Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueerguru is fine tuning our April plans as its going to be a very busy month for our hometown LGBTQ+ community in Miami. It kicks of on the 5th with the Gala Opening Night of Miami Film Festival ….. its the main ‘hetero; one but they always include some queer movies to acknowledge … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWith over 1500 reviews of LGBTQ+ films under our belt, QUEERGURU has been through the gamut of queer cinema. It’s been a sheer joy discovering some excellent movies that have not only entertained us so well but have made such powerful contributions to the continuing dialogue about so many aspects of the LGBTQ spectrum. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt’s apparent to Queerguru that when they slimmed down the 38th Edition of the Miami Film Festival Virtual Online Edition, the LGBTQ movie section of the program suffered. What was once a very respectable showing of some new cutting-edge queer movies is now down to a solitary feature film. Plus two shorts. The Poppy … Continue reading
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When Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante‘s went to cast his sophomore film a drama about a married man who comes out as gay he was shocked to discover that over 80% of the actors at the casting would not play ‘gay’ . He needn’t have worried though as he chose the extremely talented actor JUAN PABLO OLYSLAGER whose finely nuanced performance as the lead character makes this very disturbing drama so utterly watchable.
In what is the 2nd Guatemalan movie to every have an LGBT story line, Olyslager Pablo who is forced by his Church & family to give up on his chance of real happiness.
Bustamante, and Olyslager along with Sabrina De La Hoz , talked to QUEERGURU when the film was screened at Miami Film Festival
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWe guess for Hollywood insiders Tom Donahue incisive documentary on gender inequality in the movie business is hardly big news, but for those of us outside of the circle his ‘investigation’ highlights issues that we rarely think about. Interestingly enough Donahue started the project before the formation of the whole #MeToo movement which is … Continue reading
