The Out of the Closet and onto the Screen film series will feature the 2006 documentary, How Do I Look, on Tuesday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m. in Textor 102. The showing, which is being held in observance of Black History Month, is free and open to the public.
How Do I Look is a follow up to the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, which chronicled the African-American, Latino, and transgender drag ball community in New York City. Filmmaker and social activist Wolfgang Busch returned to the balls to show what has changed and what has remained the same, interviewing participants about their experiences with ball competitions and the challenges faced by the community.
Among the issues the community confronts are persistent social misconception, drug use, sex work, acceptance of sexuality and gender, and HIV/AIDS. The film is an uplifting and life-affirming celebration of a New York City artistic tradition.
The Out of the Closet and onto the Screen film series is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services. This year's series focuses on the ways people transcend, challenge and redefine gender as we know it.
For more information on the series, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.
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