QUEER CINEMA: LOST & FOUND SERIES
In partnership with Austin Film Society
NITRATE KISSES | United States | 1992 | 1 hr 26 mins
Director: Barbara Hammer and Max Almy | Cast: Jerre, Maria. Ruth, Peter Cramer, Frances Lorraine
AFS Cinema | 6259 Middle Fiskville Road | Austin, TX 78752 (THE LINC Shopping Center)
Saturday, May 20, 7:00 p.m. Screening | Wednesday, May 24, 9:45 p.m. Screening
Lesbian experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer explores the erasure of queerness from both the arts and the archive throughout history in her groundbreaking first feature-length documentary. An underseen but foundational film from the much-vaunted New Queer Cinema of the early 90s, NITRATE KISSES is a fearless look at sex, censorship, and the movies. Paired with Hammer and videomaker Max Almy’s earlier short, SUPERDYKE MEETS MADAME X (20 min.).
Queer Cinema: Lost & Found programmer Elizabeth Purchell will join us for a discussion after the screening on Saturday, May 20.
QUEER CINEMA: LOST & FOUND
From Austin Film Society
Archivist and historian Elizabeth Purchell (of Ask Any Buddy) explores the history of queer cinema and its many groundbreaking pioneers in this refreshing behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of queer representation on screen.
Join us for a discussion following the first screening of each film in this can’t-miss series.
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