Glitter & Doom

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2023 ‧ Musical, Romance ‧ 1h 55min

Serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter begin a summer romance, but their relationship is tested as they try to make it in the music business.

Won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2023 Flyover Film Festival.

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ABOUT

“Gustafson delivers a lot of cinematic shimmer and the musical moments soar.”—Frank J. Avella, Edge Media Network

Glitter & Doom is a fantastical summer romance musical told with the iconic tunes of the Indigo Girls. A musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus fall in love at first sight. Will 29 days be enough time to fall in love forever?

The film stars out LGBTQ discoveries Alex Diaz (Philippines) & Alan Cammish (UK) along with Missi Pyle, Ming-Na Wen, Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Beth Malone, and Kate Pierson.

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CREDITS

Director

Tom Gustafson

Writer

Cory Krueckeberg

Stars

Alex Diaz, Alan Cammish, Ming-Na Wen

Companies

SPEAK Productions, Sin Sentido Films, La Palma de Oro Films

DETAILS

Released

2023-03-08

Runtime

1h 55min

Rating

Not Available

Genres

Musical, Romance

CONTEXT

Countries

USA, Mexico

Languages

English

Awards

Awards, 5 wins

Keywords

gay interest,gay couple,gay,male nudity,queer cinema

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RATINGS

6.7/10

55%

CRITICS REVIEWS

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IndieWireDavid Opie
“Glitter & Doom isn’t quite as polished as other jukebox musicals like “Mamma Mia!,” or even “Across the Universe” for that matter, but this scrappy, DIY approach is very much in keeping with the duo who inspired this film in the first place.”

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Paste MagazineAndrew Crump
“Films like these can hew toward positivity without scrubbing the script of risk, but Glitter & Doom risks next to nothing, except perhaps the Indigo Girls’ dignity.”

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The New York TimesWesley Morris
“This is not a deep movie. A lot of it isn’t even good. The images and story are chaotically assembled. The arrangements bring the music too naggingly close to the rounded, boppy, angsty gleam of certain 21st-century stage musicals . . . Even so, the people who’ve made this thing understand what the Indigo Girls are all about.”

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RogerEbert.comSheila O'Malley
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The Film StageDan Mecca
“Glitter & Doom feels like a beautiful, energetic half-measure.”

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The Hollywood ReporterRobyn Bahr
“Director Tom Gustafson (Were the World Mine) has crafted a sweet if plodding love story but it’s hard to truly hate on this whirling candy-colored poetic fairytale — it’s just too sincere, much like the musical source material.”

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VarietyCourtney Howard
“Frenetic, repetitious and simplistic, it relies heavily on the stylized spectacle of the song numbers and lyrics to bolster the disappointing drama.”

AWARDS

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FilmOut San Diego, US2023
“2023 Winner FilmOut Festival Award, Missi Pyle
2023 Winner FilmOut Festival Award, Michelle Chamuel
2023 Winner FilmOut Programming Award, Alex Diaz - Alan Cammish
2023 Winner FilmOut Festival Award, Cristian Solano (director of photography)”