Queer Home on Film: A Shorts Program

LOCATION GLBT Historical Society Museum 4127 18th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 ADMISSION $10; Free for GLBT Historical Society Members RSVP and reserve your tickets here The GLBT Historical Society presents a screening of short films and archival footage that highlight the beauty, grief, joy, and community found in the spaces queer and trans people call home. In conjunction with the current exhibition, Where We Made Room, the program will showcase films and footage centered upon the thesis of queer space and carving out room for ourselves. The screening will be followed by a discussion between Where We Made Room artist and curator Aleo Landeta and filmmaker Jenni Olson (575 Castro Street) on these themes and their work. About the Films Image courtesy of Frameline Distribution 575 Castro St. (2008) - a film by Jenni Olson 7 min. A powerful elegy from acclaimed queer filmmaker Jenni Olson, 575 Castro St. reveals the play of light and shadow upon the walls of the Castro Camera Store set for Gus Van Sant’s Academy Award-winning film Milk as we hear excerpts from the audio-cassette that Harvey Milk recorded to be played, “in the event of my death by assassination.” The film features Milk’s now legendary line, “Ya gotta give ‘em hope,” and his eloquent, timely, and timeless denouncement of right-wing anti-LGBTQ hate (calling out Anita Bryant and California Senator John Briggs). The tape was made in November 1977 (after Milk’s election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which made him one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States). Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by SF Supervisor Dan White one year later, in November 1978. Commissioned by FilmInFocus.com to be showcased online in conjunction with the theatrical release of Milk, 575 Castro St. world premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and has played at festivals and museums across the globe. About the filmmaker: Jenni Olson is an acclaimed…