Robert Malcolm
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews HAMISH HAWK who is definitely taking A FIRMER HAND with his music (and men?)
You may not have heard of indie singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk, but he is starting to make waves on the European music scene with his third solo album A Firmer Hand. But first, let’s talk about his audience. At tonight’s Usher Hall concert in his hometown of Edinburgh, at least half the crowd were of his…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews SANDBAG DAM a superb coming-of-age drama that was nominated for the Teddy at the Berlinale
Marko, a popular, sporty teenager, lives with his family in a village in Croatia which is prone to flooding. He is in his last year at high school but has decided not to go to college in order to help his father start up a car repair business. He has a girlfriend Petra, and a…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews THIS IS BALLROOM : a documentary on Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene
This feature length documentary is both a live record of a small staged Ball held in 2022 in Niteroi, just outside Rio de Janeiro, and a history of the Ballroom movement in Brazil, including interviews with the main personalities in some of the Brazilian Houses. For the uninitiated, central to the Ballroom…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews THE BUS DRIVER a short trans film from Mynamar screening at NY’s. PRIDEFULL Fest
The Bus Driver is short documentary film produced by The Scottish Documentary Institute and directed by Ku Ki. Released in May 2024, it follows a day in the life of a trans bus driver and his wife as they try to make a living in a country beset by curfews and power cuts. …
