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Leaving November 1
Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax | 84 mins | 2021
In this heart-wrenching documentary, a filmmaker returns to his Michigan hometown after his niece’s unexpected death and goes deep into reflections about his family, growing up, and trans identity. Recharging the personal-essay form with tough-minded self-interrogation and cosmic reflections, Minax bares his soul but also doesn’t let himself off the hook.
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Personal Problems Pt. 1
Leaving November 1
Directed by Bill Gunn | 165 mins | 1980
Bill Gunn, actor, screenwriter, novelist, and the director of art-horror classic Ganja & Hess (1973), teamed with writer Ishmael Reed and producer Steve Cannon to produce what Reed has called a “meta-soap opera,” an exceptional, rough-ed... -
Personal Problems Pt. 2
Leaving November 1
Directed by Bill Gunn | 72 mins | 1980
Bill Gunn, actor, screenwriter, novelist, and director, teamed with writer Ishmael Reed and producer Steve Cannon to produce what Reed has called a “meta-soap opera,” an exceptional, rough-edged ensemble piece exploring Black working-clas... -
Poison
Leaving November 1
Directed by Todd Haynes | 85 mins | 1991
With his first feature, Haynes took his influence from the patron saint of all queer outlaw art, the French writer and director Jean Genet. The result, a landmark of New Queer Cinema, was a trio of intercut, stylistically distinct stori...
