ŠKUC-Cultural Centre Q (Tiffany Club) and Red Dawns
present a film screening and discussion

on Wednesday, 30 March 2011, at 20:00 at club Tiffany (ŠKUC-Cultural Centre Q).

BY HOOK OR BY CROOK (USA, 2001, 98min)
Directed by Harry Dodge and Silas Howard

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By Hook or By Crook is a buddy film that chronicles three weeks in the life of a handsome, gender-bending, small-town butch with a nagging messiah-complex. Emotionally defeated since the death of her father, Shy (Silas Howard) heads to the big city to sink herself into a “life of crime”. She is quickly distracted by Valentine (Harry Dodge), a deliriously expressive, wise-acre adoptee on a misguided search for her birthmother. The two freaky grifters join forces and learn the true meaning of “poise under pressure” in this visually stunning and wonderfully acted, anti-authoritarian tale of friendship, trust and redemption.

A true tragic-comedy, By Hook or By Crook is hilarious, poignant and brave, bringing grace and humour to its socially insightful subjects. It is also the first of its kind; a movie about butches by butches, it opens a carnival peep-hole into a world almost never before captured in a narrative film: the lives of real, working class butches (and the ladies who love them). The film also introduces acclaimed writer/performer Stanya Kahn, who brings original dialogue and a powerful performance as Billie.

Link: http://www.steakhaus.com/bhobc/

The screening will be followed by a discussion.
People of all genders welcome!

With this screening, Red Dawns, the International Feminist and Queer Festival is starting with its (more or less) regular organisation of events in cooperation with its political allies. The events will happen throughout the year at various locations in Slovenia. If you want to receive news about future events, join the Rdeče zore / Red Dawns Facebook group or write an email to rdece.zore@gmail.com (Subject: Mailing list subscription). If you are interested in cooperation (as an artist, activist, co-organiser, volunteer etc.), please write to the same address.