Join us as we kick off “Summer of Resistance” - a very special season of Queer|Art|Film featuring films selected by activists and politically engaged collectives!
WHAT: fierce pussy presents THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
WHEN: Monday, May 8, 8PM
WHERE: IFC Center - 323 6th Ave at W. 3rd St.
THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
2011. Sweden & USA. 100 min. Directed by Göran Olsson. 35mm print!
In the 60s and 70s, a group of Swedish journalists traveled to the U.S. with the intention of ...
Join us as we kick off “Summer of Resistance” - a very special season of Queer|Art|Film featuring films selected by activists and politically engaged collectives!
WHAT: fierce pussy presents THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
WHEN: Monday, May 8, 8PM
WHERE: IFC Center - 323 6th Ave at W. 3rd St.
THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
2011. Sweden & USA. 100 min. Directed by Göran Olsson. 35mm print!
In the 60s and 70s, a group of Swedish journalists traveled to the U.S. with the intention of “showing the country as it really is.” The result is an extraordinary documentary that examines the Black Power Movement from 1967-1975, with appearances by Angela Davis, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. For tonight's presenters, the queer art collective fierce pussy -- a group that emerged in the early 1990s from the members' participation in ACT UP -- the film is “a look back at a time [that is] still very relevant today as we continue to create strategies of resistance in the current social and political moment.” What a perfect way for us to kick off this special series - Summer of Resistance!
As always, our screening will be followed by drinks and discussion at Julius Bar (159 West 10th St. at Waverly), the oldest gay bar in New York City!
FIERCE PUSSY
fierce pussy is a collective of queer women artists working in New York City. Formed in 1991, the members of fierce pussy came together through their shared involvement in AIDS activism. During a decade of increasing political mobilization around gay rights, fierce pussy brought lesbian identity and visibility directly into the streets with posters, stickers, t-shirts and various public interventions. They have continued to engage in a reclaiming of language and public space with installations and exhibitions in galleries and museums. Originally composed of a fluid and often shifting cadre of dykes, four of the original core members —Nancy Brooks Brody, Joy Episalla, Zoe Leonard, and Carrie Yamaoka— continue to work together.
FIERCE PUSSY ON THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
fierce pussy is a queer art collective. The group emerged in the early 1990s out of the members' participation in ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and a desire to focus on issues of lesbian visibility, desire and identity. The struggle for LGBTQ rights is deeply informed by the legacy of the civil rights movement, the women's movement and the black power movement of the 1960s and 70s. This compelling film is an important document and a look back at a time still very relevant today as we continue to create strategies of resistance in the current social and political moment.
SUMMER OF RESISTANCE
“Summer of Resistance” is a very special season of Queer|Art|Film featuring films selected by activists and politically engaged collectives. In a time of political upheaval, our guests are individuals who refuse to be silent and complacent, and instead are committed to organizing and creating change for the communities they serve. For these four summer nights, we will use cinema as a jumping off point for lively post screening discussions that will challenge the way we see. Most importantly, we will come together as a community and strengthen our resolve to act and give depth to our resistance.
Queer/Art/Film is presented by HBO
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