queertiques
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Five fathers of trans children join Dennis Shepard (Matthew Shepard’s father) and talk about their unconditional love for their children in this tough political climate
This 10 minute Emmy Award Winning documentary THE DADS should be compulsory viewing for EVERYONE. This NETFLIX short film from director Luchina Fisher is about Matthew Shepard’s father Dennis going in a fishing trip with five fathers of trans children. The last time Dennis went fishing with his son was in 1998, and a…
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Criterion Channel’s POP SHAKESPEARE SERIES: the best reason to stay home tonight
Planning to stay home tonight and there is nothing tempting to watch on TV then Queerguru so recommends Criterion Channel’s online fab Pop Shakespeare collection. After all, every era gets its own Shakespeare, from the genius championed by the Romantics to the Bard who inspired Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier—and the age of…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews MYSTERIOUS WAYS a rare queer NZ/Samoan love story
DO NOT MAKE UGLY SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Reverend Petter Simmons is an Anglican Vicar advocating for change at St. John´s Church in a small town in New Zealand . He is a widower, has a teenage daughter but is now in love with Samoan Jason, who served 8 years in prison and is the actual…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER (La bella estate) from Laura Luchetti
Set in Pre-war Turin with Benito Mussolini´s speeches as background, the film shows the journey into adulthood of a young woman from the countryside coming to the city with her brother, in a story held by pins. Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello) is a skillful and dedicated seamstress, dress and pattern maker working at a…
