Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAmen, (Mehri Kazemi) is an Iranian transgender teenager, who has moved to Tehran from a small town, and is looking to transition to a woman. Amen is introduced to Naser, (the very handsome Madhi Pakdel), a wealthy man, who offers to pay for Amen’s gender reassignment surgery. He needs one simple favor in return. Since … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn his new short movie, AUDIBLE filmmaker Matthew Ogens abandons us all so quickly. We are so totally engrossed in the story of his finely nuanced documentary that when it ends in 44 minutes we feel almost robbed. He makes it impossible for us not to feel so connected with his cast of deaf … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAccording to the English dictionary, the meaning of ‘baloney’ is nonsense. And that is what this directing debut of filmmaker Joshua Guerci really is : harmless nonsense. It’s a documentary of the ‘Gay All-Male Group’ (that includes a woman and a straight man) in San Francisco who are struggling pre-covid to find bigger audiences … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen Candy Darling was a young bullied child living in Long Island she swore that when she grew up she was going to be a rich and famous star.. And she was so spot on and she became a Warhol superstar on and off the screen. Whilst she may never have attained the ‘riches’ … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLike many other queer men, it’s been a very long time since we watched any of the multitudes of manifestations of the ubiquitous Ru Paul’s Drag Race Series. The show has been stuck in a creative rut as it has dumbed down over the years, and it seems way past its sell-by date. However, … Continue reading