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Drive-Away Dolls’ stars on their 'very gay' love letter to ’90s lesbians and bars

The stars of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, spoke with The Advocate about researching queer history, lesbian bars, and nostalgia for the 1990s.

The Queer Teen Filmmaker You Should Know

At 15, Ella Fields is becoming a globally recognized filmmaker focusing on gender and queer issues. Her parents couldn't be prouder.

Queer Filmmakers Embark on 'Twin Peaks' Documentary

Former BUTT Magazine editor Adam Baran is raising funds on Kickstarter to tell the story of an abused gay teen's obsession with Lynch's masterpiece.

Film Festival Prepares Queer Filmmakers to Take Over Hollywood

This year's CCH Film Festival is heavily angled toward LGBTQ filmmakers, and for good reason. 

Queer Filmmakers Talk Change in Hollywood Post-Harvey Weinstein

We talked to queer filmmakers and activists at the 2017 OutFest Legacy Awards about what comes next for the entertainment industry.

Director Todd Haynes Turns His Lens on Deaf Identity

The director of queer classics like Carol and Velvet Goldmine highlights another underrepresented community in Wonderstruck.

Watch: Queer filmmakers search for typing teacher Mavis Beacon in new doc

In a clip from Seeking Mavis Beacon, director Jazmin Renée Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross interview a documentary subject about what the Haitian model who inspired the titular AI character in early tech's "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" meant to them as a Black woman.

Prominent documentary mentors coach the next class of LGBTQ+ filmmakers

The town of New Hope, PA takes the spotlight for the inaugural year of the Creative Hope Initiative where five filmmakers uncover local LGBTQ+ history with their documentaries.

Kenneth Anger, Influential Queer Filmmaker and 'Hollywood Babylon' Author, Dead at 96

Anger's trippy films often featured homoerotic imagery, incorporated found footage, and used popular music. But he was best known for his salacious tales of Hollywood.

Nurturing the Next 'Moonlight,' 'Carol,' or 'Call Me by Your Name'

A Sundance fellowship for young filmmakers is reshaping queer storytelling.

80 glorious celeb pics from GLAAD, Frameline, and NewFest “Cheers, Queers” event at Sundance

Queer filmmakers gathered to discuss their work in an event sponsored by the groups.

Alan Parker, Director of 'Fame' and 'Evita,' Dies at 76

The English filmmaker brought positive queer depictions to cinema -- and he helped establish Madonna as a bona fide actress.

'Milkwater' Is a Modern Tale of Queer Families, Love, and Loss

Queer filmmaker Morgan Ingar delves into the complications of starting LGBTQ families, and what tricky emotional waters they can be to navigate.

'Good Kisser' Is a Perfect Sexy Lesbian Movie to Spice Up Your Summer

Filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton and star Rachel Paulson on how queer women can be just as horny and messy as everyone else.

Sundance preview

The festival known for groundbreaking gay cinema has few queer titles this year, but gay filmmakers are out in force. Here's what to look out for.

Sundance Preview | Advocate.com

The festival known for ground-breaking gay cinema has few queer titles this year, but gay filmmakers are out in force. Here's what to look out for.

'Love the Sinner' Shows Christian Guilt in Pulse Tragedy

The Advocate spoke with Jessica Devaney, a queer filmmaker who confronts her evangelical past to expose how homophobia from any source can engender violence.

'Drive-Away Dolls' Trailer Reveals the Authentic Lesbian Road Trip We Crave

Filmmakers Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke tell us that their wild ride of a lesbian road movie that stars Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Beanie Feldstein is a passion project to which Cooke brings her queer identity.

Outfest's Union Effort Meets Employee Layoffs and Executive Director Takes Leave of Absence

Staff members faced unexpected job cuts as unionization move unfolds at the LGBTQ+ nonprofit.

Justice Smith & Brigette Lundy-Paine are haunted friends in very queer 'I Saw the TV Glow'

The new trailer for the anticipated horror flick from nonbinary director Jane Schoenbrun features a queer cast including Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Snail Mail's Lindsay Jordan, and Phoebe Bridgers.