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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews LAST DANCE : the story of the iconic drag queen Lady Vinsantos
THE ART OF DRAG, AN Education FOR LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN Vinsantos Defonte and Gregory Gajus star in this documentary that introduces the viewer into the mind of Vinsantos and his New Orleans Drag Workshop, an institution devoted to freedom of expression that provides a career to its graduates and is based…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews EVERYTHING OF VALUE a queer disturbing Dutch drama that lets you choose the ending
Everything of Value (Alles van Waarde) is director Stanley Kolk’s originally constructed background story to a violent assault on two queer men one night in the shadow of a church in a small town in Holland. Kolk cleverly combines a fake documentary format, interviews and footage of the behind-the-scenes casting to recall this disturbing…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews “Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter”
COMEDY IS MERELY A TRAGEDY HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE During the fourth wave of a pandemic in an indefinite time that may be the present moment, the near past, or in the coming future, there is a virus affecting the brain and memory in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This wacky surreal fictional film directed by…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews ‘Orfeas2021’ a queer Greek Sci Fi Opera @ Wicked Queer Film Fest
If only there was a Greek word for a marathon, it would perfectly sum up this ambitious, expansive, and demanding futuristic opera that sets the struggle for gay rights against the weight of Greek history. It is based on the original opera L’Orfeo by Monteverdi. Orfeas (Georgios Iatrou), the new Prime Minister,…
