Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things
What starts out as such a disturbing eyeopener with some of more shocking aspects of the history of the Inuit people in Nunavut, the Northern Territory of Quebec in Canada, does thankfully end on a positive and upbeat note for the people who identify as LGBT in that community. This new wonderful documentary from filmmakers Mark Kenneth … Continue reading
Uncle Howard
Filmmaker Aaron Brookner set out to find the lost negatives of ‘Burroughs : The Movie’ a critically acclaimed film made by his uncle Howard Brookner who had died of AIDS in 1989 aged just 34 years old. Before his untimely demise Howard had made just two feature documentaries …..the other one was on Robert Wilson the … Continue reading
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
Tom Shepard started his excellent and unsettling documentary about the plight of a handful of LGBT refugees in what we now wistfully call the ‘good old days’ i.e. pre 2016. Up to then this country stood by its centuries old policy of giving refugee to all those in need. In fact Shepard points out … Continue reading
Vito
Vito Russo was an extraordinary man. A discerning cineaste and movie historian, an avid gay activist, and a leading Aids activist: my kind of hero! In filmmaker Jeffery Schwarz’s awe-inspiring new documentary on Russo’s action-packed short life, we can see the full extent of this remarkable man’s leadership and involvement in gay rights, his major contribution … Continue reading
WAY OUT WEST : our Picks Of The Fest
This week sees the kick-off of the 18th Edition of WAY OUT WEST (formerly the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival). it has packed schedule of queer cinematic delights starting with Israeli filmmaker Eyton Fox’s first movie in English the delightful rom-com SUBLET. The Fest produced by CLOSET CINEMA an Albuquerque based nonprofit organization, … Continue reading