“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’: How The World’s Most Successful Lesbian Magazine Created Positive Visibility – Audrey Nowakowski & Jack Hurbanis, WUWM 98.7 NPR | October 27, 2020
- How 2020 Changed Our Distribution Plans for Our Doc About Lesbian Icon Franco Stevens – Women and Hollywood | October 6, 2020
- 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
- Get Ahead of the Curve with aGLIFF – Groundbreaking queer magazine Curve changes with the times – Beth Sullivan, Austin Chronicle | August 12, 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
- Ahead of the Curve World Premiere – Charlotte Robinson, Outtake | June 26, 2020
- Official Trailer for ‘Ahead of the Curve’ Doc About Curve Lesbian Mag – Alex Billington, First Showing | June 22, 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
- Virtual Frameline44 Pride Showcase and ‘Ahead of the Curve’ Coming Out in June – Louise Prollamante, GLAAD | 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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