DAVID WEISSMAN: SHORTS

For the first time in his career, David Weissman will screen many of his shorts together in New York City. Chronicling the queer has led Weissman to explore diverse subjects such as HIV/AIDS, the experience of being queer and Jewish, and what irks others.

Short films include:

• COMPLAINTS, 1991, 05:39min
  Thrity-two diverse people sing about what irks them
• BEAUTIES WITHOUT A CAUSE, 1985, 06:35min
  Evil drag queens on a rampage
• 976, 1986, 02:34min
  An alternative to safe sex
• THE STEPS, 04:30min
  A revolutionary faces reality
• SONG FROM AN ANGEL, 1988, 04:44min
  Rodney Price's moving last song-and-dance prior to his death from AIDS
• HIV: un-infected _ un-affected, 1996, 04:24min
  A compilation of AIDS prevention PSAs
• MOTHERS, 1987, 08:30min
  A clash in the park between "decent" moms and "wild" moms;
• With film festival promotions: DANCING JEWS WITH WACKY SHOES and THE SHORT, SHORT, TRAILER.

This screening is the second in 3-part series "Chronicling the Queer: The films of David Weissman", presented by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, the Queer New York International Arts Festival and Visual AIDS.

From his earliest short films to his ground-breaking documentaries The Cockettes, and We Were Here, filmmaker David Weissman has been chronicling queer experiences for over thirty years. Over three nights in October New York audiences will have an opportunity to see and engage in the films of David Weissman, with the filmmaker present and available for questions and conversation about his work.

This event is cosponsored by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. RSVP: rsvp@clags.org

All events are free and open to the general public.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:
Best known for the documentaries WE WERE HERE and THE COCKETTES (made with Bill Weber), David Weissman began making oddball short films in the early 1980s. His short films range in style from the ridiculous to the sublime; from rampaging drag queens and singing complainers to cutting-edge HIV prevention ads, and a remarkable final song and dance by San Francisco performer, Rodney Price, of the legendary Angels of Light. www.davidweissmanfilms.com

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies provides a platform for intellectual leadership in addressing issues that affect Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals and other sexual and gender minorities.

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is the first dedicated LGBTQ art museum in the world with a mission to exhibit and preserve LGBTQ art, and foster the artists who create it.

Queer New York International Arts Festival (QNYI) is a new festival of contemporary performance and visual art that explores and broadens the concept of “queer (in) art.”

Visual AIDS utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over.

image: Rodney Price from SONG FROM AN ANGEL, 1988