Small town gay bar documentary

Small Town Gay Bar is a documentary film directed by Malcolm Ingram that focuses on two gay bars in the rural deep Southeast United States, one in Shannon, Mississippi, and one in Meridian, Mississippi. The lives of gays in the Deep South are explored in this documentary, which looks at two bars in rural Mississippi that cater to a homosexual clientele. Filmmaker Malcolm Ingram reveals the surprisingly close-knit community centered around two gay bars in the American Deep South.

Watch trailers & learn more. The film is a moving portrait of men and women fighting to create and maintain community for themselves in the face of great opposition, hypocrisy, and prejudice within a largely ignored subculture of discreet backdoor entrances and hushed sexual expression in small town Mississippi.

In less than an hour and a half, Ingram tells the short story of two southern gay bars of very different character and gets to know a few key employees and clientele. One of them transitions ownership while the other dies spectacularly before being reborn in a more hopeful incarnation. Directed by Malcolm Ingram.

The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression. Kevin Smith Scott Mosier. Affecting documentary about gay bars in the deep south, produced by no less than Kevin Smith good for him! Needs a sequel. Affecting documentary about the precarious existence of gay bars in the deeply homophobic American South, where just living a free life outside of the closet can sometimes mean a death sentence.

While the film certainly does address the ills of gay bashings, ignorance, harrassment, and picketing there's even an unintentionally hilarious interview with Westboro Baptist Church scumbag Rev. Fred Phelps, who seems certifiably crazy , SMALL TOWN GAY BAR is first and foremost a touching celebration of the endurance and tenacity required of gay people living in the South, and how these clubs work as an island of acceptance for a small, family-like community, that is to be clung to and cherished at all costs.

Low budget and rough-around-the-edges, but it's a well-made documentary that breezes by at just 76 minutes. You escape here. You're free to let down your hair, and you're free to be whatever you want. And then, Monday through Thursday or Friday, you go back to your regular job, work in a factory, associate with all the straight men and say, yeah, yeah, it's okay, I'm cool, yeah that's a funny joke about the women.

But on the weekend, the weekend belongs to us here. A vital queer timebox of small town Mississippi that feels very well researched and personal, full of gay joy and defiance among violence, intimidation, and police and civic persecution. I wish this skipped the Westboro Baptist Church segments — you never need to hear more from Fred Phelps, and particularly don't need to give him the last word.

A powerful, moving, at times heartbreaking exploration of the power of queer community in a social and political context that would rather see queer people die than thrive. Fred Phelps rest in piss you hateful motherfucker. I hope you're burning in hell. In my opinion, Small Town Gay Bar is a criminally overlooked documentary, and an emotional roller-coaster for me from start to finish.

There's something intimately familiar in Malcolm Ingram's approach to the patrons of " Crossroads " and " Rumors ", two gay bars located in the most rural areas of Mississippi, and the patrons are immediately likeable and enjoyable to spend time in. These bars were havens for queer communities in the Deep South, the only places they could express themselves for km.

These people are accountable to their own safety because their entire communities know everything about them, and the safety of their lives literally depends on their ability to hide their individuality. One of the most impactful documentaries this rural queer kid consumed at a time when there was very little. Where to watch.

Synopsis The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression. Director Director Malcolm Ingram. Jonathon Cliff.

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Genre Documentary. Premiere 23 Jan Translate Translated from by. Review by Will Sloan Liked. Available on Netflix streaming.