blanchett. The film is about a support group for people addicted to the movie Carol. The counseling session descends into mayhem, as superfan Blanche embodies lead character Carol Aird and lures her fellow addicts to temptation.

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Alan Cumming, Jane Lynch, Faith Prince and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to Headline CONCERT FOR AMERICA at Curran

Alan Cumming, Jane Lynch, Faith Prince and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to Headline CONCERT FOR AMERICA at Curran | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Sirius XM's Seth Rudesky and James Wesley have announced that the sixth edition of CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! will travel to San Francisco's Curran (445 Geary Street) on Saturday, June 24th at 7:00pm.
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LGBT Movie Standouts at The Mostly British Film Festival

LGBT Movie Standouts at The Mostly British Film Festival | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Mostly British Film Festival, unspooling February 16–23 at the Vogue Theater, 3290 Sacramento Street, in San Francisco, showcases a number of films by gay directors, starring out actors, and/or featuring queer characters.

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SF filmmaker Jenni Olson at center of summer's LGBT film world

SF filmmaker Jenni Olson at center of summer's LGBT film world | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

San Francisco filmmaker, historian and curator finds herself at the center of the LGBT film world this summer.

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What happened when a gay choir toured America's Bible belt

What happened when a gay choir toured America's Bible belt | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

David Charles Rodrigues’ documentary, Gay Chorus Deep South, follows the group through a region fully entrenched in Trumpism

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Filmmaker Nicole Conn World Premieres “More Beautiful for Having Been Broken”

Filmmaker Nicole Conn World Premieres “More Beautiful for Having Been Broken” | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Multiple-Award winning filmmaker, Nicole Conn is world premiering her brand new film, “More Beautiful For Having Been Broken” at Frameline.

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Dr. Tim Seelig, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director, Guest Conducts The Mormon

Dr. Tim Seelig, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director, Guest Conducts The Mormon | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Last night in front of approximately 2,400 concertgoers, Dr. Tim Seelig, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC), served as guest conductor at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Seelig stepped onto the conductor's podium to lead the Choir and Orchestra in the encore number, "This Land Is Your Land." The Choir traditionally invites a guest conductor who is well known to the community—from musicians and government officials to religious leaders and celebrities—at each of its concert stops.

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Epstein and Friedman, whose docs influenced LGBT history, get SFFilm honor

Epstein and Friedman, whose docs influenced LGBT history, get SFFilm honor | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

For the past 30 years, filmmaking partners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have created some of the most dynamic and humane documentaries of our times. Their films have not only positively changed the trajectory of LGBT history, but also have helped influence later generations of documentarians from all walks of life, particularly in the realm of bringing narrative techniques to nonfiction work. Now they are being honored with the Georg

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Syrian-born gay man adds his perspective to SF Jewish Film Fest screening

Syrian-born gay man adds his perspective to SF Jewish Film Fest screening | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Syrian-born Subhi Nahas knows he is lucky to be alive. A gay man, he understood that his life was in danger every moment in his homeland. Nahas, who now lives in San Francisco, joined the July 22 panel discussion that followed screenings of two films on the topic of refugees, past and present.

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In ‘David, In Brief,’ Boxers Reveal The Lives Of SF's LGBT Community

In ‘David, In Brief,’ Boxers Reveal The Lives Of SF's LGBT Community | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The short film debuting at this weekend's Frameline41 film festival takes a fresh look at the biblical tale of David versus Goliath through the experiences of gay and transgender men.
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Party Radar: Without Borders

Party Radar: Without Borders | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
100 Days No Ban Dance Party brings together DJs from 'Muslim Ban' countries. Plus: Tubesteak Connection, Tensnake, NoFOMO, Matthew Dear, Oona Dahl, more.
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