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Light Up
Directed by
Ryan Ashley Lowery
2024
1h 31m
Documentary
8.8
91%
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A group of Black queer men and a trans woman in Atlanta discover their power through embracing their authentic selves.
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Cast of Light Up
Dunlap Simone
Self
Ryan Ashley Lowery
Self / Director
Derek Johnson
Self
Benjamin Carlton
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Obio Jones
Self
Octavius Terry
Self
Light Up Ratings & Reviews
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
André Hereford
Propelled by the subjects' candor, and their insights, 'Light Up' offers a thoughtful, lived-in, multi-faceted view of being Black and LGBTQ in America and in the relative queer mecca of Atlanta.
Film Fugitives
Pramit Chatterjee
entertainment hasn't become woke enough, and we need more movies like Light Up.
D Movies
Victoria Luxford
Living up to its title, Light Up comes at a crucial time in the United States, where LGBTQ+ rights seem to be under attach daily. With this in mind, these five stories remind both Queer audience members and allies just what they are fighting for.
Cinema Crazed
Emilie Black
... a documentary that will connect deeply with some...
TheIndependentCritic.com
Richard Propes
The importance of community is a recurring theme, both family and family of choice is present throughout and there is, as one should expect, remarkable scenes of drama, pain, renewal, and healing throughout Light Up.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
What Lowery is really interested in is the human story that each of these people has to tell.
High on Films
Shikhar Verma
Even though the documentary is never able to visually represent the traumas and triumphs of these individuals, it is able to progressively insinuate queerness as a form of expression and self-realization.
Film Threat
Bradley Gibson
The LGBTQ community in Atlanta is vibrant and expansive, and Light Up showcases the city and that community in a respectful light. I
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