Festival:
The 30th NewFest
Dates:
October 24-30
About:
NYC’s LGBT fest celebrates an anniversary year, presenting 15 docs among its 40+ offerings.
MAKING MONTGOMERY CLIFT
Nonfiction in key slots include closing night selection
MAKING MONTGOMERY CLIFT, Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon’s intimate reassessment of the life, career, and legacy of the Hollywood legend; and doc centerpiece
DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION!, Caroline Berler’s survey of queer women’s cinema.
I HATE NEW YORK | Photo by Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen
Among the fest’s other documentaries are: Gustavo Sánchez’s
I HATE NEW YORK, a portrait of three trans artists in NYC’s nightlife scene; Laura Marie Wayne’s
LOVE, SCOTT, about the transformation a gay musician goes through after a vicious attack; Tristan Aitchison’s
SIDNEY & FRIENDS, on the struggles of trans and intersex Kenyans; and Christian Sonderegger’s
COBY, on life after transitioning for a transman in Ohio.
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