MARK GOLAMCO — THE GHOST OF TED DRAGON
“A musician inspired by a painter who loves a dancer and what moves a dancer? Music! THE GHOST OF TED DRAGON shows this cycle of creativity with the stage as its playground.” — Mark Golamco
JORDI, CADE, AND IRONSTONE — 2300 SHE
Throbbing with body horror and not shy of humor and sensuality, 2300 SHE—an ongoing project that explores our imperial wasteland destiny—is a dance and multimedia critique of cis feminism within the cannibalizing American office cubicle. The American drive to expand
IRA SACHS — PASSAGES
What do we see when we look into Franz Rogowski’s eyes, when we watch him watching? A desired presence, a short fuse of insolence, a shortcut to transgression—the double-edged trap of audience expectations are high whenever he appears on the
GINA GAMMELL AND RILEY KEOUGH — WAR PONY
WAR PONY—directed by Gina Gammell and Riley Keough—narrates its themes of generational trauma and the dementia of modern life through the electrifying lens of a crime saga. Set in South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation among members of the Oglala Lakota tribe,
BRUCE YONEMOTO — AN OPENING AND A SCREENING
Don’t miss the show “Bruce Yonemoto—An Opening,” now in its final week at O-Town House in Los Angeles. Including sculptural and video work by the artist and his late brother Norman Yonemoto, the show was conceived with writer-curator Julie Ault.
OUTFEST 2023 — EL PAISA
In the beguiling 17-minute short EL PAISA, Carmelo (David Ty Reza) is a vaquero mágico, proudly walking the daytime streets of East Los Angeles in full cowboy adornment. Dismissed by some as a paisa—politely translated as “country bumpkin”—he is comfortable
OUTFEST 2023 — ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE
Among filmmakers telling queer stories far removed from the relative safe spaces of the industrialized north, writer-director Babatunde Apalowo has come to the world’s attention with his feature debut ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE.
OUTFEST 2023 — LOVE, JAMIE
Meet Jamie Diaz—if you haven’t already made her acquaintance. Convicted in 1996 of aggravated robbery, Diaz is serving a life sentence in a Texas penitentiary for men. Diaz—a trans woman—has used these past decades for personal and artistic growth, developing
OUTFEST 2023 — PLAYLAND
Fantastic in both the literal and poetic senses, Georden West’s PLAYLAND is a loving, haunting look inside Boston’s late, great Playland Café (1937–1988), yet another erased queer space in an unforgiving urban landscape. Brought back to life in West’s highly
TELÉMACHOS ALEXIOU — A JOURNEY OF ARTISTIC MIGRATION
Presented by filmmaker Telémachos Alexiou, O1-B CALIFORNIA: A JOURNEY OF ARTISTIC MIGRATION is an extraordinary collection of unique NFTs, a re-imagining of his pursuit of an artist visa and his ultimate relocation from Europe to the vibrant city of Los
