Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO COME OUT TO THE SAME PERSON, OVER AND OVER… This is a documentary on Eman Abdelhadi, a queer Muslim woman born in Palestine and living in New York, who was raised as a free spirit by her mother. Eman likes to drive on empty highways, she needs space for processing … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDonna is a heart-warming documentary that follows trans activist, performer, and former Cockette, Donna Personna, as she learns, later in life, to live her most authentic trans life and to reconnect with her family as a woman. “This is who I want to be and who I want to show the world” Donna was … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe Castro Theatre at 429 Castro Street in San Francisco celebrates its hundred years on June 22. This treasured space for film, music and live performance is also an icon of the LGBTQ community and a city Historic Landmark. It is also the place that has welcomed Marc Huestis and many of his productions for … 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 queertiquesVivian Kleiman’s intriguing doc looks at the impact of queer comics in the evolution of the LGBTQ community by examining the lives and work of 5 of its most well-known practitioners. They include Ailson Bechdel whose graphic novel Fun Home was turned into a Tony Award-Winning Musical, and Rupert Kinnard who created the first … Continue reading
