Israeli
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Marry Me However : when closeted religious Jews try to play ‘straight’
The sheer joy (if joy is the correct description) of excellent queer documentaries like “Marry Me However” is that it helps bring a greater understanding how of the struggles of accepting one’s sexuality in some parts of the world causes such unimaginable problems. In this case Israeli director (Rabbi) Mordechai Vardi’s intriguing film outlines…
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From Queerguru archives : A MATTER OF SIZE a 2009 Israeli ‘coming out movie’ of a different kind
Herzi (Itzik Cohen) is a very likable obese man, living in a small town in Israel, who gets mad when he is thrown out of his Dieting Club by its skinny tyrannical leader who calls him a whale cos he is actually putting on weight. To make matters worse, he then gets fired from…
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Black Hats are The New Black
You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy the thoroughly entertaining award-winning Israeli award winning series The New Black , but it does help. Set in an upscale Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the story is about four young ‘shababnicks’. This we soon learn is a term for a young ultra-Orthodox person who leaves his or…
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The New Black : the hottest Israeli TV series is here.
There seems to be a brand new global streaming platform every day and occasionally one of them grabs our attention here at Queerguru. The latest one is CHAIFLICKS devoted to Jewish and Israeli entertainment ChaiFlicks offers over 300 acclaimed films, documentaries, shorts, television programs, stage productions, music performances, dance, performance artists including multiple…
