10 queer films of 2024 you have to see
by Curated June 21, 2024 · Gay News / Gay Pride / Gay Rights / The Advocate
Author: Tracy Gilchrist,Alex Cooper
Challengers, Mother of the Bride, Love Lies Bleeding
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures, Netflix, A24
Geraldine Vishwanathan, Margaret Qualley, and Beanie Feldstein in Drive-Away Dolls
Focus Features
Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding
A24
Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O’Connor in Challengers
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine in I Saw the TV Glow
A24
Alan Cammish and Alex Diaz in Glitter and Doom
Music Box Films
Ariana DeBose in I.S.S.
Bleecker Street
Julia Lester and Terry Hu in Prom Dates
Disney/Brett Roedel
Michael McDonald and Wilson Cruz in Mother of the Bride
Netflix
Housekeeping for Beginners
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Poignant and kinetic, Housekeeping for Beginners is a love letter to queer love and chosen family. The film won the Queer Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. Ali (Samson Selim) meeting Dita (Anamaria Marinca of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days) and Suada (Alina Serban), the lesbian couple who eventually take him in.
North Macedonia’s official Oscar submission this year, the film is the third feature from gay director Goran Stolevski, who was born in Macedonia and emigrated to Australia as a teen. His gay-themed feature Of an Age put him on the radar of LGBTQ+ viewers in 2022.
A queer extended family dramedy and celebration of life, Housekeeping for Beginners also touches on ethnic disparities for the Roma people like Suada and her daughters, who face segregation in schools. The film stars Dita (Anamaria Marinca of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days) and Suada (Alina Serban), a lesbian couple of with a blended family who take in teen Ali (Samson Selim) just as one of them receives a cancer diagnosis. The movie also explores how queer people primarily remain closeted for their safety.
Watch the trailer here.
Original Article on The Advocate
Author: Tracy Gilchrist,Alex Cooper
