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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘FRUITCAKES: DAWN OF DRAG” a compellng doc on the history of drag in Finland
The love for the community and yourself is what makes drag radical Film was made in loving memory of Reijo Paukku (1942-2026), audiovisual narrative comes and goes from past to present and evolves chronologically, taking us back to 1971 Helsinki, where daytime butcher Raimo Liukkonen – Mummo and archivist Reijo Juha Matti – Jolanda lived…
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Queerguru’s Peter Herbert reviews Marine Atkan’s LA GRADIVA at London Film Festival
La gradiva is an expression that refers to a sculptural relief from Pompeii involving a walking woman. This is also the driving force behind La Gradiva, a beautiful feature-length debut developed from short films by French filmmaker Marine Atlan. The result is a sensitive queer eye observation of a group of young adults grappling with…
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Queerguru’s David Allen reviews ‘THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT’ that is screening in London on World AIDS Day
It’s almost impossible to write about HIV/AIDS without mentioning the staggering numbers. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 44 million people have died from HIV-related causes since the epidemic began; that’s greater than the current population of Canada. In 1985, a few years after this virus entered our lives, Cleve Jones made a plan.…
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‘Queerguru´s Ris Fatah previews Future Ritual´s performance art festival, ‘CEREMONY, taking place in London this 25-29 November.
Future Ritual’s performance art festival CEREMONY returns to Peckham, London, this 25-29 November, including a host of queer artists. This year’s programme considers how queers, migrants and others who inhabit the margins have tended to mystery, ritual and connection in the shadow of empire and industry. Noted queer highlights at the festival include Ron Athey…
