Announcing Wicked Queer: Docs Nov 18-21
We’re announcing our first ever docs fest! Like, right now.
All Man: The International Male Story
Wicked Queer: Docs - this 'MOvember 18-21
In a time where authentic representation is demanded and well needed, Wicked Queer: Docs will be a celebration and clarion call to the community through a program of seven films.
The fest features a lesbian love story from World War II (Nellie & Nadine), the history of a former safe space in upstate New York in the 50s and 60s (Casa Susana), a look at the International Male catalog craze of the ‘80s and ‘90s (All Man: The International Male Story), and present day heroes, with their eyes to the future of our planet and all of its peoples (Esther Newton Made Me Gay, The Radical, A Run for More, and Uýra: The Rising Forest).
Wicked Queer: Docs will take place November 18-21, 2022, at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) and Brattle Theatre.
A Run for More
Program:
All Man: The International Male Story (USA)
dir. Bryan Darling and Jesse Finley Reed
Sunday, November 20, 8:00 PM at Brattle Theatre
A nostalgic and colorful peek behind the pages and personalities of International Male, one of the most ubiquitous and sought-after mail-order catalogs of the '80s and '90s.
Casa Susana (France/USA)
dir. Sébastien Lifshitz
Sunday, November 20, 2:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In the '50s and '60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers.
Esther Newton Made Me Gay (USA)
dir. Jean Carlomusto
Friday, November 18, 8:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A feature documentary about a pathbreaking cultural anthropologist, dog agility enthusiast, and iconic butch lesbian. Now entering her seventh decade writing about queer communities, Esther Newton’s life’s work has influenced generations of activists and scholars.
The Radical (South Africa)
dir. Richard Finn Gregory
Monday, November 21, 8:00 PM at Brattle Theatre
Muhsin Hendricks is the world's first openly gay imam. Despite opposition, he established a radically inclusive mosque in Cape Town. Now, he fights for LGBTQ Muslims to be embraced in the countries where their existence is outlawed.
A Run for More (USA)
dir. Ray Whitehouse
Saturday, November 19, 8:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe goes on a personal journey and questions her relationship to her community as she runs for city council in San Antonio, Texas, and attempts to become the first openly elected transgender official in Texas.
Nellie & Nadine (Sweden/Belgium/Norway)
dir. Magnus Gertten
Sunday, November 20, 5:00 PM at Brattle Theatre
Nelly and Nadine is the unlikely love story between two women falling in love on Christmas Eve, 1944, in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. For many years their relationship was kept a secret.
Uýra: The Rising Forest (Brazil/USA)
dir. Juliana Curi
Saturday, November 19, 5:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Uýra, a trans-indigenous artist travels through the Amazon forest on a journey of self-discovery using performance art and ancestral messages to teach indigenous youth and confront structural racism and transphobia in Brazil.
Save the Dates and Submit Your Film to the 39th Wicked Queer Film Festival
Submissions are now open for the 39th Wicked Queer Film Festival! The regular deadline is November 28. The fest will take place March 31-April 9.
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Volunteer for Wicked Queer
It takes a village to put these screenings together. We are looking to fill many positions for our 2022-23 season. Email us about joining our all volunteer team!
