World Premiere
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Jeffrey Schwarz’s ‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ : World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival
William Friedkin’s 1980 film CRUISING was….. and still is … the most controversial queer film ever made. It’s about a series of violent New York murders in which the victims all frequent clandestine Manhattan nightclubs in which gay men gather to dance, drink, and make pairings while enveloped in an S&M atmosphere of leather, boots,…
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Queerguru reviews the World PremIere of OUT LAWS : the struggle for queer rights in ex Brit Empire
As a Brit gay man, there is always a sense of disgust and despair when you are once again reminded of all the strife and inhumanity our ancestors caused around by enforcing their own misguided sense of morality. This new documentary reminds us yet once again that there are some 64 countries where it is…
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On the eve of the World Premiere of HUNKY JESUS at BFI Flare in London SISTER ROMA can hardly contain her excitement
If QUEERGURU had its way, the indefatigable SISTER ROMA of the fabulous SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE would have been beatified by now. She has been at the forefront of the Sisters as they have devoted themselves to community service, ministry, and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity,…
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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…
