Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews ‘PAT ROCCO DARED’ the story of the legendary queer filmmaker and activist

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR, YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE… Canadian filmmaker Charlie David has been exploring the LBBTQI2S experience and reveals to us Pat Rocco (1934-2018) who lived in those days when police made raids against the ‘notorious’ members of the queer community in the United States of America and when the act of … Continue reading

Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews PETER VON KANT from the French gay auteur François Ozon

  IS THE VICTIM AND VICTIMIZER AN ENDEMIC DUALITY IN THE HUMAN CONDITION? The film is a free adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder´s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, a play and a movie that refer to power relations in a triangular situation between women, and gave its director the international recognition he deserved … Continue reading

Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews PORNOMELANCHOLIA a documentary not for all tastes but which makes a statement on contemporary movie making. 

\   Cinema, reality, and fiction combined in this extremely well-crafted film,  also photographed and written by Argentinian director Manuel Abramovich, with a screenplay in collaboration with Fernando Krapp and Pio Longo. Pornomelancholia is a compelling portrait of loneliness in the times of social media where there is no place for privacy.  It is a … Continue reading

Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews QUEENS OF THE REVOLUTION the story of a Cuban LGBTQ center that made such a difference

  Queens of the Revolution is the filmmaker Rebecca Heidenberg‘s first feature film. It begins with the ritual of Ms. Cinthya dressing up for her performance at El Mejunje, a cultural center in Santa Clara, the capital of the Central Cuban province of Villa Clara. The city of Santa Clara, also known as Liberal City, … Continue reading

Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews REX GILDO / THE LAST DANCE (DER LETZTE TANZ) the double life of one of Germany’s most famous entertainers

  The biographical film tells the story of how Ludwig Franz Hirtreiter (1936-1999) became Rex Gildo, an idol of its time in Germany. He was born in Bavaria and is buried in Munich, at one side rests his manager Fred Miekley, and at the other his cousin and wife Marion Ohlsen.  He was a well-known … Continue reading

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