Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSurprise a new short film written and directed by Kiff Scholl that debuted on the Dekkoo screening platform this month is one of those intriguing gay stories that engages you to the very end only to leave you wondering if it was all worthwhile. It’s the tale of two bearded hipsters who meet at a party … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt is easy to see how some people may find Argentinian filmmaker Marco Berger’s latest movie way too strung out as he teases us for the entire 105 minutes as to whether his two young protagonist’s budding relationship ever take flight, but it is the most tenderest of tales, so beautifully told, that it’s impossible … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor her fourth time in the director’s chair Venezuelan/American filmmaker Elia K. Schneider chose to tell a dramatized version of the controversial true-life story of the Law Professor who transitioned into Tamara Adrián and who would go on to become the first transgender person ever elected to Venezuela’s National Assembly. The movie version of the story … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 1978 on the outskirts of Recife, a city in the north of Brazil, a subversive decadent theatre troupe are rehearsing one of their most outrageous shows as the last Military Dictatorship starts to crumble. The star is Paulette a self-absorbed over-the-top drag queen and she and the motley cast perform everything from homoerotic skits (leaving … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChinese/American filmmaker Doris Yeung’s sophomore feature is an ambitious and intriguing medley of three separate stories that highlight the disparity of wealth and social standing in contemporary Asia. Each of them center around around a taxi of some sort ….. hence the title ….. and are set in Hong Kong, Beijing and Jakarta respectively. They have … Continue reading