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'Laugh in the Dark' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Justine Pimlott and released in 1999.[Thomas Waugh, 'Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas'. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. . p. 288.] The film profiles a group of gay men who, in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the early 1980s, moved to the faded resort town of Crystal Beach, Ontario with an eye to reviving it as a gay resort comparable to Provincetown or Fire Island;[Susan Walker, "Gay and lesbian fest shows how far they've come ; Films and filmmakers of Inside Out are gaining acceptance, at least here". 'Toronto Star', May 14, 1999.] spearheaded by Gary Colwell and Don Morden, the group launched a bed and breakfast, a restaurant and a drag cabaret.[Gordon Bowness, [https://www.dailyxtra.com/steelworkers-miners-faggots-oh-my-48213 "Steelworkers, miners & faggots. Oh my"]. 'Daily Xtra', May 19, 1999.]
The film's name is taken from a dark ride of the same name that operated at Crystal Beach Park.
In his book 'Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas', Thomas Waugh called the film "one of the most effective and affecting elegies in Canadian queer cinema."[
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The film premiered at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 1999,[ winning the award for Best Canadian Film. It was subsequently screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2000, winning the award for Best Film on Social Issues.][Fiona MacDonald, [http://playbackonline.ca/2000/05/15/29128-20000515/ "Ooh la la Hot Docs wraps"]. 'Playback', May 15, 2000.]
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Category:1999 films
Category:Canadian documentary films
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Category:Documentary films about gay men
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Category:1990s Canadian films
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