17 Essential Black Queer Films
From Moonlight to Tangerine, celebrate Black History Month with this incredible range of films about the black LGBT experience.
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Cinerama Film Online LGBTQ films: The Essential Collection
For the LGBTQ community, film has long been a vehicle for challenging social oppression and isolation. While in turn furthering inclusion and understanding of the LGBTQ communities rich place in history, art and culture. This has led to a cinematic journey that not only reflects the history of the people at its heart. But also … More
Here’s what to watch to celebrate LGBTQ Pride’s roots in protest
Here are a few documentaries and TV shows that honor the LGBTQ movement’s roots in protest and connects its history to current events. This list is just meant to be a starting point.
Why do white people find it offensive to be called white?
When Jon Snow, tired after a week of reporting, looked deep into the camera’s lens at a pro-Brexit march and said, “I have never seen so many white people in one place”, something about the remark spoke to my soul. It seemed like a bold comment for national television, but not one that many people … More
Nothing About Us Without Us: An Overview of Disability/ Deaf Representation in Film
Sandra Alland contemplates the importance of the notion of ‘nothing about us without us’, critiquing and highlighting non-disabled productions alongside an exciting collection of disabled and/or Deaf artists and films. Most films are available free online (follow the links), and all have subtitles or transcripts.
British cinema’s exclusion of the young, skint and state educated is a national shame
The 1963 arrival of Billy Liar looked like the beginnings of a more democratic, working-class film industry. So why are we still stuck with polite social realism and sniggery classism?
What do young people really want from your cinema?
On a fairly frequent basis – at events, during workshops, in articles – I’ve heard people say that young people aren’t that interested in the cinema anymore. Which would be a huge cause for concern if it were true. However, in her excellent recent article for Sight & Sound, Screening it for themselves: young DIY British … More
Refugees on film: ‘How can you make people care?’
The attention of the world is now focused on the Syrian refugee crisis. Can film-makers ensure we see those affected as people rather than statistics? Emma Jones reports.
Mental Illness on the Silver Screen
We see plenty of damaging and misleading stereotypes—but some films foster empathy toward people who are suffering.
Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage
Meet John. He’s a wizard at data analytics. His combination of mathematical ability and software development skill is highly unusual. His CV features two master’s degrees, both with honors. An obvious guy for a tech company to scoop up, right?
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