Dear colleagues,
I’m delighted to announce ‘Seeing Queerly’ – a season of LGBT Film Events in Manchester, produced by MMU English Department with the support of the Film Hub NWC (part of the BFI Film Audience Network): http://www.hssr.mmu.ac.uk/2015/01/08/seeing-queerly-a-season-of-lgbt-cinema/
Full details are on the link above (including information about how to book).
Screenings:
* Vito (Jeffrey Schwarz, US, 2012) with post-screening discussion: Wednesday 11th February 2015, Taurus, Canal Street, Manchester
* Taxi Zum Klo (Frank Ripploh, 1980, W Germany, 90 minutes, 18 cert) with post-screening discussion. Thursday 12th February, Taurus, Canal Street, Manchester
* Shortbus (John Cameron Mitchell, 2006, US, 18 cert) plus Q&A with the legendary queer cabaret icon (and star of the film) Justin V. Bond. Sunday 15th February, Contact Theatre, Manchester. MMU is delighted to bring this event to Manchester in partnership with Queer Contact: http://contactmcr.com/projects/festivals/queer-contact/. This event is supported by Macdonald Hotels and Resorts: www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk
* Special Charity Screening (and Regional Premiere) of Will You Dance With Me? (Derek Jarman, 1984, UK, 78 mins, uncertified): Friday 20th February, 2015, 8:00pm, Sackville Lounge, Sackville Street, Manchester. In 1984, the British film director Derek Jarman (Sebastiane, Last of England, Edward II) spent an evening in Benjy’s - a gay nightclub in London - capturing intimate footage of a night out in the mid-eighties. Derek's roaming camera dances with the music, cruises the building, flirts, and catches handsome faces in the crowd. It is a rhapsodic snapshot of the gay scene in 1984 - a trip down memory lane for some, a fascinating time capsule for all. This experimental vérité-style film was screened for the first time in 2014 and it now gets its regional premiere in the UK.
Supporting Talks:
We are scheduling public lectures / illustrated talks to support the film screenings:
* Being a Gay Film Critic in the 1970s (Andrew Moor, MMU): 16th February, 6:00pm. LT4, MMU (Geoffrey Manton Bldg)
* LGBT film festivals and Activism (Jon Binnie & Christian Klesse, MMU): 23rd February, 6:00pm, LT4, MMU, (Geoffrey Manton Bldg)
Best wishes,
Andrew Moor
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