Mexican director Gian Cassini’s COMALA is an intimate true-crime odyssey. It follows Cassini as he attempts to uncover the truths of his father’s violent past as a small-time hitman and drug trafficker in Tijuana. Through his queer lens, Cassini unpacks the deeply-rooted networks of machismo and toxic masculinity that informed his own life and perpetuated his family’s … Continue reading
In the early ’90s in London, with both Blitz and Taboo now closed the queer club night to be seen at was Kinky Gerlinky. It initially began monthly first at Legends then at Cafe De Paris and it was where clubbing culture met outrageous fashion and ‘out there’ costumes. Whilst mainly a gay club … Continue reading
Last month we wrote about Apple TVs new original TV Series VISIBLE : OUT ON TELEVISION about the history of how Queers changed the Shape of TV. (http://c3f.ab6.myftpupload.com/how-queers-changed-the-shape-of-tv/) Now the news series produced by Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz is about to hIt out screens : on Valentines Day no less. Here is an … Continue reading
Suited is an extraordinarily uplifting documentary about a couple of NY Tailors who have found their calling making suits for gender non-confirming clients. Their story started a few years ago when Rae Tutera (who had been born Rachel) came across a rather unassuming tailor called Daniel Friedman (who is straight & Jewish) who made him his … Continue reading
2015 was another good year for queer cinema from mainstream to indie particularly for documentaries, one our favorite genres, and here is our pick of the very best of them that we saw this year. 10) “Before The Last Curtain Falls” The German/Canadian documentarian Thomas Wallner’s very moving record of … Continue reading