Stylish and supernaturally creepy, JADE OF DEATH, is making its public premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 23rd. Lucky me, I had a chance to see the series of 6 x 10 minute shows before …
The award-winning supernatural thriller series JADE OF DEATH is set to debut at Queer Screen’s 25th anniversary of the Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 23.…
SATURDAY CHURCH is a trans story yes. But much much more. It is transporting, transcendent and transformative, with themes of belonging and being that reach well beyond the coming out. The film is essentially a drama, but the interspersed songs …
AL BERTO is a film of its place. About one of Portugal’s most celebrated modern poets, it is set in Sines on the Portuguese coast. But it is of a different time. It is 1975 when 27 year old Al …
Of all the films I have watched towards Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, IN BETWEEN (also called BAR BAHAR) has been my favourite. I loved spending time with Layla, Salma and Nour, Israeli-Palestinian women who share an apartment in …
If one of the joys of being human is taking delight in enjoying other humans then A WOMB OF THEIR OWN brings the both humanity and the joy. Directed by Cyn Lubow, who is also a participant, the …
Like a ludicrously expensive engagement ring, the real worth of THE RING THING is in its rarity. This film is a collage of opinion and drama about Gay and Lesbian marriage and from our perspective, when we see it as …
“My father tells me stories. Not … always … the … truth.” says Su Goldfish of her father Manfred in the fascinating documentary THE LAST GOLDFISH.…
Light piano music leads us from hands slowly massaging dough, through a cityscape, into a Torten Laden, Café Krendenz on a busy street in Berlin. THE CAKEMAKER, playing as part of Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, is a profound …
Danny is a little shit. He’s an arrogant layabout who expects the world to come to him. He’s finished college after all… why people aren’t breaking their neck to offer him writing work. It’s a mystery to him but not …