An Unashamed Claim to Visibility: Short films at the intersection of queerness and dis/ability.
AS queer communities strive to embrace intersectional politics, those with a disability or functional diversity are often left behind. Despite the higher prevalence of disability among LGBT+ communities, disabled, D/deaf, visually impaired, learning disabled and/or chronically ill queers are often excluded from queer spaces and queer screens.
More recently, a growing body of work is redressing this balance and bringing previously invisible stories to the forefront of the conversation. This programme presents an exciting selection of performative work by functionally diverse filmmakers exploring the intersections of queerness and disability. From beautifully-rendered tales of forbidden love to how to get jiggy in (accessible) bathrooms, this collection of hilarious, agonising, erotic, tender and sexy shorts represents an unashamed claim to beauty, desire, autonomy and, above all, visibility.
This screening of short films, often absent from our cinema screens, exploring the experiences of LGBT+ people with disabilities will take place on Monday, April 23 at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse in Brighton at 6pm
The shorts will be accompanied by a performance by visually-impaired artist Ebony Rose Dark and a post-screening Q&A. The event will have closed captions (subtitles), Audio Description, and BSL interpretation.
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Event: Eyes Wide Open: An Unashamed Claim to Visibility: short films at the intersection of queerness and dis/ability
Where: Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Preston Circus, Brighton BN1 4NA
When: Monday, April 23
Time: 6pm
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