drama
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MINYAN: Coming Out Gay and Jewish
When queer documentarian Eric Steel adapted David Bezmozgis ‘s short story MINYAN into his first feature film the narrative became much more personal. Like the protagonist David (Samuel H. Levine) ., Steel grew up in a New York Jewish family in the 1980’s when being gay in the midst of an AIDS pandemic was…
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Song Without A Name : a stunning Peruvian tale of baby trafficking
In this exceptionally wonderful feature film debut from Peruvian writer/director Melina León the stunningly grim setting is a bleak as the story line itself. The film is set in 1988 when Peru is in totally turmoil and as the economy spirals out of control, poverty gets even worse, and there is little hope for…
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Dry Wind : a new drama from Daniel “Mr Leather” Nolasco
To enjoy Daniel Nolasco’s Dry Wind let’s summarize the Queerguru People Ranking System or P.Rank. It pretty much captures how the main characters fit together. 1-Is the level of serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. We promise you’re not Jeffrey Dahmer. You barely even touch carbs 2-3-Nobody is a 2-3. Unless they are jealous, mean…
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Here Awhile : the prodigal lesbian sibling goes home to die
Actor Tim True steps behind the camera for his directing debut for the drama Here Awhile which he also cowrote. It’s the story of a prodigal lesbian sibling, 30-something-year-old Anna (Anna Camp), who has finally come home just to die. Her cancer is well-advanced and inoperable so she has returned to the family home…
