Skies Are Not Just Blue (2018)
- Directed by
- Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay
- Genre
- documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Four young Muslim Canadians who identify as LGBTQ talk about their lives. They describe how they balance parts of their identity that others often see as conflicting.
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What happens
Skies Are Not Just Blue is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay and released in 2018. The film profiles four young Muslim Canadians who identify as LGBTQ, and depicts how they navigate holding dual identities that are commonly perceived to be in irreconcilable conflict. The film premiered at the 2018 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Student Film award. It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where Cosse-Tremblay won the award for Emerging Canadian Artist. The film was also entered into the Iris Prize competition in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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