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Mysterious Ways (New Zealand)
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Playing billiards and meeting a handsome waiter
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Elijah’s Ashes (2017) – A Dark Comedy About Family, Identity, and Acceptance
Director: Ryan Barton-Grimley Writer: Ari Schneider, Ryan Barton-Grimley Country: USA Genre: Comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama Language: English Duration: 87 min Stars: Ari Schneider, Christinna Chauncey, Matthew Craig, Ryan Barton-Grimley, Toni Charline A Journey Full of Egos, Ashes, and Self-Discovery Elijah’s Ashes breaks away from the typical indie comedy mold. It’s loud, chaotic, uncomfortable, and unapologetically queer when it needs to be. At its heart, it’s about two half-brothers—distant...

The handsome guy I met at a friend’s wedding
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Layla (UK)
*Layla* is a beautifully crafted exploration of love, sex, gender, and friendship. The film’s summary—“When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themselves in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are”—barely scratches the surface of what the film is really about. It’s refreshing...