Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe past few years have seen an increase in queer-themed films coming out of Muslim countries. Hot on the heels of Morocco’s excellent Le Bleu Caftan – soon to be screened at a Saudi Arabian film festival – comes Joyland, the directorial debut from Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq With famous activist Malala Yousafzai as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChet Pancake’s award-winning indie documentary “Queer Genius,” chronicles five visionary queer artists: Eileen Myles (Award-winning American writer and poet), Barbara Hammer (Filmmaker and producer), Jibz Cameron (performance artist and actor), and Black Quantum Futurism (Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa A.K.A. Moor Mother, literary and artistic creatives) who unapologetically break down barriers in their creative fields … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFor Throw Back Thursdays we turn back time to 2002 and this delightfully funny award-winning short film Gaydar which will appeal to every gay man who has ever secretly lusted after a hunky man who may not be as straight as he seems. Or is that just wishful thinking? Randy (Terry Ray) has a huge crush on handsome co-worker … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideVery few people have ever heard of the wealthy American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins who was an amateur operatic soprano known and ridiculed for her dreadful singing voice that was so bad that it actually made her famous in the 1930’s & 1940’s, for all the wrong reasons. Now there is not one, but two movies … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen John is not goofing off with his best friend Shane, he is driving his taxi around some of the more seedier downtrodden neighborhoods on the fringes of Dublin looking for fares. Pickings are slim and he pleads with his boss to give him more shifts to make ends meet. He needs the money to … Continue reading
