Cassie Workman/Giantess ☆☆☆ Soho Theatre, London Whether transexual or not by the end of Cassie Workman’s one person show Giantess there is a good chance that you will be transpedantic, our new favourite word at queerguru. That’s because Cassie, who self describes as “pedantic first, trans second” will have armed you with enough ostentatiously … Continue reading
Bolivian filmmaker Rodrigo Bellott’s third feature is probably the saddest coming-out story that we have ever watched. It’s the tale of 20-something-year-old Gabriel (Jose Duran) who settles in NY as he felt he could never be the son that his ultra-religious family in Bolivia expected him to be. The story starts with the arrival … Continue reading
It is always so exhilarating to watch a powerful tour-de-force performance from a unknown actor that you know will become known as his breakthrough performance as stardom beckons. Such is the case of Israeli Tom Mercier who plays Yoav a conflicted young man who has just run away from Israel to Paris determined to … Continue reading
The Hollywood Museum,in the Historic Max Factor BuildingLocated at:1660 N. Highland Ave.(at Hollywood Blvd),Hollywood, CA 90028www.thehollywood museum.com
Boston: Bright Lights Film Series at Emerson College are having a special screening of TIME FOR ILHAN ; Norah Shapiro’‘s excellent award winning documentary on the truly remarkable US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar This story of the Somali/American woman who single-handedly is changing the face of politics in Minnesota for good, is one of those … Continue reading