Series

Q+

Q+ explores the past, present, and future of queer film. Thinking and screening across genres, styles, time periods, aesthetics, and forms, the films in Q+ represent the long and evolving history of queerness and film. From underground films to cult classics, from indies to blockbusters, Q+ leaves no cinematic stone unturned.

Fall 2024 | Queer Resistance: Be Gay. Do Crimes.

The colloquialism “Be Gay, Do Crimes” has become shorthand for the contemporary politics of queer resistance. This is increasingly true when, for many queer people, simply existing has required their de facto criminalization. As a revolutionary slogan of solidarity, “Be Gay, Do Crimes” acknowledges the often precarious lived reality of many in the queer community while simultaneously reproaching the demonization of identity, pinkwashing capitalism, and institutional erasure. The films in this series, then, celebrate the inherent linkage between the freedom in queerness and in a life outside the law.

Screenings include:

11.7, 7pm: Death Becomes Her | Age—and death—are no match for science, dedication, and concealer in this cult camp classic starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis.

11.15, 10pm: Bound | One mobster, two secret lovers, and millions of dollars ratchet up the drama in the Wachowskis' stylish, twisty neo-noir.

11.22, 7pm: The Handmaiden/Ah-ga-ssi | Class politics, sex, and power intwine in acclaimed director Park Chan-wook's hyper-stylish psychological thriller.