queertiques
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NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
From Finland comes this rather absurdist drama centered around a lesbian couple’s attempt to ‘come out’ to their respective parents . What was a seemingly straightforward trip home to a remote town for Melvi (Susanna Pukkila) to introduce her German girlfriend Kata (Almila Bagriacik). turns into total chaos. The moment the pair step off…
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Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
At long last the BBC film Keith Haring: Street Art Boy , considered the definitive documentary on one of most influential queer artists of the last century, will premiere on PBS American Masters series. Haring’s pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s. Much of his work includes sexual…
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Dragapolooza : Drag Queens singing Live
Since the COCID 19 pandemic has turned our world upside down, one of our biggest losses has been the cancellation of practically all live entertainment. Some of it has been replaced by a plethora of Virtual Online events which has in a small way made up for part of what we are missing. On…
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BILLIE : Andrew Hebden reviews a riveting new doc on BILLIE HOLLIDAY
Saying that this riveting telling of the life of Billie Holiday is our second favourite music documentary of the past few years does not seem like the compliment it is until we remind you that our favourite was the sublime Amazing Grace centered on Aretha Franklin. Whereas Amazing Grace focuses on the vocal…
