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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews WEST NORTH WEST a Japanese queer drama that explores themes of gender, sexuality, nationality, and religious identity
Set amongst the bustling crowds and underground karaoke clubs of Tokyo, WEST NORTH WEST explores themes of gender, sexuality, nationality, and religious identity through the complex desires of three women. The film is now featuring on PeccadilloPOD, a new On-Demand platform for LGBTQ+ cinema. Beautiful Kei (Hanae Kan) works at a cocktail bar,…
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Kiss Me Kosher : a lesbian rom-com
Israeli filmmaker Shirel Peleg debut feature is full of good intentions but cannot avoid tripping over itself with its overabundance of cliches that tests one’s patience far too much before the final credits roll. What starts out as a lesbian rom-com between an unlikely pair of women turns into a comic farce that…
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INVISIBLE : will country music ever come out ‘of the closet’?
Queer Cinema plays such an essential role in the LGBTQ+ community on so many different levels. In the case of T.J. Parsell’s fascinating new feature-length documentary INVISIBLE, it’s about educating us. By sharing the tale of how a group of queer women are still dealing with such a persistent and pernicious form of homophobia…
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UNTOLD : The Deal With The Devil : the story of lesbian boxer Christy Martin
Frankly, we will admit that a TV program about sports is not something that usually gets a second look from the Queerguru Editorial team. However, Netflix’s new series of standalone documentaries called UNTOLD had one particular episode that caught our attention. Netflix promotes the series as taking a hard-hitting look at sports stories, and…
