We first met Mrs. Kasha Davis a larger than life Drag Queen when she was appearing at one of out favorite cabaret venues : The Pilgrim House in PTown. We actually interviewed her a couple of times there, but now we are meeting ……. through the power of the internet ……. to talk about Workhorse Queen.
Thisis a warts-and-all brand new documentary from filmmaker Angela Washko about the ups and down of Mrs Davis’s journey seeking brighter lights and bigger stages. What ever happens along the way never seems to dent her irrepressible good spirits even though she may have to reluctantly re-think her path forward.
Mrs Kasha Davis is part ‘old school drag’ who rely on their life’s experiences to hone their acts in front of a live audience over years. These constitute a genre known as drag royalty that include the likes of Lady Bunny,Lypsinka,Coco Peru,Varla Jean Merman,Miss Richfield 1981 and Dina Martina and that Mrs Davis aspires to be a part off
Prior to the film’s World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival both star and director talked with Queerguru
The 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 apartheid where the white minority still dominates and persecutes the ‘colored’ population. They however are not the enemy in this war drama, as the country is obsessed with fighting neighboring Angola with its Soviet-backed troops. If there is one thing that the South Africans hate as much as ‘colored’ people it is Communists. It goes without saying that ‘moffies’ are on that list too.
To keep the Army manned there is mandatory conscription for boys 18 years old ……some even just 16. This is the tale of just one of them
Queerguru talks with director Oliver Hermanus on the eve of IFC Filmsreleasing the film on VOD and in select movie theaters.
To read Queerguru's full review click HERE : For more information where the movie is playing, click HERE
The legendary Penny Arcade Performance artist extraordinaire and the undisputed Queen of NY’s Underground performance art is coming to Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival to perform LONGING LASTS LONGER a rock n’ roll blend of stand-up comedy and memoir, so she talked with QUEERGURU in her usual frank and uncensored manner . Take a look/listen
Estonian filmmaker Peeter Rebane and Brit actor/writer Tom Prior’sFirebird Movie has been the hottest queer romance drama on the #LGBTQ Film Festival this year: particularly satisfying for a story about forbidden love in the Soviet Union.
On the eve of the movie being the Gala Opening Movie at OUTshine Film Festival the pair talked with Queerguru. (PS the film will also be available online during the Festival).
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This is a warts-and-all brand new documentary from filmmaker Angela Washko about the ups and down of Mrs Davis’s journey seeking brighter lights and bigger stages. What ever happens along the way never seems to dent her irrepressible good spirits even though she may have to reluctantly re-think her path forward.
The legendary 