Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTrans Filmmaker Sam Feder packs an awful lot of information into the 100 mins of this excellent new documentary Disclosure. Somehow he makes it totally compelling and not the least bit stuffy, and we were shocked to discover in fact how as gay men, we really knew so little about our brothers and sisters … 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 queertiquesAs more and more transgender stories surface onto our screens, we realise that no two of them are ever the same. Some people’s transitioning journeys are so extremely unique that they not only challenge many of our perceptions, but also make us re-think gender-fludity yet again. Brian Belovitch’s story is one of those. Born … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom 2008 comes this hybrid docudrama that does such a good melding fact with fiction we have no idea which is which. Somehow that doesn’t seem to matter. The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is the story of 2O year old Filipino Ladyboy who makes a living as a sex worker in Manilla. Raquela … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSwedish filmmaker Mårten Klingberg’s drama makes the act of transitioning for a 60 year old priest, married father of two, seem like a walk in the park even in this sleepy country town where the biggest event to happen is the Annual Potato Festival. Klingberg who adapted his story from a memoir but … Continue reading
