Cassandro The Exotica is a 49 year old gay Mexican Lucha Libre that stands just just 5’5′ is his glittery outrageous costumes, but what he lacks in size , he makes up with his giant ego. This documentary on him was made by French filmmaker Marie Losier on 16 mm mainly using a (shaky) … Continue reading
This very affectionate look at the creation and the longevity of this classic Broadway Musical examines why Fiddler on the Roof resounds way beyond the orthodox Jewish community that it was set in. In this his third documentary filmmaker Max Lewkowicz talks to all the principal players who were responsible for turning what seemed … Continue reading
Have you ever been in a heated conversation about the factions in our community? A conversation that has questioned why another letter has or has not been added to the LGBTQI+ acronym? This documentary directed by Ashley Joiner is an ambitious attempt to connect the dots, differences and intersections we live and love with. … Continue reading
Elegance Bratton’s compelling documentary on the homeless LGBTQ kids of color that center their lives around the piers in NY’s Greenwich village has been years in the making. He started filming in 2011 and shot footage up until 2016 by when some of the kids had grown up, and a few had sadly died, … Continue reading
The LA based Canadian filmmaker Graham Kolbeins set himself an impossible task with his new documentary Queer Japan. Although it is both intriguing and thoroughly entertaining it is also very obvious that 90 minutes is certainly not long enough to comprehensively cover the whole spectrum of LGBTQ culture in Japan. Although somewhat uneven in … Continue reading
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