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June has just started and with it, the Pride Month! Here we curated 10 new and old movies and TV shows to watch and celebrate this colorful month. Share this list with friends and family, especially with those who need to open their minds and understand that love is love (you know what we mean, right? ;) ).

10 L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Movies and TV Shows to Watch and Celebrate Pride Month

Grab your popcorn and enjoy!


1. Love, Victor on Hulu and Disney+


Set in the world of the original 2018 film “Love, Simon,” the series follows Victor, a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.


Season 3 premieres on June 15.

2. The Chi on Showtime


Jake, Papa, and Kevin must confront the harsh reality of how the world views young, Black men in the aftermath of an act of police brutality. As the three friends reckon with a broken system, the aftershocks ripple across the South Side.


Season 5 premieres on June 26.



3. The Book of Queer on Discovery+


From trans-Indian warriors to gay Roman emperors, these colorful and often titillating tales give history a much-needed, head-to-toe makeover.


4. First Kill on Netflix


Based on series creator V.E. Schwab's short story, this romance drama with bite stars Sarah Catherine Hook and Imani Lewis.


Premieres on June 10.


5. This is Going to Hurt on AMC+


This Is Going to Hurt, is based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international memoir of the same name with episodes dropping weekly. It follows Whishaw’s Adam, a doctor finding his way through the ranks of the hospital hierarchy. While he’s junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, he’s also senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam clings to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.



The Fat Lady - the film

6. Tangerine on Netflix


Tangerine focuses on a transgender sex worker who, after getting out of prison, finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She decides to storm through Tinseltown with her fellow friend to confront him.



7. The Way He Looks on Netflix


Set against the music of Belle and Sebastian, Daniel Ribeiro's coming-of-age tale, The Way He Looks is a fun Brazilian movie with a tender story about friendship and the complications of young love. Leo is a blind teenager who’s fed up with his overprotective mother and the bullies at school. Looking to assert his independence, he decides to study abroad to the dismay of his best friend, Giovana. When Gabriel, the new kid in town, teams with Leo on a school project, new feelings blossom in him that make him reconsider his plans. Meanwhile, Giovana, grows jealous of this newfound companionship as tensions mount between her and Leo.



8. The Death and Life Of John F. Donovan on Hulu


A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.



9. Portrait of a Lady on Fire on Netflix


Marianne is hired to secretly paint a portrait of a noblewoman's soon-to-wed daughter, who refuses to pose but soon reciprocates the artist's gaze.


PS.: If you live in Indianapolis, IN, and surroundings, Kan-Kan movie theater is showing this film from June 20 to 30th. Get your tickets here!


10. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on Amazon


Of course, we weren't going to leave out this classic queer movie! The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Terence Stamp, as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The film's title references the slang term "queen" for a drag queen or female impersonator.


PS.: If you live in Indianapolis, IN, and surroundings, Kan-Kan movie theater is showing this classic from June 2 to 8th. Get your tickets here!







To celebrate Black History Month we here at Avellar agency chose 25 of our favorite films to watch during this important month. It all began with Carter G. Woodson who founded in 1915 the Association For The Study Of African American Life and History, an organization that was dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by African Americans and other peoples of African descent. Since 1976, every president has designated a month dedicated to the celebration of Black History and culture. We embrace this celebration and invite you to sit back and open your mind and heart to watch these amazing and memorable films.



Our 25 favorite Black History Month movies to watch!

1. Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee (1989)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime
2. The Color Purple | Steven Spielberg (1985)
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

3. 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen (2013)
Where to watch: Netflix
4. Boyz n the Hood | John Singleton (1991)
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

5. Selma | Ava DuVernay (2014)
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

6. Ray | Taylor Hackford (2004)
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

7. The Birth of a Nation | Nate Parker (2016)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime


8. Harriet | Kasi Lemmons (2019)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime


9. What Happened, Miss Simone? | Liz Garbus (2015)

Where to watch: Netflix

10. Boycott | Clark Johnson (2001)

Where to watch: HBO Max


11. Summer Of Soul | Questlove (2021)

Where to watch: Hulu


12. Antebellum | Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (2020)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime


13.Billie | James Erskine (2019)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime


14. Quincy | Rashida Jones, Alan Hicks (2018)

Where to Watch : Netflix


15. Judas and the Black Messiah | Will Berson and ‎Shaka King (2021)

Where to Watch : Hulu

16. The Black Godfather | Reginald Hudlin (2019)

Where to Watch : Netflix


17. Malcolm X | Spike Lee (1992)


Where to Watch : Netflix

18. I Am Not Your Negro | Raoul Peck (2016)

Where to Watch : Hulu

19. The Butler | Lee Daniels (2013)

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

20.Hidden Figures | Theodore Melfi


Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

21. Tangerine | Sean Baker (2015)

Where to Watch: Netflix

22. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Justin Chadwick (2013)

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

23.One Night in Miami | Regina King (2021)

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

24. Men of Honor | George Tillman Jr (2000)

Where to Watch: Hulu


25. Mudbound | Dee Rees (2017)

Where to watch: Netflix

Got some time to binge a couple of TV shows this weekend? We got you covered! Here is a list of 5 different shows and films to choose, from and enjoy.

TV Binging for The Weekend

Any suggestion? Leave us a comment below. Prepare the popcorn, here it goes!


Good on Paper (Netflix)


After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the perfect guy. On paper, he checks all the boxes but is he everything he appears to be?

Dom (Amazon Prime)


Dom tells the story of Pedro, a handsome boy from Rio de Janeiro’s middle class who is introduced to cocaine in his teen years, putting him on the path to becoming the leader of a criminal gang that dominated the tabloids in Rio in the early 2000s: Pedro Dom. Shifting between action, adventure and drama, Dom also follows Pedro’s father Victor Dantas, who as a teenager, makes a discovery at the bottom of the sea, reports it to the authorities and ends up joining the police intelligence service. The series shows the journey of father and son living opposite lives, often mirroring and complementing each other, while both confront situations which blur the lines between right and wrong.


This is Pop (Netflix)


How do you define pop music? Is it a sound, a style, or a cultural moment? Introducing This Is Pop, an exploration into 70 years of pop music, from its many disputed origins to its coming of age as a global cultural behemoth. 8 unique documentary films that reveal why we're hooked on pop.

Dirty John: The Betty Broderick (Netflix)


Dirty John: The Betty Broderick story is out now on Netflix. Wondering what parts of the show are true/real and which were made up for TV? We've got you covered, with the most searched for questioned answered, plus real photos and videos from the case.

Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)


In Taste the Nation, award-winning cookbook author, host and executive producer Padma Lakshmi, takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today. From indigenous communities to recent immigrant arrivals, Padma breaks bread with Americans across the nation to uncover the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history - ultimately revealing stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American.







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