Wicked Queer 35

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Coming Back Out Ball

Sunday

,

Mar 31

@

9:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 35

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The Coming Back Out Ball

Sunday

Mar 31

@

9:00 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

With 
 in person.
The Coming Back Out Ball Movie is an observational feature documentary that follows a group of older LGBTIQ+ people, who have been invited to attend a Ball celebrating their gender and sexual identity. Faced with the complexities of ageing and isolation, these extraordinary people seize each day with determination and humour. In a time that is rapidly changing for the LGBTIQ+ community around the world, we witness some of our cast experiencing acceptance and love for the very first time in their lives.
Director
Sue Thomson
Year
2018
Run Time
86
min
Country
Australia
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
The Coming Back Out Ball Movie is an observational feature documentary that follows a group of older LGBTIQ+ people, who have been invited to attend a Ball celebrating their gender and sexual identity. Faced with the complexities of ageing and isolation, these extraordinary people seize each day with determination and humour. In a time that is rapidly changing for the LGBTIQ+ community around the world, we witness some of our cast experiencing acceptance and love for the very first time in their lives.
This film is presented in
English
with English subtitles.
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The small Arkansas town of Conway has had an annual LGBT Pride Parade since 2004. Its 2017 edition is threatened when the founders and local activists, John and Robert, both pass away. The adopted children of the couple band together to save a local institution and honor their gay dads.
DIRECTOR
Steven Stanley
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