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OLYMPIA : an intimate portrait of a remarkable woman
Queer American/Greek Cypriot filmmaker Harry Mavromichalis debut feature is an exceptionally wonderful intimate fly-on-the wall documentary of the Oscar Winning actress Olympia Dukakis. Mavromichalis turned his camera on when Dukakis celebrated her 80th birthday and trailed her on and off for the next three years. Unscripted and unplanned, this piece of cinema verite captured…
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JImmy Somerville + Rick Astley together to Help Musicians
Scottish queer singer/songwriter JIMMY SOMERVILLE (Bronski Beat & Communards) and Brit singer/songwriter RICK ASTLEY (Never Going To GIve You Up) front The Big Band Collective with a rousing edition of Bill Wither’s I Wish You Well. This joyous upbeat song was performed and filmed virtually was made to help musicians who have been facing…
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Happy 43rd Birthday to the groundbreaking ‘The Joy Of Gay Sex ‘
It may seem very odd to some of us that 43 years ago Dr Charles Silverstein felt the need to compile. The Joy Of Gay Sex. But back in the 1970’s sex education was both sparse and very straight. After all in the UK, homosexuality wasn’t legalised until 1969 , so no one had …
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See You Soon : a queer love story
Queer filmmaker Tyler Rabinowitz’s latest short film a wee heart-wrenching drama about young love that was made before the COVID lockdown. However this story about the pain of separation between the two lovers reminds us of the toil the current pandemic is taking on long-distance relationships. See You Soon stars two very talented actors…
