Phranc: The Butch Closet - Free Film Screening and Talkback Event

This short form documentary follows artist and musician Phranc as she reflects on her recent exhibition, Phranc: The Butch Closet, a memoir in the form of a multi-disciplinary art installation that spans forty years of her life as a queer, gender nonconforming visual artist and performer.

The film is 21 minutes with English subtitles. An informal conversation and Q&A will follow with light refreshments.

Paige Gratland is a visual artist and filmmaker producing projects and objects that engage with social history, design and craft practices. She is 1/3 of the artist group Three Way Mirror with Daniel Barrow and Glenn Gear.

Phranc is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning artist and performer. Her music, paintings and sculptures combine humour and a butch lesbian aesthetic to champion personal identities and illustrate the struggle, survival, and style of queer individuals.

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