queertiques
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews BRIGITTE’S PLANET B about a pioneering Colombian transgender ecologist
This documentary, written and directed by Santiago Posada, relates to the life and work of trans woman Brigitte Baptiste. A visually stunning film, its introduction featuring jellyfish and mushrooms among other specimens alternates with a conversation that addresses the dual concept of nature: as a natural environment and/or as a genuine attitude. Is simulation natural?…
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Cinema of Disobedience : a program of radical queer cinema at Moviemento Kino Berlin
Cinema of Disobedience began at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2025. They met there as filmmakers and artists who, despite different backgrounds and practices, shared the same feeling. The film industry was reaching a breaking point. Markets were becoming unbearable, narrowing what could be made, shown, or even imagined. In that moment, they…
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Desperado LGBT+ Film Fest is BACK : here are Queerguru’s Must See Movies
We love GOOD queer news even more at present, with the sheer and dangerous madness created by The Orange Man. Last year, the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Phoenix announced that they canceled the event “in direct response” to Trump’s executive order aimed at ending diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at publicly funded institutions. This would have…
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‘Dennis Peron: Join the Club’ uncovers queer history of significant queer icon who made such a impact during the AIDS pamdemic
If any good things came out of the nightmarish AIDS pandemic, it was the appearance of iconic figures such as Dennis Peron, whose actions not only helped improve the lives of thousands, but showed how much he really cared for a community that was suffering so very much. Peron was San Francisco’s biggest pot…
