Queer Cinema at its very best : Toronto International Film Fest
Right at the tail end of a very busy round of Virtual Queer Film Festivals this summer comes the mainstream Toronto International Film Fest an important milestone in the moviemakers annual calendar. One of the best things about TIFF is that its eclectic program mixes the best of the new blockbusters with some superb indie … Continue reading
Queer City
This totally fascinating documentary from Filmmaker Draper Shreeve follows a highly diverse group of individual queer men and women living in New York as it seeks out to uncover many aspects of contemporary urban LGBTQ life and culture. His selection of disparate stories does not seek to cover every side of our community, but does … Continue reading
Queer Cornwall : the stories of three LGBTQIA+ trailblazer artists who made their home in this tiny fishing village
Lamorna is a small fishing village on the Cornish coast, in the far southwest of England. The expansive skies and landscapes of the area have long been a draw for artists, most famously painters associated with the Newlyn school such as Laura Knight, Alfred Munnings, and Lamorna Birch. It’s relatively unknown even though it is just a mere 13 … Continue reading
Queer filmmaker MARK CHRISTOPHER”s very first short film from 1992
For Throwback Thursday Queerguru checks out the first short made by queer filmmaker Mark Christopher best known for as the writing/director of ’54’ and the subsequent ‘54 The Directors Cut. Christopher was 29 years old in 1992 when he wrote and directed Dead Boys Club. It is the story of Toby an innocent young man … Continue reading
Queer Genius award-winning Doc : chronicling five visionary queer artists: is Re-Released
Chet Pancake’s award-winning indie documentary “Queer Genius,” chronicles five visionary queer artists: Eileen Myles (Award-winning American writer and poet), Barbara Hammer (Filmmaker and producer), Jibz Cameron (performance artist and actor), and Black Quantum Futurism (Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa A.K.A. Moor Mother, literary and artistic creatives) who unapologetically break down barriers in their creative fields … Continue reading