queertiques
-
The brilliant Laverne Cox co-writes/stars in CLEAN SLATE a comedy about ‘reconciling’ your family with your real identity
Trans actress and activist LAVERNE COX is so used to pushing the envelope ever since her breakthrough role in the hit TV series Orange Is The New Black which earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Acting. She was the first trans person ever to be honored in this category and…
-
Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of CACTUS PEAR : a heartfelt journey of discovery in rural India
At its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire was the largest in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. At its peak, they held sway over 412 million people, 23 percent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km…
-
Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY : how Chase Strangio is leading the fight against trans bans
Since the hate-spewing Trump was returned to the White House to begin his vicious campaign of revenge and retribution, the silence from the Democrats and the opposition has been deafening. It’s as if they all gave up collectively and rolled over to play dead. Thus, watching Sam Feder‘s excellent doc HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY at its…
-
Boston’s Wicked Queer Film Festival celebrates 100 Years of QUEER GERMAN CINEMA
It seems almost impossible to believe to us ‘youngsters’ at Queerguru that German filmmakers have been making queer cinema for over a century now. Since the Weimer Republic, German cinema has played a leading role in the innovation of gay and lesbian cinema, with the tantalizing sexual illegibility and gender instability of German films…
