drama
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Sidney Fox’s Crime: rent boy, conman, thief?
Sidney Fox’s Crime is the latest play at London’s cute queer theatre and cabaret space, Above The Stag, in Vauxhall. This drama is a true story, written and directed by Taggart creator Glenn Chandler. We follow handsome male prostitute, thief and forger, Sidney Fox (Sebastian Calver), as he travels the country during the roaring…
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Queerguru’s David Lagachu reviews ALL OUR FEARS that dares to hold religion accountable for suppressing the voice of the queer community
At the heart of All Our Fears is spirituality. The protagonist Daniel (Dawid Ogrodnik) is an artist, farmer, and most importantly a queer young man. He literally wears his queerness on his sleeves as his jacket proudly displays the rainbow colors. For the people of his village, he is a Satan-like figure who lures…
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Queerguru’s David Lagachu reviews PRIVATE DESERT a Brazilian queer drama that is about hopelessness and hope at the same time
The film opens with the protagonist Daniel (Antonio Saboia), a police officer, jogging in the middle of the night. The scene immediately highlights a sense of him running away from himself and the almost palpable loneliness. In the first half an hour of the film, the strong bond between Daniel and his ex-police officer…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews TOWARDS HAPPINESS an Italian queer drama where happiness maybe in Drag
Towards Happiness is director Paola Cipolletta’s drama about living life rather than just surviving it. Andrea (Francesco Di Leva) is a 40-year-old account manager and lives a rather mundane life in Naples with his wife Lucia (Miriam Candurro), a call center worker, and their ten-year-old son, Tommaso (Giuseppe Pirozzi). Their marriage is not going…
