José Mayorgas
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas’ reviews ‘BRAVE THE DARK’ a coming of age drama by Damian Harris
Set in 1986 at a High School, we are introduced to the protagonist Nathaniel Williams (Nicholas Hamilton). Nate or Nathan loves to run; in fact, he has been running since he was a child, and his mother told him to do so, for a different reason, though. What shows is that he studies, is an…
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Queergruru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘BECAUSE OF YOU’ an archival doc that traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of queer Filipnxs
This experimental documentary Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo tells the story of queer Filipinx who, in the 1990s, against a racist, lesbophobic backdrop, came together for the first time in NYC to create a safe and loving community. It has been directed, written, and edited by Barbara Malaran & Desireena Almoradie Through…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews UNDERGROUND ORANGE (BAJO NARANJA) a film by Michael Taylor Jackson
A blond blue blue-eyed young man walks by the river with the breathtaking Buenos Aires skyline at dawn, drinking mate. Immediately afterwards, he walks by a cemetery searching for the tomb of Hipolito Bouchard to whom he brings a souvenir from the California Republic… this is the pretext for his visit and a fascinating tale in the South. …
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When he was in Buenos Aires, Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas got to review THESIS ON A DOMESTICATION
I had the opportunity to watch the film on a rainy Friday night last May at MALBA. The season tickets had sold out, and the house was full. By the end of the projection, several bewildered groups from the audience had gathered in the museum´s lobby to discuss what they had just watched, waiting for…
