Through a strikingly intimate and visually daring lens, Kiki offers a riveting, complex insight into a safe space created and governed by LGBTQ youths of color, who demand happiness and political power.
Kiki
Synopsis
Through a strikingly intimate and visually daring lens, Kiki offers a riveting, complex insight into a safe space created and governed by LGBTQ youths of color, who demand happiness and political power. The film is an exciting coming-of-age story that celebrates agency, resilience, and the transformative art form of voguing.
Please note: this event is free, and seating is limited. Guests are encouraged to arrive early. Seating is offered on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Screening followed by discussion with subject and co-writer Twiggy Pucci Garçon; Tico Almeida, Human Rights Watch Interim Advocacy Director; Moderated by Zach Stafford, editor at large of Out Magazine and a contributing writer for The Guardian.
Black Cinema House is a project of Rebuild Foundation with support from the University of Chicago Arts + Public Life Initiative