“ZIPPY, INSIGHTFUL AND DEEPLY MOVING… First-time director Jen Rainin’s portrait of Stevens, Curve’s achievements and blindspots, lesbian progress during the Clinton era and the uneasiness with the “lesbian” label among many queer women today is accomplished, resonant and deeply moving.”
Press
- Ahead of the Curve Film Review – Hagan Osborne, FilmInk | September 17, 2020
- Curve Magazine defined lesbian culture for decades — and this film pays loving tribute to its legacy – Peter Knegt, CBC | August 19, 2020
- AUDIO: Interview with Jen Rainin and Frances Stevens – Robert Sims, Lights Camera Austin | August 13, 2020
- 4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now – Sarah Taher, Xtra Magazine | August 13, 2020
- Qmmunity: Queer History Is Shared History – Beth Sullivan, The Austin Chronicle | August 14, 2020
- Get Ahead of the Curve with aGLIFF – Groundbreaking queer magazine Curve changes with the times – Beth Sullivan, Austin Chronicle | August 12, 2020
- Outfest Announces Virtual and Drive-In Screenings of Over 160 Films – Daniel Reynolds, The Advocate | August 10, 2020
- Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival goes drive-in and digital this summer! – Greg Hernandez, Greg In Hollywood | August 10, 2020
- Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Fest Sets Hybrid 2020 Edition to Boost Inclusion (Exclusive) – Etan Vlessing, Hollywood Reporter | July 22, 2020
- Qmmunity: What Lies on the Queer Horizon – Beth Sullivan, Austin Chronicle | July 17, 2020
- The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival Announces Lineup for aGLIFF 33: Prism – Edge Media Network | July 9, 2020
- AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes: LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020 – Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle | July 8, 2020
- ‘Ahead of the Curve’: Film Review – Inkoo Kang, Hollywood Reporter | July 2, 2020
- Pride Month Doc Corner: Keith Haring, Curve magazine and Intersex – Glenn Dunks, Film Experience | July 1, 2020
- America’s Great—If Small—Return to Drive-In Theaters – Angela Watercutter, Wired | June 30, 2020
- Frameline 2020 Review: An Influential Magazine Faces a Future Beyond Its Pages in “Ahead of the Curve” – Stephen Saito, Moveable Fest | June 29, 2020
- Ahead Of The Curve Premieres at the Frameline Festival Drive-In Style! – Richard Jones, Queer Forty | June 26, 2020
- JOSHUA REVIEWS JEN RAININ’S AHEAD OF THE CURVE – Joshua Brunsting, Criterion Cast | June 26, 2020
- Ahead of the Curve World Premiere – Charlotte Robinson, Outtake | June 26, 2020
- “Everything You Can Do in San Francisco This Weekend” – Daisy Barringer, Thrillist | June 25, 2020
- Frameline Film Festival Streams Pride Showcase – SF Weekly | June 25, 2020
- What to Watch: Jon Stewart’s savage humor and how to watch Frameline44 at home – David Reddish, Queerty | June 25, 2020
- Now Playing! Truth Breaks Through, From Pride Month to Ukraine’s Famine – Michael Fox, KQED | June 24, 2020
- 8 Ways to Celebrate Pride Online – Sarah Taher, Xtra Magazine | June 24, 2020
- Screen Grabs: Frameline’s Pride Showcase cruises onto your laptop – Dennis Harvey, 48 Hills | June 22, 2020
- SF-set ‘Stage Mother’ closes Frameline Pride Showcase – James Ambroff-Tahan, San Francisco Examiner | June 22, 2020
- Official Trailer for ‘Ahead of the Curve’ Doc About Curve Lesbian Mag – Alex Billington, First Showing | June 22, 2020
- Haaz Sleiman, Jackie Beat and more: our seven must-see titles from a virtual Frameline44 – David Reddish, Queerty | June 20, 2020
- 18 Fun Things to Do This Week – Chloe Saraceni, 7X7 Magazine | June 19, 2020
- Review: ‘Ahead of the Curve’ Is An Absorbing Look at the Groundbreaking Lesbian Magazine and Its Founder – Killian Melloy, Edge Media Network | June 18, 2020
- SF Frameline LGBTQ film fest goes online for Pride – here’s what to see – Randy Myers, The Mercury News | June 17, 2020
- Yes, San Francisco is still celebrating SF Pride 50. – Jose Alejandro Bastidas, San Francisco Chronicle | June 16, 2020
- ‘Summerland’, ‘Ahead Of The Curve’ to screen at virtual Frameline44 Pride Showcase – Jeremy Kay, Screen Daily | June 11, 2020
- Frameline44 Pride Showcase to Take Place June 25—28 – Edge Media Network | May 13, 2020
- Virtual Frameline44 Pride Showcase and ‘Ahead of the Curve’ Coming Out in June – Louise Prollamante, GLAAD | May 12, 2020
- Frameline44 Pride Showcase to Take Place in June – Broadway World San Francisco | May 12, 2020
- Online Extra: Frameline44 Pride Showcase to stream in late June – Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter | May 12, 2020
- The Women Who Inspired ‘Ahead of the Curve,’ a Documentary About the First-Ever Glossy Magazine for Lesbians | Kickstarter Magazine, May 8, 2020
- Press Release December 12, 2019 – New Feature Documentary Ahead of the Curve Wins Esteemed Paley DocPitch Competition
- Press Release April 29, 2019 – New Feature Documentary Ahead Of The Curve Draws Attention To Lesbian Visibility
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