queertiques
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘The Male Gaze: Wild Youth’ the latest selection of queer short films from NQV Media.
The latest release of queer short films in the excellent Male Gaze series is Wild Youth, a collection of films from around the world featuring the varied coming-of-age and slightly older experiences of a diverse group of men. First off, we have Autumn (Otono), a heartfelt Mexican drama about conversion therapy. Based on the real-life…
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Queerguru reviews ‘WHAT WILL I BECOME?’ a compelling doc that highlights the support that trans kids deserve/need
This very compelling documentary from two young filmmakers Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos unwittingly serves as a powerful wake-up call, particularly for gay men (like this writer) who think they are totally in sync with all sectors of the queer community’s lexicon. Before it starts telling the life stories of two young trans men who…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews THE ACTIVIST :a rare Lithuanian queer film
Lithuanian drama/thriller/noir directed by Romas Zabarauskas, in his own words: THE ACTIVIST is a hopeful celebration of civic society, let´s add with its intricacies. LGBT+ rights in Lithuania have evolved slowly over the years since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1993, although same sex sexual activity among consenting adults is not criminalized, people…
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Queerguru’s David Allen falls in love with Wales (again) reviewing ‘ON THE SEA’ at BFI Flare
With the outstanding ‘Lost Boys and Fairies’ being the only other queer drama I can think to be set in my Welsh homeland, it’s a pleasure to see more from there in writer/director Helen Walsh’s ‘On the Sea’. Set near the Menai Straits in North Wales, this is a different environment to that of ‘Lost…
