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PBS' acclaimed Pov documentary series kicks off its 28th year with a lineup of 14 outstanding new documentaries, starting with Blair Dorosh-Walther's "Out In The Night," which explores black Lesbians' rights to self defense, premiering tonight, June 22, at 10 p.m. on Logo and simultaneously on PBS' "Pov (Point of View)" series. “Attack Of The Killer Lesbians,” was an actual headline in 2007 featured in the New York Post. The “journalist,” who penned the piece, had the audacity to declare that “seven bloodthirsty young lesbians,” were out to get blood---herself decidedly concluding that there was nothing wrong with adding fuel to a dirty...

Logo today announced the launch of Logo Documentary Films, a new division created to share stories that capture Lgbt life and culture in all its diversity.  Beginning in June with Lgbt Pride Month, Logo will premiere a new film each month, including 2 covered on this blog: "Out in the Night" from director: blair dorosh-walther; and "Versailles '73: An American Revolution," directed by Deborah Riley Draper. The creation of Logo Documentary Films follows the network's Emmy win for "Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word," a film on transgender youth that premiered on Logo and MTV last fall. The documentary was recognized with a Daytime Emmy Award in...

PBS' acclaimed Pov documentary series kicks off its 28th year with a lineup of 14 outstanding new documentaries, starting with Blair Dorosh-Walther's "Out In The Night," which explores black Lesbians' rights to self defense, on June 22. “Attack Of The Killer Lesbians,” was an actual headline in 2007 featured in the New York Post. The “journalist,” who penned the piece, had the audacity to declare that “seven bloodthirsty young lesbians,” were out to get blood---herself decidedly concluding that there was nothing wrong with adding fuel to a dirty case, that engendering the sexual orientation of the assumed assailants was a necessary means to determine what...

A water main break at a movie theater can wreak havoc on a film festival!

The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, was supposed to start Sunday April 19th at the Tivoli Theatre. But the organizers had to reschedule when the Tivoli had to shut down because of the water disaster. The show will go on, but the schedule has been changed.

The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis...

Come get your Q on, St. Louis! The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 19-23 at the Tivoli Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis (“Back on Board”) and former Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter (“Tab Hunter Confidential”). Other prominent films include the latest from avant-garde queer filmmaker Bruce la Bruce (“Gerontophilia”) and lesbian-themed films starring Geraldine Chaplin (“Sand Dollars”) and the directorial debut from HBO...

Blair Dorosh-Walther's "Out In The Night," screens at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, which kicked off on February 5, and will run through February 16th. Upcoming screenings: Saturday, February 14 at 5:10pm “Attack Of The Killer Lesbians,” was an actual headline in 2007 featured in the New York Post. The “journalist,” who penned the piece, had the audacity to declare that “seven bloodthirsty young lesbians,” were out to get blood---herself decidedly concluding that there was nothing wrong with adding fuel to a dirty case, that engendering the sexual orientation of the assumed assailants was a necessary means to determine what actually...

It’s pretty well established that Bradford Young is the cinematographer of the moment. Even the current issue of American Cinematographer magazine has two articles about Young and his work on "Selma" and "A Most Violent Year." But he’s not the only one making waves. Daniel Patterson is also gaining a lot of attention for his camera work on quite an eclectic list of films, from many shorts such as "Blind Date," "Womack" and "Triangle," documentaries like Darius Clark Monroe’s "Evolution of Criminal" and Blair Doroshwalther's "Out in the Night," and several feature films, including Rashaad Ernesto Green’s...