Ris Fatah
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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 Ris Fatah reviews the nostalgic ‘Moss & Freud’, which details the relationship between the model Kate Moss and the artist Lucien Freud.
Iconic model Kate Moss has always excelled at controlling her public persona, drip-feeding just enough personal information to keep her public satisfied whilst maintaining a very full private life largely away from scrutiny. ¨Never complain, Never explain.¨ Her many followers will no doubt then lap up her latest project, Moss & Freud, a drama based…
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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…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘BLUE BOY TRIAL’ the heartfelt story of the landmark 1960’s Japanese trans rights court case
Queer life in 1960´s Japan isn’t mentioned very often, even though by the mid-1960s there were about fifty gay bars in Tokyo, albeit largely discreet and low profile. Tokyo´s current queer neighbourhood of Shinjuku Ni-Chome was already a thing by then. Trans lives were also becoming easier, in part due to the pioneering gender-affirming surgery…
