Tag: National Anthem
Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews NATIONAL ANTHEM : queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.
National Anthem is a story narrated aesthetically as a western with a queer touch that reaffirms sexual identities without social exclusion . Dylan (Charlie Plummer) is a handsome young man who works hard fo his money under the sun, he lives with his single mother and her son, a very young brother he loves…
Photographer LUKE GILFORD ‘s National Anthem : a celebration of the world of gay rodeos
Filmmaker and photographer LUKE GILFORD was born in Denver, Colorado in the heart of rodeo country No escaping it for him growing up as his father was a champion bull rider and later a judge in the Professional Bull Riding Association. Fast forward and Gilford’s work has been exhibited around the world, including…
LUKE GILFORD”s National Anthem that makes us want to Go Out West
Photographer and filmmaker LUKE GILFORD had a childhood that so many gay men fantasize about. Growing up in Colorado with his father in the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association, Gilford spent his formative years around the rodeo, an American institution that has often been associated with conservatism and homophobia. It was only later, when he…
