STUD LIFE (Campbell X, UK). 85 minutes. Monday (May 21), 9:15 pm.
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Great performances, an intense indie soundtrack and situations that are completely real make these adventures in London’s underground queer scene resonate with deep emotion.
T’Nia Miller plays JJ, a charismatic butch wedding photographer who has a tough time finding love and acceptance. When she falls for Elle (Robyn Kerr), JJ finds out she can be intolerant, too.
There’s a lot to love here: JJ’s relationship with her gay boy best friend, Seb (Kyle Treslove), a series of wedding shoots that showcase the glorious diversity of the queer community, and the way writer/director Campbell X deals head-on with the issue of gay-bashing.
A moving scene following Seb’s sexual encounter with his online sex buddy is killer.
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