WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE: an evening of short films curated by What Would an HIV Doula Do?

Join us on Saturday, July 30th at 7pm for WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE at KNOW/HOW Books and Print for an evening of short films and small group discussion curated by What Would an HIV Doula Do? in partnership with VisualAIDS.
From protesting to kissing, cruising, or swallowing a bunch of pills, people living with HIV develop new relationships with ourselves and others after diagnosis. Navigating joy, anger, and acceptance, what emerges is a tension we call intimacy. WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE, named after the iconic Rihanna song, frames intimacy as a public and political matter explored through a range of responses, including radicality, boredom, and keen pop sensibilities. In the videos we see how HIV can trouble close relationships while also creating complex and necessary connections to social movements. These videos are about interactions with oneself, community, and the state upon diagnosis and beyond.
Doors open at 6:30, with the program beginning at 7. Eight short films will be shown with a runtime of about 43 minutes. After a short break we’ll hold facilitated small group discussions in response to the films.
“If there’s one lesson to be taken from the history of organizing, it’s… the power of placing one’s body in ways that challenge empire.” — Jawanza James Williams, VOCAL NY.
What Would an HIV Doula Do? is a collective of people who create culture and community in response to the ongoing AIDS crisis.
This event is organized in tandem with BROADCAST, a screening series organized by Visual AIDS in New York City. BROADCAST features contemporary artists’ responses to the ongoing AIDS crisis through the medium of video. To learn more, visit visualaids.org/broadcast.
Image Design credit: Mia Talkovsky; still image from “Goodnight Kia” by Kia Labeija
Program:
Kia LaBeija, Goodnight, Kia - 5:04
Glen Fogel, 7 years later - 4:19
Brontez Purnell, 100 Boyfriends Mixtape (The Demo) - 08:06
Kurt Weston, Not Going Away – 5:34
Christopher Murray, Soneto Veitenueve – 3:50
Beto Pérez, In the Future - 7:00
Gevi Dimitrakopoulou, This is Right: Zak, Life and After - 9:04
VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-NY for Alternate Endings, Activist Risings - 8:00
Total runtime: 42:57
Graphic contains still image from the film "Goodnight Kia" Over the still image reads text that says "We Found Love in A Hopeless Place" Beneath there is black text against blue background that says film screening July 30, 2022 at 7 pm discussion to follow from the archives of Visual AIDS of a person resting their head in their arms with their eyes closed.

Event Type: Community Event
When: Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 07:00 PM
Location: The Luminary
Neighborhood: City-Wide
Ward: Many Wards
Admission: Free.
Contact: info@theluminaryarts.com
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