Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLupe, the debut feature from filmmakers André Phillips & Charles Vuolo is a beautifully nuanced tale of self-discovery. It’s the story of Rafael (non-binary actor Rafael Albarran) a young man who had left his native Cuba to come to NY to look for his sister who had suddenly disappeared when he was still a kid. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe sub-title of Argentinian filmmaker Carina Sama’s first documentary movie is ‘diversity within diversity’ which aptly covers this close study of the lives of four transvestites and one transsexual in Bolivia today. Each of the five have made an extraordinary journey to reach the point of where they are now, and whilst most of have … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen Argentinian film buff Flavio Florencio first went to Mexico some years ago his friends took him to a ‘cantina’ to watch a cabaret full of transvestite performers which totally fascinated him. He was very curious to know how they all spent their daytime lives off the stage, and he decided that there was probably … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA chance encounter in a bar in Austin Texas with an eloquent drag queen was the impetus for filmmakers Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles to embark on a journey that would take them to Puerto Rico to explore the world of transgender people and drag queens. What they discovered and recorded in this fascinating new … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTrans filmmaker T Cooper’s new documentary follows four men as they prepare to compete in Trans Fit Con the only bodybuilding competition in the US specifically for the trans community. The contest rules simply state that everyone must identify as trans and as such they allow contestants to enter regardless at what point they are of their … Continue reading