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Queerama

Queerama

# A century of gay rights and desires on film
Music   Documentary
📜 Overview: Created from a treasure trove of archive, Queerama traverses a century of gay experiences, encompassing persecution and prosecution, injustice, love and desire, identity, secrets, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride. The soundtrack weaves the lyrics and music of John Grant, Goldfrapp and Hercules & Love Affair with the images and guides us intimately into the relationships, desires, fears and expressions of gay men and women in the 20th century – a century of incredible change.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2017-06-09
⌚ Running Time: 75 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.906

Beloved Cast

Leigh Bowery original image
(archive footage)
Leigh Bowery
Quentin Crisp original image
Narrator (archive footage)
Quentin Crisp

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