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Making Sweet Tea (12A*) + recorded ScreenTalk with director Nora Gross

Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest

A still from Making Sweet Tea

An unmissable, authentic portrait of Black queer friendship dating from the 1960s to the present.

E Patrick Johnson's oral history of gay Black men in the South, Sweet Tea, was based on the memories and perspectives of six friends. This is the story of how his research became a play, and what it meant to capture a community at the cultural heart of our wider movement. 

From the etymology of tea-spilling to the resilience and brilliance of gay people of the area, Making Sweet Tea is both a queer history lesson and a character study. The material realities of lives in 'double jeopardy' are explored: HIV/AIDS, Black gay male friendship, gay men growing up in the American Baptist tradition, interracial dating, and stories of survival, but the charm and joy of these men never quits. 
 
With drama (and not just the Patti Labelle drag) and just enough tea being served, this is the most soulful documentary of the year. 

 

 

US 2019 Dirs John L Jackson, Jr & Nora Gross 90 min

This is a captioned screening, the recorded ScreenTalk is also captioned.

This title is also available on Cinema On Demand from 10–15 Nov.

 

Barbican Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.