Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis rather enchanting Brazilian dramedy is about three smart urban professionals who are not only best friends, but also neighbors in a trendy São Paulo apartment building. As they are also very self-absorbed, it is no-wonder that all three of them are having relationship issues with their partners. Julia (Maria Laura Nogueira) hates confrontations and so has chosen to ignore … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTat and Nat are best friends. They go to the same high school together in Bangkok where they live, and also to the new LGBT Rainbow Club as they are both gay and want to find out how to ‘come out’ to their parents. Then Ek another class mate turns up at the Club’s meeting … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis intriguing made-for-TV Australian drama directed by Jeffrey Walker is based on the real story of how Sydney’s famous LGBT Mardi Gras came into being. This tale of how a very marginalized community struggled to win acceptance and basic equal rights may be well known to its home audience but is probably news to the rest … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom 2001 comes this queer tale from French filmmaker Rémi Lange about an Arab sociology student at the Sorbonne in Paris who decides to make a documentary about homosexuality as his class project. Karim (Karim Tarek) lives in the small top floor apartment with his girlfriend Sihem (Sihem Benamoune). She thinks butter melts in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere are all sorts of ‘Romeos’ in this very innovative and somewhat daring tale about gender identity that is about how very tough it can be just being one’s self. The setting is a couple of dormitories in Koln, Germany where young adults are based to do a year of social studies. The film … Continue reading