Europe’s Queer Cinema Capital: Hamburg International Queer Film Festival Returns This October
Germany’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ film event, the Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (HIQFF),
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Faith, Desire, and Finding Oneself: A Review of 'La Petite Dernière' (dir. Hafsia Herzi)
When a cinematic adaptation stems from Fatima Daas’s acclaimed, autobiographical novel, the bar is set exceptionally high
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ (2026): Queer Slasher Tropes Deconstructed
The slasher genre has always operated on rigid, implicit morality—subtextually punishing intimacy while elevating pure "innocence." Jane Schoenbrun’s latest project, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026), takes these deeply ingrained horror tropes and completely turns them inside out.
¿Cómo te lamy 2018
Cinematic Analysis & Aesthetic Signature Non-Linear Romance: Directed by Spanish-Colombian filmmaker Ruth Caudeli, ¿Cómo te llamas? follows the evolution of a passionate relationship between Eva, a film director, and Candela, an actress. The film juxtaposes the euphoria of their initial creative and romantic spark with the quiet, devastating drift that comes years later.
Censorship as Corporate Strategy: Russian Court Fines Apple Over "LGBT Propaganda"
State-level censorship of queer narratives has reached a point of absurdity, but its implications for global media remain dangerously real. A Moscow court has imposed a 7.5 million ruble fine on Apple Distribution International, convicting the tech giant under Russia's draconian "LGBT propaganda" laws for distributing content and digital features that feature queer themes.