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Philadelphia Latino Film Festival 2020 #PHLAFF2020
You don’t think about transsexualism being something that a small town in Panama would be encountering. But obviously, people needing to live their truth in the form of the sex they were not assigned at birth happens anywhere and everywhere. The complexities of the story play out so that you can sympathize with every member of the family, the wife Carol (Gaby Gnazzo) feels betrayed because she feels she’s been a good sport about him needing to play “dress up” now and again, making it a fun “girls night” out for dinner and a movie, but thought they agreed it was never something their three sons, friends, neighbors, co-workers etc…
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What’s Wrong with SXSW on Amazon Prime?
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I was excited to hear that the Free Online SXSW (South By Southwest) Film Festival on Amazon Prime was going forward April 27–May 6. But it seems a good number of films that would have screened at SXSW, prior to COVID-19 cancelling the high profile festival, are not interested in participating. The filmmakers fear it will ruin their chances at distribution deals, as Amazon Prime is not offering to buy each film, just allow them to be shown for a very limited time on their streaming platform. Also, even if theaters remain close for the time being, many filmmakers are still hoping for a theatrical…