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Community is built by those who refuse to stand down, remain silent or leave anyone behind. These five documentaries introduce people transforming love, gathering places, music and personal testimony into powerful acts of queer resistance.
For Indian Pakistani American Khalid Quraishi, his daughter’s decision to marry the woman she loves becomes a joyous affirmation of faith and family. In Palm Springs, the Tool Shed provides leather-loving, sex-positive LGBTQ+ elders—including some of the oldest survivors of the AIDS epidemic—with sanctuary and chosen family. Nearly 100 members of the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus raise their voices in defense of Texas trans youth. A beloved Vancouver vintage store offers generations of outcasts, dreamers and seekers far more than clothing: it gives them a place to belong. And Memphis-based trans musician Alex da Ponte reclaims his voice onstage and in life through an intimate portrait of transition, parenthood and the healing power of music.
Life is about transitions, and Alex has experienced many in recent years. Parenthood, divorce and gender transition. COME ON, BOY is an intimate, lyrical portrait of the Memphis-based musician as he reclaims his voice both on stage and in life.
Beginning in the present with a live concert performance, the film traces Alex’s journey through life, exploring what it means to rebuild a sense of self. Blending archival footage with new material, the film becomes both a time capsule and a song of transformation: an honest, hopeful meditation on identity, belonging, and the power of music to heal and connect. COME ON, BOY captures the universal longing to be seen and heard for who we truly are.
Community is built by those who refuse to stand down, remain silent or leave anyone behind. These five documentaries introduce people transforming love, gathering places, music and personal testimony into powerful acts of queer resistance.
For Indian Pakistani American Khalid Quraishi, his daughter’s decision to marry the woman she loves becomes a joyous affirmation of faith and family. In Palm Springs, the Tool Shed provides leather-loving, sex-positive LGBTQ+ elders—including some of the oldest survivors of the AIDS epidemic—with sanctuary and chosen family. Nearly 100 members of the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus raise their voices in defense of Texas trans youth. A beloved Vancouver vintage store offers generations of outcasts, dreamers and seekers far more than clothing: it gives them a place to belong. And Memphis-based trans musician Alex da Ponte reclaims his voice onstage and in life through an intimate portrait of transition, parenthood and the healing power of music.
Life is about transitions, and Alex has experienced many in recent years. Parenthood, divorce and gender transition. COME ON, BOY is an intimate, lyrical portrait of the Memphis-based musician as he reclaims his voice both on stage and in life.
Beginning in the present with a live concert performance, the film traces Alex’s journey through life, exploring what it means to rebuild a sense of self. Blending archival footage with new material, the film becomes both a time capsule and a song of transformation: an honest, hopeful meditation on identity, belonging, and the power of music to heal and connect. COME ON, BOY captures the universal longing to be seen and heard for who we truly are.