Bronx-based ballroom legend, Christopher “Afrika” Quarles (they/them) expands from walking runway to acting in film and launches their own healing crystals company. The multi-talented artist caught up with photographer Hatnim Lee to discuss ballroom, growing up queer in the South, and their role in the iconic film, Port Authority featuring Leyna Bloom, which explores the kiki ballroom […]
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We’re barely a minute into our Zoom meeting and Keana Marie already has me swept up talking about Rotten Tomatoes – Dash and Lily has hit 100% and the Miami native is “very, very grateful.” Marie plays the definitely-cooler-than-you, Sofia in Netflix’s hit series set in New York at Christmas time, when the city flexes […]
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CRSHD (pronounced ‘Crushed’) is a movie about female friendship, youth, lust, navigating desire and the construct of ‘virginity’ as a young person with a smartphone. The fact that Emily Cohn, the writer and director of the film, is of the same generation and age as her characters lends an ever-present authenticity and urgency to this […]
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“L’un et L’autre” (The One & The Other) takes us on a wondrous journey of self-exploration. Sailing deep into forgotten emotions, in search for identity. A collaboration project between Diana Law Printed Accessories and h7o7Films, the film examines one’s true self against public opinion and the pressure to conform to society’s rigid guidelines of gender […]
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When you hear the term “witch”, either one of three images appear in your mind: a hunched silhouette stooped over a brew of potions and herbs, a gypsy adorned with a headscarf and hoop earrings gazing mystically into her crystal ball, or, perhaps, it’s the occult fashion of the goth girls from “The Craft”. Self-proclaimed […]
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Ruby Modine may play a villain on-screen, but that’s just about as far as her mean streak goes. A genuinely kind-hearted artist, rising star Modine is not only profusely talented, she is also deeply passionate about equality, protecting animals and Mother Earth. We talked to the multi-talented Ruby about her inspiration as an artist, the […]
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The first Prince song I ever listened to on my own was I Would Die 4 U –I think I was using YouTube or something for the first time. I knew I was trying to get to When Doves Cry, because that’s the song of his that the radio played most often, and some of […]
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Celebrating a range of filmmakers from around the world, the Subvrt film night Playhouse Grot3sk presented the unusually informative, the weirdly beautiful, the absurdly pleasurable. One of our filmmakers Alabama Blonde flew all the way from Australia to present the film she acted as head casting director on, casting internationally recognized talent such Agent Cleave and Mercy Rose […]
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Sex work is a subject that you don’t often see explored in mainstream American media, especially not in a positive or neutral light. So when I stumbled across short film Flu$h by chance at this year’s Outfest I was immediately hooked. Presenting a side of sex work within the queer world that is rarely explored, Flu$h […]
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An intimate artists-in-conversation piece between two black gay and queer creatives from Oakland, CA. This project shows the photographer Santana Bellas and filmmaker Summer Mason documenting their fun and carefree personalities while openly engaging in a back and forth conversation. Summer interviews Santana Street hot dog or taco truck burrito? And why? I would have […]
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