Allem Khan is the director of the short film
Diana, which was premiered at The 23rd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival in April.
Diana takes place the day after the Princess of Wales’ death and follows Mohit, an Indian pre-op transsexual on an emotional journey set against the backdrop of a day that shocked a nation and will change his life forever.
Rejected by his family in India and working as a prostitute in London to pay for his hormone therapy, Mohit’s past continues to scar his life and he strongly relates to the isolation and loneliness suffered by the Princess. It is this connection that binds Mohit so closely to this iconic figure and ultimately acts as a catalyst in helping Mohit set himself free.
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Categories: Focus on Talent
- Published:
- May 9, 2009 – 11:11
- Author:
- By Christopher Bryant and Bryon Fear
“That is the quote I want on my gravestone,” Marcus Reeves said when we first discussed his work:
“A new Tim Rice.” Elaine Paige
Marcus Reeves was born in 1979 and grew up in South London. He studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design before working on the London cabaret circuit. He is both a writer and performer. A self-styled “singer-songwriter and cabaret artist”, he penned the unlikely production Postcards from God: The Sister Wendy Musical. For those readers who do not know, Sister Wendy is an art critic who presented an idiosyncratic series of art history documentaries on the BBC in the 1990s.
The show started at Battersea Arts Centre in 2004 as a series of cabaret performances. Continue reading »
Categories: Focus on Talent
Tagged: bistrotheque, boy george, dickie beau, elaine page, marcus reeves, sister wendy the musical, tim rice
- Published:
- February 16, 2009 – 10:26
- Author:
- By Christopher Bryant
Mike was born in April, 1985.
He grew up in the countryside of southern Estonia, running barefoot, swimming in its numerous lakes, and building tree houses.
When he was a young boy, and his mother asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he answered: “an artist!” Yet although he had a passion and a talent for drawing, the prospect of a poor artist’s life led him to consider becoming a vet.
Being the third of three children, Mike constantly felt the need to prove himself. Neither athletic, nor as good academically as his siblings – at least in his own eyes – he felt he was constantly struggling to find his place.
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Categories: Focus on Talent
Tagged: estonia, gay, illustrator, polari
- Published:
- December 3, 2008 – 09:20
- Author:
- By Christopher Bryant and Mihkel Mottus
