Homotopia
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| Directed by | Eric Stanley Chris Vargas |
| Written by | Eric Stanley Chris Vargas |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Homotopia is a short film by Eric A. Stanley and Chris E. Vargas in 2007. The film addresses the politics of gay marriage, assimilation[1] and highlights issues such as racism, colonialism, HIV/AIDS, and the state.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Yoshi, the protagonist, falls in love with someone he meets in a park bathroom while reading Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks. Sadly, his new love interest is about to marry another man. Yoshi and his friends decide to stop the wedding from happening.[2]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Jason Fritz Michael, a San Francisco-based performance/visual artist
- Susan Withans, a gender illusionist
- Kentaro J. Kaneko, also known for his work in Gay Shame
- Ralowe T. Ampu, former member of Deep Dickollective
- Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Sequel
[edit | edit source]A sequel to Homotopia was created in 2013, titled Criminal Queers. The film is a "Prison-Break style comedy," meant as a commentary on the American prison system and its oppression of LGBTQ people.[3] Angela Davis makes a cameo appearance in the sequel.[4]
See also
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- Anarcho-queer
- Rainbow capitalism
- Gay Shame
- Bash Back!
- LGBT social movements
- Queer nationalism
- Queercore
- Queeruption
- Gay Liberation Front
References
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External links
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- 2007 films
- 2007 drama films
- 2007 LGBTQ-related films
- LGBTQ criticism of marriage
- Films about anarchism
- 2007 short films
- American LGBTQ-related films
- LGBTQ anarchism
- Films about same-sex marriage
- Queer feminism
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language short films
- Drama short film stubs
- LGBTQ-related film stubs