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      Socks on Fire

      2020 1 hr. 33 min. Documentary LGBTQ+ Drama List
      85% 13 Reviews Tomatometer A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate. Read More Read Less

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      Jude Dry indieWire The result is an admirable first effort that contains flashes of cinematic beauty, but ultimately collapses under the weight of its lofty ambitions. Rated: C+ May 4, 2020 Full Review Keith Uhlich Hollywood Reporter A beguiling paean to a family undone by dysfunction... May 1, 2020 Full Review Shane Slater Awards Radar A touching example of the therapeutic power of documentary filmmaking, for both its subjects and the audience alike. Rated: 3/4 Dec 30, 2021 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies There's a lovely lyrical patina to the patter of Bo McGuire and his family as they recollect, re-enact, and discuss the aftermath of... Rated: 68/100 Aug 19, 2021 Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience Misconceptions about its subjects are something that McGuire is clearly intent on confronting and twisting, and with this colorful film he achieves a deceptively sly portrait of southern queer existence. Jul 19, 2021 Full Review Nick Rocco Scalia Film Threat At one point, McGuire explains that he simply wanted to make a film "that would have everybody I loved on camera," and Socks on Fire more than fulfills that hope. Rated: 8/10 Jun 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate.
      Director
      Bo McGuire
      Executive Producer
      Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn, Ken Pelletier
      Screenwriter
      Bo McGuire, Max Allman
      Production Co
      Blanton Boles, Wavelength International, Motto Pictures
      Genre
      Documentary, LGBTQ+, Drama
      Original Language
      English