Up To The World aka Il Mondo Fino In Fondo
When 18 year old Davide returns home after college to the provincial industrial town in Northern Italy he is expected to join the family firm just like his much older brother. Loris is only 35 but bears all the stresses of the struggling business and tries to juggle that with sharing his wife’s anxiety that … Continue reading
Valentina : a (happy) trans coming out story
Valentina is a very impressive feature film debut from Brazilian writer/director Cássio Pereira dos Santos that tells the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a transgender teenager. It starts with teenage Valentina (Thiessa Woinbackk) being unable to get into a night club with her friends because her official ID card still lists her with her male … Continue reading
Venus
Life is about to change big time for Sid (Debargo Sanyal), and not all of it is of his choosing. Recovering from the breakup from a closeted boyfriend (Pierre-Yves Cardinal) Sid has decided it is now time to dress like a woman in public and start taking hormones to finally starting his transitioning. If that isn’t unsettling … Continue reading
Versatile
Should what role you play in bed be enough to make or break your relationship even if you are versatile? This excellent =short movie from queer Spanish filmmaker Carlos Ocho takes a very definite stance on this, which you may or may not agree with, but will intrigue you anyway. https://www.carlosocho.com/
Vincent : A Life In Color
If you have been on one of the many daily Chicago River cruises that takes you through the heart of the city at any time during the past 14 years the chances are that you have seen Vincent P. Falk. From the start of summer season on Memorial Day until way into October he is … Continue reading