José Mayorga
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews SKIFF a coming of age story from Belgian flmmaker Cecilia Verheyden
This is the fictional story of teenager Malou (Femke Vanhove), her personal struggles, body issues, and the relationship with her immediate family in Willebroek, Antwerp province, Belgium. Malou is into water sports, and she may be a rowing competitor in the coming Olympic Games, meanwhile sport teammates gossip about Malou not showering again, and they…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews SING SING : An approach tp the justice system based on human dignity
The opening sequence presents a group of actors on stage receiving applause, afterwards they change their costumes for green uniforms and are taken back to Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, where they are incarcerated. For this group of prisoners, playing Shakespeare is usual; Midsummer Night´s Dream, Hamlet, and King Lear have been included in their…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews the genius of artist AI Weiwei as he directs unique production of Puccini’s TURANDOT
The Chinese contemporary artist in a dialogue with Giacomo Puccini‘s unfinished last work, a behind the scenes and beyond at Teatro Dell´Opera di Roma, are the subjects of this documentary film directed by Maxim Derevianko, based on a story written by Michele Cogo and Maxim Derevianko. From Ai Weiwei is said to be the most powerful…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews DYING BRIEFLY (Seré breve al momento de morir)
Classic dance routines turn bloody in this tale of rivalry and ambition directed by Juan Briseño. We are introduced to Arsenio (Joan Kuri) and Sebastián (Martín Saracho), both are members of a classic dance company to which the second joined recently. Guys are attracted to each other, their empathy shows through smiles and glances…
