queertiques
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Rialto : an exploration of masculinity
Rialto, the sophomore feature film from Scottish filmmaker Philip Mackie Burns was written by queer Irish playwright Mark O’Halloran who adapted from his own award-winning stage play ‘Trade’. Incidentally O’Halloran also wrote the script of the stunning film Viva which in 2015 was Ireland’s Official Submission for Best Foreign Film at the Academy…
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Music For Bleeding Hearts
For his sophomore feature film Brazilian writer turned director Rafael Gomes has adapted his own novel ‘Music To Cut the Wrists By’. Don’t be alarmed by the title as this engaging romantic comedy may have its melodrama, but his trio of lovelorn protagonists would still never resort to taking such action. We reviewed Gomez’s…
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Milkwater: a tale of how tough life can sometimes be when you are a single girl in NY
MILKWATER : this debut feature film from queer filmmaker Morgan Ingari tracks a storyline that initially strikes one as too inconceivable, but gradually really draws you in. Single 20-something-year-old- New Yorker Milo (Molly Bernard) who even at this tender age feels that she is at a crossroads in her life and is begrudgingly watching…
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Queer Cinema at its very best : Toronto International Film Fest
Right at the tail end of a very busy round of Virtual Queer Film Festivals this summer comes the mainstream Toronto International Film Fest an important milestone in the moviemakers annual calendar. One of the best things about TIFF is that its eclectic program mixes the best of the new blockbusters with some superb indie…
