Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews CONCERNED CITIZEN about a liberal gay couple getting a reality check moving into ‘up and coming’ district in Tel Aviv
Concerned Citizen (Ezrah Mudag) is an intense, award-winning, Israeli drama. Ben (Shlomi Betonov) and his partner Raz (Ariel Wolf) move into a beautiful light-filled apartment in an up-and-coming area in South Tel Aviv. The area is vibrant and multicultural but has its fair share of social issues. Ben and Raz are optimistic about their … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews DALTON’S DREAM, an intimate character study of Dalton Harris, winner of 2018’s UK X Factor, as he navigates harassment about his sexuality whilst trying to develop his music career.
Defining one’s sexuality isn’t easy for everyone, especially today where there are several options to choose from. That decision can be harder if you’re in the public eye, where every move and utterance is overly scrutinised by a voracious press and public, eager for gossip. Dalton’s Dream, a poignant new documentary examines this and … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews DESIRE LINES ‘an inclusive celebration of gay trans men and gay trans-masculine lives’
“Can a vagina be masculine?” This, and many more thought-provoking questions, are posed by interviewer/director Jules Rosskam, in his innovative new documentary Desire Lines, which examines the lives of trans men who also became gay men after transitioning. Rosskam’s film, which premiered this week at Sundance, combines drama with documentary. Iranian-American trans man … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews DIana The Musical and asks “Oh Diana, what would you think of this?”
Diana the musical, now available on Netflix, is a filmed version of the Broadway show, currently on at the Longacre Theatre, W 48th St, NY. The story is about Diana, Princess of Wales, the most famous woman of the modern age, and covers her life from age 19, when Diana Spencer first meets Charles, … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews DONNA a heart-warming documentary that follows trans activist, performer, and former Cockette, Donna Personna,
Donna is a heart-warming documentary that follows trans activist, performer, and former Cockette, Donna Personna, as she learns, later in life, to live her most authentic trans life and to reconnect with her family as a woman. “This is who I want to be and who I want to show the world” Donna was … Continue reading