'La Bola Negra' kicks off Reeling film festival in Chicago
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival begins Thursday with the screening of "La Bola Negra." The film follows three gay men before, during, and after Spain’s Civil War. This marks a milestone as the first major gay film to open the festival in its 44-year history.
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival opens Thursday with the Cannes-saluted “La Bola Negra.” Oscar buzz is in the air. It’s also the first major gay film in the 44-year-old event's history, after a decades-long quest by organizers to showcase high-profile queer stories.The nearly three-hour passionate panorama, which links three gay men in stories set before, during and after Spain’s Civil War, was written and directed by two gay men and stars…
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