QUEER CINEMA: LOST & FOUND SERIES
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
***THIS EVENT IS NOT INCLUDED WITH A PRISM 36 FILM FESTIVAL BADGE***
TAXI ZUM KLO | Germany/US | 1980 | 1 hr 54 mins | German with English Subtitles
Directors: Frank Ripploh and Henry Hanson | Cast: Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup, Orpha Termin
AFS Cinema | 6259 Middle Fiskville Road | Austin, TX 78752 (THE LINC Shopping Center)
Saturday, August 26 at 9:00 p.m. Screening | Wednesday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m. Screening
A gay schoolteacher tries to balance his newfound relationship with his compulsive addiction to cruising public toilets for sex in this fearlessly semi-autobiographical debut from writer/director/star Frank Ripploh. Seized by customs and banned in several countries upon its original release, TAXI ZUM KLO is both one of the greatest and most controversial gay films of the 1980s — hilarious, shocking, hot, and thought-provoking, often all at the same time. Paired with Chicago filmmaker Henry Hanson’s 2022 queer film festival favorite short, BROS BEFORE.
Queer Cinema: Lost & Found programmer Elizabeth Purchell will join us for a discussion at the screening on Saturday, August 26.
TICKETS: General admission tickets to AFS Cinema are $13.50 each plus applicable service fees.
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.
THANKS TO THE PRESENTING PARTNER:
