Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSet in 1856 this slow-burning drama is mostly as bleak as the wild Frontier it is set in. It opens with a throughly depressed Abigail (Katherine Waterson) reading aloud in voiceover . “This morning, ice in our bedroom for the first time all winter,” and you really feel the cold as she speaks. She … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTonight we wish we were back in Cork . Situated on the South West of Ireland it is the country’s second busy city, it is also one of the most welcoming for LGBTQ community and visitors alike. Queerguru was there two years ago doing the thing that all Americans want to do ……especially Presidents…. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesStay home, stay safe, and treat yourself. Peccadillo Boys on Film 21 comes of age with a polished set of shorts that are almost poems, marking the small moments that make histories. MEMOIRS OF A GEEZA (UK, 4 mins) Dir. Theo James Krekis. A playful start with an ode to the theme that “perception is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueer filmmaker Tim Wolff’s delightful documentary of the larger-than-life singer/activist Moshanty is quite the wee gem. It is not only an affectionate tribute to one of Papua New Guinea’s most famous citizens, but an insightful glimpse into how she is treated as a transgender in this fiercely conservative Christian country. Before we even meet … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYou don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy the thoroughly entertaining award-winning Israeli award winning series The New Black , but it does help. Set in an upscale Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the story is about four young ‘shababnicks’. This we soon learn is a term for a young ultra-Orthodox person who leaves his or … Continue reading
