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Bear Nation Screening
From KXAN.com - Austin News
"A splinter group of a colorful, outspoken subculture is wonderful subject material for any documentary feature.
"Bear Nation," a documentary about the movement of larger, hairier gay men (adorably nicknamed "bears") within the community, premiered this weekend at SXSW...
...In his new full-length documentary, Ingram manages to fill a lot of information and a little emotion into 90 minutes.
First, "Bear Nation" establishes for unknowing audiences what exactly a bear is. By the subjects' insistence, the bear community is extremely open and accepting of everyone but appreciates size and "fur" especially. Some bears are covered in hair, some are not, some are fat, some are muscular. But all have a place in this film and in their community...
...And it would not be a documentary about a gay subculture without a section for coming out stories. This film has its own twist since bears often come out to their straight friends and family as gay before coming out to their gay friends as a part of the bear community.
The bears in the film explain that because of the pressure to conform to a stereotypical image of gay men, they were forced to seek out another community that would accept them. Because of this search for identity recognition and acceptance, "Bear Nation" also relates a positive body image theme that is ultimately the most universal to audience members.
Audiences unfamiliar with the subject should find the film informative and enjoyable, and men who identify with the subjects will appreciate the representation...
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LocationTivoli Theatre
6350 Delmar in The Loop
St. Louis, MO 63130
United States
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