I Dream In Another Language
Mexican filmmaker Ernesto Contreras’s fourth feature film with a script by his brother (Carlos Contreras) is a magical mythical tale about the search for a language that is on the brink of extinction, because the last two remaining elderly speakers are bitter enemies who haven’t exchanged a word for the past 50 years. Martin (Fernando Álvarez … Continue reading
I Was Not Born A Mistake : one women’s journey to finding her true identity
There are no two stories of transitioning that are the same, and Yiscah Smith’s tale about her own particular journey is probably one of the most intriguing we have ever seen. Born in a devout Observant Jewish family in Brooklyn as Yakov Smith and as a boy at school Smith was picked on and bullied … Continue reading
If The Dancer Dances (Everything is Done)
The celebrated American choreographer Stephen Petronio has been creating innovative work for his own NY Dance company for over 30 years now. In fact up until now they have only danced the pieces that he has made.. After his mentor the late and great Merce Cunningham died, Petronio decided to mount a new production … Continue reading
I’m A Porn Star : Gay4Pay
Don’t expect to discover anything startling new or even shocking in any way from filmmaker Charlie David’s gentle probe (!) into why so many of the performers in the world of gay pornography self identify as ‘straight”. As the acceptability of the sexuality spectrum continues to evolve in a very positive way, it does at … Continue reading
I’m A Pornstar
Filmmaker Charlie David’s light-hearted rambling review of the burgeoning gay pornography industry could never be mistaken as a serious piece of investigative journalism. After speedily racing through the whole history of the business from its birth in the 1930’s up to present day, the documentary focuses on four of the most successful performers today. They … Continue reading