Puccini was inspired by a similar experience he had, though his was a less serious entanglement than the one portrayed in the film. “Lavender” opens with the trio sitting at the piano and singing an Irving Berlin tune, and eventually pivots to a hot and heavy group sex scene. The film centers around a young man (Michael Hsu Rosen) in a relationship with a slightly older couple (Michael Urie and Ken Barnett).
“Lavender” is just as plaintive in tone, though its themes are slightly lighter. His first film, “The Mess He Made,” starred Max Jenkins (“High Maintenance”) as a man waiting for the results of an HIV test. “Lavender” is the second narrative short from gay filmmaker Matthew Puccini, who wrote and directed the film.
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In her introduction, Tourmaline calls the film “a culmination of many, many people’s freedom dreams.” “Salacia” is available to watch for free online through MoMA until July 9. Like much of her work, “Salacia” is informed by Tourmaline’s exhaustive historical and archival research. It was demolished in 1855 to make way for Central Park. “Salacia” imagines the life of Mary Jones, a trans sex worker who lived in Seneca Village, a 19th century Manhattan community that was one of the only places in the country Black people could own property and vote. “Salacia” even caught the attention of Keanu Reeves, who signed on as executive producer. Now, her work is receiving even more prestigious acclaim as her newest film has been added to the MoMA film collection, as part of the institution’s recent efforts to broaden its roster to include more marginalized creative voices.
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'Love, Victor' Season 3 Trailer: Teen Love Triangle Heats Up as the Queer Series Heads to Disney+ and Hulu Ricky Gervais Criticized for Anatomical Jokes Mocking Trans People in Netflix Special In the spirit of finding fresh talent so you can say you knew them one, here are six provocative LGBTQ shorts from (mostly) queer filmmakers. You never know which of these filmmakers could be the next Gregg Araki or Desiree Akhavan. Recognizing that barriers to entry remain higher for all marginalized filmmakers of all stripes, it’s vitally important to highlight up and coming queer filmmakers at the shorts level. The best short films don’t use the form as a mere stepping stone to a feature, but as a unique and valuable medium unto itself. has fewer avenues for short films to gain attention than say Europe or Asia, there will always be cinephiles who enjoy the unique pleasures of a well-made short. That’s doubly and sometimes triply important when you’re a marginalized voice, especially if your work deals openly with themes of queerness, sexuality, race, and/or gender. As long as there are obstacles to funding, production, and distribution for queer films, shorts remain the easiest way for filmmakers to get noticed and get a foot in the door of the industry. As Pride month comes to a close, it’s important to look ahead to the future of queer film.