Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGreg Cope White is adapting his memoir The Pink Marine was first published in 2016. after he had spent six years as a US Marine, before embarking on a career as a television and film writer This 10-part TV series which has gone into production for Netflix will follow, Cameron Pope (played by our … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe 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 the midst of apartheid where the white minority still dominate and persecute the ‘colored’ population. They however are not … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAt one point in this movie the lead character, Nicholas Van der Swar (Kai Luke Brummer) is warned “Try to stay invisible” but there is nowhere to hide as director Oliver Hermanus slowly and powerfully strips individuality and intimacy away from him. Conscripted at sixteen into the white supremacist army defending the apartheid of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis very touching wee coming of age romance is set in a Melbourne suburb in Australia in the 1990’s when people still watched VHS tapes and wore baggy jeans. Michael is a teenager living with his divorced mother who is always off working, and with only one friend to his name, is very much a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMoonlight is probably the most exquisite and understated LGBT coming of age story to hit our screens for years. Light on plot and even sparse on dialogue, it nevertheless packs a powerful punch showing the inner turmoil of an African/American youth coming to terms with his own sexuality as he grows up in one of … Continue reading