01 Mar 2016
We've Been Around
In this documentary, director Rhys Ernst tells the previously untold histories of transgender pioneers. Trans people have always been here, throughout time, often hidden in plain sight.
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
In his essay film, Jerry Tartaglia, longtime archivist and restorer of the film estate of queer New York underground, experimental film, and performance legend Jack Smith, deals less with Smith’s life than with his work, analyzing Smith’s aesthetic idiosyncrasies in 21 thematic chapters. It's a film essay about the artist’s work, rather than a documentary about his life. An unmediated vision of Jack Smith, an invitation to join him in his lost paradise.
Top Billed Cast
Mario Montez Himself (archive footage)
Beverly Grant Herself (archive footage)
Agosto Machado Himself (archive footage)
Francis Francine Himself (archive footage)
Irving Rosenthal Himself (archive footage)
Tally Brown Herself (archive footage)
Mary Waronor Herself (archive footage)
Tiny Tim Himself (archive footage)
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