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Dallas premiere of ‘March On’ is Thursday night

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Dallas filmmaker Laura McFerrin’s award-winning documentary about the National Equality March, March On, will finally make its North Texas debut on Thursday, Feb. 24.

The film, which tells the story of the 2009 LGBT march on Washington through the lives of five families, will be screened at 7 p.m. at Studio Movie Grill, 11170 N. Central Expressway (at Royal Lane).

The screening is a fundraiser for GetEQUAL, but admission is free. Donations are welcome at the door, and merchandise will be available for purchase.

In addition to McFerrin, the screening will feature March On cast members Omar Lopez and Zoe Nicholson, who will offer a Q&A afterward, as well as GetEQUAL director and co-founder Robin McGehee.

For more info or to RSVP, got to the Facebook event page.

—  John Wright

Marlon Riggs Film Festival continues this weekend

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Back in black

Filmmaker Marlon Riggs changed the face of black gay America with his monumental film Tongues Untied. The 1989 documentary was controversial, but his legacy endured. Two decades later, the Fahari Arts Institute strives to keep Riggs relevant — especially to a younger audience.

“Youth is a big focus this year,” says arts director Harold Steward. “We are encouraging people to bring their families to the festival.”

The Marlon Riggs Film Festival returns for a second year on Feb. 18. The festival is presented in association with Black Cinematheque, Q-Roc TV and the  South Dallas Cultural Center as well as with the cooperation of the United Black Ellument and AIDS Arms.

Read the entire article here.

—  Rich Lopez

Watch: Clips From BBC Documentary on Gays In Uganda

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As reported earlier this week, British radio DJ Scott Mills visited Uganda recently to film a documentary about homosexuality in Uganda called The Worst Place to Be Gay?

Bbc2Mills risked his life when, during an interview, he revealed to David Bahati, the author of that country's "Kill the Gays" bill, that he is gay. The film airs tonight on BBC Three but two compelling clips are now available for viewing.

The first is a two-minute clip of an interview with anti-gay Pentecostal church pastor Solomon Male who insists on telling Mills what he believes the penis and the anus should be used for.

The other is a clip of Mills participating in a ritual with a witch doctor to see if he can turn him straight. It's a long (and filthy) way to go about proving that it doesn't work.

Watch both clips, AFTER THE JUMP.


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—  David Taffet

Laura McFerrin screens ‘March On’ in NYC with Dan Choi; Dallas premiere set for February

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Local filmmaker (and new mom) Laura McFerrin screened her documentary March On on Saturday in New York City, and she sent pictures. The documentary about 2009′s National Equality March screened Saturday at the Gay & Lesbian Center with approximately 150 people in attendance, including Dan Choi, and the event benefited Marriage Equality New York.

Dallas audiences get their first chance to see the film in just a few weeks. March On will screen at the Studio Movie Grill Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The event will benefit GetEQUAL, and although the screening is free, donations will definitely be accepted.

—  Rich Lopez

Video: ‘Daily’ staff has seen 2030 DADT documentary, warns Sen. McCain of his role in it

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It Gets Worse PSA — John McCain [Daily Show]

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*RELATED: Cindy’s turnaround: NO,W8: Cindy McCain shifts #DADT gears back to (R) [G-A-Y]

McCain dragging feet in 1993: Flashback Monday: McCain as fairness’ roadblock, 1993 edition [G-A-Y]




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Movie Monday: ‘Catfish’ plays in limited release

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‘Catfish,’ a documentary about online relationships, is a gripping true mystery

The story starts out innocently enough. Schulman’s adorably cute (and distractingly hairy) brother Nev has begun an online friendship with Abby, an eight-year-old girl who sent him a painting of one of his photos. Soon, he’s developed a friendship with the girl’s mom, and eventually, a crush on her 19-year-old half-sister, Megan. The family begins sending him frequent care packages filled with more and more paintings and intimate glimpses into their family life.

Read the full review here.

DEETS: Rated PG-13.  90 mins. Now playing at the Angelika Film Center Mockingbird Station and AMC NorthPark Center.

—  Rich Lopez

‘Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives,’ ‘March On’ and more at Austin gay film fest this weekend

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If you’re in Austin this weekend, you may want to stop by the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, site of the 23rd Annual Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Fest.

Gay Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna’s controversial “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives” is showing at 9:45 tonight, and will be followed by a talkback discussion.

And at noon Sunday, Dallas activist Laura McFerrin’s documentary about last year’s National Equality March, “March On,” will make its world premiere. We’ve heard  most if not all of the folks whose stories are featured in “March On” will be on hand for the screening.

Of course these are plenty of other films at the festival worth seeing, too. For example, we’re intrigued by “Faith of the Abomination,” about a lesbian couple (shown above) that went undercover and infiltrated an evangelical church in Austin a few years back.

For a full schedule, go here.

—  John Wright

‘Corpus Christi’ documentary trailer debuts

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Earlier this year, the will-it-or-won’t-it production of Terrence McNally’s controversial gay apostle play Corpus Christi generated tons of local (then national) buzz, first with a student production at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, later with an imported production at the Cathedral of Hope. The team doing the touring show were in the midst of making a documentary about their experiences.

They’ve just released a trailer of the video, and it actually looks pretty good. You can see it here.

—  Arnold Wayne Jones

Online auction starts today to benefit Camina's documentary on the Rainbow Lounge raid

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Local film director Robert Camina has been hard at work on his “Raid of the Rainbow Lounge: the Documentary.” The low-budget doc is Camina’s response to the effect the incident had on the LGBT community of Fort Worth, and even beyond.

“Below the surface of this story lies a bed of fascinating subplots guaranteeing a fascinating, multi-faceted film. I am determined to explore all sides of the issues,” he says on his Facebook page.

But to do that, he needs some more funds, and today he begins hosting an online Ebay auction as a fundraiser. The auction block includes. Carl Walter Crum prints, a framed work by photographer Debra Gloria and lots of Candid underwear. The auction runs through May 17.

—  Rich Lopez