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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being one of those skateboarding, homeless teenagers you see on the streets, The Graffiti Artist will open your eyes. Directed by Portland-based filmmaker James Bolton, the movie is about Nick (Ruben Bansie-Snellman), a homeless boy who survives by stealing what he needs, whether it’s food or the spray paint he uses to leave his mark, literally, on the world. Bolton’s elegantly paced film follows Nick as he travels to Seattle after a bust and meets Jesse (Pepper Fajans), another young graffiti artist, with whom he has a brief affair. Featuring beautiful cinematography by Sarah Levy and with a soulful performance by Bansie-Snellman, Bolton’s film is a moving mediation on street life and the necessity of art.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
A glam rock transsexual with a wicked wardrobe is reduced to performing in fast food restaurants. She tells her story—which includes a botched sex-change operation and an affair with a teen who becomes a pop idol off of her stolen songs—through song.
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Boys Don't Cry (1999)
True story of Nebraska native Brandon Teena, who was murdered when his male friends discovered that he was really a woman.
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Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Two teenage girls living in New Zealand in the 1950s share an intense friendship which culminates in the murder of one girl's mother. This film is based on an actual event.
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Aimée & Jaguar (2000)
German drama, based on a true story, profiles the love affair between Jewish lesbian and Nazi housewife during the ferocious final battles of World War II.
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Wilde (1998)
Acerbic writer Oscar Wilde is brought to trial and imprisoned for his affair with the Marquess of Queensberry's son.
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