Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChestnut is a beautifully poetic coming-of-age tale that champions those under-rated periods in our lives where we are in-between jobs, or between education and our first proper job. Those eternal times when we mourn the loss of our previous life and are slightly anxious about our future life. We have time on our … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAll of us in the Queerguru Office are really jealous of Andrew Hebden. He’s our London-based Contributing Editor who is covering BFI’s London Film Festival which runs from 4 to 15 October 2023 where they will be screening one of the most highly anticipated queer movies of 2023. ‘All Of Us Strangers‘ is the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis Canadian relationship drama by director Chloé Robichaud follows the emotional journey of Emma (Sophie Desmarais) from the first scene: on a sunny day she jumps to rest on a floater at the pond, closes her eyes for a while and when she opens them again realizes she is far from the shore and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere have been lesbian and gay film festivals in Sydney since 1978. Initially, these were run by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). In 1986, the AFI partnered with what was then the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, to present an annual ‘Sydney Gay Film Week’. Since 2013, a new film festival, Queer Screen Film Fest, has … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesPolish landscape and rural life are beautifully shot in this fictional drama that portrays families living rooted in tradition and discomfort, no doubt the effects of the last strong Soviet influence on Poland still project its shadow in the lives of the older ones in the small village. We are introduced to young Bartek … Continue reading
