Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of the sheer joys and benefits of being a queer film reviewer is that we get to be on the frontline to see how and when our community emerges from the darkness of our past and continues to self-determines its own destiny. Its also the way we can learn about the other parts … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesKudos to the programmers of Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney that they awarded the honor of being the Opening Night Gala film to Of An Age. This emotionally resonant coming -of age from Macedonian-Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski reminded me of the powerful impact that Francis Lee created in 2017 with his debut God’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTat and Nat are best friends. They go to the same high school together in Bangkok where they live, and also to the new LGBT Rainbow Club as they are both gay and want to find out how to ‘come out’ to their parents. Then Ek another class mate turns up at the Club’s meeting … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis intriguing coming of age movie is set in Lanzenkirchen in Lower Austria, the home town of the writer/director Monja Art, so it is probably safe to say that some of the trials and tribulations of the teenagers involved in this story are drawn from her own life experiences. The problems that seem to vex this one … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAsian/American filmmaker Todd Lien’s touching short film is based on his own life and how he came out to his father, Made as part of his New York Film Academy MFA Program, and in it Lien plays version of himself in the story of how tough it was to balance of his secretive 4 … Continue reading