queertiques
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Out Late
The overwhelming feeling that you get from the 5 gay seniors featured in this documentary who came out of the closet so very late in life, is a mixture of courage and regret. Each of them had chosen to do what society had expected from them for most of their lives and rather face the…
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50 Years
This rather delightful video by Canadian photographer/artist Vincent-louis Apruzzese released a couple of years ago gently tells the story of a very touching relationship of two rather charming old gentlemen. The title eludes to the fact that they were together 50 years, but as the placard they carried when participating in Boston’s Gay Pride that…
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Harvest
When you are more than halfway through HARVEST you could be forgiven for thinking that you are actually watching an Infomercial on modern German farming methods rather than a coming-of-age tale about two teenage boys. This well-meaning debut feature film from writer/director Benjamin Cantu shot on the most minuscule of budgets using actual farm workers instead of actors…
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Go Go Crazy
In a tacky backstreet gay Bar in Philadelphia 10 wannabee Chippendales are being whittled down to 5 finalists in a Go Go Boy Contest. None of have any real talent at all, but that seems somewhat irrelevant in this ill-conceived mockumentary that is meant to poke fun at the whole stripper boy culture. Each…
