A pivotal and unquestionably beautiful documentary about gay and lesbian representation in media, this film also functions as a great to-watch list.
The most important part of this project for me was to see so many different people talk about representation. Some saw themselves in screen at a very young age, some had to wait. Some saw only negative portrayals, some were lucky enough to see a glimpse of something positive. (This was made in the mid 90s, so a lot of positive representation was yet to come.) But every time each of these people saw themselves on screen it was important. There is something uniquely human about a craving to see yourself reflected back in stories. Everyone should get to see a story with someone who looks like themselves, thinks like themselves, loves like themselves, lives like themselves.
This documentary was made almost 25 years ago, so it doesn’t include as wide a spectrum of the LGBTQ+ as it would today. For a great pairing to this doc that covers trans representation in film and television please see Disclosure. Please.