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Bo McGuire composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate in Hokes Bluff, Alabama. This digital screening includes a moderated filmmaker conversation that will be on demand with the film.
Socks on Fire. A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate in Hokes Bluff, Alabama. About The Team. Bo McGuirewas born the queer son of a Waffle House cook and his third-shift waitress in Hokes Bluff, Alabama.
May 1, 2020 · Familial conflagration begets divine, drawly comedy in Bo McGuire's debut feature documentary about growing up queer in the Deep South, 'Socks on Fire,' a prize-winner at Tribeca.
Bo McGuire returns home to rural Alabama to document the bitter property feud between his homophobic aunt and gay uncle. Blending home videos with cinematic reenactments, McGuire paints a riveting picture of a house divided.
2020 1h 33m Documentary LGBTQ+ Drama List 85% Tomatometer 13 Reviews A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her...
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Jun 22, 2021 · TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! “Dirty laundry” is such a perfect euphemism for secrets, especially of the familial variety, never meant to be glimpsed by outside eyes. With the title of his intimate, incisive documentary Socks on Fire, writer/director Bo McGuire knowingly alludes to that idea.
Socks On Fire is both a tribute to the filmmaker's beloved grandmother and a first-person saga of a clan riven by petty jealousies and old wounds, fueled by one member's deep-seated homophobia. Blending home videos and intimate interviews with masterful reenactments—including the ingenious casting of local drag queens—McGuire paints a ...
