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Bits and Bobs from the 1960s + Recorded Introduction by curator Jenni Olson (18*)

Queer 60s

,Cinema 3
Adventures with Tony

A lucky dip of rare queer film curios from the 1960s, including a charming home movie, a revealing interview with a group of trans women and South African amateur comedy shorts by a gay botanist.

There’s something for everyone in this pick’n’mix of queer treats from the archive, all made in the 1960s.

From a queer teen on their holidays to a love-seeking trans woman telling her story, and from a drag ballet performance in a South African garden to an unforgettable Belgian short which launched one of the most exciting film careers of all time, this programme has it all.

Tagged with: Cinema Queer 60s

Co-curated with archivist and filmmaker Jenni Olson.

Programme

Adventures with Tony
USA, c1960, 3 min

A remarkable series of fragments of home movie footage featuring a butch teen on vacation with her father in New Jersey.

Faux Pas de Deux
South Africa, 1955 dir Ernst Thorp 3 min, with kind permission from GALA Queer Archive

Swan Lake, as you’ve never seen it before.

Nil Desperandum!
South Africa, c1949-51, dir Ernst Thorp, 7 min, with kind permission from GALA Queer Archive

Two men go cruising for sailors in Durban Harbour in this campy comedy short.

Please note this film contains a scene of homophobic violence.

Behind Every Good Man
USA, 1967, dir Nikolai Ursin, 8 min

A Black trans woman meets a cute guy on the street. Will one thing lead to another?

Queens at Heart
USA, 1967, 22 min

Meet Misty, Vicky, Sonja, and Simone, four New York trans women discussing life, love and the draft for the Vietnam War.

Kustom Kar Kommandos
USA, 1965, dir Kenneth Anger, 3 min

A stud lovingly buffs his car across three minutes of Kenneth Anger magic.

The Lonely Artist
USA, c1961, dir Bob Mizer, 4 min

A sketch artist longs for a muse in Bob Mizer’s saucy one-reeler.

The Second Largest Majority
USA, 1968, dir Lilli M Vincenz, 7 min

Gay men and women hit the streets of Philadelphia to fight for their rights.

Saute ma ville
Belgium, 1968, dir Chantal Akerman, 13 min

The acclaimed short that launched the career of director Chantal Akerman, made when she was just 18.

Please note this film contains a scene depicting suicide.

Jenni Olson (she/her/TBD) is a queer film historian, archivist, writer, and filmmaker. Her work as a filmmaker and her expansive collection of LGBTQ film prints and memorabilia are part of the Harvard Film Archive (in Harvard's Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection).

Queer 60s

Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
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