GLENNDA & FRIENDS: Queer Videos from the ‘90s!
Fri, Apr 12
|Epsilon Spires
Join us for a screening of three videos from Glenn Belverio’s Manhattan public access series: "The Brenda and Glennda Show" and "Glennda and Friends", which took the art of drag into the streets to address queer and feminist issues with campy humor. Post-screening Q&A with Director Glenn Belverio.
Time & Location
Apr 12, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
GLENNDA ORGASM & FRIENDS: Queer Videos from the ‘90s! Join us for a screening of three videos from Glenn Belverio’s Manhattan public access series from the 1990s, "The Brenda and Glennda Show" and "Glennda and Friends", which took the art of drag out of nightclubs and into the streets to address queer and feminist issues with campy humor. Glenn Belverio will be in person for a post-screening Q&A moderated by Ben Shields.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
Bad Grrrls (1993, 29 mins) In this episode of Glennda and Friends, Glennda Orgasm and Fonnda LaBruce (gay punk filmmaker Bruce LaBruce) attend a Riot Grrrl conference on New York’s Lower East Side. At the conference, they conduct interviews with punk women, performers and artists, including Penny Arcade and Sadie Benning. In doing so, Glennda and Fonnda navigate a range of perspectives on feminism, punk, and underground activism. Furthermore, they engage with questions of drag’s…
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Admission for one to GLENNDA ORGASM & FRIENDS! Thematic libations, refreshments and popcorn are included! Doors open at 8:00pm, the film program begins at 8:20pm. Please let us know if you require special arrangements. Enjoy the program!
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