Radically Gay: The Life and Visionary Legacy of Harry Hay presents
INFRARED: NEW VISIONS OF THE WEST COAST UNDERGROUND
Curated by Malic Amalya
KC Eisner and Lubin Auditorium
New York University: NYC
September 29, 2012
Film Program
Harry Hay, Roger Barlow, & LeRoy Robbins, Even: As You and I (1937)
Nazli Dincel, Leafless (2011)
Jackie Davis & Heather Lane, Ideal Geography (2010)
Malic Amalya & Max Garnet, Gold Moon, Sharp Arrow (2012)
Fox Whitney, Beige Slow Change and Quick Change #203 (2012)
Fox Whitney, Escape #5 (2012)
Chris Vargas, Cry Boy Cry (2012)
Finn Paul & Roy Perez, Things We Both Know (Not Our Real Names) (2012)
Migueltzinta Cah Mai Solis, Pedro Fernandez’ Cock (2012)
Migueltzinta Cah Mai Solis, The Symptoms (2012)
Migueltzinta Cah Mai Solis, Cambois (2012)
Lindsay Laven, George Kuchar, August 2011 (2011)
Lindsay Laven, My Night in a Butt Shell, August 2011 (2011)
Zachary Drucker, At Least You Know You Exist (2011)
About INFRARED - Harry Hay
Defying standards of narrative cinema and normative desire, embracing radical politics and documenting the freaky beauty of queer culture, these shorts range from video performance to stunning 16mm celluloid, from campy debauchery to sensual studies in light and texture. This program brings together filmmakers from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, and Seattle whose work exemplifies the passionate eyes of today’s queer avant-garde. Included in the program is Even, As You and I (1937) an avant-garde send up of European Surrealist film directed by and starring Harry Hay, Roger Barlow, and LeRoy Robbins.
About Radically Gay
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Harry Hay's birth, CLAGS and the Harry Hay Centennial Committee will sponsor a weekend conference exploring Hay's life and ideas and the multiple facets of LGBT life that Harry Hay himself pioneered. These aspects will be organized around four major themes: the arts, political activism, spirituality and sexual identities. The conference will feature presentations from scholars, activists and artists all exploring the evolution of LGBT life in the 60+ years since Hay and a small cohort of Californians founded the Mattachine Society.