Month: February 2021
24 year old Dolly shares her very real heartbreaking story of surviving as a lesbian in Egypt
When Dutch Jewish filmmaker Evelyn Markus introduced Queerguru (via Email) to Dolly a young woman in Egypt, who lives in a severely oppressive society as a lesbian and atheist, we immediately knew we wanted to share her story. Her heartbreaking tale of trying simply to exist and being true to her self is incredibly…
Films:Dance
Films.Dance, is a groundbreaking International Film Series featuring Artists from more than 25 Countries Premiering a new Short Film Every Week. It is produced by and under the creative direction of LA-based Jacob Jonas The Company and continues on February 22 with EDGING NORMAL, the fifth of 15 short dance films to be released –…
Forces : an intense Bromance
Forces is a short film from 2016 by director Dominic Poliquin that captures the intense bromance between a straight military guy and a gay football player. Friends since childhood, the boundaries of their relationship are forged and tested. It won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at its premiere at the Image+Nation…
The Storm : One Voice From the AIDS Generation by Christopher Zyda
It is doubtful that anyone outside Christopher Zyda’s personal circle of friend or business associates could identify him as an author. Memoirs are usually attached to some kind of adjacent celebrity or renown in own’s chosen field. Though unknown, he has quite a story to share. Raised in typical, middle-class, Southern California, his early years…
Eli Schmidt talks about FROCK his new queer homoerotic Zine
Queer N Y, photographer Eli Schmidt launched FROCK in 2018 as a source where the queer community can see themselves represented without censorship . It started as a website featuring photo stories, interviews, performance and erotic films. Using the language of homoerotic photography and self produced artist journals FROCK celebrates the dynamic diversity of…
