Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn 2003 the Israeli Government started construction on a Separation Fence in the Occupied West Bank BUT instead of going along the border line of the area, it cut right through Palestinian land. So much so, its planned route would have isolated six villages that would have then become completely land-locked. One of them was Budrus, and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA look behind the man behind the puppet who is one of the most cherished characters watched by millions of kids every day on Sesame Street. This fascinating story is of how Kevin Clash went from awkward teenager growing up in dilapidated area of Baltimore and ended up as part of Jim Henson’s team … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn 2004 French filmmakers Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye were making a series of short films about music in The Congo when they stumbled across a street Band made up of 4 paraplegics. These musicians were living in a squalid shelter for disabled people at the time, reliant on their make shift hand powered tricycles to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis engrossing and jam-packed documentary on the first ever-female Leader of a Moslem Country starts with scenes of her assassination in 2007, before embarking on becoming a riveting history lesson on both Ms. Bhutto and Pakistan. There’s a myriad of facts, like it is the 6th most populated country in the world, and 97% Moslem, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn my continuing quest to catch up with American Cultural Icons that never featured anywhere in my Brit upbringing, I discovered this wee gem of a documentary from 2006 about 5 octogenarian ex-chorus dancing girls from Harlem who are still dancing professional. The Silver Belles may be falling apart physically and ‘can’t remember shit’, but … Continue reading
