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Turn Back Time : Hardy Haberman’s 1996 film LEATHER

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    Hardy Haberman is an author, filmmaker, educator, and  designer and also a prominent figure in the leather/fetish/BDSM community. His short film Leather that he made in 1996 shines a light on the leather subculture.  The film explores  the semi-religious experience of bondage and discipline.  For the film’s subjects, leather offers a way to build … Continue reading



Out Of Time : a family dealing with a 11 year olds transitioning

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  Brit queer filmmaker Leon Lopez’s  chose a gritty melodrama to direct for his  sophomore feature film. Until recently Lopez was best known for acting in major UK Soaps like Eastenders and  Hollyoaks , the latter he went on to direct.  His portfolio since then has included some excellent queer shorts such as ‘Crossroad‘ ‘Circles‘ … Continue reading



Les Invisibles : French gay seniors tell their stories

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  We finally managed to cross off another film that has been on the Queerguru must-see film since 2012 when it won a César for Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire).  Les Invisibles by queer French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz a two-time Teddy Award Winner is a tender look at a group of French seniors who … Continue reading



BARE : The Story of the Making of a Performance Piece with 11 Naked Men

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  It’s still hard to perceive that even in 2020 public nudity still evokes a torrent of negativity.  On one hand there are the juvenile reactions from people who left their teen years decades ago, and on the other hand there is still so much overwhelming out-of-place Victorian censorship . If you show more than … Continue reading



Someone Has To Die (but whom?)

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  Manolo Caro, the queer Mexican filmmaker who created the very successful Netflix series THE HOUSE of FLOWERS is back.  His new three part series SOMEONE HAS TO DIE  a delightfully campy melodrama set in Franco’s Spain in the 1950’s is already becoming another big hit, especially with the LGBTQ Community. The new series doesn’t … Continue reading



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