Tag Archives: Sexual minority

I am More (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Meet More

Posted on June 24, 2022 by kaist455

I like documentaries presenting people different from me with care and empathy, and South Korean documentary film “I am More” is one of such cases. While its transgender heroine surely draws our attention right from the beginning due to her … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Documentary, Drag queen, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sexual minority, South Korean Film | 1 Comment

Coming to You (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As they stand by their sexual minority kids

Posted on November 18, 2021 by kaist455

I often could not help but become a bit emotional as watching South Korean documentary film “Coming to You”. Mainly focusing on two different mothers willingly standing by their respective sexual minority kids, the documentary lets the audiences have more … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Documentary, Gay, Mother and Son, Mothers, Sexual minority, South Korean Film, Transgender | 1 Comment

Jazzy Misfits (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Mother, daughter, and some other colorful misfits

Posted on June 4, 2020 by kaist455

South Korean film “Jazzy Misfits” bounces here and there in one colorful neighborhood area of Seoul along with its two very different main characters. Although we can clearly see its eventual destination from the very beginning, the movie diligently amuses … Continue reading →

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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): On their long struggle

Posted on October 16, 2017 by kaist455

Revolving around the mysterious death of one prominent sexual minority activist, Netflix documentary film “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” vividly illuminates an overlooked aspect of the LGBTQ activism in US during the 1970-90s. While it initially draws … Continue reading →