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About Us: A Bittersweet Gay Romance from Brazil
By Gary M. Kramer–
About Us, now out on DVD, is a sexy, sweet—and bittersweet—romantic drama written, directed by, and starring out gay filmmaker Thiago Cazado. The film depicts the intimate relationship between Diego (Cazado), a photographer/filmmaker, and Matheus (Rodrigo Bittes) an architecture student. The couple is very much in love until a situation arises that threatens their happiness. Cazado’s low-budget debut may seem slight at first, but it becomes quite emotional as the lovers grapple with their possible separation.
Using his partner João as an interpreter, Cazado recently chatted via Skype with me for the San Francisco Bay Times. Cazado said that he was prompted to make the film because, “I have been an actor since I was a child. I’ve always liked to write. But being an actor for the theater, I played roles and characters that weren’t ‘mine.’ I was inspired to start writing my own ideas and characters, and I always liked gay movies.”
About Us is not about a specific relationship Cazado had, but it reflects the emotions he had from a past relationship. The beauty of his production is how he captu
Four Brazilian LGBTQ Films to Watch Between Olympic Events
With the Olympics placing Rio de Janeiro front and center in the international cultural conversation, we at NBC OUT would be remiss not to confirm Brazil’s contributions beyond athletics. In addition to the country's indisputable impact on music and dance, it’s essential to note Brazil produces some of the finest LGBTQ films in the contemporary queer canon.
With its vibrant multiculturalism and diversity, Brazil is dwelling to the massive annual Pride parades in Rio and São Paulo, as well as the largest celebration of gender-bending openness and expression with Carnaval. This selection of films, from recent past and present, exemplifies Brazil’s vow to sharing LGBTQ stories with the world and gives Brazilians something to feel proud of on top of their Olympic hospitality.
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"The Way He Looks"
This sweet and singular coming-of-age gem about Leo -- a blind high academy boy yearning for uniqueness and romance -- surfaced in 2014 and charmed crowds while winning numerous Jury and Audience Awards on the festival circuit, including Berlinale’s Teddy. When cute new student Gabriel enters their high institution class, b
The Way He Looks: Lgbtq+ Teen Love Story Submitted for Oscars
The Way He Looks movie: Ghilherme Lobo and Fábio Audi.
The Way He Looks movie: Gay teen love story is Brazil’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submission
In mid-September 2014, The Way He Looks / Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho was selected as Brazil’s entry for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Movie Academy Award. Written and directed by 32-year-old São Paulo native Daniel Ribeiro, The Way He Looks (the Portuguese-language title literally means “Today I Desire to Go Back Alone”) won two awards at the 2014 Berlin Production Festival: the International Clip Critics’ FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film in the Panorama sidebar and the Teddy Award for Finest Feature Film about same-sex attracted, lesbian, bisexual, and/or trans person characters.
Based on Ribeiro’s 2010 short I Don’t Long to Go Back Alone / Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho, The Way He Looks tells the story of Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo), a blind 15-year-old struggling to become less dependent on his overprotective mother. He decides to take part in a cultural exchange program, but his plans – and his life – are dramatically changed following the arrival of Daniel (Fábio Audi),
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Original name:Do Lado de Fora
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country:Brazil
Duration:92 min.
Story:Two teenagers decide to attend join São Paulo's annual Same-sex attracted Pride Parade, encouraged by one of their uncles, a successful - although closeted - business executive. After witnessing an incident of shocking violence at the parade, the organization makes a pact - they all have one year to come out of the closet.
Style: homoerotic, independent film, queer cinema, gay cinema
Plot: male lover, gay pride, lgbt, male nudity, lgbtq, homosexuality, same-sex attracted youth, glbt, gay direct relations, boys love, lgbtq+, uncle nephew relationship, lgbtq+ interest, homoeroticism, gay procession, bare chested male, lgbtq+ subtext, erotica, exorcism, pregnancy, religion, sex scene, priest, first sex, bisexual ...
Place: sao paulo brazil, sao paulo, brazil, brazil
Keyword: brazilian
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