Queer and Uncensored: Exploitative Explorations

Film

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Gang Girls 2000. 1999. USA. Directed by Katrina Del Mar. Courtesy the artist

Un chant d’amour. 1950. France. Directed by Jean Genet. 27 min. 16mm
Two Marches. 1991. USA. Directed by Jim Hubbard. 8 min. 16mm
The Attendant. 1993. Great Britain. Directed by Isaac Julien. 8 min. Digital
Gang Girls 2000. 1999. USA. Directed by Katrina Del Mar. 27 min. Super-8 transferred to digital

This program examines how queer bodies and identities have been represented, controlled, and reclaimed through the lens of exploitation. These films confront themes of surveillance, desire, fetishization, and institutional power, revealing how the gaze has been used both as a tool of oppression and a means of liberation. Inspired by his novel Our Lady of the Flowers, Jean Genet’s Un chant d’amour is a poetic fantasy of forbidden intimacy between prisoners and their jailer. In Two Marches, emotionally complex scenes shot at national gay marches in Washington, DC, are juxtaposed to reveal changes in the liberation movement. Isaac Julien’s The Attendant is a layered critique of race, sexuality, and colonialism. Gang Girls 2000 parodies the tough girl roughie genre of the 1960s and ’70s, challenging viewers to reconsider the dynamics of visibility and control.

This program is presented in partnership with MIX NYC.

This film accompanies Queer and Uncensored.

Past events

Tue, Jun 10, 2:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Sat, May 31, 4:30 p.m.

Introduced by Katrina Del Mar

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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