“Wait, the name at the top of this website reads ‘Den of Geek’ and now they’re talking about sports? Don’t they know I’m gangly and uncoordinated?”
Yes, dear reader, we know that. Truth is, we’re all gangly and uncoordinated as well. But that doesn’t mean that we geeks can’t occasionally get together and enjoy the dramatic majesty of competitive sports. Sports documentaries have always been a part of the entertainment ecosystem. Of late, however, it seems as though there’s more of them for the casual sports fan or even fully sports-phobic TV-watcher to enjoy.
ESPN’s “30 for 30” sports documentary initiative kicked off a new era of TV sports documentaries in 2009. And since then, the offerings have only gotten better. With streamers like Netflix fully into the fray there have never been as many compelling sports stories being told as there is right now.
Yes, dear reader, we know that. Truth is, we’re all gangly and uncoordinated as well. But that doesn’t mean that we geeks can’t occasionally get together and enjoy the dramatic majesty of competitive sports. Sports documentaries have always been a part of the entertainment ecosystem. Of late, however, it seems as though there’s more of them for the casual sports fan or even fully sports-phobic TV-watcher to enjoy.
ESPN’s “30 for 30” sports documentary initiative kicked off a new era of TV sports documentaries in 2009. And since then, the offerings have only gotten better. With streamers like Netflix fully into the fray there have never been as many compelling sports stories being told as there is right now.
- 6/16/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Today, Outfest announced the Opening and Closing Night gala film selections for the 41st edition of the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, taking place from July 13 – 23 in Los Angeles, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America. The festival will open with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, directed by Aitch Alberto, and the 11-day event will close with Chasing Chasing Amy, directed by Sav Rodgers. The Opening Night Gala will screen at the Orpheum Theatre, with the Closing Night Gala screening at The Montalbán Theatre.
This marks the first time in Outfest’s history that both Opening and Closing night will feature films made by trans artists, underlining the deep roster of trans, non-binary, and intersex talent working in the entertainment industry as well as the diversity of trans storytelling at this moment in history. These events also represent a homecoming for both Alberto and Rodgers,...
This marks the first time in Outfest’s history that both Opening and Closing night will feature films made by trans artists, underlining the deep roster of trans, non-binary, and intersex talent working in the entertainment industry as well as the diversity of trans storytelling at this moment in history. These events also represent a homecoming for both Alberto and Rodgers,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Night 1 of the Creative Arts Emmys will take place Saturday, September 3 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and will focus primarily on animation and unscripted fare. Gold Derby editors Denton Davidson, Daniel Montgomery and Marcus James Dixon recently got together to wage a war of words over their predictions for many of these races. Watch the editors’ Emmy predictions video slugfest above.
For Best Animated Program our staffers reach a consensus that Netflix newbie “Arcane” will pull off a win over more established favorites like “Rick and Morty,” “The Simpsons” and “Bob’s Burgers” as well as MCU’s “What If?” Daniel notes, “I think after ‘Primal’ won, that told me that the show that stands out here will likely win.” Denton agrees adding, “It also just won three juried awards. It cleaned house there and it’s the only one among the nominees that just took home three juried awards.
For Best Animated Program our staffers reach a consensus that Netflix newbie “Arcane” will pull off a win over more established favorites like “Rick and Morty,” “The Simpsons” and “Bob’s Burgers” as well as MCU’s “What If?” Daniel notes, “I think after ‘Primal’ won, that told me that the show that stands out here will likely win.” Denton agrees adding, “It also just won three juried awards. It cleaned house there and it’s the only one among the nominees that just took home three juried awards.
- 8/31/2022
- by Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Click here to read the full article.
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and publicity campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself.
*Best Drama Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Succession (HBO/HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ozark (Netflix)
Euphoria (HBO/HBO Max)
*Best Comedy Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Hacks (HBO/HBO Max)
Barry (HBO/HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO/HBO...
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and publicity campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself.
*Best Drama Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Succession (HBO/HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ozark (Netflix)
Euphoria (HBO/HBO Max)
*Best Comedy Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Hacks (HBO/HBO Max)
Barry (HBO/HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO/HBO...
- 8/17/2022
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix)
From left: David Letterman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus in season 4 of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
The fourth season of this show, hosted by a legendary five-time Emmy winner, followed the first three to a nomination in this category — but a win this year would be its first. Featuring six in-depth interviews with celebrities from Will Smith to Cardi B, it dropped in May, as recently as any nominee in the category, but this is its sole nomination.
The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
This rookie show, hosted by a 22-time Emmy winner returning to television for the first time in six years, featured eight episodes highlighting social issues such as veterans’ health problems caused by burn pits,...
Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix)
From left: David Letterman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus in season 4 of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
The fourth season of this show, hosted by a legendary five-time Emmy winner, followed the first three to a nomination in this category — but a win this year would be its first. Featuring six in-depth interviews with celebrities from Will Smith to Cardi B, it dropped in May, as recently as any nominee in the category, but this is its sole nomination.
The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
This rookie show, hosted by a 22-time Emmy winner returning to television for the first time in six years, featured eight episodes highlighting social issues such as veterans’ health problems caused by burn pits,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and publicity campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself.
*Best Drama Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Succession (HBO/HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ozark (Netflix)
Euphoria (HBO/HBO Max)
*Best Comedy Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Hacks (HBO/HBO Max)
Barry (HBO/HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO/HBO...
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and publicity campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself.
*Best Drama Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Succession (HBO/HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ozark (Netflix)
Euphoria (HBO/HBO Max)
*Best Comedy Series*
Projected Order of Finish
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Hacks (HBO/HBO Max)
Barry (HBO/HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO/HBO...
- 8/13/2022
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When wrestler Mack Beggs stepped onto the mat to compete during his days as a high schooler in Texas, he not only faced the opponent in front of him, but often a raft of adversaries in the stands. They booed him and hurled invectives.
“I do think people hate me,” Mack says in the Emmy-nominated documentary Changing the Game. The reason? “There was a huge uproar and controversy with me being trans.”
Beggs found himself twisted into knots — not by another wrestler, but by a state imposing restrictions and regulations on the activities of trans athletes. Beggs wanted to compete against boys, but Texas refused and would only allow him to wrestle girls. When he did wrestle girls, crowds rained down abuse.
Beggs said he tried to tune that out and keep focused on the match.
“I was just like, why are you being malicious? I’m not going to feed into your negativity,...
“I do think people hate me,” Mack says in the Emmy-nominated documentary Changing the Game. The reason? “There was a huge uproar and controversy with me being trans.”
Beggs found himself twisted into knots — not by another wrestler, but by a state imposing restrictions and regulations on the activities of trans athletes. Beggs wanted to compete against boys, but Texas refused and would only allow him to wrestle girls. When he did wrestle girls, crowds rained down abuse.
Beggs said he tried to tune that out and keep focused on the match.
“I was just like, why are you being malicious? I’m not going to feed into your negativity,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Update GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor award-winning actor, producer, and activist Wilson Cruz with the Vito Russo Award during the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Hilton Midtown in New York on Friday, May 6, 2022.
As previously announced, Emmy and Tony winner Judith Light will be honored with the Excellence in Media Award at the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Previous Saved by the Bell, Eternals, and Hacks are among the honorees feted at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Special awards also went to Pose star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, who received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award from Andrew Garfield, and Kacey Musgraves was honored with the Vanguard Award.
The celebration was hosted by Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’ Hara, and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce from Emmy...
As previously announced, Emmy and Tony winner Judith Light will be honored with the Excellence in Media Award at the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Previous Saved by the Bell, Eternals, and Hacks are among the honorees feted at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Special awards also went to Pose star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, who received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award from Andrew Garfield, and Kacey Musgraves was honored with the Vanguard Award.
The celebration was hosted by Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’ Hara, and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce from Emmy...
- 4/27/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
On April 13 the Peabody Board of Jurors announced the 60 nominees for the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards honoring the best and most impactful work in media in 2021, including everything from news to entertainment to podcasts. A jury of 19 unanimously selected these nominees from more than 1,200 entries. Out of these nominees, 30 will eventually be selected as winners, to be announced during virtual events from June 6 through June 9. Scroll down for the complete list.
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Peabody executive director Jeffrey Jones said in a statement, “Following yet another turbulent year, Peabody is proud to honor an array of stories that poignantly and powerfully help us make sense of the challenges we face as a nation and world. Demonstrating the immense power of stories, these nominees exposed our societal failures and celebrated the best of the human spirit. They are all worthy of recognition,...
SEEWill ‘Yellowjackets’ finally bring Showtime back to the drama series Emmy race?
Peabody executive director Jeffrey Jones said in a statement, “Following yet another turbulent year, Peabody is proud to honor an array of stories that poignantly and powerfully help us make sense of the challenges we face as a nation and world. Demonstrating the immense power of stories, these nominees exposed our societal failures and celebrated the best of the human spirit. They are all worthy of recognition,...
- 4/13/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Dopesick” and “Only Murders in the Building,” “Yellowjackets” and “The Underground Railroad” are among this year’s nominees for the Peabody Awards. Oscar winners, including “Summer of Soul” and “The Queen of Basketball,” and Emmy winners including “Bo Burnham: Inside” and “Hacks,” also landed spots, as did “Colin in Black & White,” “We Are Lady Parts” and “Reservation Dogs.”
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced this year’s nominees for entertainment, documentaries, news, podcast/radio, children’s & youth, public service and arts. A total of 60 nominees were revealed as “an array of stories that poignantly and powerfully help us make sense of the challenges we face as a nation and world,” according to Jeffrey Jones, Peabody Awards executive director.
Once again, PBS led the field with 13 programs qualifiying as finalists, followed by HBO with eight and Hulu and Netflix with five apiece.
A unanimous vote by the Peabody Awards...
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced this year’s nominees for entertainment, documentaries, news, podcast/radio, children’s & youth, public service and arts. A total of 60 nominees were revealed as “an array of stories that poignantly and powerfully help us make sense of the challenges we face as a nation and world,” according to Jeffrey Jones, Peabody Awards executive director.
Once again, PBS led the field with 13 programs qualifiying as finalists, followed by HBO with eight and Hulu and Netflix with five apiece.
A unanimous vote by the Peabody Awards...
- 4/13/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The 2022 Peabody Awards have officially announced nominations for this year’s honors.
The Entertainment category includes TV series “Hacks,” “Dopesick,” “Pen15,” “Only Murders in the Building,” and “Yellowjackets,” as well as the Netflix comedy special “Bo Burnham: Inside” among the contenders. Meanwhile, the Documentaries segment features “9to5: The Story of a Movement,” HBO Max’s “Exterminate All the Brutes,” and the Oscar-winning short documentary “The Queen of Basketball,” executive produced by Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry.
Meanwhile, Academy Award Best Documentary winner “Summer of Soul…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised” is nominated in a Peabody category of its own, winning the Arts segment automatically.
The 2022 Peabody nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,200 entries from television, podcasts/radio, and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, and public service.
This year’s nominated programs encompass a wide range of pressing issues,...
The Entertainment category includes TV series “Hacks,” “Dopesick,” “Pen15,” “Only Murders in the Building,” and “Yellowjackets,” as well as the Netflix comedy special “Bo Burnham: Inside” among the contenders. Meanwhile, the Documentaries segment features “9to5: The Story of a Movement,” HBO Max’s “Exterminate All the Brutes,” and the Oscar-winning short documentary “The Queen of Basketball,” executive produced by Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry.
Meanwhile, Academy Award Best Documentary winner “Summer of Soul…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised” is nominated in a Peabody category of its own, winning the Arts segment automatically.
The 2022 Peabody nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,200 entries from television, podcasts/radio, and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, and public service.
This year’s nominated programs encompass a wide range of pressing issues,...
- 4/13/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Though embattled by a staff and talent revolt over its stance on incendiary policies toward trans youth, the Walt Disney Company pulled off a significant win at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday.
The entertainment giant’s Marvel Studios division won the media watchdog’s prize for outstanding wide release film, for Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals.” As the first Disney superhero tale to feature a same sex couple — in “Atlanta” star Bryan Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman — the tentpole film was widely praised for its depiction of loving queer parents.
In the television space, Peacock’s unexpected comedy gem “Saved by the Bell,” a reboot of the ”90s classic, took outstanding comedy series. “Hacks,” an LGBTQ jewel box from HBO Max, took outstanding new TV series. In the unscripted space, two beloved shows pulled off a tie for outstanding reality program: the stalwart “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” alongside “We’re Here,” the...
The entertainment giant’s Marvel Studios division won the media watchdog’s prize for outstanding wide release film, for Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals.” As the first Disney superhero tale to feature a same sex couple — in “Atlanta” star Bryan Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman — the tentpole film was widely praised for its depiction of loving queer parents.
In the television space, Peacock’s unexpected comedy gem “Saved by the Bell,” a reboot of the ”90s classic, took outstanding comedy series. “Hacks,” an LGBTQ jewel box from HBO Max, took outstanding new TV series. In the unscripted space, two beloved shows pulled off a tie for outstanding reality program: the stalwart “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” alongside “We’re Here,” the...
- 4/3/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
It’s once again time for content creation’s créme de la créme to begin their annual descent into Austin, but this year, the SXSW conference will converge tech and art in an entirely new dimension. Welcome to Rolling Stone and Meta’s SXSW ‘Creator House’.
On March 18th and 19th, thought-leadership conversations and panels at the Creator House will tackle the blossoming future of the creator economy head-on. Cultural commentators will look to spark new thinking and share insider secrets to navigate an age where curiosity and creativity function as currency.
On March 18th and 19th, thought-leadership conversations and panels at the Creator House will tackle the blossoming future of the creator economy head-on. Cultural commentators will look to spark new thinking and share insider secrets to navigate an age where curiosity and creativity function as currency.
- 3/11/2022
- by Beatrice Hazlehurst
- Rollingstone.com
Outfest has announced the award winners of its 2021 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival.
The nation’s leading LGBTQ festival ran from August 13th to August 22nd, holding its closing night at the iconic Orpheum Theatre, with Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics claiming the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize, and Brielle Brilliant’s Firstness winning the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize.
For the first time ever, Outfest collaborated with IMDb in choosing Audience Award winners, selecting them based on IMDb ratings. Among other prizes and recognition, eligible Outfest Los Angeles winners received a one-year membership to IMDbPro.
The winners of the Grand Jury Prizes for Best U.S. Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best International Narrative Short all received a $2000 cash prize awarded in partnership with Entertainment Partners.
Also of note is the fact that the U.S. and International Narrative...
The nation’s leading LGBTQ festival ran from August 13th to August 22nd, holding its closing night at the iconic Orpheum Theatre, with Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics claiming the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize, and Brielle Brilliant’s Firstness winning the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize.
For the first time ever, Outfest collaborated with IMDb in choosing Audience Award winners, selecting them based on IMDb ratings. Among other prizes and recognition, eligible Outfest Los Angeles winners received a one-year membership to IMDbPro.
The winners of the Grand Jury Prizes for Best U.S. Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best International Narrative Short all received a $2000 cash prize awarded in partnership with Entertainment Partners.
Also of note is the fact that the U.S. and International Narrative...
- 8/24/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
by Nathaniel R
Mack loves to wrestle but he's forced to do it on the girls team
It can take movies a long time to make it from regional cinephile parties (aka film festivals) to mass consumption via streaming services / movie theaters. Even longer if there's extenuating circumstances like, oh, a pandemic. Case in point, the trans youth sports documentary Changing the Game which just started streaming on Hulu. I first saw the film in the summer of 2019 at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival where I served on the jury (that's me waving at the end). We awarded it Best Documentary Feature.
The conversations around trans youth, as well as trans men and women in sports, have only gotten louder in the intervening two years so in some ways it's right on time. Herewith from my original take...
Mack loves to wrestle but he's forced to do it on the girls team
It can take movies a long time to make it from regional cinephile parties (aka film festivals) to mass consumption via streaming services / movie theaters. Even longer if there's extenuating circumstances like, oh, a pandemic. Case in point, the trans youth sports documentary Changing the Game which just started streaming on Hulu. I first saw the film in the summer of 2019 at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival where I served on the jury (that's me waving at the end). We awarded it Best Documentary Feature.
The conversations around trans youth, as well as trans men and women in sports, have only gotten louder in the intervening two years so in some ways it's right on time. Herewith from my original take...
- 6/17/2021
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
With an unprecedented number of anti-trans bills signed into law during the first half of this year, the Human Rights Campaign didn’t need to wait until June to declare 2021 the worst year for LGBTQ rights in recent history. Of the 17 new laws and dozens of bills making their way through state legislatures, the vast majority concern prohibiting transgender youth from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity. As the latest lightning rod issue for bigots to rally around, transgender athletes have been making national news for the last couple of years.
What too often gets lost in the incendiary headlines are the very real people — ahem, children — whose young lives are affected by these discriminatory policies. The moving new Hulu documentary “Changing the Game” presents a fuller portrait of three such athletes, a wrestler, runner, and a skier who are wise beyond their years. By following their passion while living their truth,...
What too often gets lost in the incendiary headlines are the very real people — ahem, children — whose young lives are affected by these discriminatory policies. The moving new Hulu documentary “Changing the Game” presents a fuller portrait of three such athletes, a wrestler, runner, and a skier who are wise beyond their years. By following their passion while living their truth,...
- 6/2/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Hulu June 2021 New Movie and TV Show Titles — Hulu has released a list of its original content, Hulu originals, documentaries, and movies that will be airing on the streaming service in June 2021. Highlights of this programming includes: False Positive, Changing the Game, Dave: Season 2, and more. Read the full press release [...]
Continue reading: Hulu June 2021: New Movies and TV Shows: False Positive, Changing The Game, Dave: Season 2, & More...
Continue reading: Hulu June 2021: New Movies and TV Shows: False Positive, Changing The Game, Dave: Season 2, & More...
- 6/1/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
There are currently more than 100 anti-trans bills hitting stage legislatures across the country, many of them aimed at trans kids who want to participate on sports teams according to their gender identity. While this issue is getting more attention now, it isn’t new. As the new Hulu documentary “Changing the Game” shows in intimate detail, trans kids, their parents and medical professionals have been fighting constant misinformation for years.
“The responses [to the documentary] have been just astonishing,” says producer Alex Schmider, GLAAD’s associate director of transgender representation. “People are suddenly activated to want to fight for these young people to be able to participate fully in public life, which includes being able to go to school and play sports and do all the things that kids should get to do.”
“Changing the Game,” which premiered June 1 on Hulu, follows three trans student athletes. Sarah Rose is a bubbly trans girl...
“The responses [to the documentary] have been just astonishing,” says producer Alex Schmider, GLAAD’s associate director of transgender representation. “People are suddenly activated to want to fight for these young people to be able to participate fully in public life, which includes being able to go to school and play sports and do all the things that kids should get to do.”
“Changing the Game,” which premiered June 1 on Hulu, follows three trans student athletes. Sarah Rose is a bubbly trans girl...
- 6/1/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
More than 40 years ago, Renée Richards successfully fought for the right to play women’s tennis after undergoing gender confirmation surgery. Richards goes unmentioned in “Changing the Game” — a fast-moving, vivid, and touching account of three teenaged transgender athletes and their struggles to play competitive sports in high school — but her example should be taken into consideration when thinking through this issue.
Richards had her surgery only when she was over 40 years old, and it cannot be stressed enough how difficult it was for her to get to that point in 1975. By contrast, the three modern-day transgender teenagers in “Changing the Game” have already started taking hormones, and so the challenges they are facing are very different from the ones that Richards faced; still, one constant on this issue is the outright prejudice of the right wing.
It was Tucker Carlson’s father Richard Carlson who first outed Richards as transgender,...
Richards had her surgery only when she was over 40 years old, and it cannot be stressed enough how difficult it was for her to get to that point in 1975. By contrast, the three modern-day transgender teenagers in “Changing the Game” have already started taking hormones, and so the challenges they are facing are very different from the ones that Richards faced; still, one constant on this issue is the outright prejudice of the right wing.
It was Tucker Carlson’s father Richard Carlson who first outed Richards as transgender,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Composer Tyler Strickland has co-written a new song, “Chasing Dreams,” from the new Hulu documentary “Changing the Game.”
“Chasing Dreams” is also co-written and performed by music producer/artist Gozé and features Old Man Saxon and trans artist Shea Diamond. The power anthem that ends the film is a striking tune, one that is about resilience, and strength and overcoming obstacles — a perfect fit to the theme of the story.
The documentary, which premieres June 1 in celebration of Pride Month, is directed by Michael Barnett and centers on the lives of three high-school athletes, all at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives and unique paths as transgender teens. Their stories cover an array of experiences, from Sarah, a skier and teen policymaker in New Hampshire, to Andraya, a track star in Connecticut openly competing on the girls track team. Mack Beggs is the core focus of the doc,...
“Chasing Dreams” is also co-written and performed by music producer/artist Gozé and features Old Man Saxon and trans artist Shea Diamond. The power anthem that ends the film is a striking tune, one that is about resilience, and strength and overcoming obstacles — a perfect fit to the theme of the story.
The documentary, which premieres June 1 in celebration of Pride Month, is directed by Michael Barnett and centers on the lives of three high-school athletes, all at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives and unique paths as transgender teens. Their stories cover an array of experiences, from Sarah, a skier and teen policymaker in New Hampshire, to Andraya, a track star in Connecticut openly competing on the girls track team. Mack Beggs is the core focus of the doc,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu’s list of new releases for June 2021 is highlighted by a host of useful library titles and one fascinating original film.
The original film in question is the one that lends its delightful photo of Pierce Brosnan delivering a baby to this post. False Positive stars and was written by Ilana Glazer (Broad City). It sounds like a really fun, creepy time with a synopsis that reads: “After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle (Pierce Brosnan). But after becoming pregnant with a healthy baby girl, Lucy begins to notice something sinister through Hindle’s gleaming charm, and she sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about him, and her own “birth story.” Cool!
Hulu’s other original offerings aren’t too inspiring this month. Only Love, Victor season 2 on June 11 moves the needle much.
The original film in question is the one that lends its delightful photo of Pierce Brosnan delivering a baby to this post. False Positive stars and was written by Ilana Glazer (Broad City). It sounds like a really fun, creepy time with a synopsis that reads: “After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle (Pierce Brosnan). But after becoming pregnant with a healthy baby girl, Lucy begins to notice something sinister through Hindle’s gleaming charm, and she sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about him, and her own “birth story.” Cool!
Hulu’s other original offerings aren’t too inspiring this month. Only Love, Victor season 2 on June 11 moves the needle much.
- 5/30/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“Not every patient wants to have a surgical transition. Transition can take many forms,” says Dr. Jess Ting in an early interview in “Born to Be,” a poignant and finely tuned documentary about his work as head surgeon at Mt. Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery. Ting’s thoughtful, measured, and sensitive approach to the transgender population are just part of what make him such a satisfying documentary subject. (His sense of humor and background as a Juilliard-trained classical musician does the rest.) Dr. Ting brings a level of care and humanity to his work that is, unfortunately, not always the norm for the community he serves. Taking a page out of his book,
“Born to Be” follows Dr. Ting as makes does his daily rounds, consulting patients on everything from top surgery, facial feminization, vaginoplasty, and phalloplasty. While trans audiences may — and rightly so — be wary of...
“Born to Be” follows Dr. Ting as makes does his daily rounds, consulting patients on everything from top surgery, facial feminization, vaginoplasty, and phalloplasty. While trans audiences may — and rightly so — be wary of...
- 10/4/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The rights to Tapes Media’s digital comic titled Blink has been picked up by Counterpart Pictures and they plan on adapting the sci-fi story as a feature film.
The comic was created by former DC Comics editor Rex Ogle with art created by Eduardo Francisco. If you’re not familiar with the story, it focuses on “a young African-American girl pushed to the brink — until she screams at the top of her lungs, seemingly causing anything and everything to freeze indefinitely. Alone and afraid, she wanders around New York City while being stalked by an ancient evil entity.”
Russell Sanzgiri will be an executive producer on the film and some of his previous projects include Netflix’s Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special and the Fullscreen series Guilty Party: History of Lying. He was also producer of the documentary Changing the Game. Blink definitely sounds like...
The comic was created by former DC Comics editor Rex Ogle with art created by Eduardo Francisco. If you’re not familiar with the story, it focuses on “a young African-American girl pushed to the brink — until she screams at the top of her lungs, seemingly causing anything and everything to freeze indefinitely. Alone and afraid, she wanders around New York City while being stalked by an ancient evil entity.”
Russell Sanzgiri will be an executive producer on the film and some of his previous projects include Netflix’s Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special and the Fullscreen series Guilty Party: History of Lying. He was also producer of the documentary Changing the Game. Blink definitely sounds like...
- 9/26/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Russell Sanzgiri’s Counterpart Pictures has optioned the film rights to Tapas Media’s digital comic book “Blink,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The comic, written by former DC Comics editor Rex Ogle and drawn by Eduardo Francisco, focuses on a young African-American girl pushed to the brink — until she screams at the top of her lungs, seemingly causing anything and everything to freeze indefinitely. Alone and afraid, she wanders around New York City while being stalked by an ancient evil entity.
Sanzgiri will executive produce. His credits include Netflix’s “Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special” and the Fullscreen series “Guilty Party: History of Lying.” Sanzgiri broke into the business assisting on Spike Jonze’s short films, such as “I’m Here,” starring Andrew Garfield, and “We Were Once a Fairytale,” with Kanye West. Most recently, Sanzgiri served as an executive producer on the documentary “Changing the Game,...
The comic, written by former DC Comics editor Rex Ogle and drawn by Eduardo Francisco, focuses on a young African-American girl pushed to the brink — until she screams at the top of her lungs, seemingly causing anything and everything to freeze indefinitely. Alone and afraid, she wanders around New York City while being stalked by an ancient evil entity.
Sanzgiri will executive produce. His credits include Netflix’s “Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special” and the Fullscreen series “Guilty Party: History of Lying.” Sanzgiri broke into the business assisting on Spike Jonze’s short films, such as “I’m Here,” starring Andrew Garfield, and “We Were Once a Fairytale,” with Kanye West. Most recently, Sanzgiri served as an executive producer on the documentary “Changing the Game,...
- 9/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sequin In A Blue Room
The full line-up for this year's Iris Prize festival in Cardiff was announced today, with documentary Changing The Game, which follows several young trans athletes, set to headline. The line-up will include 14 feature films and an extensive selection of shorts including Oscar-nominated lesbian drama Marguerite. It will be followed by the annual prize-giving ceremony, with screenwriter Russell T Davies returning to presented the awards.
Highlights of the festival include acclaimed feature debut Sequin In A Blue Room, about a teenager's attempts at no-strings dating, and The Archivettes, which tells the story of New York's Lesbian Herstory Archives. Guests scheduled to attend include Mark Blane, who wrote, directed and starred in Cubby, and Billie And Emma director Samantha Lee.
"We’ve managed to fit a lot into our six days," said festival director Berwyn Rowlands, expressing particular enthusiasm about the festival's documentary strand.
The festival runs from 8 to 13 Oct.
The full line-up for this year's Iris Prize festival in Cardiff was announced today, with documentary Changing The Game, which follows several young trans athletes, set to headline. The line-up will include 14 feature films and an extensive selection of shorts including Oscar-nominated lesbian drama Marguerite. It will be followed by the annual prize-giving ceremony, with screenwriter Russell T Davies returning to presented the awards.
Highlights of the festival include acclaimed feature debut Sequin In A Blue Room, about a teenager's attempts at no-strings dating, and The Archivettes, which tells the story of New York's Lesbian Herstory Archives. Guests scheduled to attend include Mark Blane, who wrote, directed and starred in Cubby, and Billie And Emma director Samantha Lee.
"We’ve managed to fit a lot into our six days," said festival director Berwyn Rowlands, expressing particular enthusiasm about the festival's documentary strand.
The festival runs from 8 to 13 Oct.
- 8/21/2019
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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