Music, Documentary
Created from a treasure trove of archive, Queerama traverses a century of gay experiences, encompassing persecution and prosecution, injustice, love and desire, identity, secrets, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride. The soundtrack weaves the lyrics and music of John Grant, Goldfrapp and Hercules & Love Affair with the images and guides us intimately into the relationships, desires, fears and expressions of gay men and women in the 20th century – a century of incredible change.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Billy Elliot
Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family
The Many Lives of Edouard Louis
Killing Patient Zero
Divine Divas
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Michael Lost and Found
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Secrets of the Gay Sauna
The Big Gay Musical
Everything at Once (Paco & Manolo's Gaze)
100 Men
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Anthem
Liberty's Secret
All in My Family
Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers
Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution
Forbidden Fruit
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
SIMILAR MOVIES
Billy Elliot
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2000
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2005
In his early twenties, Sam Cagnina, oldest son of a Mafia hit man, meets Steven, a handsome 19-year old college student and they fall in love. Then, after a few years Sam offers Steven a "visionary" idea. What if they could find a woman who would fall in love with both of them and agree to live in a "trio" relationship? They spend the next 7 years dating and looking for that special woman. Finally, they meet Samantha, a young, struggling actress. THREE OF HEARTS explores this very unique trio union as they negotiate their living arangements, fall in love and open one of the hottest wellness centres in New York City. Everyone who comes in contact with them is never quite sure how the relationship works. But the one thing which seems certain is their love for each other.The Many Lives of Edouard Louis
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2023
The metamorphosis of a young boy from a sub-proletarian background in Picardy into a star of French cultural life. Édouard Louis, who in a few years has become the spokesman writer of a generation, encourages each of us to make permanent transformation a new way of life.Killing Patient Zero
IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 2019
After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.Divine Divas
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2016
Eight iconic performers of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists go on stage to celebrate their 50th career jubilee. The film depicts the human, personal dimension behind these icons, deconstructing gender stereotypes.Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2023
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to his private life as a gay man.Michael Lost and Found
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2017
When a feature film is made about them seven years after their break-up, Benjie Nycum visits his ex-boyfriend Michael Glatze and finally tries to get answers about his bewildering shift from gay activist to ex-gay evangelical.Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 2017
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.Secrets of the Gay Sauna
IMDB 4.5 | Mar , 2016
Gay saunas are places where men meet strangers to have sex. With exclusive access to one Nottingham business, this candid one-off documentary enters the often controversial and always secretive world of the gay sauna for the very first time. The programme meets the people who go there for sexual pleasure - from teachers to plumbers to Tory councillors - and the staff who clean up after them.The Big Gay Musical
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2009
Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve - Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing. Paul is looking for the perfect man and Eddie is dealing with how his sexuality and faith can mix.Everything at Once (Paco & Manolo's Gaze)
IMDB 4.2 | Apr , 2021
Paco and Manolo are two Catalan photographers from the outskirts of Barcelona who have been working together for thirty years as if they were a single person, capturing their images in Kink magazine, a very personal photography fanzine with a homoerotic aesthetic of Mediterranean essence.100 Men
IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 2017
Over the course of four decades, filmmaker Paul Oremland documented his romantic and sexual encounters with roughly one hundred men. He preserved nearly all of these detailed recollections and threaded them together in a portrait of a gay life.Transparent: Musicale Finale
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2019
When the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy, brazen and bold. As they face this new transition, they confront grief and come together to celebrate connection, joy, and transformation.Anthem
IMDB 4.4 | Jul , 1993
A collage of erotic images and a call to arms, with a feverish hip-hop energy that celebrates the lives of African American men.Liberty's Secret
IMDB 5.1 | Nov , 2016
The daughter of a preacher becomes the centerpiece for a conservative political campaign but finds herself falling in love with a woman.All in My Family
IMDB 6.4 | May , 2019
After starting a family of his very own in the United States, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family's process of acceptance.Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers
IMDB 4.7 | Jun , 2013
Camp Beaverton is the Home for Wayward Girls, the only queer, all women, trans-inclusive, sex positive theme camp set within Burning Man, an 8-day experimental art festival that encourages radical self expression found deep within the Nevada desert. The Beavers create a safe space to explore their boundaries while they build a community of friendship, trust, and lifelong relationships.Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution
IMDB 4.5 | Nov , 2016
A rare look inside Cuba’s LGBT community, this compelling film follows the efforts of Mariela Castro, daughter of President Raúl Castro, as she champions LGBT social reforms and acceptance of diversity.Forbidden Fruit
IMDB 3.3 | Dec , 2001
Filmed in Zimbabwe, the film depicts the romantic relationship between two women, and the aftermath of the discovery of their relationship.Hedwig and the Angry Inch
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2001
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.