Orlando, My Political Biography is a fantastic, award-winning documentary film by Spanish philosopher/director Paul Preciado. The documentary is a homage to trans/non-binary lives and Virginia Woolf’s classic 1928 novel, Orlando, A Biography. The original novel is based on the wild family history of Woolf’s lover, the aristocratic poet and novelist, Vita Sackville-West. The … Continue reading
Berlin has long been a queer mecca. As far back as the 1920’s Berlin had about 80 queer nightlife venues, including the glittering belle of the ball – the fabulous cabaret club, Eldorado. The club was awash with lust, sequins, cocktails, drag queens, and regular performers such as Marlene Dietrich and Josephine Baker. … Continue reading
The Bus Driver is short documentary film produced by The Scottish Documentary Institute and directed by Ku Ki. Released in May 2024, it follows a day in the life of a trans bus driver and his wife as they try to make a living in a country beset by curfews and power cuts. … Continue reading
This feature length documentary is both a live record of a small staged Ball held in 2022 in Niteroi, just outside Rio de Janeiro, and a history of the Ballroom movement in Brazil, including interviews with the main personalities in some of the Brazilian Houses. For the uninitiated, central to the Ballroom … Continue reading
Having shaved his own head from the age of 13 this reviewer almost coughed up a furball when Queerguru’s Editor in Chief suggested that this documentary about hair was for me. Turns out this one-hour film, ostensibly about the barbershop, has more to say about the breadth of LGBTQ+ experience than you might expect. … Continue reading
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