World Premiere
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Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia an intimate and inspiring look at the journey of a transgender marathon runner
We find it so uplifting anytime we can read such a positive story of a trans man or woman especially in these present uncertain political times. One such instance is Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia. Its an intimate and inspiring look at the journey of professional athlete Cal Calamia, a transgender marathon runner who…
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Queerguru previews the World Premiere of MOFFIE an excellent South African harrowing coming-of-age drama
South Africa may now have a reputation as Africa’s most gay-friendly destination which attracts thousands of LGBT tourists annually, but it wasn’t always that way. When it was a British Colony as part of the British Empire they had the english sense of morality and Christianity imposed upon them. This meant mirroring England’s…
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Queerguru’s Editor gets stoned on Jordan Tragash’s debut film B.A.M. having its World Premiere at Boston’s Wicked Queer Film Festival
There’s always a first time for everything. In this instance for me it was watching what was self-described as a stoner comedy film . Thanks to Wiki I discovered that this is technically a subgenre of comedy film based on marijuana themes, where recreational use often drives the plot, sometimes representing cannabis culture more broadly or intended for…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the World Premiere of Mikko Måkelå ‘s SEBASTIAN at Sundance Film Festival
Writers are always advised to ‘Write about what you know.’ Aspiring twenty-five-year-old Scottish writer Max, (the handsome Ruaridh Mollica), is living in London and working on his first novel, a story about a sex-worker, Sebastian. He’s good-looking and ambitious, energetically forging his career and soul. To improve the authenticity of his work he creates…
