Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe legendary 86-year-old Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado hadn’t appeared on camera for a decade when filmmakers Kareem Tabsch and Cristina Costantini turned up on his doorstep with their crew. This world mega-star’s daily TV show had once beamed into over 150 million homes daily and although this fascinating documentary covers his sudden absence … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLondon based TV Producer/Presenter Simon Atkins seemed to have put the Catholicism of his childhood in Ireland on the back boiler when he met his boyfriend Matthew . Two years into their relationship Atkins starts to get more interested in Matthew’s Jewish faith, and although the two of them are not at a marrying … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 2006 at the start of the Second Lebanon War, Tel Aviv film school graduate Yariv Mozer was called up as Army Reservist Officer to serve at the Front. He decided to take his video camera along with the idea that over the next few weeks he would taping how the war progressed but he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJochen Hick’s intriguing look back at gay life in Berlin up to the present day paints an affectionate portrait of Germany’s capital city, but at the same time, it doesn’t shy away from pointing out that sometimes it is not always perfect. After WW2 the city was literally in ruins and the focus of its … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis new documentary from I-D follows the journey American rapper and activist Mykki Blanco takes to explore queer culture in Johannesburg. Blanco, who has used different pronouns throughout her career, is fearless and funny as she seeks to breakdown barriers and share all her new experiences with such infectious energy and vitality. “I was … Continue reading