documentary
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Baloney : the story of a struggling boy burlesque/stripper group
According to the English dictionary, the meaning of ‘baloney’ is nonsense. And that is what this directing debut of filmmaker Joshua Guerci really is : harmless nonsense. It’s a documentary of the ‘Gay All-Male Group’ (that includes a woman and a straight man) in San Francisco who are struggling pre-covid to find bigger audiences…
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Can You Bring It : Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
This compelling powerful documentary tells the story behind the most celebrated and performed work by the iconic queer choreographer Bill T Jones. He created ‘D-Man In The Waters’ in 1989 one year after losing his life partner the dancer/choreographer Arnie Zane to AIDS. It was the height of the pandemic that was decimating the…
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I’ll Cry Tomorrow : surviving the AIDS pandemic in 1989
Living through the AIDS pandemic is still a very tough topic to confront especially for those who still suffer from survivor guilt. We however believe that uncomfortable as it is to deal with such a catastrophic time, it is, whether we like it or not, a crucial part of the history of the LGBTQ…
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The Typist : a short film about the hypocrisy of being gay in the Navy during the 1950’s
Having just previewed Kristine Stolakis debut feature film PRAY AWAY that Netflix is releasing in August I am simply fuming with anger. Not with the documentary itself which is totally excellent, but the subject matter. It is a profile of the “pray the gay away” movement which damaged so many lives, and even ending…
