Of all the queer love stories released this Christmas season, Netflix’s SMILEY stands heads and shoulders above the rest. After watching the sanitized don’t-frighten-the-children (or the straight) offerings from both Hallmark and Lifetime TV, it’s so refreshing to see something so authentically queer. However, its creator Guillem Clua who adapted the 8-part series from … Continue reading
Javi (newcomer Néstor Goenaga) comes to the Sauna Popular in search of work in order to enable his dream of becoming a singer to come true. Unfortunately, the business is going through hard times, and so Asun (Antonia San Juan), can only offer him menial work. Javi is not there long before … Continue reading
Everything at Once: Kink is director Alberto Fuguet’s behind-the-scenes look at the work of Spanish photographers Paco Moyano and Manolo Rodriguez and their homo-erotic magazine, Kink. Barcelona-based couple Paco and Manolo have been together for 30 years, and over that time have carved out a special space for their male photography in … Continue reading
Bringing Him Back is an intense yet gentle psycho-drama about family, set in the Spanish countryside outside Barcelona. Following his mother’s death, Moi (Ricardo Gomez) travels with his boyfriend, post-grad student Biel (Eneko Sagardoy), back to his mother’s rural house. His sister Mia (Bruna Cusi) has already returned to the house and the three … Continue reading
El Planeta is the debut feature film of Spanish artist, and now also film director, Amalia Ulman. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film festival to an enthusiastic audience. Ulman is the director, writer, producer, and star of the film. Her own mother, Ale Ulman, is also in the film, making her … Continue reading
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