Thomas’s look at institutionalized transphobia and homophobia in the sporting industry is a strong effort, slightly hampered by an overwrought soundtrack.
Chemsex
Vice Films’s latest venture proficiently explores the underground world of drug-fuelled queer sex parties, although its trend towards PSA nulls some of its more shocking revelations.
Girls Lost
Although not without its own issues, Alexandra-Therese Keining’s latest is an intriguing exploration of identity.
American Vagabond
Susanna Helke’s American Vagabond is an emotionally delicate and politically important study of two gay teenagers who flee Middle America for San Francisco.
Boy Meets Girl
Dominic Barlow reviews Eric Schaeffer’s BOY MEETS GIRL, screening at the Mardi Gras Film Festival
Skin Deep – Interviews with Monica Zanetti, Rosie Lourde and Jonnie Leahy
We sit down with the director Jonnie Leahy, producer Rosie Lourde and actor/writer Monica Zanetti of SKIN DEEP to talk about their film, queer cinema and the challenges of shooting a film in Newtown.
Stories of Our Lives
The stories are succinct, but they’re incredibly hard hitting – and they should be. The emotions they provide, the pictures they paint and the impact they draw lingers on; overlapping with each evocation in a collage of pain, desire and silence.
The Way He Looks
Daniel Ribeiro’s debut feature film is a beautiful coming-of-age story with a rare representation of an un-sanitized sexual and romantic autonomy.
In The Turn
Erica Tremblay’s IN THE TURN is a fast paced and poppy documentary which explores stories within the trans roller derby community.
Tru Love
Shauna MacDonald’s TRU LOVE doesn’t aim to be anything more than a mostly pleasant exploration of sexuality, and it essentially achieves that.