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Holding The Man & Remembering The Man

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This devastatingly heartbreaking true story of  two young Australian men Timothy Conigrave and his ‘husband’ John Caleo is so good that it needs to be told twice.  Well, actually three times if you also count the award-winning play that ended up being staged all around the world.  Conigrave wrote his memoir that both movies and … Continue reading




HOMO-SAY-WHAT – a history of institutionalized homophobia

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The very next day after queer filmmaker Craig Bettendorf and his crew celebrated Treading Yesterday’s world premiere at Dances with Films in Hollywood, the euphoria quickly disappeared.  It was the night of the mass-killing at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando. The bitter irony (if that’s the right word) is that ‘Treading Yesterday’  Web Series … Continue reading



Hot To Trot

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Choosing exactly who to be the main subjects in a documentary that will take over four years to shoot is always a major gamble, but one that played off big-time for Gail Freedman the director and producer of Hot To Trot a totally enchanting look at the world of competitive same-sex ballroom dancing.  Freedman selected … Continue reading



House of Cardin: the tale of an unsung design hero

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  Pierre Cardin is an unsung hero.  This pioneering design genius has too often been ignored or dismissed by a coterie of  traditional fashion elitists who disliked Cardin for having the temerity of being the very first Haute Couturier to create a ready-to wear line  back in 1959.  It resulted with Cardin being expelled from … Continue reading



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