2019
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Becoming Leslie : the story of the crossdresser who really succeeded in Keeping Austin Weird
Leslie Cochrane was something of an acquired taste. He was a very loud middle-aged scantily clad cross-dressing homeless man who was the self-styled leader of a movement called Keep Austin Weird. In his intriguing new documentary from Tracey Frazier we don’t initially know he ended up in this conservative Texas city that he proclaimed was…
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For the very first time Tribeca Film Fest celebrates PRIDE
This year the Tribeca Film Festival for the very first time ever will celebrate Pride on Saturday May 4th and headlining all the festivities with the Queen herself, Lady Bunny. They are screening the world premiere of the HBO doc WIG by Chris Moukarbel (Banksy Does New York) which shows the history of the…
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Kim Petras is a pop star who also happens to be transgender
German born Kim Petras has been making music since she arrived in LA a few years back, and by last summer her name was on everyone’s lips. However this young singer/songwriter doesn’t want to be known as the transexual pop singer, but going public about her gender she says is part of her bigger mission…
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Third Wedding : but its not all about love
The latest drama from Cannes Winner Belgian Filmmaker David Lambert (Beyond The Walls) is farce-like comedy that plays fast and loose with a Belgian ‘Green Card’ situation. When silver-headed gay bear Martin (Bouli Lanners) buries his younger husband after a fatal car crash he is left with his grief and very large debts. On…
