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Renee Wright 20164475 Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America is a document that was shown at the Kingston Reelout film festival. It depicts the lives of four LGBTQ+ refugees beginning with all arriving in the United States. Subhi, a gay Syrian refugee describes how men in Syria were tortured because of their sexual orientation and howContinue reading “Unsettled: A Critical Film Review”

by: Zoë Brown Tom Shepard’s Unsettled is a film that follows the immigration of four individuals from their homes in the global south to the U.S. The documentary reveals the rarely told stories of LGBT refugees. Subhi, Cheyeene, Mari, and Junior flee their oppressive home countries, after enduring violence and intense prosecuting these individuals sought asylum in the U.S.Continue reading “Zoë’s Analyzation of Unsettled”

Intersectionality Analysis by: Sarah Van Trigt The film I viewed at the Reelout Film Festival, Unsettled, is a documentary about the personal stories of four LGBTQ refugees and their transition away from their homophobic and violent homes to the United States. The movie follows the paths of Subhi, a gay Syrian refugee, Cheyenne and Mari, aContinue reading “UNSETTLED”

Kingston’s Reelout Film Festival was created in 1999 by Marney McDiarmid through a humble start in the backroom of the city’s only gay bar. It began as, and has continued to be, formed of a collective of professionals, artists and activists aiming to celebrate Canadian and international queer art. From its beginnings, Reelout has showcasedContinue reading “Festival Overview”