QUEERGURU
Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
-
South African Abrahamse & Meyer put their spin on Tennessee Williams & Yukio Mishima
Fred Abrahamse and #MarcelMayer of Abrahamse and Meyer Productions from South Africa were back at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival with two stunning critically acclaimed productions The Lady Aoi: An Erotic Thriller by Yukio Mishima and The Night of the Iguana. Queerguru talked with this talented theatrical duo about their passion for Tennessee Williams and re-inventing the classics too
-
Unsound : a journey of self acceptance
This feature debut from Australian TV director Ian Watson tackles the sensitive subject of self acceptance with great sincerity and full of well-meaning intentions which sadly falls flat on the screen. It’s the story of Noah (Reece Noi) a young Brit/Australian gay musician who is feeling so unsettled that he quits the Tour of…
-
Everybody Changes : when father wants to transition
Panama’s Official Submission for Best Foreign Picture Oscar is Arturo Montenegro’s ‘Everybody Changes’ about how a middle -class family survives after the father decides to transition into a woman. Federico (Arantxa de Juan) is a happily married businessman with a wife and three sons living in a very small Panamanian town. His wife Carol…
-
Carmen & Lola : the tale of two gypsy girls and forbidden love
Spanish filmmaker Arantxa Echevarría feature directing debut Carmen and Lola was the first Spanish film selected to play in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Festival . It was a great start for this tale of forbidden teenage love which would go on to pick up several awards on the Film Festival circuit. This…
