Homotopia

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Homotopia
Homotopia FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed byEric Stanley
Chris Vargas
Written byEric Stanley
Chris Vargas
Release dates
  • May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19)(Inside/Out Toronto
    Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Plot

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

Sequel

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

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Eric; Vargas, Chris (2007-05-19), Homotopia (Short, Drama), TKRC, retrieved 2022-05-13
  2. ↑ "Film Review: Homotopia and other shorts". qmunicatemagazine.com. 2016-01-30. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  3. ↑ "The Filmmakers Behind 'Criminal Queers' Explain Why "Queer Liberation is Prison Abolition"". In These Times. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Criminal Queers". Transgender Media Portal. Retrieved February 4, 2025.


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