In March at Transmissions we're delving into what masculinity means to those who come by it hard, through blood, sweat and tears, and what it looks like when people transgress against it.
Transf@gs, meatheads, studs, snakes, angels, lovers, and those who use violence as language and currency will walk the halls of our screen in search of a masculinity they can claim, can play at or just leave discarded.
For week two of our month exploring masculinity on screen we're teaming up with the brilliant Never Watching Movies - a cultural force hailing from our neighbours at the Rio cinema - to present Dees Rees' Pariah (2011).
Adepero Oduye stars as a Brooklyn teenager struggling to balance conflicts of sexuality, family, and friendship as she charts a path toward self-determination, while concealing her identity as a butch lesbian from her strict parents.
The first title from the 2010s to be designated as culturally and historically significant by the U.S. National Film Registry, Pariah (2011) is a rare exploration of black stud culture, and a beautiful, piercing ode to self-discovery and freedom.
Find us downstairs at Dalston Superstore for a classic of modern queer cinema with a special introduction by the creator of Never Watching Movies, Zain Gibson.
Open to the possibilities within, pushing out
Subtitles will be displayed throughout the film.
Seating is a mixture of benches, backed chairs, bar stools, and floor space, and is first come, first served.