Elegance Bratton

Sundance 2025: Move Ya Body: The Birth of House is fabulous testament to underground queer dance club music culture

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Among its fabulous strengths, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, directed by Elegance Bratton and produced by Chester Algernal Gordon, presents a compelling portrait of the wistful utopian history tracking the transition in Chicago from a disco culture to the thriving house music scene that queer musicians, DJs, and producers of color propelled into … Read more

Utah Film Center Damn These Heels 2020: Fabulously campy, subversive Holy Trinity, exceptional documentary Pier Kids signal impressive generation of indie filmmakers

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In recent years mainstream cinema has made queer stories and characters more visible but the current generation of independent queer filmmakers has refreshed the culture by opening up spaces to voices that previously had been discouraged, ignored and even ostracized. Two highly recommended films being featured in the Utah Film Center’s 17th annual Damn These Heels Queer … Read more