queertiques
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A Worm in the Heart : Paul Rice’s debut film about the plight of LGBTQ in Russia today
One of our main driving forces in QUEERGURU reviewing so many new indie movies is the sheer hope that once in a blue moon, you come across a new fresh, and extraordinary voice. One that has such a passion and drive that makes all the hours/days/months in those screening rooms all worthwhile. Paul Rice…
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Queerguru’s TOP PICKS OF MUST SEE FILMS @ 10th Queer Screen Film Fest, in Sydney Australia
There have been lesbian and gay film festivals in Sydney since 1978. Initially, these were run by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). In 1986, the AFI partnered with what was then the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, to present an annual ‘Sydney Gay Film Week’. Since 2013, a new film festival, Queer Screen Film Fest, has…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ELEPHANT a Polish intimate story about choosing freedom above family obligations.
Polish landscape and rural life are beautifully shot in this fictional drama that portrays families living rooted in tradition and discomfort, no doubt the effects of the last strong Soviet influence on Poland still project its shadow in the lives of the older ones in the small village. We are introduced to young Bartek…
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CLAY FARMERS : a queer western romance that preceded Brokeback Mountain by 18 years
Clay Farmers is a queer western-based romance that was made in 1988 a full 17 years before Brokeback Mountain, although it never created anything like the same impact as its successor. It is the debut, and only feature-length film from director A P Gonzalez from the only script ever written by Michael Moore was…
