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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ALIGNED a touching debut movie from Greek filmmaker Apollo Bakopoulos

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  TO GIVE THE GIFT OF YOUR TRUE SELF… A bird’s view of Greek ruins, several close-ups of a contemporary dancer in movement, and the lyrics of a song referring to wolves inside, howling, provide the tone for an intimate story of growth, self-love,  assurance, and romance set in Athens and New York City. Aeneas … Continue reading



Shaun Dunne’s THE SOLUTION inspired by the gay porn industry premieres at Dublin Theatre Festival

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  Irish filmmaker/writer Shaun Dunne first came onto Queerguru’s radar when his film How To Tell A Secret was released last year.  It was yet another story about HIV and the AIDS pandemic. We have viewed more films about this than we care to remember.  However once in a blue moon, a feature film comes … Continue reading



Mancunian actor/writer Nathaniel Hall’s new semi-autobiographical play TOXIC about surviving a toxic relationship really hits home

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  Manchester is a very inclusive city and has the second-largest LGBTQ population in the UK (behind London). In fact, in 2011, Expogays named Manchester the most gay-friendly city in the world, even ahead of cities such as San Francisco and Amsterdam.  After all, it’s where the UK version of TV’s hit series Queer As … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ELEPHANT a Polish intimate story about choosing freedom above family obligations.

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  Polish landscape and rural life are beautifully shot in this fictional drama that portrays families living rooted in tradition and discomfort,  no doubt the effects of the last strong Soviet influence on Poland still project its shadow in the lives of the older ones in the small village. We are introduced to young Bartek … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews WE WILL NEVER DIE : a disappointing queer cat & mouse drama

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\     A series of 5 episodes of approx 20 min each directed by Tor Iben We Will Never Die begins quoting Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa: We live on desire, what we see is not what we see, it is what we are.  Set in Rhodes, Greece, and Germany the plot, an international gay … Continue reading



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