Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis week QUEERGURU is heading to Rochester in Upstate New York 2018 for the 29th Edition of ImageOut which is the largest LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the region. Incidentally, they are so much more than an annual film festival as they are an organization with six programs and services. (Check out http://www.imageout.org/ for full … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCelebrating 15 years THE IRIS PRIZE FILM FESTIVAL in Wales glorious capital Cardiff has become a leading voice in championing LGBT+ short films, and a significant event in the British film festival calendar. The Festival is the home of the Iris Prize a stunning £30,000 film award – the world’s largest short film prize which … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOn The Fringe of Wild, the feature film debut of director Emma Catalfamo and writer Sorelle Doucet is a contemporary coming-out-tale set in the outbacks of Ontario where time and rampant homophobia have seemingly stood still. It is a very sharp reminder that even in 2021 life is still made unbearable for LGBTQ … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEl Planeta is the debut feature film of Spanish artist, and now also film director, Amalia Ulman. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film festival to an enthusiastic audience. Ulman is the director, writer, producer, and star of the film. Her own mother, Ale Ulman, is also in the film, making her … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSpanish filmmaking duo David Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández swap their usual roles of producers to become the co-directors and writers of his intriguing queer melodrama. Adapted from a very successful stage play, it is the story of two very different married couples who are quite ruthless in pursuing their own desires. Two close childhood … Continue reading
