Queering the Script is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Gabrielle Zilkha.[1] Beginning at ClexaCon, a fan convention for lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender women, the film explores the issue of LGBTQ representation in media, including the ways in which social media activism has influenced the telling of queer women's stories in entertainment by organizing campaigns against storytelling tropes such as queerbaiting and Dead Lesbian Syndrome.[2]
Queering the Script | |
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Directed by | Gabrielle Zilkha |
Written by | Gabrielle Zilkha |
Produced by | Alex House Steph Ouaknine |
Cinematography | Marianna Margaret |
Edited by | Shelley Therrien |
Music by | Armen Bazarian |
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Distributed by | Hollywood Suite |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film premiered on May 26, 2019 at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in Toronto.[3] It was subsequently screened at Outfest in Los Angeles,[4] where it won a Special Programming Award for Freedom.[5]
References
edit- ^ Hanna B, "Queering the Script". Film Threat, July 28, 2019.
- ^ Beandrea July, "'Queering the Script': Film Review | Outfest 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, July 22, 2019.
- ^ Carly Lewis, "Queering the Script reminds us that LGBTQ representation on-screen must be fought for". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2019.
- ^ Kevin Phinney, "“Queering the Script”: Where My Minority Lesbians of Color At?". MetroSource, July 16, 2019.
- ^ Daniel Reynolds, "And the Winners of Outfest 2019 Are...". The Advocate, July 29, 2019.
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