This documentary starts out easy, with footage of the vibrant LGBT scene in Tel Aviv. After some eye candy and "good news" interviews, it digs deeper to show life in Jerusalem, in an orthodox city, and on a kibbutz. Anti-gay violence is covered, as is the question of whether Israel promotes its status as the only gay-friendly country in the Middle Eastern to deflect its mistreatment of Palestinians.
While a wide spectrum of the community is shown - transgendered people, drag queens, gay parents, and parents of gays - there is a glaring omission of LGBT Palestinians. It would have been fascinating to hear from this double minority.
And because so much of this 2016 production deals with what were then current politics, this film will rapidly become dated if it is not already. It also seems a bit long at an hour and 15 minutes. Some of the repetitive comments and videos of people dancing or lying on beaches could have been cut.
As of December 2020 this documentary is available on Amazon Prime.
While a wide spectrum of the community is shown - transgendered people, drag queens, gay parents, and parents of gays - there is a glaring omission of LGBT Palestinians. It would have been fascinating to hear from this double minority.
And because so much of this 2016 production deals with what were then current politics, this film will rapidly become dated if it is not already. It also seems a bit long at an hour and 15 minutes. Some of the repetitive comments and videos of people dancing or lying on beaches could have been cut.
As of December 2020 this documentary is available on Amazon Prime.
