Southern Pride (2017)

Malcolm Ingrams spiritual companion piece to his acclaimed documentary Small Town Gay Bar Southern Pride offers a fascinating insight into LGTBQ rights in a postTrump landscape Headstrong bar owner Lynn Koval alongside a team of friends and her own Republicanvoting sister endeavour against all odds to organise a Pride march in her local town Meanwhile in another part of the state organisers of a Black Pride celebration are simultaneously striving to make a difference despite the numerous setbacks that stand in their way Emotionally textured and politically prescient this inspiring tale of triumph over adversity addresses themes of leadership struggle division community and race relations ultimately offering a sense of hope in a world that can too often appear so hopeless