Events for October 31, 2019

MIX MILANO was established in 1986 and since then has continuously been a cross-cultural event. It has supported indie film-making, whilst also anticipating trends and promoting socio-political liberation. The result of this year’s collaboration is a great short film program—exciting stories tha t give a taste of LGBTQ+ communities in Italy. Pepitas Alessandro Sampaoli / Italy, 2018 Italian with English subtitles Lino is a young office worker, who does drag queen shows at night while keeping it a secret from his family—until the night when his grandmother asks to see the show. The Red Tree Paul Rowley / Ireland, Italy, USA, 2018 Italian with English subtitles ‘The Red Tree’ is a powerful and poetic short film that tells the little-known history of Italian gay men, who were arrested and exiled to a remote island during Mussolini’s fascist regime. One Last Time Charlie Benedetti / Italy, 2018 Italian with English subtitles TW: Eksplicit sex Everything ends, even love. After some tough discussions, Claudia and Elisa’s relationship is over but it just can’t end before ‘One Last Time’. In Her Shoes Maria Iovine / Italy, 2019 Italian with English subtitles Domenico lives in an upside-down Italy, where women are in power and men look after the family. In a letter to his daughter, he tells of a lifetime’s sacrifices and discriminations. What would men have done if they found themselves in women’s shoes?

Buy tickets to 3 films and pay only for 2 - valid for all the films in 'A Night with Monsters' program on the 31st October. All Hallows’ Eve is the perfect time to come together and enjoy good and scary films. So why not do that with us? As part of ‘A Night With Monsters’, we are screening three films perfect for this Halloween. Starting with a queer horror cult classic—also known as the gayest horror film ever—‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’, followed by ‘Thelma’, an eerie, supernatural take on the coming-of-age genre, and finally ‘Bit’—a modern vampire film. In her first year in college, Thelma starts her life away from home, though remains bound to her over-protective parents. As devout Christians, her parents are concerned she may compromise her morals ‘like so many young people do when they move to the city’. One day she meets Anja and falls head over heels in love and lusts for her. Coming out to her parents doesn’t seem like a viable option, so she represses her feelings and they manifest as psychokinetic seizures. The Cinematheque has level access.

Based on the real life of Indonesian dancer Rianto (who plays the adult Juno and narrator), ‘Memories of My Body’ is a mesmerizing and beautifully shot fable about the human body and its power to dictate our destinies. The body as a disease and a cure, a curse and a blessing. It can fight, it can hurt, it can attract, but it can also dance. And it is dance that is the backbone for the director Garin Nugroho’s complex commentary on gender and masculinity. The Cinematheque has level access.

Olivia, an undocumented Filipino transwoman, works as a caregiver to Olga, an elderly Russian woman. Running out of options to attain legal status, Olivia’s life is complicated by her relationship with Olga’s grandson. With immigrant and transgender rights under attack under the Trump administration, the film is making history as the first American feature film written, directed by and starring a transgender woman of color. ‘Lingua Franca’ is a portrait of a woman's political and sexual awakening. The Cinematheque has level access.

Merab, a young Georgian from a family of dancers, has been training all his life for a career with the National Georgian Ballet. His world turns upside down when he meets Irakli, a newly arrived carefree fellow dancer, who becomes both his strongest rival and object of desire. Empire has level access.

Buy tickets to 3 films and pay only for 2 - valid for all the films in 'A Night with Monsters' program on the 31st October. All Hallows’ Eve is the perfect time to come together and enjoy good and scary films. So why not do that with us? As part of ‘A Night With Monsters’, we are screening three films perfect for this Halloween. Starting with a queer horror cult classic—also known as the gayest horror film ever—‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’, followed by ‘Thelma’, an eerie, supernatural take on the coming-of-age genre, and finally ‘Bit’—a modern vampire film. Freddy Krueger is no longer content with simply invading people’s dreams, he wants to possess someone to continue his reign of terror in the real world. That poor soul turns out to be teenager Jesse Walsh (Mark Patton), who suddenly starts having nightmares that won’t go away. Come to ‘A Night With Monsters’ and enjoy all the homoerotic (sub)text this queer horror classic has to offer, including Patton dancing in his undies, begging to spend the night with his bestie, and scenes in a leather bar. The Cinematheque has level access.

Cheryl, an aspiring independent filmmaker, wants to make a film but has no subject. That is until she stumbles upon the story of a mysterious actress credited only as ‘The Watermelon Woman’. Voracious interest leads Cheryl down an investigative journey that teaches her about herself, her history, and the importance of black lesbian visibility. ‘The Watermelon Woman’ was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian and won the Teddy Award at the Berlinale in 1996. The Cinematheque has level access.

Buy tickets to 3 films and pay only for 2 - valid for all the films in 'A Night with Monsters' program on the 31st October. All Hallows’ Eve is the perfect time to come together and enjoy good and scary films. So why not do that with us? As part of ‘A Night With Monsters’, we are screening three films perfect for this Halloween. Starting with a queer horror cult classic—also known as the gayest horror film ever—‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’, followed by ‘Thelma’, an eerie, supernatural take on the coming-of-age genre, and finally ‘Bit’—a modern vampire film. On her first night out in L.A., Laurel meets a mysterious group of queer feminist women, led by the intimidating Duke. Laurel is surprised to have met her people so quickly, but her luck turns when one of them feeds on her blood and leaves her half- dead. After waking up and realising she has been bitten, Laurel confronts the women and is given a choice: go back to a boring life or join the vampire squad. Could it possibly be that simple? Of course not. The Cinematheque has level access.