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
This whole extraordinary masterpiece was filmed by Academy Award winners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman who had the near-impossible task to edit the recording down to under 2 hours, and their combined efforts is now playing the film festival circuit before HBO screens it at the end of June.
At the Provincetown Film Festival, Epstein and Friedman talked to Querguru about Mac’s most powerful performance pieces that we think we have ever witnessed and surpass his very distinguished body of work to date. One of the (many) awards he has gathered over the years is a MacArthur Genius Grant……its the description of genius that makes him so well qualified for this.
Matthew Montgomery one of the most successful actors in indie LGBT movies today goes behind the camera for his directing/writing debut with a stunning psychological thriller Devil’s Path.
Now released by Breaking Glass Pictures in select US theaters & on VOD/VOD through Amazon Prime Video & iTunes Store, Matt talks to Queerguru about making the film with his actor husband Steve Callahan who produced and co-starred in it too
The interview with Roger Walker-Dack was filmed via Facetime. and you can read Queerguru’s full review of the movie HERE.
Adam Carver aka #FattButcher a Brit award-winning performer & cultural activist is presenting Palaver Project celebrating the radical potential of #LGBTQ+ inclusive performance work specifically created for children aged 3-8 and family audiences. at Cambridge Junction.
The ebullient Carver shared his enormous passion for the Project in this interview with Queerguru
Adam Powell and his partner the award-winning author Eric Cervini have launched an online independent queer bookstore …. shopqueer.co … that pays the authors much more than the usual percentage. Plus in light of the recent spate of gay book bans throughout the USA, the couple are focusing on getting these books to more remote and challenged LGBTQ+ communities. They currently have a Crowd Fundraiser in order to buy a school bus that they can convert into the Rainbow Book Bus to actually physically get out into the community.
Queerguru spoke with a very passionate Adam Powell on how he and Eric are so close to fulfilling their dream.
Queerguru is so happy to endorse this wonderful scheme that we hope will never stop growing
You can support NOW by buying book/s or donating to their fundraiser