When: Ongoing project
Reel Queers is an invitation for members of the LGBTQI+ community to present a personal section of short films, television clips and found footage around a particular theme.
Reel Queers: Sarah and Vanessa Farinha
Monday 19 August 2019, Printworks, Hastings
The first Reel Queers took place during Hastings Pride Week 2019 and was curated by local wife and wife team Sarah and Vanessa Farinha. The evening celebrated queer women* on screen over the past 50 years since the Stonewall riots.
Reel Queers: Sue Tilley
Thursday 5 March 2020, Printworks, Hastings
Artist and queer icon Sue Tilley presents a highly personal selection of film and television clips that have influenced her life and work. From Brookside to Bowie this will be an entertaining and eclectic journey through the TV decades.
Get involved in Reel Queers
If you would like to guest curate a Reel Queer event please get in touch with Katy via katy@homeliveart.com.
*We believe Queer women are a diverse group of people, including cisgender and trans women who may be bisexual, lesbian, pansexual, asexual and/or gender fluid.
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