“Brokeback Mountain” (2005)
It challenges ideas of masculinity especially in the American west as well as the stereotypes of a gay man “should be” or “act like”.
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
Promising Young Woman is a film about a woman in her thirties who spends her weekends going out to bars, alone, acting as though she is black-out drunk. In this state, she gets many men to bring her home. She waits for them to take advantage of her, and at that moment she teaches them…
Schitt’s Creek
When the extremely rich Rose family loses all of their wealth and possessions due to the actions of a fraudulent business manager, they are left with one possession that the government deemed worthless: the remote town of Schitt’s Creek, which the Rose’s had purchased in the past as a joke due to its comical name.…
Progressive Pictures: The Story of OJ
“The Story of OJ” is a song/music video by Jay-Z that depicts the realities of American culture and society, specifically regarding the black community, and how the history of this country – beginning with slavery – has culminated in oppressive economic circumstances and damaging African-American stereotypes for those who identify as black in America. The…
American Skin (2021)
American Skin follows the story of an ex-Marine father (Lincoln Jefferson) who witness the death of his son in a targeted police shooting. When asked to star in a documentary by a high school student, the mourning father uses this as an opportunity to broadcast his revenge. The film takes a violent turn when Lincoln…
Moonlight (2016)
Set in Miami during the height of the crack epidemic, Moonlight tells the story of Little, Chiron, and Black in its three acts. Three different facets of the story of the same black man, struggling to keep and find his identity in a society that rejects who he is. The legacy of the film is…
Progressive Pictures: Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Plot: Set in the early 1960s, Brokeback Mountain tells the story of two men hired to herd sheep for the summer. These men, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, develop a romantic and sexual relationship, but break apart at the end of the summer. They both eventually end up marrying women, but their relationship continues…
Progressive Pictures – EXC Post Challenge (Due 2/17 by 10am)
Due by 10:00 am on Wednesday, February 17th Post the name of a mainstream film, miniseries television event, or extended narrative music video (e.g. Lemonade) that you believe successfully promotes a radical or progressive political issue. Provide a short (2-3 sentence) summary of the plot and a brief (3-5 sentence) description of the political issue…