Gift wrapped in sex, perversity and symbolism Don’t Look Down tells a simple truth: It’s hard to let go of a grudge because it’s easier to have someone else to blame when love does not go as wished. The film ticks out a countdown like a highly structured piece of conceptual theater. Olivier Ducastel … Continue reading
For his feature film debut Israeli writer/director Yuval Hadadi gives us this compelling tale of an outwardly successful gay couple in Tel Aviv who seem to have all the trappings of a good life but who are nevertheless destined for heartbreak Yoav (Oded Leopold) and Dan (Udi Persi) live in a chic penthouse city … Continue reading
American/Vietnamese filmmaker LEON LE’S heart-string-pulling story of a love that goes unconsummated is probably the first LGBTQ movie from Vietnam that we have ever seen. SONG LANG his debut feature film is an unexpected and very compelling love story between these previously rather confused young men who have found their potential soul mates in the most unlikely of circumstances.
It is also a love song to a Saigon long changed and the wonderful tradition of Cải Lương Opera which Le, a resident of California since he was a teenager, treats with the utmost respect and passion.
Queerguru spoke with Le about this remarkable love story which could be the start of a new genre of Vietnamese queer cinema
P.S. You can read Queerguru’s full review of the movie HERE
It’s been exactly 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down so East Berliner ex-punk photographer Sven Marquardt revisits his old haunts with his former muse Dome (Dominique Hollenstein) to do another photo shoot just like the old days. Since he settled in the West, Marquardt has carved out a fierce reputation for manning … Continue reading
For the very first time Andrew Hebden one of QUEERGURU’s London team has literally moved into London’s South Bank for the next 2 weeks to cover the prestigious BFI London Film Festival . He’ll be reviewing not just all the excellent queer films screening there but movies he thinks will appeal to the whole … Continue reading