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Review: Girls Like Girls

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By Taryn McFadden Verified
| Chicago Reader Verified
Hayley Kiyoko, known affectionately to her fans as “Lesbian Jesus,” makes her directorial debut this Pride month with Girls Like Girls. The actor, singer, songwriter, author, and LGBTQ+ advocate developed the feature film based on her 2015 song and music video and her 2023 YA novel adaptation of the same name. The story follows Coley (Maya da Costa), who, after the death of her mom, moves in with her estranged dad in rural Oregon.
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Sapphopalooza, the Music Box Theatre’s lesbian film series, returns for a second year

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By Taryn McFadden Verified
| Chicago Reader Verified
Elizabeth Arnott, 36, is a local film programmer and the director of marketing and publicity at Music Box Films. Last year, she guest programmed Sapphopalooza, a new sapphic film series hosted at the Music Box Theatre throughout May. The 13-film program included queer classics, cult favorites, and exploratory options such as Bound (1996), But I’m a Cheerleader (1999), and Queens of Drama (2024). Sapphopalooza returns this year from Saturday, May 9, through Sunday, May 31.
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Johnny Jones is telling North Lawndale stories

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By Taryn McFadden Verified
| Chicago Reader Verified
Johnny Jones, aka MrLingoHimself, is a Chicago-based filmmaker, entrepreneur, and community builder. He spent his early years at the west-side public housing project Rockwell Gardens before moving to North Lawndale at age eight following the death of his mother. He was primarily raised by his grandmother alongside his two sisters and grew to be an adventurous city kid, playing Little League and independently navigating Chicago. Jones attended high school at Crane Tech Prep (now Richard T.
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