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"The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army. "Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my Mama never let me forget it." Missouri, 1864 Powerful, epic, and compelling, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen shines light on a nearly forgotten figure in history. Cathy Williams was born and lived a slave until the Union...
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"Out of the frozen depths of a forest in Omberg, Sweden, a woman stumbles onto the road. Her arms are covered with scratches, her feet are bare, and she has no memory of what has happened. Local police identify her as psychological profiler Hanne Lagerlind-Schöen who, together with her partner, had been helping them investigate a cold case of a young woman's murder. Hanne begins to recover, but cannot recall anything about where her partner is, or...
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"Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion 'houses,' from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty....
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A young African American drag queen and his family move from the South to Chicago in hopes of escaping some of the discrimination and backwards thinking of the region; however, Chicago, in turn offers up its own plate of violence, crime, prostitution, and rape. Herein lies the sad tale of a family practically destroyed by the urban ghetto underground of 1930's and 40's Chicago.
6) Casa Susanna
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A collection of mid-century photographs discovered at a flea market by the editors, depicting a secret group of cross-dressing men meeting and photographing one another at an old Victorian-style house in the Catskills.