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Cassandro The Exotica : the gay Mexican Lucha Libre who lives and will probably die in the ring
Cassandro The Exotica is a 49 year old gay Mexican Lucha Libre that stands just just 5’5′ in his glittery outrageous costumes, but what he lacks in size , he makes up with his giant ego. This documentary on him was made by French filmmaker Marie Losier on 16 mm mainly using a (shaky)…
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The Men of Manilla (and not a Marcos in sight)
Elska the gay photographic bookzine took off to the Philippines for their 25th Edition to check out the men of Manila. Despite the fact that this is a very traditional Catholic country, Elska discovered the local gay men that they encountered and who wanted to volunteer to be included in this issue were particularly open…
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Darkroom : Drops of Death : the story of a gay serial killer
The veteran filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim who is also Germany’s most famous gay activist and has made over 150 short and feature films to date. His latest movie, currently playing the Film Festival circuit, is a thriller loosely adapted on one of the most notorious gay serial killers whose story played out in the…
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MIGGUEL ANGGELO : LatinXoxo a heavenly experience
It was a sheer joy to talk with the multi-talented queer performance artist Migguel Anggelo who is bringing his extraordinary show Migguel Anggelo • LatinXoxo to Afterglow Festival at @Provincetown Art House Theatre for ONE NIGHT ONLY. He has this ceaseless infectious energy and such an amazing zest for both his work and his life which makes every…
