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  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 17 m

Summary Is there such a thing as a "gay voice"? Why do some people "sound gay" but not others? Why are gay voices a mainstay of pop culture—but also a trigger for anti-gay harassment? The feature documentary Do I Sound Gay? explores these questions and more and includes revealing interviews with Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, Don Lemon, Dan Savage, Dav...

Directed By: David Thorpe

Written By: Maeve O'Boyle, David Thorpe

  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 17 m

Do I Sound Gay?

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Summary Is there such a thing as a "gay voice"? Why do some people "sound gay" but not others? Why are gay voices a mainstay of pop culture—but also a trigger for anti-gay harassment? The feature documentary Do I Sound Gay? explores these questions and more and includes revealing interviews with Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, Don Lemon, Dan Savage, Dav...

Directed By: David Thorpe

Written By: Maeve O'Boyle, David Thorpe

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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31% Mixed
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88
Jul 23, 2015
Thorpe doesn’t flinch from whatever awkward or controversial findings his subjects offer up, especially when they concern himself. The filmmaker’s curiosity as a reporter is tempered by an unapologetically subjective perspective.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 10, 2015
What it does explore makes it a satisfying, lighthearted look at one man’s search for perceived vocal machismo.
By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 30, 2015
It’s an interesting film, consistently entertaining, a mile wide and an inch deep.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 7, 2015
Do I Sound Gay? gets into the mysteries of homosexual attraction and eroticism, and suggests that if Thorpe wants the kind of long-term relationship that Takei, Sedaris, and Savage have, he’ll have to get over his fetishization of the macho and learn to accept himself. That’s a poignant, powerful conclusion, all from asking one question.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 8, 2015
The film looks back at “gay voice” throughout popular culture, starting with films of the 1930s and with TV icon Paul Lynde; it also plays a disheartening clip of a young Louis CK bellowing “f - - - - t!” in a routine.
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50
Jul 23, 2015
It’s cute and easy to watch, though we can’t overcome the feeling that it’s an unambitious film about an ambitious topic.
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40
Jul 9, 2015
Writer-director-star David Thorpe attempts to probe the whys and wherefores of what he calls the stereotypical "gay male voice," but he ends up crafting a naval-gazing self-portrait that's unflattering, inconclusive and, at times, a bit specious.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Impact Partners, Little Punk, ThinkThorpe
Release Date Jul 10, 2015
Duration 1 h 17 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.doisoundgay.com/
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Awards

KASHISH Pride Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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