Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s been exactly 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down so East Berliner ex-punk photographer Sven Marquardt revisits his old haunts with his former muse Dome (Dominique Hollenstein) to do another photo shoot just like the old days. Since he settled in the West, Marquardt has carved out a fierce reputation for manning … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLeslie Cochrane was something of an acquired taste. He was a very loud middle-aged scantily clad cross-dressing homeless man who was the self-styled leader of a movement called Keep Austin Weird. In his intriguing new documentary from Tracey Frazier we don’t initially know he ended up in this conservative Texas city that he proclaimed was … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is the prequel to filmmaker John Scagliotti ‘s Emmy Award Winning ‘Before Stonewall’ (which he produced with Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg), which with After Stonewall now completes the trilogy.. Scagliotti explains that Before Stonewall was made 35 years ago and in that documentary they only went back as far as 1929 because nothing pre-dating … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques]The award-winning gay Brit comedian/TV host/writer Simon Amstell’s sophomore film is a totally charming rom-com that is based on him, and his life. It’s the story of Benjamin (Colin Morgan) an insecure nerdy up-and-coming filmmaker who has a tendency to totally overthink everything. It’s bad enough that he does it with his latest film … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFilmmaker Jill Salvino’s fascinating documentary ‘Between The Shades ‘so effectively articulates the continuing dialogue about gender and sexuality that many of us have been participating in, even if has been conducted just inside our heads. Rather than elicit the opinions of professional experts, Salvino gathered some 50 + people from all over the spectrum … Continue reading