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FILM: Lana Wachowski is first openly trans director of a blockbuster

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Lana Wachowski

After months of speculation, it was announced this week that Lana Wachowski will write and direct a brand new instalment in dystopian franchise. With the first three films in the series making a combined $1.6 billion (£1.3m) at the box office, the new sequel has the potential to become the most lucrative piece of trans art in history. Lana and her sister Lilly co-wrote and directed the initial Matrix trilogy, released between 1999 and 2003, before either had come out as trans. This latest film will see Lana go it alone, as Lilly has opted not to return. “Many of … Read more

FILM: What if HIV Had Never Happened?

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If They Lived

Leo Herrera, a gay Mexican director, is working on a new project that imagines what life would be like for LGBTI people if the AIDS epidemic had never occurred. The short film, Fathers (or The Fathers Project), is funded entirely by individual donors and art supporters. Herrera has been working on the project for almost two years and started filming across the United States this month. The film combines elements of real-life and fantasy, even being described as sci-fi. Featuring LGBTI artists, historians, activists, and performers, the movie explores the political and cultural influence the LGBTI rights movement could have … Read more