If the story is handled with the same wry humor and delicacy found in the novel, it could be something really special. Upon meeting who he believes to be the girl of his dreams, she mistakes him for being trans, and he can’t find a way to break the truth to her.
‘Adam’īased on the debut novel from Ariel Schrag, who has been chronicling queer life through her series of autobiographical comics, this coming-of-age tale follows Adam, a teen who spends the summer in New York City with his older sister who’s part of the city’s lesbian and trans activist scene. But when a boy named Elliot (Antonio Marziale from YouTube’s The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo) shows up, it throws everything Alex thought he knew about himself into disarray.
The movie follows Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny) as he’s about to take his high school girlfriend to prom and lose his virginity. ‘Alex Strangelove’įrom writer/director Craig Johnson ( The Skeleton Twins, Wilson), this tender coming-out tale and raunchy teen comedy hybrid hits Netflix in June. It created a stir out of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival for a scene where Rachel Weisz spits in Rachel McAdams’ mouth, but more than just pure titillation, the film appears to be a powerful drama about same-sex love.
This is the first film from Sebastian Lelio ( A Fantastic Woman) you’ll find on this list, this being the director’s English-language debut. ‘Studio 54’Īnother pick out of Sundance this year, this documentary from Matt Tyrnauer ( Valentino: The Last Emperor, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City) delves into the storied history of the famed Studio 54 during its whirlwind few-year tenure in New York City, the epicenter of gay subculture in the 70s. The film from first-time filmmaker Damon Cardasis is also available on VOD starting January 12. He encounters a vibrant transgender community who introduces him to a program for LGBTQ youth where he is able to escape his everyday life and find his true passion. This tender coming-of-age story follows the shy and effeminate Ulysses who questions his gender identity and religion living with his conservative aunt. It tells the story of teenager Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) who makes a run for homecoming queen at his highly conservative high school. Well, here’s a short overview of personal favorites within gay cinema of the 2010’s, followed by some anticipated LGBT-themed films in 2016.Starring Laverne Cox, Bette Midler, Abigail Breslin and more, this crowd-pleaser from debut director Trudie Styler made a splash in the LGBT film festival circuit and is available on VOD starting January 12. The former an instant classic, the latter a drag. Two French queer films, albeit totally different from one another, which gained quite some attention and praise. It lurked in the shadow of La Vie d’Adele, which shook the earth by showing a tumultuous lesbian love affair in all its aspects. What surprised me even more was that it didn’t stir up any controversy when it was first shown at the Cannes festival last year. L’inconnu du Lac received much critical acclaim ( also by other The Filmtransition staff members), which surprised me, to say the least: it’s likely one the most overrated (rest of and dull films I have seen in a while. When French gay thriller L’inconnu du Lac was released in Dutch cinemas it made me come up with a list of the best LGBT films I’ve seen this decade. But since everyone’s doing it… these are the most interesting, gripping, funny movies that are in some way ‘gay-themed’. Defining movies as ‘LGBT’ or ‘gay-themed’ is in fact a bit stupid, as it has nothing to do with a genre at all.