This book draws attention to the place of queer cinema in the world and the intersection of queer politics and world cinema: how do queer films construct ways of being in the world?, and what is the political value of the worlds that queer cinema creates? It explores how queer filmmaking intersects with international sexual cultures, geopolitics, public space and aesthetics to disrupt dominant modes of world making, or 'worlding'. The authors move beyond the gay art cinema canon to consider a broad range of films, documentaries and activist videos. They trace how queer cinema circulates around the world via film festivals, online consumption, and human rights campaigns.
This book is about nonfiction films about sports. Articles address questions of gender and sexuality, specifically how masculinity and homosexuality are represented in sports documentaries. Others focus on the characteristics of these films, exploring aspects of aesthetics and narrative. In addition to chapters on basketball, football, baseball, boxing, tennis, and auto racing, this collection features marginalized sports like quad rugby, pro wrestling, live action role playing (LARPing), and bodybuilding.