List of LGBT-related films of 2019 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotesRef
1 Versus 100Bruno Kohfield-GaleanoUnited StatesDramaAnna McClean, Charla Cochran, Walter Mecham, Jill Adler, Whitney Palmer, Danny Royce
The Acrobat (L'Acrobate)Rodrigue JeanCanadaDrama Sébastien Ricard, Yury Paulau[1]
Adam United States Comedy Screenplay by Ariel Schrag, based on her novel of the same name
Alice Júnior Gil Baroni Brazil Comedy Anna Celestino Mota, Emmanuel Rosset, Surya Amitrano [2]
And Then We Danced Levan Akin Sweden
Georgia
Drama Levan Gelbakhiani, Ana Javakishvili
Before We Grow Old (Heute oder morgen) Germany Drama [3]
Before You Know It United States Comedy [4]
Bit United States Supernatural drama
The Blonde One (Un rubio) Argentina Drama
The Blue Flower of Novalis (A rosa azul de Novalis) Gustavo Vinagre, Rodrigo Carneiro Brazil Drama
Blue Boy Manuel Abramovich Argentina Short, Documentary
Brief Story from the Green Planet (Breve historia del planeta verde) Santiago Loza Argentina
Germany
Brazil
Spain
Drama Romina Escobar, Paula Grinszpan, Luis Sodá
Booksmart United States Comedy Wilde's directorial debut
Circus of Books Rachel Mason United States Documentary
Cousins Brazil Drama Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Denis Camargo [5]
A Dog Barking at the Moon Xiang Zi China Drama
Docking Canada Experimental short [6]
Downton Abbey United Kingdom, United States Drama A historical drama film which continues the storyline from the series of the same name.
Drag Kids Canada Documentary [7]
Driveways Andrew Ahn United States Drama
Easy Love Tamer Jandali Germany Drama
Elisa & Marcela Spain Drama Natalia de Molina, Greta Fernández
End of the Century (Fin de siglo) Lucio Castro Argentina Drama [8]
False Belief Norway Documentary
From Zero to I Love You United States Drama
Fuccbois Philippines [9]
Gay Chorus Deep South David Charles United States Documentary
Greta Brazil Drama
The Ground Beneath My Feet (Der Boden unter den Füßen) Austria Drama
Halston United States Documentary
Hector Victoria Giesen CarvajalChile Short, Drama
Holy Beasts Argentina Drama
United States Documentary A positive look at the photographic career of Jim French, the creator and photographer behind Colt Studios [10]
Killing Patient Zero Canada Documentary [11]
Knives and Skin United States Drama Raven Whitley, Ty Olwin, Marika Engelhardt
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Shelly Chopra Dhar India Romantic comedy, drama
Last Ferry Jaki Bradley USA Drama
Lemebel Chile Documentary
Lingua Franca United States, Philippines Drama [12]
Love, Spells and All That (Aşk, Büyü vs.) Turkey Drama [13]
Marco United Kingdom, Lebanon, Syria Short, Drama Zed Josef, Marwan Kaabour, Amal Haddad
Matthias & Maxime Canada Drama Xavier Dolan, Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas
Memories of My Body (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku) Indonesia Drama [14]
Moffie South Africa Drama Kai Luke Brümmer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey [15]
Nagarkirtan India Drama
A Night at Switch n' Play United States Documentary
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson United States Drama [16]
The Pit Hristiana Raykova Germany Documentary
Port Authority United States Drama
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) France Drama
Queering the Script Canada Documentary Documentary about LGBTQ representation in media [17]
Rialto Peter Mackie Burns Ireland Drama
Riot Girls Jovanka Vuckovic Canada Science fiction
Rocketman United Kingdom Drama
Saint Frances Alex Thompson United States Drama
Second Star on the Right Colombia Drama
Sequin in a Blue Room Australia Thriller, drama, coming-of-age story [18]
Shannon Amen Canada Animated short
The Shiny Shrimps (Les crevettes pailletées) France Comedy [19]
Spiral Canada Horror
Standing on the Line Canada Documentary Documentary about homophobia in sports [20]
The Strong Ones (Los fuertes) Chile Drama Theatrical release in 2020. Based in the 2015 Teddy Award winner for Best Short Film, San Cristóbal.
Take Me to Prom Canada Documentary [21]
Tremors (Temblores) Guatemala
France
Drama Juan Pablo Olyslager, Diane Bathen, Mauricio Armas Zebadúa [22]
The Two Lives of Li Ermao China Documentary Released in 2019, it tells the story of a trans migrant worker named Li Ermao who "transitions from male to female, then back to male." [23]
Variações João Maia Portugal Drama, BiographySérgio Praia, Victória Guerra, Filipe Duarte
Velvet Buzzsaw United States Horror Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Daveed Diggs, Nitya Vidyasagar, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Billy Magnussen, Mig Macario, John Malkovich
Village of the Missing Canada Documentary
We Are the Radical Monarchs United States Documentary
White Lie Canada Drama
Your Turn (Espero tua (re)volta) Eliza Capai Brazil Documentary

Notes and References

  1. , "FNC : La Presse a vu… L’acrobate". La Presse, October 17, 2019.
  2. News: Julia Harumi Morita . Divertido e cheio de representatividade, Alice Júnior é o filme adolescente que você precisa assistir hoje . Rolling Stone . 25 October 2020 . pt-br.
  3. http://www.teddyaward.tv/en/program/ "Films 2019"
  4. [Inside Out Film and Video Festival]
  5. Carlos Aguilar, "Review: Artistically awkward, Brazilian gay teen romance ‘Cousins’ still charms". Los Angeles Times, October 29, 2019.
  6. Peter Knegt, "Like Star Wars, but with giant penises: This Canadian film is awakening an uncut force at Sundance". CBC Arts, January 24, 2019.
  7. https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/hot-docs-review-drag-kids/ "Hot Docs review: Drag Kids"
  8. Glenn Kenny, "‘End of the Century’ Review: A Vacation Veers Into Existential States". The New York Times, August 15, 2019.
  9. Web site: Eduardo Roy’s Fuccbois, other LGBT films to screen at CCP for Pride month . . 8 December 2022 . 4 Jun 2022.
  10. Web site: 'Jim French: The Art of Masculinity. letterboxd.com. 28 April 2021.
  11. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2019/04/25/documentary-killing-patient-zero-seeks-to-restore-reputation-of-quebec-man-unfairly-targeted-in-aids-epidemic.html "Documentary Killing Patient Zero seeks to restore reputation of Quebec man unfairly targeted in AIDS epidemic"
  12. Angela Morrison, "VQFF Review: 'Lingua Franca' Captures the Understated Nuance of Real Life". Exclaim!, August 20, 2020.
  13. Drew Burnett Gregory, "Newfest 2021: 'Love, Spells and All That' is a Lesbian Romance Both Magical and Real". Autostraddle, 21 October 2021.
  14. Web site: 'Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku', poetic ode to the human body. February 20, 2019. June 14, 2019. Jakarta Post. Stanley. Widianto.
  15. Web site: 'Moffie': First Trailer for Venice Buzz Title About Homosexuality in Apartheid South Africa, 'Ida' Producer Among Team. Deadline Hollywood. 4 September 2019.
  16. Beandrea July, "'The Obituary of Tunde Johnson': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, September 8, 2019.
  17. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/queering-the-script-sneak-peek_n_5ce85642e4b0512156f167b3 "New Documentary Examines 'Xena: Warrior Princess' As Lesbian Icon For The Ages"
  18. Tara Brady, "Sequin in a Blue Room: LGBTQ drama casts an otherworldly spell". The Irish Times, April 9, 2021.
  19. https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2019/05/08/les-crevettes-pailletees-un-grand-bain-gay-a-outrance_5459565_3246.html "« Les Crevettes pailletées » opte pour un éloge convenu de la différence"
  20. Nathan Caddell, "DOXA 2019 review: Standing on the Line". The Georgia Straight, May 6, 2019.
  21. Oliver Skinner, "What does it mean to be queer at the prom? This new film explores seven decades of answers". CBC Arts, May 3, 2019.
  22. Devika Girish, "‘Temblores’ Review: Torn Between His Faith and His Sexuality". The New York Times, November 28, 2019.
  23. Web site: Knotts. Joey. German, Queer, and Animated: Beijing’s Film Festivals This Month. The Beijinger. en. November 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115124357/https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2020/11/09/german-queer-and-animated-beijings-film-festivals-month. November 15, 2020.