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Homotopia

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Homotopia
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.

Plot

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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

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Sequel

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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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References

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  1. Stanley, Eric; Vargas, Chris (May 19, 2007), Homotopia (Short, Drama), TKRC, retrieved May 13, 2022
  2. "Film Review: Homotopia and other shorts". qmunicatemagazine.com. January 30, 2016. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. "The Filmmakers Behind 'Criminal Queers' Explain Why "Queer Liberation is Prison Abolition"". In These Times. June 26, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. "Criminal Queers". Transgender Media Portal. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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