Queer Latinx filmmaker Flavio Alves feature film directing debut is The Garden Left Behind a completely mesmerising movie that makes such a crucial contribution to the continuing dialogue on the transgender community. After wowing audiences and critics at SXSW, the movie is headed to Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival. En route he took time to talk to QUEERGURU about how he involved over 50 trans mens and women to make the film so authentic
The interview conducted by Roger Walker-Dackvia Facetime, and you can read our full review of The Garden Left Behind HERE
Ray Whitehouse talks to Queerguru about his debut feature film A RUN FOR MORE a compelling documentary about a charismatic Texan transgender woman and her campaign to be elected for the rough District 8 of San Antonio’s City Council in the US’ most transphobic State and in the middle of a very dangerous political climate. There are very few stories that are so inspiring and uplifting as FRANKIE GONZALES- WOLFE‘s.
The film was screened at Wicked Queer Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival and here is our full review HERE.
TOM SHEPARD started his excellent and unsettling documentary about the plight of a handful of LGBTQ refugees in what we now wistfully call the ‘good old days’ i.e. pre 2016. Up to then this country stood by its centuries old policy of giving refugee to all those in need. His cameras show us the risks that refugees are prepared to take to escape persecution and death back home to try to be one of the lucky few that our very reluctant Administration will allow in .
Then we learn that even if they do eventually make it here, that their struggle is in fact far from over, as the system is stacked so heavily against them,
On the eve of the documentary being broadcast by PBS and the World Channel, Queerguru talked with Shepard about the impact his compelling film was making, and also about the continuing tragic queer refugee situation
P.S. You may also like to to check out Queerguru’s full review of the film
Queer filmmaker YEN TAN’s latest exceptional drama takes place in the early stages of the AIDS pandemic when so many gay men who had yet to come out to their families about their sexuality, were now faced with dealing with their HIV diagnosis alone. 1985 is one such story where a young Texan man goes home to visit with his family probably for the last time and then is destined to take his secret to the grave with him.
1985 was selected as the Closing Night Gala film at OUTshine, Miami’s LGBTQ Film Festival where it played to a sold-out crowd. Whilst Tan was in town, he talked with Roger Walker-Dack about the film, and why it is important that movies about AIDS are still made.
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