Film Matinee and Drama Therapy Workshop
About this Event
Film Matinee and Drama Therapy Workshop
Join us for a special 3:00 p.m. matinee screening of the drama therapy documentary River of Life LGBTQ+ on Sunday, October 11—National Coming Out Day—at the Little Roxie Theater.
Film Screening (3-4pm):
Little Roxie Theater, 3125 16th Street, SF, CA 94103
Time: 3-4pm
Following the screening, please join us for a separate *optional* drama therapy workshop featuring techniques inspired by the film.
Workshop (4:30-5:30):
518 Valencia Street, SF, CA 94103 (around the corner from the theater!)
Note: The drama therapy workshop is free and optional
River of Life LGBTQ+ will be available for worldwide streaming beginning Tuesday, October 13, on Amazon, Apple TV, and YouTube.
About the film:
River of Life, LGBTQ+ is a multigenerational documentary that follows queer participants of varying races, ages, and identities as they undergo a 10-week drama-therapy workshop to reclaim belonging and radical joy. Through intergenerational storytelling—from bar raids and ACT UP protests to contemporary debates over gender and inclusion—elders and youth confront internalized queerphobia and discover breakthrough moments of empathy and self-acceptance. Directed by drama therapist Grace Walcott, the film traces her/his own journey toward authenticity and calls for unity and resilience amid political attacks on LGBTQ+ freedom.
https://www.riveroflifelgbtq.com/
About the filmmaker:
Grace Walcott (she/her, he/him), also known as Gracie X, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #156723, drama therapist, filmmaker, actor, and author whose work explores identity, self-acceptance, sexuality, gender, trauma, and belonging. A graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies’ Drama Therapy program, Grace brings creative, embodied, and relational approaches to her clinical work with individuals and groups in Oakland and throughout the Bay Area. Her work is grounded in play, imagination, curiosity, and reclaiming the authorship of one’s story. Grace is the director of River of Life, LGBTQ+, a multigenerational documentary that brings elders and younger LGBTQ+ people together using drama therapy to explore identity, internalized oppression, intergenerational conflict, and queer belonging.
Grace’s own experience with identity and community belonging informs her commitment to creating spaces where people can play and express their most authentic selves. She identifies as pansexual and describes herself as gender-expansive, identifying as both male and female. Her work invites LGBTQ+ folks, individuals, and communities experiencing oppression to make room for complexity, evolution, and difference.
She is also the author of Wide Open: My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage and Loving on My Own Terms. As an actor and writer, she has performed in and created work for theater, film, television, and community-based venues. Her film Ginger Snaps screened at the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Outfest, the Berlin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and on PBS.
Through drama therapy, filmmaking, and storytelling, Grace works toward a world in which people can be their fullest authentic selves—and where communities learn to transform difference from a source of division into a source of strength.
Note: if ticket price is a barrier to entry, please reach out to [email protected] for a discount code for the ticket price.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 15.00
