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LGBTQ+ Shorts

The Foundation

29m

Directed by P. Staff • 2015 • United States, United Kingdom

Originally conceived as a gallery installation, THE FOUNDATION explores the complex legacy of gay fetish artist Tom of Finland via a portrait of the Tom of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles and the community that has formed around it.

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