Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe wonderful opening sequence of 6 year old Pim dressing up in his mother’s old beauty pageant sash and tiara and posing in front of the mirror sets the scene for a delightful coming-of-age story that combines all the angst with a great deal of humor and charm. Set in a tiny Belgium coastal … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is a drama set in Belgium about a teenage boy who keeps failing his examinations and therefore cannot graduate from high school. He desperately wants to be a tennis pro, but sadly flunks at this too. The alternative future of being forced into going to a training school fills him with such dread he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is a cute latino coming-of-age story. Set in L.A.’s predominately immigrant Huntington Park area it tells of two Mexican teenage girls who become neighbors. One of them Yolanda, who’s nickname is Mosquita, is a ‘good’ girl who lives in a nice home with hard-working pushy parents who are proud of their daughter who gets … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis coming-of-age story tells of two teenage girls, who are best friends, dealing with all the restrictions of growing up in Iran today. The girls are exploring their emerging sexuality as they become part of Tehran’s underground party scene. When an older brother straight out of drug rehab becomes a religious zealot and even joins … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA brilliant coming-of-age story of a butch black highly intelligent teenage girl who struggles to reconcile being gay within the confines of her conservative middle-class home. Her meddlesome bible-thumping mother is in denial of both her husband’s infidelity and her daughter’s sexuality thus creating more angst. A thought-provoking film enlivened with some neat touches … Continue reading
