Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf you’ve never been a fan/admirer of Shane Jenek aka drag queen Courtney Act, then this intimate portrait from Australian TV will change all that Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series , each just 30 minutes long, with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people’s own words. … 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 queertiquesThe Emmy Award Winning Documentary ‘Before Stonewall; made in 1984 has been restored and is about to enjoy a theatrical run in June as part of the celebrations to mark the Anniversary of the Stonewall riots considered the pivotal turning point for the LGBTQ community. Directed by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg, this look … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe German/Canadian documentarian Thomas Wallner’s record of the closing night of the ‘Gardenia’ the famous Belgian Cabaret that had been touring Europe for the past years pries far too closely for comfort into the melancholy filled lives of the performers. They are a group of elderly, mainly overweight, transsexuals and gay men who are drag … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFilmmaker P J Ravel’s new documentary focuses on a subject that rarely ever surfaces in any media i.e. growing old in the gay community. He trails three elderly men as they all try to survive and have some fun as they edge towards the latter part of their lives. Robert is the most … Continue reading