Film Program 2: Desire and Freedom
Curated by Mars Saude and Pat Janeiro

This film programme experiments with historical and contemporary representation of the body, sex, and gender, aiming for playfulness, subversion, and total liberation.


Prelude:
We/nosotrxs/here/now – Ana Bravo Pérez, NL, 4’55’’

A group of women get together to collectively remember their female lineage ancestry.







1)
All That Sheltering Emptiness – Joey Carducci, U.S.A., 7’


A meditation on elevators, hotel lobbies, hundred dollar bills, the bathroom, a cab, chandeliers, cocktails, the receptionist, arousal, and other routines in the life of a New York City callboy.





2)
Song for Rent (After Jack Smith) – Malic Amalya, U.S.A., 7’


A campy exploration of US nationalism, queer assimilation, and denunciation; after Song for Rent by experimental filmmaker Jack Smith.







3)
Christmas on Earth – Barbara Rubin, U.S.A., 30’


Originally titled Cocks and Cunts, Christmas On Earth is a film of sexual tableaux vivants, where two separate reels of film are superimposed on each other with additional light and sound effects.