This month, Arkadin celebrates Pride with a double dose of impressionistic quasi-documentaries exploring Black gay identity in the late 1980s. Though experimental in approach, these films are both remarkably approachable, filled with sensuousness, humor, and (at times) righteous fury. Both made at the height of the AIDS epidemic, these films swerve away from the miserablism of so much gay representation of the time, instead drawing inspiration from the likes of queer-artist icons like Kenneth Anger and Robert Mapplethorpe to highlight the beauty, strength, and vitality of the Black gay world while confronting the realities of racism and homophobia, including the prejudice embedded within these marginalized communities. Though small-budgeted and highly personal, these films both made an outsized impact on the culture, becoming the subject of plaudits and massive controversy.

Total runtime: 100 minutes

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s Pride Month-long spotlight on queer cinema.

THEATER POLICIES

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens one hour prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events when the theater will open at the event’s start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

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