The Advocate for Fagdom (): VIDEOS

SATURDAY MAY 28 10:30 PM / THE PLAZA THEATRE
EXPOSÉ ON THE EXPOSER

THE ADVOCATE FOR FAGDOM
Directed by Angélique Bosio
2011 | France | 91 mins | RATING: R

As a filmmaker Canada’s own Bruce LaBruce has made a career out of shocking mainstream middle-class gay sensibilities with his provocative films that merge indie-punk cinema with an aesthetic of explicit gay pornography. In this full-length documentary by Angélique Bosio, rare archive material, collaborators and famous colleagues peel back the often acerbic layer of the LaBruce canon to reveal a strong sense of the artist behind the art. One part radical, one part punk, and always at war with not just the system, but with all systems, a portrait of the artist emerges that consistently pushes all the boundaries. The film includes interviews with filmmakers John Waters and Gus Van Sant, both of whom could be said to have made films that crossed over to the mainstream, not an option for the continually transgressing LaBruce. This documentary attempts to reconcile the man from his shockingly pastoral childhood on a farm in rural Canada to one of the radical cult icons of gay cinema today. (RM)

Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival 2011

May 26th – June 2nd, 2011 | The Plaza Theatre | 1133 Kensington Road NW

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HAPPILY EVER AFTER-PARTY 11 – June 3rd, 2011 | the Uptown Stage & Screen | 612- 8th Ave SW

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