queertiques

  • Dragging Up The Past in Cork

    Dragging Up The Past in Cork

      Tonight we wish we were back in Cork .  Situated on the South West of Ireland it is the country’s second busy city, it is also one of the most welcoming for LGBTQ community and visitors alike. Queerguru was there two years ago doing the thing that all Americans want to do ……especially Presidents….…

  • Boys on Film 21 : Peccadillo series of Queer Shorts comes of Age.

    Boys on Film 21 : Peccadillo series of Queer Shorts comes of Age.

    Stay home, stay safe, and treat yourself. Peccadillo Boys on Film 21 comes of age with a polished set of shorts that are almost poems, marking the small moments that make histories.  MEMOIRS OF A GEEZA (UK, 4 mins) Dir. Theo James Krekis.  A playful start with an ode to the theme that “perception is…

  • Im Moshanty: Do You Love Me?

    Im Moshanty: Do You Love Me?

      Queer filmmaker Tim Wolff’s delightful documentary of the larger-than-life singer/activist Moshanty is quite the wee gem. It is not only an affectionate  tribute to one of Papua New Guinea’s most famous citizens, but an insightful glimpse into how she is treated as a transgender in this fiercely conservative Christian country. Before we even meet…

  • Black Hats are The New Black

    Black Hats are The New Black

      You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy the thoroughly entertaining award-winning Israeli award winning series The New Black , but it does help. Set in an upscale Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the story is about four young ‘shababnicks’.  This we soon learn is a term for a young ultra-Orthodox person who leaves his or…