Even though we have somehow gotten used to the traumas/sacrifices that so many people have to face when they transition, it still did not prepare us for the journey that Lee Baker would undertake to be his true self. Baker had been something of a skateboard fanatic since childhood, having been given his first … Continue reading
Calendar Girls is one of those reality-type documentaries that profile a small group of people who share an ‘odd’ lifestyle that makes voyeurs of us all. As we look slightly dumbfounded at what is on the screen, we try and conjure up what aliens would think of our planet if this were the first people … Continue reading
There is a tinge of sadness to watching The Duke when you realize that it became the swan song of British film and theater director Roger Michell who recently died aged 65… Michell’s work included a number of critically acclaimed productions at the National Theatre. His filmography included The Buddha of Suburbia , Hudson in … Continue reading
Fashion Guru and former Editor-at-Large for American Vogue André Leon Talley puts a whole new meaning on the expression ‘larger-than-life’. In this very affectionate profile on him, filmmaker Kate Novack simply points her cameras at Talley and lets him perform. This charismatic African-American tastemaker loves the sound of his own voice as he gives his own highly edited version … Continue reading
One of the best new queer docs that came out of Tribeca Film Festival this year was The Legend of the Underground by Nneka Onuorah and Giselle Bailey Based around an event in August 2018 when Nigerian police raided a birthday party at a hotel in Lagos, throwing 57 men in jail for allegedly participating in a … Continue reading