2019
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‘Golden Youth’ (‘Une jeunesse doree’)
Golden Youth takes us back to the late 1970’s when Americans were desperately squeezing into Studio 54, and we Europeans were flocking to the more accessible but equally debauched Le Palace night club in Paris. It was home to extravagant theme parties and performances, that literally threw together rich and poor, gay and straight,…
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Love on Earth or Life on Mars?
Sci-fi is not a film genre that is visited by a lot of queer filmmakers but award-winning director Layke Anderson’s short movie depicts a restless man who makes the decision to join the first colony on Mars. With most of the piece revolving around the discussion to leave with his partner, this is a…
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Is London’s V & A the most LGBTQ friendly museum in the world?
London’s VIctoria & Albert Museum currently home to the Sold Out Exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams is probably one of the most LGBTQ friendly Museums in the world. They have an official LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Working Group which is comprised of Museum staff with an interest in using the V&A’s…
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Becoming Colleen: Finding the Shoe that Fits
Becoming Colleen: Finding the Shoe that Fits is a compelling documentary about a remarkable 85 year Australian transgender woman who is about to move to a Christian retirement village where she fears that they will insist she dresses as a man. Having lived most of her life as Colin – a husband, father, policeman,…
