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Four programs of films and videos by award-winning LBGTQ+ artists include a weekend of 16mm films by Warren Sonbert, curated and presented by Jon Gartenberg of Gartenberg Media Enterprises; the recent, celebratory and trans-positive epic Orlando, My Political Biography, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel; and the DC premiere of the nonfiction horror ANHELL69 by up-and-coming Colombian director Theo Montoya.
All programs are free and require registration.
Orlando, My Political Biography, June 2, 2:00 p.m.
Orlando, My Political Biography is a personal essay, historical analysis, and social manifesto. The hero/heroine in Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography has long inspired readers for their gender fluidity across physical and spiritual metamorphoses over a 300-year lifetime. Preciado casts a diverse cross-section of more than 20 trans and non-binary individuals in the role of Orlando as they perform interpretations of scenes from the novel, weaving their own stories of identity and transition into Woolf’s narrative. Not content with simply updating a seminal work, Preciado interrogates the relevance of Orlando in the continuing struggle against anti-trans ideologies and in the fight for global trans rights. (Paul B. Preciado, DCP, French with English subtitles, 102 minutes)
Warhol’s World and LGBTQ+ Identity: Films by Warren Sonbert, June 8, 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a post-screening discussion with guest curator and Sonbert archivist Jon Gartenberg, in person. This weekend of four analog 16mm film programs celebrates the work of Warren Sonbert (1947–1995), a filmmaker driven by the belief that “independent film…is the only avenue for those who want to take risks and satisfy their own self-imposed demands.” Adapted for the National Gallery of Art from a series originally curated by Jon Gartenberg for the Museum of Modern Art. All titles are shown in 16mm film format.
The Bad and the Beautiful and Other Shorts by Warren Sonbert, June 9, 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a post-screening discussion with guest curator and Sonbert archivist Jon Gartenberg, in person. This weekend of four analog 16mm film programs celebrates the work of Warren Sonbert (1947–1995), a filmmaker driven by the belief that “independent film…is the only avenue for those who want to take risks and satisfy their own self-imposed demands.” Adapted for the National Gallery of Art from a series originally curated by Jon Gartenberg for the Museum of Modern Art. All titles are shown in 16mm film format.
ANHELL69, June 23, 2:00 p.m.
A funeral car cruises the streets of Medellín, Colombia, while a young director tells the story of his past in the city. He remembers the pre-production of his first film, a B-movie with ghosts. The young LGBTQ+ scene of Medellín is casted for the film, but the main protagonist dies of a heroin overdose at the age of 21, just like many friends of the director. ANHELL69 explores the dreams, doubts, and fears of an annihilated generation, and the struggle to carry on making cinema. (Theo Montoya, 2022, DCP, Spanish with English subtitles, 73 minutes)
