2026
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Queerguru talks with filmmaker Jennifer M. Kroot on the eve of the World Premiere of HUNKY JESUS at BFI Flare
Jennifer M Kroot is an indie filmmaker who loves to make movies about people/events in her hometown of San Francisco. Her resume to date includes films about George Takei and Armistead Maupin, and her latest one is about one of the most glorious annual events in ‘the city by the bay’, THE HUNKY JESUS CONTEST…
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Kudos to Manchester (UK) Womens Institute who chose to close rather than ban Trans women.
The Women’s Institute in the UK started back in 1915 with two aims: to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Each individual WI is a separate charitable organization, run by and for its own members with a constitution agreed at the national…
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“Virtually Skeptical, Emotionally Moved” AN ARK AT THE SHED : a review by Kareem Tabsch for QUEERGURU
I am the first to admit that I have rarely, if ever, been bowled over by anything in the realm of virtual reality, augmented reality, or the like. The technology itself can be interesting enough, and there have certainly been works that piqued my interest—Traveling While Black being one I found brilliant—but I generally do…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘Charlie Is Not A Boy’ …is a tale untold.
The son of a disreputable butcher and a catatonic mother who neglects him, Charlie reminds me of a white bird. He has a grandmother who nourishes him with fantasy and love; they both share a space that is a sacred nest. Set within an allegorical America, grotesque relations and situations allow the narrative to flow, revealing…
