The film captured me from the beginning; a sequence of a newsreel from April 28th, 1945 shot at Malmö Harbor, Sweden, in which a large group of women reaches freedom after German concentration camps. We see them smile and say hello to the camera, there is Nadine with her white scarf, striped uniform, … Continue reading
\ Cinema, reality, and fiction combined in this extremely well-crafted film, also photographed and written by Argentinian director Manuel Abramovich, with a screenplay in collaboration with Fernando Krapp and Pio Longo. Pornomelancholia is a compelling portrait of loneliness in the times of social media where there is no place for privacy. It is a … Continue reading
Celebrating 15 years THE IRIS PRIZE FILM FESTIVAL in Wales glorious capital Cardiff has become a leading voice in championing LGBT+ short films, and a significant event in the British film festival calendar. The Festival is the home of the Iris Prize a stunning £30,000 film award – the world’s largest short film prize which … Continue reading
The 40th Anniversary of Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival kicks off on 14th July 2022. Its an 11 day Festival with over 200 films inclusive of feature narratives, documentaries, short films, and episodics that cover lmost the entire LGBTQ+ spevtrum. It includes a roster of festival favorites, an impressive 42 world … Continue reading
This week QUEERGURU is heading to Rochester in Upstate New York 2018 for the 29th Edition of ImageOut which is the largest LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the region. Incidentally, they are so much more than an annual film festival as they are an organization with six programs and services. (Check out http://www.imageout.org/ for full … Continue reading