Screening as part of Storyhouse Queer – Celebrating LGBTQIA+ communities in Chester and beyond
We invite you to get curious as we rediscover tantalising tales from the archives. With this curated programme of short films we say goodbye to what is expected of us when it comes to intimacy, partnership and sensuality. Whether forgotten or rarely screened, we explore a multitude of desires and depictions of sexuality reflective of their times, and of an always existing community. A continuation of our previous touring programme ‘Queerious’ which explored desire on screen from the 80s to the present day, this selection digs deep in to archives across the UK and beyond, bringing stories of sexual awakenings and realisations, love and lust through a feminist lens from the 1930s to now. Freed from the restrictions of mainstream filmmaking, this collection of hidden gems from the archives is a celebration of desires which invites us to question, learn and enjoy our sexual selves.
Chester Storyhouse – Wednesday 1 March, 18:00
Queeriosities From The Archive will be presented with Descriptive Subtitles (SDH) and the post-screening discussion will have live captions.
This screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Siân A Williams and Harri Shanahan, the filmmakers behind 2021 documentary release Rebel Dykes which led to the Rebel Dykes Archive History Project.
Harri Shanahan is an artist, filmmaker and animator and Siân A Williams is filmmaker and professional archivist. Both are based in Manchester.
The panel will be hosted by Reclaim The Frame Impact Producer, Anne-Louise Kershaw.
The Programme:
ROSEBUD Dir. Cheryl Farthing (UK, 1991)
WAITING WOMAN Dir. Nikki McKay (UK, 1991)
MISS NORAH BLANEY Dir. Unknown (UK, 1932)
8MM LESBIAN LOVE FILM Dir. George Corzine (USA, 1992)
WITHOUT VERTIGO AN INNOCENT DESIRE TO FLY Dir.Nikki McKay (UK, 1993)
SEX CHANGE Dir. Unknown (UK, 1980)
IN THE PINK BLUES Dir. Nikki McKay (UK, 1993)
MAN Dir. Maja Borg (Sweden/Scotland, 2016)
APARTMENTS Dir. Megan McMurchy (Australia, 1977)
Queeriosities From The Archive is supported by the BFI Film Audience Network with National Lottery funding as part of Changing Times, Curious, a UK-wide Screen Heritage programme led by Film Hub North.
