Tag: trans
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews DESIRE LINES ‘an inclusive celebration of gay trans men and gay trans-masculine lives’
“Can a vagina be masculine?” This, and many more thought-provoking questions, are posed by interviewer/director Jules Rosskam, in his innovative new documentary Desire Lines, which examines the lives of trans men who also became gay men after transitioning. Rosskam’s film, which premiered this week at Sundance, combines drama with documentary. Iranian-American trans man…
Can AN AVOCADO PIT a shortlisted film by trans filmmaker Ary Zara, and producer Elliot Page make OSCAR History ?
Academy Award acting nominee and the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time, Elliot Page is one of the creative forces behind AN AVOCADO PIT that has been shortlisted for a 2024 Academy® Award. The filmmaker Ary Zara is the first trans person to be considered for the Oscars’ Live…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews MONICA an intense, touching drama about end-of-life family reconciliation.
Monica is an intense, touching drama about end-of-life family reconciliation. Monica (Trace Lysette) is a glamorous thirty-something, red convertible car-driving, long auburn-haired woman living in California, having left her rural mid-Western roots behind. She works as a masseuse and an online sex worker. She’s cool and guarded, and lives a fairly singular…
Kudos to J&B Whiskey for their excellent Trans Ad for Christmas
Kudos to Diageo-owned Spanish Scotch Whiskey brand, J B Whiskey’ for this heart-string-pulling Christmas story starring a grandfather and his family which shows acceptance across generations. JB worked with CElla Di Amore, a 26-year-old multidisciplinary trans artist to give voice and visibility to the trans community.
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Y A UNE ÉTOILE (THERE’S A STAR) a unique documentary about rural queer life of Nova Scotia
Generations of queer people from small villages and towns across the world have migrated to larger cities, looking for a more accepting community, more fun, better choice of partners and better career and cultural options. The same decision-making process, of course, applies to many straight people. But what if you’re queer and love…
