Film Screening: Learning To Be Naked

Winner Best Documentary at La Femme Film Festival and CA Women’s Film Festival!

Learning To Be Naked offers a deeply human story that celebrates the transformative art of burlesque. Exploring how burlesque becomes a space for renegotiating shame, visibility, disability, queerness, and gender, the film dishes up a dose of radical body joy, burlesque sparkle, and a whole lot of heart!

Challenging stereotypes about what bodies deserve to be seen and celebrated, the film dismantles outdated notions about beauty, ability, and identity. Like a caterpillar metamorphosing inside a chrysalis, burlesque provides a safe space for performers to grow, spread their wings, and land on stage feeling more confident, beautiful, and free.

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Screening will be introduced by Mx. Pucks A'Plenty, who is one of the performers featured in the film, and they will answer questions about the film afterwards.

“ A fantastic watch! It’s an emotional roller coaster ride …”
~Jesus Figueroa,

This event is pay-what-you-will. Register online here or make a donation at the door. Screening will take place in the classroom inside the Sierra Ballroom.

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