Omilani Alarcón the director of Latinegras talked to us about her Latina + Negra culture and how this documentary, being screened at Miami Film Festival throws a light on a community that most of us know so little about.
Orlando Soria is an interior designer, writer, visual artist, and now star of HGTV’s new hit show BUILD ME UP where he helps people redesign their living spaces after they have had a major life change. He’s a disarmingly charming man who brings such a sense of joy and humor into his work which all his clients love, including Olympic champion and heartthrob Gus Kenworthy. (we should add also that if you haven’t noticed yet, Orando is hardly heavy on the eyes)
.Orlando took time off from working with his latest client to talk with QUEERGURU so we could find out why he is so passionate about his work …..and his life too
Oscar winning queer filmmakers Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman talk moviesOscar Winners queer filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman were at Provincetown Film Society & Festival to screen their two latest movies State Of Pride & LINDA RONSTADT :THE SOUND OF MY VOICE with the latter winning the HBO Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. They talked with QUEERGURU about these and some of their backlog of classic queer movies .
Filmed by Dan Desjardins in the grounds of Lands End Inn, Provincetown
WWE star wrestler Fred Rosser caused quite a stir when he came out as gay in 2013, since then he has continued wrestling and also has become an activist, rolemodel and advocate non-profit BURN THE HATE for which he was given Miami’s OUTshine Film Festival VANGUARD AWARD and also the Keys To The City. He talked to QUEERGURU about all this …..and his live and hopes.
When Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante‘s went to cast his sophomore film a drama about a married man who comes out as gay he was shocked to discover that over 80% of the actors at the casting would not play ‘gay’ . He needn’t have worried though as he chose the extremely talented actor JUAN PABLO OLYSLAGER whose finely nuanced performance as the lead character makes this very disturbing drama so utterly watchable.
In what is the 2nd Guatemalan movie to every have an LGBT story line, Olyslager Pablo who is forced by his Church & family to give up on his chance of real happiness.
Bustamante, and Olyslager along with Sabrina De La Hoz , talked to QUEERGURU when the film was screened at Miami Film Festival