Category: Arts & Culture
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![GUAP Interviews: Directors of Tribeca nominated LGBTQ+ Arthouse Silent Film “His Hands” [@dariusshu] & [@ActorArronBlake]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/poster-vertical-180x180.png)
Officially selected for the Tribeca Film Festival 2019. “His Hands” is about two men, totally different in both age and outlook, have the strangest encounter of their lives. A caring friend? Calculating enemy? Who’s intentions are honourable? Whose is corrupt? Is the relationship compatible or incompatible? Sick or ultimately indefensible? The decision is yours. Directed…
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Black Creators & Non-Black Allies Come Together To Protest TikTok’s Censorship This week on the 19th of May, Black Tiktok creators partook in a one-day ‘blackout’ on the app to protest the censorship and shadowbans of their work, on the app The video-sharing platform does not have a good track record with marginalized communities and…
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![Film & TV: A Ballroom Competition Reality Show Is Coming & It Will Be Legendary [@hbomax] + [@theestallion] + [@jameelajamil] & more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hbo-6-legendary-180x180.jpg)
And the category is…Legendary HBO Max has released the first trailer for Legendary, which will be a competition reality show, where teams from the LGBTQ+ ballroom community will go head to head for $100,00 cash prize and “legendary” status. Coming to our TV screens…or more likely, laptop screens on the 27th of May. The unscripted…
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Contribution by Kayleigh Alexandra. For a young creative looking to make their mark on the industry, there is no better tool available than social media. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and all the other platforms frequented by people of all ages gives you, as a creative, access to widespread, engaged communities in a vibrant, active space to…
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![Film & TV: Watch the trailer for Jordan Peele’s new season of The Twilight Zone [@jordanpeele]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/image-180x180.jpeg)
Jordan Peele Is Everything That The Horror Genre Needs Right Now The horror film genre has undergone a much-needed transformation in the past decade and we have Jordan Peele to thank for that. It seems like this year, Peele has had his hands in the pot of many scary flicks that will be coming to…
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![Film & TV: What To Watch This Week on Netflix [@Netflix]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AAAABWsZZ5No8ZGPQpjURthBcx65oJtuE9O8yO4Lpzi58yh-lfDN4urb51DjPwqURtVVrWT0LyfhEiRY1ANV_0ljkk73rGLt-180x180.jpg)
Check out what’s new to watch on Netflix this week! Getting stir-crazy in self-isolation? Live vicariously through these characters in Netflix’s new TV and films coming out this week. So much to look forward to from hilarious action-comedy starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. To a new coming of age teen drama “Blood & Water”…
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Jaws, Joker & Black Swan Movie Posters, reimagined as self-isolation PSAs Contribution by Eric Van Buskirk. JAWS“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…” The tagline to 1979’s JAWS II has become one of the most quoted and parodied of all time. Let’s pay homage to this Hollywood classic once…
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![Contribution: Use this extra time to become the best version of yourself by Syah Eyison [@syah.blog]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/For-GUAP-Use-this-extra-time-to-become-the-best-version-of-yourself-written-by-Syah-2-180x180.jpg)
Contribution: Use this extra time to become the best version of yourself by Syah Eyison [@syah.blog]
Contribution by Syah Eyison On the 10th of May, PM Boris Johnson addressed the nation with his all-important speech to update us on the progress made concerning COVID-19. Whilst he mentioned many things in his 14-minute-long speech, he left many feeling confused and unsure as to what the new guidelines are. I am certainly not…
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![Contribution: “God Save The Queen” A Short Film by Martyn Ewoma. [@MartynEwoma]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/59f63118-34ff-11ea-9400-58350050ee52_image_hires_160749-180x180.jpg)
Contribution by Martyn Ewoma. I made this film because we’re entering a new decade under a new leader. We need to be honest with ourselves about what the last decade was actually like. It was shaped by the fallout from the 2008 economic crash and the subsequent austerity that saw the most vulnerable really suffer. As…
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![News: Rapman [@RealRapman] lands new directorial roll in Paramount Pictures backed film ‘American Son’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1305470_rapmanscreensize_586635-180x180.jpg)
Following the success of Blue Story, Rapman has landed a new directorial role with his first announced cast member being Russell Crowe. Rapman needs no introduction at this stage but it’s nice to see that his reach is expanding and efforts are paying off. Having had a huge hit on his hands with Blue Story…