documentary
Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews HIDDEN LETTERS the compelling tale of Chinese calligraphy that is secret code for women only
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, WOMEN IN CHINA WERE BORN TO OBEY THEIR FATHERS, HUSBANDS AND SONS. FORBIDDEN TO READ AND WRITE, THEIR VOICES WERE SILENCED. MOST LEFT NO RECORD OF THEIR LIVES. Nushu has many levels, is a secret that belongs to Chinese women, it is calligraphy made by women to preserve a secret…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews CASA SUSANNA a compelling documentary about a secret haven for trans men & women in the 1960s
Casa Susanna is a compelling documentary about a group of cross-dressing men/trans women in early 1960s America. Acclaimed French screenwriter/director Sebastien Lifshitz opens up a world few of us would know about had it not been for a set of photographs found at a New York flea market in 2004. The early 1960s…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews WHO I AM NOT : breaking the intersex taboo
Who I Am Not is a fascinating documentary chronicling the lives of two engaging, very different, black intersex people; South African ex-beauty queen Sharon-Rose, and unemployed fellow South African, Dimakatso, both of whom live in Johannesburg. Intersex people are people born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals…
‘Chasing Chasing Amy’ : a personal take on how Kevin Smith’s film affected a 12-year-old queer kid’s coming-of-age
Chasing Amy, the third film from actor, comedian, and writer Kevin Smith was considered a critical and commercial success in 1997. The film is about a male comic artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a woman (Joey Lauren Adams), to the displeasure of his best friend (Jason Lee). Intriguing as it was,…
