NATIONTIME IS, INDEED, NOW It’s revolutionary, dynamic, riveting, and jaw-droppingly relevant. But this documentary — more like an extended news reel — takes place in 1972 at the National Black Political Convention, in which Black leaders, politicians, activists and artists came together to voice a Black agenda, now that this neglected community has been abandoned…

THE DOCTOR IS IN I suppose it doesn’t sound quite stimulating for a documentary. The subject is a scientific historian and neurologist who made a career of observing people and nature writing about them. He became quite famous later in life, especially when he published, in 1985, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a…

CHERRY TREES AREN’T THE ONLY THING BLOSSOMING IN JAPAN We’ve come a long way since the days when being queer — in the eyes of the media — meant being child molesters, victims of violence, or self-hating drag queens. In the 1970s and 80s, gay people became activists, which eventually brought that community into a…

DEEP IN VOGUE NOW PLAYING…AND DANCING Deep in Vogue celebrates the colorful, queer, emotional and political stories of Northern Vogue in Manchester, UK and the black, gay ballrooms of 1980s New York City. The documentary had its UK premiere at BFI Flare and its US premiere at NewFest NYC. Over the course of a year,…

HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES In 30 of the United States, LGBTQ people risk losing employment simply because of who they are. In Mississippi and North Carolina, laws have been passed to strip them of basic human rights. In this seriously divided nation, hatred is endorsed by the present administration. Far from encouraging love of one’s…