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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A South African film, Runs in the Family (RITF) has scored a nomination at the GLAAD Media Awards, for its representation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
“So deeply proud of the entire team and grateful for this big nod from the Hollywood queers. If you haven’t yet, check out RITF on Netflix and tell all your friends,” wrote one of the movie’s leads, Gabe Gabriel.
Runs In The Family follows a reformed con artist and his transgender son on a road trip across South Africa to break his ex – the estranged mother – out of rehab and return in time for a drag competition that could win the boy his gender-affirming surgery. Gabriel, who is a transgender man in real life, portrays the character of the son.
The Netflix movie is directed by Ian Gabriel, who also directed Four Corners and Forgiveness. The cast includes celebrated actors such as Diaan Lawrenson and Faniswa Yisa.
GLAAD Awards
The GLAAD Media Awards are one of the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world which send powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally.
They recognise and honour media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community
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