Sundance
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of CACTUS PEAR : a heartfelt journey of discovery in rural India
At its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire was the largest in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. At its peak, they held sway over 412 million people, 23 percent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km…
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY : how Chase Strangio is leading the fight against trans bans
Since the hate-spewing Trump was returned to the White House to begin his vicious campaign of revenge and retribution, the silence from the Democrats and the opposition has been deafening. It’s as if they all gave up collectively and rolled over to play dead. Thus, watching Sam Feder‘s excellent doc HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY at its…
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of SAUNA : where a cis gay man falls in love with a gay trans man
Sauna the debut feature film from Danish writer/director Mathias Broe carried a high expectation that this was such a new addition to the queer canon, yet it somehow lost its potential potency as its plot played out. This is the story of country boy Johan (Magnus Juhl Andersen) who has moved to Copenhagen where…
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of PLAINCLOTHES destined to be one of the best queer movies of 2025
One of the rewards for facing the bitter cold of a Utah winter is catching the world premiere of the wee gem of a new queer film at Sundance. Top of our list this year of highly anticipated movies was the feature film debut of writer/director Carmen Emmi. His PLAIN CLOTHES is a love…
