Ris Fatah
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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 Ris Fatah reviews ’10s ACROSS THE BORDERS’ documentary about the ballroom scenes in The Phillipines & Thailand
New York’s legendary ballroom scene continues to make an impact around the world. Ball culture was famously immortalised in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, which examined the mid-to-late 80s African-American, LatinX, queer, and trans-led scene, which was founded by Crystal LaBeija in 1968. Madonna then came calling with Vogue, and more recently, Ryan Murphy’s 2018 drama…
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Queerguru’sRis Fatah previews Shooting From Below, the new show by Midgitte Bardot, on at London’s Southbank Centre …….from 9-11th April.
Fancy something different? Then check out Midgitte Bardot’s (great name!) new show, Shooting From Below at London’s Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room from April 9th -11th. Midgitte Bardot, aka artist Tamm Reynolds, explores just who is really dwarfing whom. For centuries, performance has been written into dwarf bones without consent. They are local celebrities with little…
