Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis new powerful I-D Video from director/producer Isolde Penwarden takes us inside the very unsettling situation of the LGBTQ community in Poland which over the past two years has seen its rights stripped away. In the east of the country, their very existence is outlawed with the creation of so many official LGBTQ-free zones. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesKenneth Branagh’s heart-wrenching family drama based loosely on his own childhood in the capital of Northern Ireland is a very personal account of growing up in the midst of a civil war. Set in 1969 when Branagh was just nine years old and when the violent conflict between the Protestant and Catholic populations was … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCambodia is a very fast developing country in total mutation. After the devastating civil war in the 1970s, Cambodia – located between Thailand and Vietnam – has now experienced rapid and sustained economic growth for 20 years (more than 7% pa on average since 2000). This growth mainly benefits urban areas, causing an exodus … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA Distant Place, the debut feature film from Korean filmmaker Kuo-Young Park, and is a remarkable finely nuanced tale that evolved into such an exquisite film as beautiful as the stunning rural setting. It is the first Korean queer film that I have ever seen and I have to confess although I was unsure … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe work of the celebrated multi-award-winning choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne is the real reason why so many of us (young enough!) wanted to become Billy Elliot. His now-legendary SWAN LAKE in which he altered the traditional story to be about a human male falling in love with a male swan, is part of … Continue reading