Lessons Learned: New Kubla Khan Production to Premiere on July 10
In 2006, Kubla Khan Productions, with the mission of “taking the camp out of gay-themed features and documentaries while maintaining the artful and diverse relevance of contemporary gay life,” premiered its first movie, Grace Haven, to a sold out audience. The gay indie horror production team of Kalima Y. Young and Aj Hyde is now set to premier Lessons Learned, a full-length psychological thriller, at Creative Alliance on Friday, July 10. Young and Hyde spoke with Gay Life about Kubla Kahn Productions, queer film and the making of Lessons Learned. ...Continue

Power Child
Meryl Streep embodies iconic cookbook author and television chef Julia Child in Nora Ephron’s highly anticipated film Julie & Julia ...Continue

Crystal Fog: An Interview with filmmaker Steve Yeager
Everyone in Baltimore knows John Waters, but do you know the filmmaker behind the acclaimed 1998 John Waters’ documentary? Maryland’s only Sundance winner, Steve Yeager, director of Divine Trash, brings audiences a new narrative feature,Crystal Fog—, which will make its world premiere at the Charles Theatre on Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. ...Continue

Greek Pete to Screen at Maryland Film Festival
Among the films at this year’s Maryland Film Festival, set to take place Thursday, May 7 – Saturday, May 9, is a film exploring the world of London-based gay escorts.Director Andrew Haigh spoke with Gay Life about making Greek Pete, the challenges of exploring the gay escort business while avoiding cliché and upcoming works in progress. ...Continue

Two By Two: An Interview with Darryl Stephens of Noah’s Arc
Speaking about both the top-rated television series and the hugely successful full-length feature film it became, Darryl Stephens, who plays the title role on LOGO Channel’s Noah’s Arc, dishes in pairs. Stephens talks with Gay Life about both the social responsibility and the financial reality of being an actor, the triumphs and the challenges of representations in the media, and the intersections of black culture and the gay community. ...Continue