Becoming Courtney Act: How drag made Shane Jenek queen of his own identity

  If you’ve never been a fan/admirer of Shane Jenek aka drag queen Courtney Act, then  this intimate portrait from Australian TV will change all that Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series , each just 30 minutes long, with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people’s own words.  … Continue reading

Becoming Dr Ruth: an affectionate portrait on the world’s most unlikely sex therapist

One of the many surprises in Mark St. Germain‘s biographical play about  the U.S.’s most celebrated sex therapists Dr Ruth, is there not that much talk about sex at all.  What his play does reveal however is the rather dark and shocking journey that this diminutive German Jewish woman took on the way to her … Continue reading

Becoming Frida : an unmissable 3 part TV series on the iconic queer artist

  The fascination with the life of the queer Mexican artist Frida Kahlo still remains as strong as ever even though it is nearly 70 years since she died.  There have been countless books, a Hollywood movie starring Salma Hayek and her image adorns T-shirts, bags, and souvenirs such as fridge magnets etc. Kahlo continues … Continue reading

Becoming Leslie : the story of the crossdresser who really succeeded in Keeping Austin Weird

Leslie Cochrane was something of an acquired taste.  He was a very loud middle-aged scantily clad cross-dressing homeless man who was the self-styled leader of a movement called Keep Austin Weird. In his intriguing new documentary from Tracey Frazier we don’t initially know he ended up in this conservative Texas city that he proclaimed was … Continue reading

Bedways

  This is one very absurd quirky wee movie about the making of a no-holds barred movie that wants a young couple to make their feelings visible, and to portray love by showing full-one sex.  This is not however pornographic on any level, despite some of the very explicit scenes, and to be perfectly frank … Continue reading

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