Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLA’s Outfest Film Festival is in full swing at the moment and this year’s schedule of over 200 films is the most diverse selection ever. Outfest is all about creating change, one story at a time, by amplifying queer voices in the independent film community. This is particularly relevant in the short film categories. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBringing Him Back is an intense yet gentle psycho-drama about family, set in the Spanish countryside outside Barcelona. Following his mother’s death, Moi (Ricardo Gomez) travels with his boyfriend, post-grad student Biel (Eneko Sagardoy), back to his mother’s rural house. His sister Mia (Bruna Cusi) has already returned to the house and the three … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCasa Susanna is a compelling documentary about a group of cross-dressing men/trans women in early 1960s America. Acclaimed French screenwriter/director Sebastien Lifshitz opens up a world few of us would know about had it not been for a set of photographs found at a New York flea market in 2004. The early 1960s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChrissy Judy takes a poignant dive into what our friendships do for us – in particular those that involve our queer chosen families. Chrissy (Wyatt Fenner) and Judy (Todd Flaherty) are best friends and have been performing drag together for a while, mostly to rather disinterested audiences in New York City and Fire Island. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAdolfo Rivera (Germain Arroyo) is an energetic 18-year-old Puerto Rican boxer from a conservative Catholic family in Miami, Florida. He is talented and has won each of his fights so far, under the guidance of his handsome trainer, his brother Ramon (Danon Leyva). He lives at home in a close-knit family with his mum … Continue reading