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Mikko Mäkelä talks wIth QUEERGURU about his new critically acclaimed film SEBASTIAN
Queerguru first met London based queer Finnish filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä in 2017 when his first feature film MOMENT IN THE REEDS premiered at BFI Flare Film Fest in London. Now some 7 years later his 2nd feature SEBASTIAN had its World Premiere at Sundance fast attracting both critical acclaim and distribution deals for global…
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Singer/songwriter LISA BELLO cannot hide her excitement about co-starrIng in MIKE FLANAGAN’S BEAR WEEK 24 TOWN HALL DEBUT
Singer/songwriter LISA BELLO is part of the all-star cast performing in MIKE FLANAGAN’S BEAR WEEK 24 TOWN HALL DEBUT (in Provincetown of course). Queerguru caught up with Boston based Lisa who has been making music with Mike for years, the last two of which they had an extremely successful regular Monday Night gig at…
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Queerguru reviews UNICORNS where a sexual awakening can blossom into a touching queer romance
This third feature film from Welsh/Egyptian filmmaker Sally El-Hosaini continues her concern with gender/sexual identity that she explored so beautifully in My Brother The Devil. She has also set UNICORNS in present day UK where the younger members of immigrant families feel stuck in the middle of two different cultures that are unsure…
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Lover of Men :The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln : a new doc spills the beans
It cannot be stressed enough the importance of the Stonewall Riots and the part they played in bringing homosexuality out of the dark and into society. Since then being accepted in all levels of the general population has gone a very long way, albeit the path seemed like a roller coaster ride at…
