African queer films are very much a rarity essentially because so much of that Continent have laws that criminalise homsosexuality and also so much of the population traditionally cannot morally accept it. In fact this charming tale of first love between two teenage Kenyan girls that has been critically acclaimed globally is still banned … Continue reading
This is the second six episodes of the hit Brazilian LGBT web series that is very loosely adapted (!) from Shakespeare’s classic love story Romeo & Juliet and has been made into a contemporary queer romantic drama. Set in the fictional city of Verona not too far from Sao Paolo, and is where the … Continue reading
For his feature film debut which he wrote, directed and starred in, Canadian filmmaker James Fanizza chose a feel-good romance which may not exactly be Shakespeare (!) but however it is the stuff that hopelessly romantic gay men just love. Set in his native Toronto, Fanizza plays Alex a frustrated artist who is making … Continue reading
For her sophomore feature film American writer/director Svetlana Cvetko has created an enchanting ménage à trois romance that makes for compelling viewing. Shot in black and white, it is all very reminiscent of a French New Wave flick, except this is very much a Californian/Italian affair. The three protagonists drift together in L.A. which … Continue reading
Ben is a 35 year old rather handsome single gay man who’s looking for love. He part owns a successful Gym which means he is both fit and also exposed to a whole range of men working out on a daily basis. But that evidently doesn’t help his quest at all, so he turns to … Continue reading