Framing Agnes – Thursday, March 30th

Co-presented with Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival and GlobeDocs

Directed by Chase Joynt, documentary, English, USA, 75 minutes, 2022.

In the late 1950s, a woman named Agnes approached the UCLA Medical Center seeking sex reassignment surgery. Her story was long considered to be exceptional and singular until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017. Framing Agnes features preeminent trans culture-makers breathing new life into those who redefined gender in the midcentury.  Discussion with researcher and short filmmaker Kristen Schilt and cinematographer Aubree Bernier-Clarke to follow. POC, SJ, LGBTQ

SCREENINGS WILL BE HELD ON THURS., MARCH 30TH AT 7PM IN THE BRIGHT FAMILY SCREENING ROOM. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM.

TICKETS NO LONGER REQUIRED.