{"id":29997,"date":"2021-03-31T10:09:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/?p=29997"},"modified":"2021-03-31T10:12:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:12:52","slug":"mama-gloria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/mama-gloria\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys On Film on BFI Flare: Mama Gloria"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mama Gloria REVIEW | BFI Flare 2021 - Boys On Film\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iZHFGZTMHF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this <strong>Boys On Film<\/strong> review, <strong>Phil<\/strong>, <strong>Raj<\/strong> and <strong>Sean<\/strong> take on one of <strong>BFI Flare&#8217;s<\/strong> important documentary film selections with <strong>Mama Gloria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"plot-xl\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10741012\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">From IMDB<\/a>:<\/strong> Chicago&#8217;s Black transgender icon <strong>Gloria Allen<\/strong> blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her. Born in 1945, she grew up amid the celebrated Black &#8220;sissy&#8221; balls on Chicago&#8217;s South Side and transitioned after high school with the love and support of the women in her family.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"plot-xl\">Know your herstory children. <strong>Mama Gloria<\/strong> was there before <strong>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race<\/strong> and not even Mama Ru can hold a match to Gloria.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ChiFilmFest 2020 | Mama Gloria - Official Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBaQtrY1gNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"plot-xl\">If you love a good talking head documentary like we do, <strong>Mama Gloria<\/strong> will deliver indeed. I hope in my older age, I can be even a quarter as charming and put together as Mama Gloria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"plot-xl\"><strong>Mama Gloria<\/strong> is still on the festival circuit, so check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamagloriafilm.com\/\"><strong>official website<\/strong><\/a> to find out the next online screening is taking place. Seek this film out kids &#8211; its worth your time.<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"plot-xl\">New episodes of <strong>Boys on Film<\/strong> are released every week, so make sure to subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCaNc2JH146PLiqAxP2SWdvQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Phil Marriott\u2019s YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For more <strong>EQ Music<\/strong> film and television reviews, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/category\/film-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Film\/TV channel<\/strong><\/a> right here on the site.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know your herstory children. 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