Israel
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Queerguru reviews THE CAKEMAKER the very poignant feature film debut by queer Israeli writer/director Ofir Raul Graizer,
With a large pile of new queer cinema sitting on my desk waiting to be reviewed, it may appear obtuse to set them aside for a moment and view one that was released some 8 years ago. Why The Cakemaker slipped through my hands at that time is a mystery to me, but reading about…
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Queerguru reviews THE BINDING a tense erotic queer thriller from Israel from Eyal Kantor and Yoav Keren
The Binding is a tense erotic queer thriller from Israel that unashamedly starts off with an explicit sex scene that sets the pace for the next 90 minutes. Directed by Eyal Kantor and co-written with his life partner Yoav Keren who also stars as its frequently naked lead Binyamin and who we first see…
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ELSKA Magazine visits the men of Gay Haifa , Israel’s most diverse gay city
After shooting the last issue of Elska in Istanbul, editor and chief photographer Liam Campbell stayed in the Middle East traveling to Israel and its 3rd largest city Haifa. At the beginning of this century, Haifa suffered a population drain as young people moved in vast numbers to the bustling capital Tel Aviv.…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews LIKE ME an Israeli coming-of-age film by Eyal Kantor
Tom (up-and-coming Israeli actor Yoav Keren) is a handsome, quick-witted gay eighteen-year-old man in Tel Aviv who knows what he wants. By day he is a theatre studies student and by night a pizza delivery boy, Tom is grasping life, opportunities, and men as they occur. His best friend Gilad (Mendi Barsheshet) is a…
