David-Elijah Nahmod

1 month ago | inmagazine.ca | David-Elijah Nahmod

Lady Camden shares her journey from the ballet in London to the main stage of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the new documentary…By David-Elijah NahmodLady Camden, real name Rex Wheeler, lets it all hang out in Lady Like, a new documentary from filmmaker Luke Willis. The British drag queen, who now lives in San Francisco, was the runner-up in season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and although he didn’t win, the Drag Race gig made Wheeler’s drag persona a star in the drag world.

2 months ago | inmagazine.ca | David-Elijah Nahmod

The anthology features nine short memoirs from authors candidly sharing their disability journeys…By: David-Elijah NahmodThe new anthology book Accessing Parenthood: Stories by and About Parents With Disabilities calls attention to an often-overlooked segment of the disabled population. The book is thin, a mere 124 pages, yet it carries a lot of emotional weight. The publisher is Oleb Books, a small press which only publishes works by writers with disabilities.

2 months ago | ebar.com | David-Elijah Nahmod

Lady Camden, real name Rex Wheeler, lets it all hang out in "Lady Like," a new documentary from filmmaker Luke Willis. The British drag queen, who now lives in San Francisco, was the runner-up in season 14 of "RuPaul's Drag Race." And though he didn't win, the "Drag Race" gig made Wheeler's drag persona a star in the drag world. At one point in the film, while walking down the street, people stop to say things like "I love you!" One hysterical young woman poses for a selfie with Wheeler.

2 months ago | ebar.com | David-Elijah Nahmod

From February 16-April 8 the Roxie Theater will celebrate queer cinema with a carefully curated selection of films that run the gamut of LGBT cinema. The festival was co-curated by Jenni Olson, a filmmaker of note, and Lex Sloan, executive director of the Roxie. Films being shown include "Buddies" (1985), the first scripted drama to deal with the AIDS crisis.

Jan 4, 2025 | ebar.com | David-Elijah Nahmod

From January 17 until February 23 BAMPFA, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives, will present "Masc II: Mascs Plus Muchachas," a film festival which will celebrate the culture of masculine assigned female at birth people. The festival's subtitle, "Butch Dykes, Trans Men and Gender Nonconforming Heroes in Cinema" describes what audiences who attend the screenings can expect.