BFI Flare
Glorious Cloris Leachman in her final starring role
Great news from London this morning. Or more specifically BFI Flare Queer Film Festival that kicks off next month. We have still yet to see their full program but we now know of one International Premiere we simply cannot miss. JUMP DARLING features the final starring role of the late great Cloris Leachman (a…
Daniel Monks : a new queer filmmaker so worth watching
Queerguru talked with DANIEL MONKS the delightful queer Australian writer and star of PULSE his rather wonderful movie, directed by STEVIE CRUZ-MARTIN that was loosely based on Daniel’s life and was about to have its European Premiere at BFI FLARE London’s #LGBTQ Film Festival in 2018. This debut feature film is one of the most provocative stories that tackles…
The Lawyer: a queer romance with a powerful message
Lithuanian queer filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas has skillfully woven together an unusual queer romance that also packs a powerful message about the plight of LGBTQ Syrian refugees stranded in Europe, and at the same gives such a positivity to the film’s queerness. It’s not only all very impressive, but throughly entertaining too. Its the story of…
My Fiona: Suicide brings more questions than answers
Is there ever a good time to sit down and watch a movie whose description begins with the words “Following the death of her best friend…”? Turns out there is. For us it was on a beautiful, blue sky Saturday morning in an empty London after a few weeks of self-distancing. We were really…
