If Blaise Singh had not been compelled to give up his job as an Secondary 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 this debut documentary that he wrote/directed/produced it is important for all of us to listen and support younger generations in our community.
As PRIDE & PROTEST is about to have a VIRTUAL SCREENING as part of BFI PRIDE House Party on Sunday June 28th, QUEERGURU tracked Singh down in London to talk about film
David Färdmar’s debut feature film ARE WE LOST FOREVER is one of the best queer romances of 2020. Already available on DVD/VOD in the US from TLA Releasing & Dekkoo.com, Queerguru caught up with this Swedish writer/director on the eve of Peccadillo Pictures now streaming it in UK & Ireland. We wanted to know in particular if this intimate heartbreaking story was autobiographical ……
Queerguru ‘zoomed’ with the TEDDY AWARD winning director Thom Fitzgerald to talk about Stage Mother The Movie his feel good queer film starring the fab two-time #Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver that is wowing crowds on the Film Fest circuit and is now about to be the Opening Night Gala at OUTshine Film Festival Virtual Film Festival.
When queer filmmaker Tristan Aitchison first left his home in the remote Scottish Highlands to visit his sister in Kenya almost 7000 miles away he had no intention of working, BUT he took his camera along just in case. Very soon after arriving he met Sidney a very shy intersex youth who’s family nit content enough with beating him up, actually threatened to kill him.
Through Sidney he met a small group that included trans and intersex youth facing daily struggles to stay alive . With no budget and no crew Aitchison set about filming interviews and fast forward three years and a lot of heartache., the documentary SIDNEY & FRIENDS was complete,
It’s a powerful heart-wrenching film that touches your very core when you realise exactly how impossible life for these LGBTQ youth, and how they can still find joy in the most unexpected ways.
Aitchison’s film has been remarkably successful picking up 11 awards already and on the eve of the film now being available to stream on AMAZON PRIME , he talks with QUEERGURU about his journey making Sidney & Friends
Multi-award winning filmmaker Eytan Fox is often referred to as the ‘father of Israeli queer movies’ : think Yossi and Jagger, YossiBubble (Film).
He now has a wonderful brand new film …. his first one shot in English …. and starring John Benjamin Hickey and newcomer #NivNissim. Queerguru tracked him down in Tel Aviv to talk with him about this new heart-warming romance that is perfect for these times