Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis debut feature film from Bora Kim of a quiet and confused 14 year old Korean schoolgirl is loosely based on her own giving a real sense of authenticity to this unique coming-of-age story. Plus its also set in 1994 which proved a significant year in South Korea’s history. Eighth-grader Eun-hee (Ji-hu Park) is the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSince 11-year-old Oat’s construction worker father had a fatal accident he has grown more dependent on his older brother Ek who he completely idolises. After their father’s death the boys are now orphans Ek has to leave school early to get a job to provide for the family as they are now looked after their … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis Canadian feel-good romantic queer comedy/coming out story started its life as a short film that had a very successful reception in 2014. So actor turned writer/director Denis Theriault converted it into a Web Series which we then viewed as a feature film at the OUTshine Virtual Film Festival in Miami. Syd (Travis Nelson) … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere are probably very few of us that could have our love tested relentlessly over decades and survive. Unlike this epic-length romance between two gay Mexican men who had to deal with a seemingly never-ending onslaught of issues of culture, country, and laws but still have you gripping your seat in fear that it … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMexican filmmaker Ernesto Contreras’s fourth feature film with a script by his brother (Carlos Contreras) is a magical mythical tale about the search for a language that is on the brink of extinction, because the last two remaining elderly speakers are bitter enemies who haven’t exchanged a word for the past 50 years. Martin (Fernando Álvarez … Continue reading
