Garden of the Stars : a lyrical tale about an enchanting final resting place
Garden of the Stars is a beautiful lyrical film and is the story of the old St. Matthäus churchyard in Berlin-Schöneberg.. Well, more importantly it is the story of one rather extraordinary man who has made the place his home since he opened his Cemetary Cafe in 2006. Bernd Boßmann is a psychiatric nurse … Continue reading
Gayby
Jenn’s biological clock is ticking away and she wants to have a baby whilst she still can. Trouble is none of her beaus stick around longer than a few months, so she falls back on her Plan B. Many years ago at College she entered a pact with her best friend Matt that if she … Continue reading
Ghosts of the République : the journey of a French gay couple to become parents
For his sophomore documentary filmmaker Jonathon Narducci is back looking at unusual family relations. His debut movie ‘Love Me’ was about old American men handing over thousands of dollars in the hope of being able to persuade young Russian girls to be their future brides We’ll confess that we ended up laughing at the … Continue reading
GIRL : Lukas Dhont’s Award Winning Cannes Debut
One of the best received feature film debuts at the Cannes Film Festival was Belgian writer/director Lukas Dhont whose film Girl picked up both Caméra d’Or award, for best first feature film, as well as the Queer Palm. It is the transitioning story of teenage Lala (Victor Polster) who has always dreamed of being a ballerina … Continue reading
Golden Gate Girls (10th Anniversary ) the story of pioneering queer American-Chinese filmmaker ESTHER ENG
Queer East is a London-based cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. Their next event is a must-see for all avid fans of women film directors as this openly lesbian Chinese-American was really making waves in the 30s and 40s. Esther … Continue reading