Photographer Bill Cunningham dead at 87
New York street fashion photographer Bill Cunningham has died aged 87. The New York Times photographer, who always wore his distinctive blue jacket, traveled the streets of New York by bicycle photographing red carpet events and street fashion. The Times reported the photographer’s death revealing that he’d recently been hospitalised after he suffered a stroke. […]
Remembering the Man: catch the doco about Tim and John
The story of Timothy Conigrave and his partner John Caleo has captivated Australian audiences since Tim’s posthumous autobiography ‘Holding the Man’ was released in 1995. The true story of two young guys who fell in love while they were students at a Catholic High School, has gone on to be a bestselling book, a successful […]
Here I Am: Queer Christians tell their stories in new documentary
Queer Christians are telling their unique stories in a new Australian documentary by producer John Wallace. The video gives LGBTI Christians and their families and support networks a platform to detail their personal experiences navigating life as queer people of faith. Wallace tells Same Same he was inspired by a mother of a gay son […]
New documentary celebrates London’s Rebel Dykes
A new documentary celebrates a group of gay women who lived in London in the early 1980’s and described themselves as “rebel dykes”. “Before there were queer activists, before there were Riot Grrls, there were the Rebel Dykes of London. They were young, they were feminist, they were anarchists, they were punks.” is how the […]
Amy Winehouse documentary sheds new light on singer’s life
Amy (MA) Directed by Asif Kakadia Amy Winehouse was a North London Jewish girl with attitude. She also had an incredible voice and made music on her own terms. As a young jazz singer, she didn’t want to be famous and even thought she wouldn’t be able to handle it if she did end […]
Take a trip inside a gay sauna
Every wondered what goes on behind the doors of a gay sauna? A documentary airing on ABC2 this month takes it camera into a sauna UK sauna. Meet its proprietors Joe and John, and their interesting clientele, including regular sauna goer Narvel and his partner Terry, who’d rather stay at home. This film doesn’t just […]
Do I Sound Gay? (Loud And Proud)
Have you ever asked yourself the question: do I sound gay? Documentary filmmaker David Thorpe found himself pondering that question and it sent him off on a filmmaking journey of discovery. Tell me, how did your journey on this documentary begin? It began when I broke up with a boyfriend and started feeling not so […]
Thinking of Starting a Family?
Are you thinking of starting a family? A local production company is making a documentary about people who are in thinking about starting a family and people in the process of becoming parents. Alice Ross, one of the producers on the project shared with OUTinPerth what inspired them to embark on their journey and what […]
Documentary Screening Supports LGBTIQ Aging
This Wednesday at Curtin University, an award winning documentary will be screened alongside a panel discussion, all with the aim of supporting aged members of the LGBTIQ community. The WA Dementia Training Centre and the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Services (DBMAS), in conjunction with Curtin University are presenting a screening of the award winning documentary […]
Model Andreja Pejic is Crowdfunding a Documentary
Serbian-born Australian model Andreja Pejic is crowdfunding an autobiographical documentary entitled ‘Andrej(a)’. Pejic first rose to fame as an androgynous male model, modeling both menswear and womenswear, and was dubbed “The Prettiest Boy in the World” by New York Magazine. In July, Pejic came out as a transgender woman, and announced she would only be […]
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