Queerguru’s Ris Fatah’s TOP PICKS OF MUST SEE MOVIES at Queer East Festival, London
The UK’s excellent Queer East Film Festival kicks off again next week. The main festival runs from 18 – 30th April across eight venues in London before a nationwide tour from September to November across 10 cities. The exciting line-up combines contemporary feature films, documentaries, short films, virtual reality and dance productions. 50 … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY : Paul Preciado’s homage to trans/non binary lives
Orlando, My Political Biography is a fantastic, award-winning documentary film by Spanish philosopher/director Paul Preciado. The documentary is a homage to trans/non-binary lives and Virginia Woolf’s classic 1928 novel, Orlando, A Biography. The original novel is based on the wild family history of Woolf’s lover, the aristocratic poet and novelist, Vita Sackville-West. The … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews “A Dice With Five Sides” a queer Italian/Spanish drama
Two handsome strangers, Marcello (Alexander Ananasso) and Herman (Jake Garvey) meet in an apartment for a sex hookup. Afterward, they realize they have special feelings for each other. Too afraid to follow their hearts, Marcello and Herman decide to play a game, using an ancient dice made of stone. They establish six actions to … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘ELDORADO Everything the Nazis hate’ on Netflix
Berlin has long been a queer mecca. As far back as the 1920’s Berlin had about 80 queer nightlife venues, including the glittering belle of the ball – the fabulous cabaret club, Eldorado. The club was awash with lust, sequins, cocktails, drag queens, and regular performers such as Marlene Dietrich and Josephine Baker. … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews DUINO : ‘a film director’s encounter with an old friend reopens old wounds’
In a kind of real life Call Me By Your Name meets Saltburn, Argentinian film maker Juan Pablo de Pace and his friend Andrés Pepe Estrada have written a touching memoir of unrequited teenage love, how it impacts our emotions growing up and how our romantic memories change with time. It’s a subject … Continue reading
