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Films and Filmmakers: "Do I Sound Gay?"
Co-moderated by Brian Edwards, Co-sponsored by the LGBTQ Center
David Thorpe is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker. His first feature documentary, Do I Sound Gay?, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 (Runner-up, People's Choice Award) and has gone on to play dozens of film festivals worldwide. In Summer 2015, IFC Films/Sundance Selects is releasing Do I Sound Gay?theatrically in 27 cities and on pay-per-view in the U.S. The film has received widespread critical acclaim, including praise from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post and NPR, which called Do I Sound Gay? "a compelling portrait of internalized homophobia and liberation."
Who Sounds Gay? a short film that Thorpe made for the New York Times' "Op-Doc" series, spent two days onNYTimes.com's "Most Emailed" and "Most Viewed" lists. Thorpe has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including, Watch What Happens Live, CNN's Headline News, "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," KCRW's "Press Play with Madeline Brand" and HuffPost Live.
In addition to his film work, Thorpe spent five years as communications director at the pioneering AIDS nonprofitHousing Works in New York City. For nearly two decades, he was also a freelance journalist, writing about gay life, AIDS, and popular culture for publications such as Jane, OUT, Time Out New York, New York, POZ and O, the Oprah Magazine. For more information, visit www.doisoundgay.com.
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