Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 1967 Oscar nominated filmmaker Shirley Clarke ensconced herself in an apartment in N.Y.’s Chelsea Hotel on the evening of Dec. 3, 1966 and let her camera roll for the next 12 hours. Her subject was a much-larger-than-life articulate African/American man who, drink and cigarette always in hand, seems to never stop laughing. The very … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf Blaise Singh had not been compelled to give up his job as an Elementary School Teacher, then we would never have gained a talented filmmaker with a fresh new voice about being Asian/Black and gay in the UK today. His passion and commitment to LGBTQ/human rights is infectious and as we see in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques31-year-old Dyllón Burnside is an openly proud gay actor and singer who most people will know from his role as Ricky Evangelista, a dancer, in the FX television series Pose. Born in Pensacola, Florida, Burnside’s life journey changed after being fired as a Church Worship Minister because of his sexuality. Since then alongside his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesProject Gelb (Yellow) is a film by an Asian guy about Asian guys. Canadian/Asian filmmaker Francis Luta explores how Asian males are perceived in the media and gay culture, and how it all reflects from their childhood. Luta started this journey after a modeling agency ordered him to stay out of the sun because looking … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMartin Scorcese’s profile on Fran Lebowitz is no ordinary documentary. After 90 minutes of essentially listening to this quick-witted brilliant observationist with her razor sharp tongue spend forth on some of her favorite bugbears, we actually learn very little about the woman behind all these rapidly fired opinions. By filming her in conversation in … Continue reading