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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raves about JOIN THE CLUB an excellent doc on DENNIS PEARSON the greatest queer activist we’ve never heard off

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Dennis Peron is the greatest queer activist you’ve never heard of. A fantastic new documentary, Join The Club, however, seeks to address that. It tells the story of how the one-time queer hippy improved millions of American lives through his 1980s and 1990s activism in launching the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, and the subsequent legalisation … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews REAS a beautiful hybrid musical documentary/drama examines prison life using real ex-cons

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  Dancing, fighting, performing, loving, fashion shows, football, vogueing…all in a day’s work for the inmates of Buenos Aires’ Casero women’s prison. Lola Arias’ beautiful hybrid musical documentary/drama Reas examines prison life using real ex-cons who re-enact their prison experiences to great effect. Queer women, trans men, ex models, drug mules, con artists…the whole spectrum … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews UNICORNS a beautiful study of self-discovery and self-acceptance

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    London’s queer East End nightlife has always been a melting pot of races, communities and cultures. One of the highlights of a night in any one of its fabulous queer bars and clubs over the decades – from the legendary LA, Joiners Arms, Trade, The Spiral Staircase, Benjy’s and so on, to current … Continue reading



Queerguru reviews MERCHANT IVORY a celebration of the work and lives of the queer pioneer filmmakers

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  Stephen Soucy’s new documentary MERCHANT IVORY is one of those rare films that actually surpasses all the hype and the anticipation that preceded it.   This affectionate profile on the legendary queer film pioneers makes for such joyous viewing.  Especially if you are of a certain age (!) and grew up on the splendor of … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews FIVE FILMS FOR FREEDOM a free digital queer campaign by The British Council & BFI Flare

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    Five Films For Freedom, the world’s largest queer digital campaign, now in its tenth year, brings five new films from the Philippines, India, Spain, the UK and USA free to audiences worldwide. The film program continues the British Council’s partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. You are invited to dive into … Continue reading



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