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Emmy award-winning documentarian Chris McKim talks about Wojnarowicz an excellent new doc on one of NY’s greatest queer artists/activists on the eve of its screening at OUTshine Film Festival.
The film produced by World of Wonder is also online/select theaters via Kino Marquee.
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Queerguru is frequently drawn to Seattle as it is the home of such an extraordinarily wonderful and unique queer culture that is so unlike any other US city. With Dina Martina as its unofficial patron saint, there seems to be no end to the talent that emerges from there. We were back there again this week to talk with filmmaker Aaron Bear and when we asked if he thought it was all to do with ‘something in the water’ he immediately responded that it was actually ‘something in the rain.” We first came across Bear’s work in 2017 when we reviewed his debut film, Finding Kim. It was a heart-touching compelling documentary about Kim Byford who at the age of 49 had decided that the time is finally right to complete her transition from female to male. We wrote back then that it was an unmissable gem of a film. Now on the eve of his latest documentary about to be screened as part of Miami’s OUTshine LGBTQ Film Festival this week so we talked with Bear about YES I AM: The Ric Weiland Story. Queerguru is still reeling from the fact that we had never previously heard of Weiland who was one of the greatest queer activists and philanthropists EVER. It’s a fascinating story that needs to reach the audience it so deserves, particularly within the LGBTQ community. P.S. It goes without saying, that Weiland spent a large part of his life in Seattle too. |
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Seattle queer filmmaker, Wes Hurley’s new dark comedy POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA is his touching real-life story of how his Russian mother, a doctor, actually became a mail order bride so that the two of them could have a brand new life in the US
It’s a beautifully poignant movie that is a story of hope that doesn’t shy away from the fact that it came at a price. Potato (aka Hurley) and his mother could only find work in a fast-food establishment but they are both resilient and their good humor gives this story the ending it deserves. Look out for a scene-stealing performance by an almost unrecognized as Lea Delaria who plays Potato’s grandmother Tamara The movie has been selected as the Opening Gala of OUTshine LGBTQ Film Fest so QUEERGURU talked with Hurley to discover if his life really was as funny as it seemed |
You can read Queerguru's full review of the movie HERE
P.S. Hurley is also a Producer of another movie screening at Outshine. You can check ou review of YES I AM, THE RIC WEILAND STORY HereAuthor queerguruPosted on Categories queerguru.tv
The fact that ‘moffie’ is the South African equivalent of ‘faggot’ sets the tone for one of the most harrowing coming-of-age films we have ever seen. It is set in South Africa in 1981 in apartheid where the white minority still dominates and persecutes the ‘colored’ population. They however are not the enemy in this war drama, as the country is obsessed with fighting neighboring Angola with its Soviet-backed troops. If there is one thing that the South Africans hate as much as ‘colored’ people it is Communists. It goes without saying that ‘moffies’ are on that list too. To keep the Army manned there is mandatory conscription for boys 18 years old ……some even just 16. This is the tale of just one of them Queerguru talks with director Oliver Hermanus on the eve of IFC Filmsreleasing the film on VOD and in select movie theaters. |
To read Queerguru's full review click HERE : For more information where the movie is playing, click HERE
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This week the 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival kicks off. Adapting to these current tough times, the Festival will be available digitally from 17 to 28 March 2021 for the whole of the UK. The program may be smaller this year but it’s just as powerful as ever with an incredible diverse eclectic selection of some of the very best queer films from around the globe. It includes two World Premieres and some exceptional documentaries that celebrate our community’s history.
As usual, the Queerguru team have been through the entire program in great detail, and here are our TOP PICKS of MOVIES NOT TO BE MISSED and as usual in alphabetical order:
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Further info on the whole Program https://www.bfi.org.uk/flare Full reviews of these movies www.queerguru.com
