Heiko Articles

Canadian filmmaker John Greyson (above with festival supporter Laura Righi) was at the 24 Torino GLBT Film Festival to receive a special award for his latest effort, the part-documentary, part-fiction Fig Trees, about the struggles of AIDS activists Tim McCaskell of Toronto and Zackie Achmat of Cape Town, as they fight governments and the pharmaceutical industry for better access to antiviral drugs. Fig Trees won [...]

Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Documentary / Short Film Lineup Documentaries IN COMPETITION Boriven nee yu pai tai karn kuk kun (This Area is Under Quarantine) by Thunska Pansittivorakul (Thailand, 2009) friday 24 april, 16.45 – monday 27 april, 11.30 Out in India: A Family's Journey by Tom Keegan (USA/India, 2007) friday 24 april, 18.30 – saturday 25 april, 11.30 Intimidades de Shakespeare y Victor [...]