Preceded by BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN (1967, dir. Nikolai Ursin / USA, 8 min. In English / Format: Digital) and DOTTIE GETS SPANKED (1993, dir. Todd Haynes / USA, 30 min. In English / Format: Digital).
“PARTING GLANCES is a warm, well-made celebration of being a gay man in terrible times. And Buscemi’s acerbic, vulnerable Nick will stay in your mind afterwards.” - Nicholas Deutsch, Gay Community News
“PARTING GLANCES is still the best and most honest film ever made about AIDS.” - Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress
August 16 & 20 | A joyous story of friendship and romance, across 24 hours in NYC, PARTING GLANCES is one of the first AIDS narratives to celebrate those living and struggling with the disease, where fear and tragedy are not required as the cinematic climax. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation and Outfest.
Preceded by BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN (1967, dir. Nikolai Ursin / USA, 8 min. In English / Format: Digital, preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation on behalf of the Outfest Legacy Project), an illuminating glimpse into the life of an African American man who openly lives part of his life as a woman and DOTTIE GETS SPANKED (1993, dir. Todd Haynes / USA, 30 min. In English / Format: Digital, preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by The Film Foundation), Haynes’ semi-autobiographical and gently comedic work concerns the awakening of identity within a “six-and-three-quarter-year-old” suburban boy named Stevie.
Pioneers of Queer Cinema Series: In partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents differing, often radical explorations of sexual orientation and gender identity. Pioneers of Queer Cinema introduces and reacquaints audiences with landmark queer works and their makers, while inspiring new conversations and renewed action surrounding the complex obstacles LGBTQ+ communities continue to face. View full series here.
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