As you might imagine, this rabbit hole goes deep. But in fact, there was no JT-he was a persona invented by writer Laura Albert, who’d enlisted a willing accomplice to play the part of the young ex-hustler. “With his notoriety rising, I was contacted by a friend inviting me to begin a documentary about him,” director Marjorie Sturm tells us, so she started filming the throng of celebs and acolytes who swarmed JT and his handlers. Back in the late ‘90s, transgender former teen prostitute JT Leroy made a splash in the literary world. Spoiler alert: This story has already been thoroughly spoiled. In Day of Youth, Rhee (Ally Tully) wakes up from a bike accident with amnesia, while her ex-girlfriend and her ex-boyfriend attempt to play tug-of-war with her heart.Īpril 4, 5 p.m., Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston.Īlso check out: The Year We Thought About Love. Who can resist “a halfway-romantic comedy about brain damage and life after college”? Boston filmmaker Jared Vincenti, creator of Allston Xmas, is premiering his debut feature. IF YOU LIKE: Watching local talent on the big screen As far-fetched as it sounds, it’s based on an entirely true story.Īpril 7, 7 p.m., Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston, 61,. When a band of London-based gay activists heads to a small Welsh village to support the National Union of Mineworkers strike in 1984, hilarity, tension, and grudging tolerance ensue.
IF YOU LIKE: Heartstring-tugging historical dramasĭirector Matthew Warchus treats us to a tale of unlikely bedfellows in Margaret Thatcher’s Great Britain. And keep your eyes peeled for a George Takei cameo.Īpril 2, 8 p.m., Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston, 61,. If you’re looking for a date-night movie, this might be your jam -it’s one of the fest’s few rom-coms. Together, they work through their strained family relationship and bond over Chinese cooking. While Elliot struggles with dating, his mom struggles to adjust to single life. The Boston LGBT Film Festival kicks off with director David Au’s Eat with Me, in which Elliot (Teddy Chen Culver), a young gay restaurateur, clashes with a surprise roommate: his newly divorced mother (Sharon Omi).
IF YOU LIKE: Romantic dramedies with sci-fi cameos