David France’s meticulously detailed account is how an angry and fiercely committed group of selfless people refused to lie down and play dead and by taking on both the pharmaceutical industry and Government institutions, they made a real difference and saved countless live. This is of course the story of the AIDS epidemic which … Continue reading
Veteran gay Catalan filmmaker Ventura Pons returns to documentaries for his latest film which is a look at the somewhat turbulent life of charismatic renowned museum expert Ignasi Millet. The opening scene shows openly gay HIV-positive Ignasi counting out his day’s quota of drugs that his multitude of doctors have prescribed and a few they didn’t. The fact … Continue reading
Living through the AIDS pandemic is still a very tough topic to confront especially for those who still suffer from survivor guilt. We however believe that uncomfortable as it is to deal with such a catastrophic time, it is, whether we like it or not, a crucial part of the history of the LGBTQ … Continue reading
Queerguru has been Down Under quite a bit recently covering Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney WorldPride 2023, and Myra DuBois’s Antipodean Tour and here’s one more item before we head back to the Northern Hemisphere. The ABC Network, in conjunction with Screen Australia, has had queer writer Adriano Cappelleta be one of … Continue reading
French-Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan’s latest impassioned cinematic outing, and his most mature to date, is a family drama that consists of a lot of very long wordy speeches, yet it is essential about what is not being said about the elephant in the room. 42-year-old Louis (Gaspard Ulliel) has come back to his family … Continue reading