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Queerguru reviews ON THE FRINGE OF WILD a poignant tale of young queer love

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    On The Fringe of Wild, the feature film debut of director Emma Catalfamo and writer Sorelle Doucet  is a contemporary coming-out-tale set in the outbacks of Ontario where time and rampant homophobia have seemingly stood still.  It is a very sharp reminder that even in 2021 life is still made unbearable for LGBTQ … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews Canadian Drag Queen dramedy QUEEN TUT

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  The tale of Egyptian Nabil (Ryan Ali) his awareness and the reencounter, stitch by stitch, with his departed mother Selma in an urban overdeveloped Toronto. We learn Nabil, in his early 20s, was a single child from a broken marriage,  he and his mother lived in Cairo, she passed away and he moved to … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews DAYS OF HAPPINESS (Les jours heureux) a lesbian romance that has to compete with a toxic paternal relationship

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  This Canadian relationship drama by director Chloé Robichaud follows the emotional journey of Emma (Sophie Desmarais) from the first scene: on a sunny day she jumps to rest on a floater at the pond, closes her eyes for a while and when she opens them again realizes she is far from the shore and … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ROSIE a warm-hearted Canadian tale about love in chosen families

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Rosie is a warm-hearted Canadian tale about love in chosen families. Set in 1980s Montreal, Rosie (Keris Hope Hill) is a young orphaned child who, following her mother’s death, is sent to live with her only known relative, artist Aunt Frederique (Melanie Bray). Frederique, however, lives a very chaotic, hand-to-mouth existence and can barely look … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the restored version of I’ve Heard The Mermaids Singing

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  I’ve Heard The Mermaids Singing is a remastered 1987 Canadian comedy-drama that is being re-released in the US this week. It was the first English-language Canadian feature film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival, and is both a queer and indie cinema cult classic. It’s considered to be one of the … Continue reading



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