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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews RILEY a beautiful queer coming-of-age film from Benjamin Howard
Written and directed by Benjamin Howard, Riley is a beautiful coming-of-age tale set in contemporary, suburban Southern California. Life appears good for middle-class high-school football athlete Dakota Riley (Jake Holley). Under the watchful eye of his ambitious, ex-league player, coach/father, Carson (Rib Hillis), he’s successful, has a large group of friends, a close family,…
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Queerguru reviews PINECONE a queer Indian film that’s an exploration of love, relationships, and self-discovery.
Like so much of the old British Empire when Brits finally exited countries they had colonized they left behind some very restrictive and inhumane laws. India is one such case. The country gained independence in 1947 but it took the Indian Supreme Court another 70 years to repeal the British Colonial law that had…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews ‘Trompe L’Oeil’ a queer parody cabaret/musical at The Other Palace
Trompe L’Oeil ✩✩✩ The Other Palace Anarchic and already strangely anachronistic Trompe L’Oeil, (pronounced Trump Loyal) is a Cabaret-ish satire of the strange and unprecedented ascent of Trump to the highest office on earth. Written by Henry Parkman Briggs and performed at the Other Palace Trompe L’Oeil can only be described as surreal. Except…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THIS IS NOT ME the story of the journey of two Iranian trans people
“I don’t want to be free of you. I want you to be free.” cries Shervin Ramezan’s sympathetic father as the family discusses the possibility of 16-year-old Shervin moving abroad to transition to a man in a more hospitable environment than Iran. Saeed Gholipour’s moving documentary, This Is Not Me, follows Shervin and fellow…
