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"I want everybody to know that you can be whoever you are, and be completely proud, and be doin’ it.” — Lena Waithe #Pride

"I want people to be okay with the fact that it’s okay to be themselves and that they don’t have to check a box. Gay or straight, whoever you are, you need to be your authentic self and you don’t need to conform to people’s expectations of who you should be."—Dee Rees #Pride

Todd Haynes' CAROL (2015) received over 270 nominations across the film industry, including: 🏆 5x at The Golden Globes 🏆 6x at The Academy Awards 🏆 9x at The BAFTAs #PrideOnScreen

Initially panned by critics, Jamie Babbit's satirical BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (1999)—which features Michelle Williams and RuPaul—tells the story of a high school cheerleader sent to a "reparative therapy camp". #PrideOnScreen

"People still don't know what a black queer person looks like, unless it's a farcical, drag queeny, commercial way. That's not all that we are. We're a varied, beautiful 'rainbow' of identities." — Cheryl Dunye 🌈 #PrideOnScreen

Cheryl Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996) was the 1st feature directed by a black lesbian filmmaker. #PrideOnScreen

Dee Rees on the semi-autobiographical PARIAH (2011): “I had a struggle with my parents accepting who I was, and I also had the internal struggle of realizing that my spirituality and my sexuality were not mutually exclusive.” #PrideOnScreen

“I made PARIAH (2011) to portray images on screen that we hadn’t seen before, and to bring to light the experiences of gay youth of color because those stories hadn't been fully told.”—Dee Rees #PrideOnScreen

Mentored by Spike Lee while studying at NYU, Rees and went on to create PARIAH (2011), BESSIE (2015) & MUDBOUND (2017). #PrideOnScreen

Director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Dee Rees decided to pursue a career in film after working on set for a Dr. Scholl’s commercial. #PrideOnScreen

Ranked one of the top 10 Canadian films of all time by TIFF back in ‘93, Patricia Rozema’s I'VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING (1987) 🍁 #PrideOnScreen

Lesbian film pioneer Barbara Hammer has made 80+ moving image works, including DYKETACTICS (1974), which continues to provide a rare, radical and empowering representation of lesbian sex. #PrideOnScreen

One of the first explicit representations of lesbian characters on screen, G.W. Pabst’s silent film PANDORA’S BOX (1929). #PrideOnScreen

25 Essential Queer Films that “haven’t just imitated life—they’ve prepared us for it” via @outmagazine. #PrideMonth bit.ly/2KTbz8b

We’re celebrating love in all its beautiful hues with our favourite #PrideOnScreen moments all month long. 🏳️‍🌈 What are your favourite LGBTQ+ filmmakers or films? 💬

BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER "exaggerates gender-'appropriate' color schemes throughout the film, presenting the audience with the ridiculousness of assigned gender roles that people are expected to embody throughout their lives." — @BitchFlicks #PrideOnScreen