Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen Abel (Nelson Rodriguez) meets Diego (Andrew Saenz ) it is literally love at first sight. These two young Latino men living in Chicago instantly bond in what we assume is going to be a gentle romantic story. However one day their world is upturned when Diego suddenly discovers that his mother is dying back home … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJosh and Michael have barely kept in touch with each other since they graduated from University in Chicago ten years ago. Michael had ran off to teach English in a school in Japan whilst Josh moved to Los Angeles to make a name for himself in the music industry. Now they about to attend their 10 … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor his third feature film 30 year old queer Argentinian filmmaker Nicolás Teté revisits the theme of ‘coming out’. It’s obviously a subject that weighs very seriously with him which may be a reflection of his own personal journey. This the story of Manual (Facundo Gambandé) an architecture student in Buenos Aires. We first … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis feature film debut from Brazilian filmmaker Mauro Carvalho is an utterly charming tale of young love that failed to run its course once real life got in its way. It is told to us by one half of the couple Diego (Thiago Cazado) some years later as he reflects back on what life was like before … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques16 year old Martin Blanco claims to have something in his eye, so Sebastian his High School Swimming Coach whisks him out of Class and takes him to the Eye Hospital Emergency Room. The doctors give him the all clear, so the teacher offers to drive him home. School is over for the day, and Martin realises … Continue reading