Queer Japan: a look at the sheer diversity of the LGBTQ community
The LA based Canadian filmmaker Graham Kolbeins set himself an impossible task with his new documentary Queer Japan. Although it is both intriguing and thoroughly entertaining it is also very obvious that 90 minutes is certainly not long enough to comprehensively cover the whole spectrum of LGBTQ culture in Japan. Although somewhat uneven in … Continue reading
Queer movement artist MAX COOKWARD reflects their transformative journey through dance
Max Cookward a queer dance artist reflects on their connection to the physical and means of expression in a short film, directed by Harry Bowley. The Brit grew up with two mothers which he acknowledges would help when they would want to self-discover their gender identity and sexuality Trained at Rambert School of Ballet and … Continue reading
Queerama
Brit filmmaker Daisy Asquith whisks us through 100 years of homosexuality in England in a tight 71 minutes in Queerama her latest documentary. Combining a real treasure trove of archival footage from extensive vaults of the British Film Institute, with clips from a whole range of LGBT feature films, plus more than a dabbing of vintage … Continue reading
Queergruru’s Jose Mayorga reviews Summer Qamp a camp in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space.
IT IS NO EASY JOURNEY BEING GAY Directed by Jen Markowitz with the support of Canada Media Fund, the documentary is a celebration of queerness in film that takes place on territories in South Alberta, where mother nature reigns. For the participants, the Summer activity is a memory for the rest of their lives. The … Continue reading
Queerguru At The Movies @ Bristol Prides QUEER VISION FILM FEST
The SouthWest England City of Bristol may not be that well-known outside of the UK but it deserves to as it straddles the beautiful River Avon steeped in prosperous maritime history. Its former city-center port is now a cultural hub, and present-day Bristol now boasts not one, but two lively ‘gay villages’. The city Pride … Continue reading