Johnny Symons — Director (6)

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Beyond Conception (2006)
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Beyond Conception is an intimate portrait of a gay male couple, an egg donor, and a lesbian surrogate who find themselves on a high-tech journey to build a modern family. Over two bumpy years of disappointments and triumphs, they discover the complexities of creating life using unconventional means.

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Assembly (2025)
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other title: 어셈블리
Visionary artist Rashaad Newsome merges art, AI, and performance to create a multimedia tribute to vogueing and Black queer culture. Invited to stage a show at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, he reclaims the space from its white military past, transforming it into a Black queer utopia. Joined by global collaborators and Being—an AI ‘digital griot’—Newsome’s creative journey unfolds in this immersive documentary. Through striking visuals and storytelling, the film celebrates community, resilience, and the power of art to heal, unite, and spark liberation.

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爹地和爸爸 (2002)
Daddy and Papa Douban
other title: Daddy and Papa
Daddy and Papa explores the growing phenomenon of gay fatherhood and its impact on American culture. Though the stories of four different families, including the filmmaker's own, Daddy and Papa delves into the particular challenges facing gay men who decide to become dads. From surrogacy and interracial adoption, to the complexities of gay divorce, to the battle for full legal status as parents, Daddy and Papa presents a revealing look at some of the gay fathers who are breaking new ground in the ever-changing landscape of the American family.

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奔走柜外 (2016)
Out Run Douban
other title: Out Run / 骄傲大选战(台)
「政治需要一道彩虹的力量」 全球唯一的LGBT政黨在菲律賓,Ladlad黨想藉由從政為在地LGBT族群發聲,於2010年落敗後,他們企圖在2013年捲土重來,其中一位參選代表是跨性別女候選人班姆姿,繼上回競選失利後,她重新思考策略以獲得更多民眾支持,協同充滿熱忱與鬥志的競選團隊踏遍全國各大都市和小鎮,並與基督教牧師候選人抗衡,但為了贏得選舉而作出的政策讓步,真的能令他們入主國會嗎? 台裔美籍導演江松長和美國導演強尼賽門斯共同聚焦於菲律賓的Ladlad黨歷經三年的競選過程,他們認為在同性婚姻和領養權於西歐及北美合法化的現今,還有許多地區仍存在對LGBT族群的政治壓迫、仇視與暴力,菲律賓境內的同志早已廣被接納,卻仍受到傳統與宗教的反對,本片展現當地LGBT族群的自我認同與爭取平權。