interview
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Wes Hurley talks POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA
Seattle queer filmmaker, Wes Hurley’s new dark comedy POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA is his touching real-life story of how his Russian mother, a doctor, actually became a mail order bride so that the two of them could have a brand new life in the US It’s a beautifully poignant movie that is a story…
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Oliver Hermanus talks about MOFFIE his excellent harrowing coming-of-age drama
The fact that ‘moffie’ is the South African equivalent of ‘faggot’ sets the tone for one of the most harrowing coming-of-age films we have ever seen. It is set in South Africa in 1981 in apartheid where the white minority still dominates and persecutes the ‘colored’ population. They however are not the enemy in this…
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Trans In Trumpland filmmakers talk about the impact their film series has made
Trans in Trumpland is a stunning film series from trans filmmakers Tony Zosherafatain & Jaime DiNicola that investigates the impact of anti-trans policies on the lives of four transgender Americans. Told through a road trip narrative across remote parts of the United States and set against the backdrop of increasing rates of transphobic violence,…
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Trans Actor Emmett Preciado Guest Stars on The Good Doctor
Kudos to both Sony Pictures Television and ABC TV for their groundbreaking move casting transgender actor Emmett Preciado as a Guest Star on The Good Doctor. Preciado plays a fully rounded trans character devoid of all the cliched sterotypes which is a major breakthrough for mainstream TV. Queerguru tracked the disarmingly charming Preciado to…
