Bethesda Film Fest offers free screening access to seven documentaries
Films by area filmmakers include GayBash doc Lipstick and Leather.
Last October, Reel Affirmations included Amy Oden’s documentary
Lipstick and Leather in one of its virtual shorts programs.
A look at the iconic alt-drag party GayBash along with its drag founder Donna Slash and regular performers Jane Saw and Ana Latour, the 20-minute short features poignant, pre-pandemic footage of the queens giving their all on stage for a boisterous crowd at home venue Trade back when all that was possible and routine. Oden’s film has now returned to the virtual festival realm with its selection in the 9th annual Bethesda Film Fest.
How to Celebrate Black History Month Virtually?
January 29, 2021
The African Diaspora International Film Festival will celebrate Black History Month virtually nationwide from Feb. 12 to the 15.
The selection of 16 fiction films and documentaries from 14 different countries offers a global perspective on significant historical moments in the life of people of African descent worldwide.”
The African Diaspora International Film Festival will celebrate Black History Month virtually nationwide from Feb. 12 to the 15 with a selection of films about the multiple dimensions of Black History. The selection of 16 fiction films and documentaries from 14 different countries offers a global perspective on significant historical moments in the life of people of African descent worldwide.
THE efforts of volunteers who stepped up to help people throughout Dunbar during the first coronavirus lockdown have been recognised. More than 200 volunteers came forward to help vulnerable members of the community last March when lockdown restrictions were first put in place. Now, Dunbar Community Council has shown that those efforts did not go unrecognised with a special award. Stephen Bunyan, former chairman of the group, highlighted the hard work of the volunteers in presenting the Stephen Bunyan Award. He said: “This year, the Stephen Bunyan Trophy goes to the whole Dunbar and district community in recognition of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic.