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Death in Buenos Aires : a quirky queer Argentinian thriller

  Death in Buenos Aires is an unexpected delight  : a queer thriller with a rather odd plot and quirky nature but one has a total charm that entertains you to the final credits. Set in Argentina in 1989 its the story of shabbily dressed tough guy Police Inspector Chávez (Demián Bichir) who whilst investigating … Continue reading

Deconstructing Zoe

This new documentary having its World Premiere at Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival sets about exploring the rather blurred lines of  gender and sexuality of a rather extraordinary London based Malayan Chinese actor/producer called Chowee Leow aka Zoe who is a self-professed gender-illusionist. Initially listening to interviews with Lee and friends was somewhat confusingly as no-one … Continue reading

Deep In Vogue : Manchester stitches together a new look from second hand material

  Voguing and the ballroom scene of Harlem have created cultural ripples through the decades and across continents. It has been appropriated, reassembled, packaged, sold and on many occasions sold out. Madonna was one of the first mainstream artists to acknowledge it in a very visible way but there are shards of its impact on … Continue reading

Denial

  When filmmaker Derek Hallquist started his documentary Denial it focused on his father David the CEO of Vermont Electric Corp and his impassioned views on climate change and transitioning the industry to adequately deal with an ever changing world.  Hallquist Snr was so committed to renewable energy and converting the Grid to sources of … Continue reading

Denise Ho: Becoming the Song : the story of a queer HK singing star/political activist

  Veteran American filmmaker Sue Williams should be applauded for this fascinating documentary which will introduce the remarkable gay Chinese/Canadian performer and activist Denise Ho to the rest of the world.  Ho maybe bigger than Madonna in Hong Kong and China but she is still sadly little known outside of Chinese communities. Now 41 years … Continue reading

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