IN CINEMA
Under the Influence of Sarah Schulman:
Jim Hubbard’s STOP THE MOVIE (CRUISING) & TWO MARCHES
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
Friday, Feb 2nd at 7PM
STOP THE MOVIE (CRUISING)
Jim Hubbard, 1980, 12 min.
TWO MARCHES
Jim Hubbard, 1991, 9.5 min.
Jim Hubbard is the artist who has most influenced my thinking, my aesthetics, and the actual day-to-day way that I have lived my life, as we have collaborated in conversations and the actions required for presenting and creating projects for about 38 years.
Of all of his films, these two are among my favorites.
STOP THE MOVIE (CRUISING) is a rare record of demonstrations against the filming of William Friedkin and Al Pacino's feature film "CRUISING" — pathologizing gay sexuality and subculture. This work comes from the time when Jim was often the only person taking film of gay community protests. Using hand-processed black and white Super-8 film, these records of gay people taking to the streets, insisting on creating their own representation, have a surface quality that feels like memory. By creating a silent protest film, he helps us pay more attention to the faces and emotions of the demonstrators, objecting to corporate entertainment's mis-representation of our lives, to our detriment.
“TWO MARCHES is my favorite of Jim's many varied and innovative works. His gentle hand and strong aesthetic sense combine to convey the difference AIDS created in our collective lives and our dreams for the future. A visually gorgeous and eerie work of two marches gone by.” — Sarah Schulman
Sarah Schulman is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer, and AIDS historian. She has had the privilege of collaborating with filmmaker Jim Hubbard for 38 years. Together they co-founded MIX: NYC Experimental Film Festival that lasted for 33 years. Together they co-founded the ACT UP Oral History Project which showcases 18 years of interviewing 188 surviving members of the ACT UP, NY as well as serving as an archive of hundreds of hours of footage. Sarah and Jim co-produced and Jim directed the feature documentary UNITED IN ANGER: A History of ACT UP, NY. And with Jim's support, Sarah completed the 700 page LET THE RECORD SHOW: A Political History of ACT UP, NY 1987-1993.
Post-screening discussion with Sarah Schulman and Jim Hubbard!
