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Sexual IdentitiesThis year DIFF acknowledges the wide diversity <strong>of</strong> sexual identities being prolifically exploredon contemporary screens, no doubt a reflection <strong>of</strong> a global trend towards a broader dialoguearound sexual difference. From Denis Côté's drama Vic+Flo Saw a Bear, which chroniclesthe relationship between an ex-convict and her much younger lover, to the documentaryValentine Road, which provides a sociological post-mortem on the death <strong>of</strong> a youngtransgender boy, to Interior. Leather Bar., which examines contemporary masculinity throughreconstructing a censored scene from the 1980 Al Pacino film Cruising, DIFF 2013 explores avery broad continuum <strong>of</strong> sexuality. Laurence Anyways tells the sprawling but immaculatelyrendered tale <strong>of</strong> a transgendered man and her female lover. Dust presents a diverse group<strong>of</strong> siblings <strong>for</strong>ced to confront their unfulfilled lives, while Two Mothers portrays the difficultyinvolved in a gay couple adopting a child in progressive Germany.In keeping with a broad acceptance <strong>of</strong> diversity, DIFF’s focus includes not only LGBTsexuality but also an exploration <strong>of</strong> heterosexuality in films such It Felt Like Love, in which ayoung girl is determined to lose her virginity and The Future in which a young girl becomesa sexual companion to a blind <strong>for</strong>mer action hero. One Night tells <strong>of</strong> two Cuban boys, one <strong>of</strong>whom has unrequited feelings <strong>for</strong> the other, as they attempt to escape across the ocean toMiami.Documentaries that deal with sexuality and gender include Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer, about t<strong>here</strong>volutionary girl group and their battle with the Russian state and I Am Divine, a biopic about thegender-bending singer and artist Divine. Born This Way is about the lives <strong>of</strong> gay and lesbian peoplein Cameroon, while 2 Menand a Wedding explores theimplications <strong>of</strong> being gay inAfrica today while exploringtwo men’s battle <strong>for</strong> theirhuman rights and dignity.Then t<strong>here</strong> is the short filmAtlantic Avenue which dealswith the sexual attractionbetween a young man anda physically challengedwoman.Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer34th Durban International Film Festival 9
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