Socks on Fire

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Socks on Fire

2020

1h 33m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

Drama

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A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate.

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

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Keith Uhlich

The Hollywood Reporter

A beguiling paean to a family undone by dysfunction...

May 1, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Producer: Tatiana Bears, Amy Dotson, Bo McGuire
Screenwriter: Bo McGuire, Max Allman
Production Co: Blanton Boles, Wavelength International, Motto Pictures
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m