screech! zine

a screech! movie night is long overdue! swipe to build your double feature and comment your lineup below 🍿🎥💜

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film descriptions:

I. stud life (2012) dir. campbell x
set in london, stud life follows the friendship of jj, a black butch lesbian, and Seb, a gay white man, as JJ starts to fall in love with a beautiful, mysterious woman. their friendship is tested as the boundaries of jj’s new relationship falter.

II. daughters of the dust (1991) dir. julie dash
three generations of gullah geechee women must contend with the trials and complexity of emigrating away from their home and traditions in search of new opportunities on the mainland.

III. young soul rebels (1991) dir. isaac julien
part thriller, part drama, young soul rebels examines black gay men in 70s british society navigating the margins white supremacy has tried to relegate them to. tw: murder

IV. tongues untied (1989) dir. marlon t. riggs
an experimental documentary and performance art piece featuring essex hemphill, derrick xtravaganza, and many notable others, tongues untied is a radical expression of black gay sexuality.

I. rafiki (2018) dir. wanuri kahiu
set in kenya, two young women following different paths in life fall in love despite their neighborhood’s homophobic attitudes.

II. nope (2022) dir. jordan peele
two siblings on a desert ranch are visited by an otherworldly being, setting forth a ufo-chase unlike anything seen before.

III. the watermelon woman (1996) dir. cheryl dunye
the watermelon woman follows a black lesbian cinephile who, upon watching a 1930s film in which the actress who plays the mammy character is not credited, embarks on a journey to discover her identity.

IV. punks (2000) dir patrik-ian polk
punks is romcom following a friend group of four black gay best friends maneuvering love and life in LA.

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