San Francisco – A special three-part program coming up June 20 through 26 at The GLBT History Museum will feature filmmakers who brought Michelle Tea’s award-winning autobiographical novel Valencia to the screen. The film, also titled Valencia, premieres on June 21 at the Frameline festival in San Francisco. Tea produced the film in collaboration with Hilary Goldberg, bringing together 18 filmmakers, each of whom created a short based on a chapter from the book.
Thursday, June 20 | What Were the Queer ’90s?
A discussion of the influence of San Francisco’s 1990s queer life on the city’s GLBT community today. The panel includes Valencia filmmakers who were and were not around for the 1990s party: Aubree Bernier-Clarke, Lares Feliciano, Silas Howard, Alexa Shae and Samuael Topiary.
Monday, June 24 | My Michelle
A look at choices made by Valencia filmmakers who cast outside the box for their vision of the character of Michelle, using claymation buffalo, blow-up dolls, drag queens and Angelina Jolie; with Jerry Lee Abram, Cheryl Dunye, Hilary Goldberg, Chris Vargas and Greg Youmans.
Wednesday, June 26 | Debauchery and Romance in Valencia
An exploration of the highs and lows of portraying debauchery on screen, as well as the uses of hedonism in life and art; with Bug Davidson, Michelle Lawlor, Sara St. Martin Lynne, Sharon Rubenstein and Courtney Trouble.
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