For the past 10 years German filmmaker Kristian Petersen has masterminded a whole series of short movies that have explored and pushed the boundaries of gay sexuality and gender-binarities questioning which he has produced under the ‘Fucking Different’ banner. In 2007 for ‘Fucking Different New York’ Peterson chose six men and six women to … Continue reading
This somewhat intriguing and totally bizarre documentary tells the very odd tale of Marc, a rotund man in his fifties, critically ill from a debilitating condition he has suffered with since childhood who is indulging himself for what may very well be the last time. He has somehow accumulated considerable wealth which seems at odds … Continue reading
The opening scene of Greg Whiteley’s new documentary has Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney in an hotel suite surrounded by his family pondering out loud on how he should write a concession speech. The year is 2012 and Romney has just lost the general election and he now needs to call President Obama to congratulate … Continue reading
The history of gay rights in Cuba is as best described as patchy. Although they repealed their Sodomy Laws in 1979 (26 years before the US did) homosexual acts were still a punishable crime until 1988. In 1992 the Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader made a very public statement ‘I am absolutely opposed to any form … Continue reading
When New Yorker Lexy met the woman of her dreams she just wanted two things (apart from living happily ever after, naturally.) Lexy wanted to have a big white wedding and then have a baby. In this micro-budgeted wee fly-on-wall documentary from filmmaker Lizzie Gottlieb we learn that Lexy and her wife Jessica celebrated their … Continue reading