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Queerguru´s Ris Fatah reviews the intensely colourful, identity-questioning work of British artist Hurvin Anderson, on at London´s Tate Britain.
The lifelong, dynamic process by which our identity is shaped, both consciously and unconsciously, is a combination of our genes, internal traits, personal choices, and external environmental factors. Where we are born, grow up, and where we choose to live as adults also factor in heavily. British artist Hurvin Anderson, a Jamaican man born and…
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Queerguru’s Peter Herbert reviews ‘STRANGE JOURNEY: The Story of Rocky Horror’ a documentary by Linus O’Brien about his father’s cult film
Strange Journey is a documentary made by Linus O’Brien about his father’s all-time cinema hit The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The film opens in Hamilton New Zealand where locals revere local boy Richard O’Brien, who left for London aged 22 in 1964 and shot to unexpected fame in 1973 when he wrote what is described…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘MY DEAREST SEÑORITA’ a remake of an historic intersex drama on Netflix
This is a remake and adaptation directed by Fernando González Molina from the original 1972 Spanish film directed by Jaime de Armiñán, starring José Luis López Vásquez, Chus Lampreave, and a young Julieta Serrano, was made, under the Francisco Franco regime. The film deals with the delicate and complex subject matter of intersexuality. Set in Pamplona, Navarra …
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Queerguru´s Ris Fatah reviews ‘We’ll Find Happiness’, an excellent drama about a queer couple seeking asylum in Canada, the gala closing film at Miami´s Outshine Film Festival.
Homosexuality remains illegal in 69 countries around the world. Queer life in some of those countries is so dangerous that many people leave everything behind and endure long, torturous journeys, illegally crossing borders, over months, or sometimes years, to claim asylum and find freedom in a more accepting land. We´ll Find Happiness, a powerful drama…
