Tag: lesbian
A Luv Tale : about 4 queer women in Harlem
It’s been 20 years since director’ Sidra Smith’s debut film A Luv Tale played the Film Festival circuit and picked up a couple of Audience Awards. Now she is back with a 6 part web series of the same name that picks up where she left off with the story of the lives of…
Rafiki : the defiant tale of two African girls in love
African queer films are very much a rarity essentially because so much of that Continent have laws that criminalise homsosexuality and also so much of the population traditionally cannot morally accept it. In fact this charming tale of first love between two teenage Kenyan girls that has been critically acclaimed globally is still banned…
Sister Aimee : The Disappearance of the US’s most famous religious charlatan.
Sister Aimee is a bonky film about an even bonkier character Aimee Semple McPherson whose story is too ridiculous to be real. In fact filmmakers Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann make a point of telling us that only 5.5% of their film is true and the rest is pure (and slightly warped) imagination. They focus…
Booksmart : the lesbian high school comedy that everyone is talking about
One of the most successful premieres at SXSW Film Festival this year was a lesbian high school comedy that has been the subject of an enormous amount of buzz. This is the story of lesbian Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) who has spent the whole of her last year studying like mad to get straight ‘A’s. …
Gentleman Jack : HBO’s new scorching lesbian period drama
Hot on the heels of The Favourite comes another scorching lesbian drama that judging by the trailer alone, looks like it is going to be another enormous hit. HBO’s drama GENTLEMAN JACK is based on the true story of British aristocrat Anne Lister who can lay claim to having the UK’s first ever lesbian…
