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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Hunky Jesus, the heart-warming story of San Francisco’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the gala opening film at London’s queer BFI Flare film Festival.
San Francisco came to London last night as the juggernauts that are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence hit town. They’re here for the BFI Flare’s launch of Hunky Jesus, a heart-warming new documentary by director Jennifer M Kroot that kick-started BFI Flare’s 40th anniversary of the best queer film festival. For the uninitiated, the Sisters…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘THE STRANGER’ Francois Ozon’s latest masterpiece, based on Albert Camus’ 1942 classic novel
Albert Camus’ enigmatic 1942 classic, The Stranger, is gently reworked for 21st Century audiences by the acclaimed French Director Francois Ozon. Ozon (Summer of 85, Water Drops on Burning Rocks, Swimming Pool) is a key figure in French New Wave cinema and is best known for his ability to explore complex emotional and sexual dynamics,…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayogas reviews Dano García’s ‘MICKEY’ on the eve of its World Premiere at SXSW
“Love is… actions!”. This documentary is based on Mi$$ Mikey diaries. It’s an experimental visual project by writer-director Dano García, co-written by Tonatiuh Israel, photographed by Diego Tenorio, with music by Pablo Horn, and starring Mickey Cundapi Bustamante, a trans multidisciplinary artist who, alongside García, uses play and performance to res-signify the past and inhabit…
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Queerguru’s (newest) Contributing Editor DAVID ALLEN rallies to the message of hope in ‘ADAM’S APPLE’
In a time where the loudest voices offering up their opinions and making decisions about trans people aren’t trans themselves, Adam Sieswerda, with his mother Amy Jenkins, provides a voice we need to be listening to in the documentary ADAM’S APPLE. Amy is an accomplished artist who has been visually documenting her life since her…
