Le Bleu du Caftan (The Blue Caftan) is director Maryam Touzani’s (previous film Adam) beautifully poetic drama about the relationship between a closeted Moroccan tailor, Halim, (Saleh Bakri), his dying wife Mina (Lubna Azabal), and their gay male apprentice Youssef (Ayoub Missioui). Premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Touzani takes her time in … Continue reading
Mascarpone: The Rainbow Cake (Maschile Plural) is the sequel to 2021’s award-winning debut Mascarpone. (see our review HERE) In the first film, handsome thirty-year old Italian, Antonio (Giancarlo Commare), splits up with his husband and moves in with a sex worker, Denis. Denis fixes him up with a job as an apprentice baker with … Continue reading
If you’ve ever wondered why the sisterhood of women isn’t, well, more sisterly to its members, then take a look at Medusa, a Brazilian fantasy horror movie written and directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira, which takes a deep, memorable dive into how women are controlled and manipulated. Mariana (Mariana Olivera) and Michele (Lara … Continue reading
Miguel’s War is a great documentary about the life of the very charismatic Miguel Jelelaty. Miguel grew up gay in a conservative Christian household in Lebanon during the 1970’s. He found it hard to come to terms with his sexuality and his family’s lack of understanding. In 1982, in an attempt to prove his … Continue reading
Narrow Path to Happiness is an uplifting fly-on-the-wall documentary following passionate Hungarian ethnic Romani couple Gergo Gagyi and Lenard Varadi in their ambitious quest to document their lives and romance as a musical. Gergo and Lenard met whilst living in an extremely poor rural Hungarian Romani community. Homophobia is rife in the … Continue reading