To see just about every gay and lesbian director in film today, look no further then Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema. Originally shown on the Independent Film Channel, this documentary (available on DVD) is a valuable companion piece (a pseudo-sequel, if you will) to the ultimate gays on film doc, The Celluloid Closet.Focusing on the rise of queer moviemaking in independent film, from Kenneth Anger's Fireworks to Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee appears, the only non-queer interviewed), the film includes interviews with such out directors as John Cameron Mitchell, Todd Haynes and Angela Robinson, as well as critic/historians B. Ruby Rich, Alonso Duralde and Jenni Olson.
And for a fitting post-script to the film, read Duralde's AfterElton.com piece detailing the current status of queer cinema in these post-Brokeback times.
Click here to purchase Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
on DVD from Amazon.com.Links via Imdb.com, Amazon.com and AfterElton.com.
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