‘Check It’ is a powerful and somewhat shocking new documentary about a ‘gang’ of gay and transgender kids in one of Washington DC’s most notoriously tough neighborhoods who collectively decide to fight back against all the physical and mental abuse that is heaped on them as they strive to simply survive. A couple of adult activists offer them a glimmer of hope for a better future.
Emmy award-winning documentarian Chris McKim talks aboutWojnarowiczan excellent new doc on one of NY’s greatest queer artists/activists on the eve of its screening at OUTshine Film Festival.
The film produced by World of Wonder is also online/select theaters via Kino Marquee.
28 year SAM MORRISON is a charismatic queer stand-up comedian who is extremely hilarious, Like so many others in his field Morrison draws on his own personal experiences for his very witty and authentically funny act. So when his boyfriend was a victim of the Covid Epidemic, Morrison used his stand-up to exorcise his grief,. This is not an obvious outlet for such a wealth of heart-string-pulling memories, but to his outstanding credit, Morrison pulls it off with such style. and genuine affection This new show of his SUGAR DADDY is playing for a month at the Soho Playhouse OFF Broadway and has resulted in the best reviews of his career after we saw him perform part of the act on the Seth Myers TV Show, we knew we had to interview him. Morrison now claims to be a gay Jewish diabetic widower …… which strangely enough so is our (happily re-married) Editor
Yes I Am – The Ric Weiland Story the story of one of the world’s most generous gay philanthropists was written and directed by Bear, and Hurley was one of the film’s producers. Hurley’s own film is an inspiring feature based on his life story about being gay and immigrating from Russia when he was a teenager is Potato Dreams of America
After the screenings, both filmmakers sat down with QUEERGURU to talk about their films’ journeys to date. The interview conducted by Roger Walker-Dack was filmed by Dan Desjardins at the Lands End Inn in Provincetown