Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLiterally just a stone’s throw from the corridors of power in our nation’s capital, lies a whole area of Washington that is completely alien territory to most Americans. Seeing it portrayed in this startling powerful new documentary, you find that you have to pinch yourself to remember what is being played out here is not some … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWriter/director Anna Kerrigan’s sophomore feature film COWBOYS had its Tribeca Premiere Online which is a sign of the times these days. Nevertheless this beautiful touching drama still shone through winning a Best Screenplay Award for Kerrigan and an equally well deserved Best Actor Award for Steve Zahn her leading man. Zahn plays Troy who’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn his 4th short movie the multi-talented British trans-filmmaker Jake Graf once again plays with our expectations in this delightful wee drama that he fills with surprises. When two rather lonely total strangers meet at an isolated bus-stop in the dark hours of early morning and strike up a conversation, they both gently reveal their unhappiness … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesRon Davis’s fascinating documentary on Dawn Langley Simmons plays out like a hard-to-believe fictional story surrounded by an air of utter sadness. Although we get a distinct impression that although Dawn herself may have agreed her life was tough, she would with an air of bravado and fortitude definitely describe it as being … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis new documentary having its World Premiere at Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival sets about exploring the rather blurred lines of gender and sexuality of a rather extraordinary London based Malayan Chinese actor/producer called Chowee Leow aka Zoe who is a self-professed gender-illusionist. Initially listening to interviews with Lee and friends was somewhat confusingly as no-one … Continue reading