Director Biography – Jake Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)

Jake is a 25 year old filmmaker from Perth, Western Australia, now based in Melbourne. Jake’s films have featured in national and international festivals. He has directed TVC’s which have screened nationally on channels 7, 10 and 9, and has won multiple achievement awards from Channel 9 for his efforts. Director Statement ‘Sammy the Salmon’… Continue reading Director Biography – Jake Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)

Director Biography – Christopher Cosgrove (BOLDLY GO)

A geeky Brisbane boy addicted to Tiny Teddies, Christopher Cosgrove has spent the last decade working as a freelance editor, cutting television commercials and corporate videos for clients such as Super Amart, Rio Tinto and Dreamworld. Frustrated by offline media and insufficient disk space, Christopher is eager to transition from the edit lab to the… Continue reading Director Biography – Christopher Cosgrove (BOLDLY GO)

Director Biography – Breno Moreira (DESMOND IS AMAZING)

He won his first camera at age 7. At 17, he directed his first documentary and at 22, with the short film “There ain’t no bad directing when you shoot pretty girls” he was the winner of the Audience Awards at the Cluj International Short Film Festival in Romania. As an advertising director, he has… Continue reading Director Biography – Breno Moreira (DESMOND IS AMAZING)

VIEWS: The best (and worst) of LGBTQI representation on screen today — DIVA MAGAZINE

From Netflix’s Atypical via Black Lightning, to F.R.I.E.N.D.S and Sex In The City BY GEORGIA BUTLER. IMAGE ATYPICAL/YOUTUBE What do we want? Diverse and accurate LGBTQI+ representation in the media. When do we want it? About 25 years ago, maybe..? Things have come a long way since the first issue of DIVA was published way […]… Continue reading VIEWS: The best (and worst) of LGBTQI representation on screen today — DIVA MAGAZINE

Rise of gay killer: Why pop culture suddenly thirsty for queer blood… — CauseACTION Clarion

As the world becomes more and more of a nightmare, with an impending climate catastrophe and negative news arriving via push notification every other hour, people have turned to an unorthodox escape method: true-crime stories. Since the podcast Serial launched our true-crime obsession into overdrive in 2014, we’ve been getting to know convicted murderers from […]… Continue reading Rise of gay killer: Why pop culture suddenly thirsty for queer blood… — CauseACTION Clarion

Hulu review: Paul Verhoeven’s “Basic Instinct” (1992) — Hunter Goddard

With only fifty-three percent of reviews aggregated through Rotten Tomatoes praising Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct (1992), this Hitchcockian classic of its time is an underrated and misunderstood film. If you don’t know what to watch next, Basic Instinct is available to stream on Hulu. The neo-noir erotic thriller was nominated for the Academy Awards for […]… Continue reading Hulu review: Paul Verhoeven’s “Basic Instinct” (1992) — Hunter Goddard

South Carolina sued over its ban on LBGTQ sex ed discussions — WSAV-TV

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — It is against state law in South Carolina for public school sex education classes to mention anything other than heterosexual relationships, unless the talk involves sexually transmitted diseases. A federal lawsuit now aims to change that. The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal said their lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks… Continue reading South Carolina sued over its ban on LBGTQ sex ed discussions — WSAV-TV