Pattern Recognition: Female Trouble + shorts
Schedule
Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast | Belfast, NI
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An endlessly quotable fan favorite, Female Trouble offers up perverse pleasures that never fail to satisfy.Divine engulfs the screen with charisma as Dawn Davenport, the living embodiment of the film’s lurid mantra, “Crime is beauty,” who progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
Shot in John Waters’ native Baltimore on 16mm, with a cast drawn from his beloved troupe of regulars, the Dreamlanders (including Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Edith Massey, and Cookie Mueller). Female Trouble comes to life through the tinsel-toned vision of production designer Vincent Peranio and costume designer/makeup artist Van Smith.
This screening will also be accompanied by three legendary short films from pioneer queer filmmakers Barbara Hammer (Menses, 4 mins), and Kenneth Anger (Kustom Kar Kommandos, 3 mins, and Puce Moment, 6 mins).
Films, but make it fashion. From classic Hollywood glamour to modern environmental couture, you're invited to a season celebrating the craft of fashion in cinema, handmade by our LUMI Programmers.
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