On the eve of his movie TU ME MANQUES being made available streaming globally, Queerguru tracked down director Rodrigo Bellott in Bolivia to talk about his film. It is one of the very rare queer movies to come out of his country, and Initially, it encountered controversy but then it ended up being their Official Submission to both the Academy Awards and the Goyas
We raved about the film the very first time we saw it calling it one the saddest coming-of-age movies ever! You can read Queerguru’s full review HERE.
If you have trouble tracking down a streaming platform to view this film check with https://darkstarpics.com/
Queer Latinx filmmaker Flavio Alves feature film directing debut is The Garden Left Behind a completely mesmerising movie that makes such a crucial contribution to the continuing dialogue on the transgender community. After wowing audiences and critics at SXSW, the movie is headed to Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival. En route he took time to talk to QUEERGURU about how he involved over 50 trans mens and women to make the film so authentic
The interview conducted by Roger Walker-Dackvia Facetime, and you can read our full review of The Garden Left Behind HERE
One of the sheer pleasures we have at QUEERGURU is both following and supporting some of the queer passion projects that show our community at its very best. No better example of this is the Provincetown edition of Art Gaysel.
It’s the creation of queer Miami hotelier, art lover, and philanthropist Alex Guerra who with his husband Stephen Ginez decided to support queer artists and their work by mounting a satellite show in their Miami Hotel when the major (and very straight) ART BASEL arrived every December.
ART Gaysel didn’t just provide a space for these artists to promote and sell their art, but also a much-needed platform for queer artists to communicate, and even collaborate, with each other.
Then when Guerra and GInez fell in love with Provincetown a couple of years ago and ended up buying a house here, they wanted to start a Provincetown edition of Art Gaysel. There has always been a wonderful art colony in PTown but there is still a significant shortage of edgy queer art ….. the genre that Guerra is such a passionate specialist in.
Now in its second year, Art Gaysel PTown filled the entire Crews Quarters with a wonderfully diverse collection of artists, and as usual, Queerguru was there with our Camera crew. The moment we entered the Show we were sept away with both the sheer electricity of the passion and the camaraderie that feels the hallways making our visit such a sheer joy.
Hôtel Gaytheringis proud to be the gayest boutique hotel in Miami Beach. Artist/owner Alex Guerra and his partner Stephan have combined their design aesthetic with a desire to create a contemporary queer space for more discerning gay travelers and locals alike.
There is such a sense of joie de vivre the moment you step through the door, so Queerguru sat down with Alex to talk about why the Gaythering is the place to be in SoBe.
P.S. This was filmed before COVID 19 BUT the Hotel itself is still open (with highly reduced rates) but the Bar and Sauna remain close in accordance with State/City requirements.
queergurureviews Lone Scherfig’s new movie THEIR FINEST a rather charming romantic comedy set in London in Blitz in the 1940’s is essentially a tale of an accidental feminist who single-handedly saved the British film industry and boosted the flagging morale of the war-torn country’s population.
Filmed by Roger Walker-Dack for ‘queerguru reports’ on PTV’s Channel 99
queerguru also caught up with Lone Scherfig to talk about the movie during Miami Film Festival in February : apologies for the poor sound as the interview was held in very packed and noisy room at The Standard.
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