In a context where we are once again under attack and finding our rights being pushed back, we want to thank you all for being a very bright spot in our lives, for being the community we always imagined having.

Being in this practice of working together to ask and answer these questions makes us stronger as a community and ready for anything that can be thrown at us.

MIX was founded during a time of great loss and crisis, when AIDS both decimated the queer community and made it fiercely resilient.

We are all in a practice right now, a devoted habit of asking each other what we need, what we want to achieve, and how we can support each other to make them happen.

But beyond that, we’re creating one of the few spaces in our lives that isn’t fueled by capitalism – instead, it’s run by mutual aid and with care.

We brought together artists and revelers for three days of queer, experimental films and celebration.

On the surface, we’re putting on a queer experimental film festival. Showcasing work that won’t be bought and sold, all of us working without monetary pay.

We’re looking for volunteers to help with ticket-scanning, bartending, coat check, photography, set-up, breakdown, and more. Click through to our form for more details: forms.gle/xMGMEGqptpLb...

This year’s festival unlocks new worlds of expression—films that breathe, stories that defy convention, and visions that expand the possibilities of queer film. Together, we gather to witness the collision of art, identity, and community in all their raw, luminous forms.

🎟️ Tickets at www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/m...

Check out the original 1987 festival program and press mentions.

Source: Todd Haynes. “A Queer Kind of Film.” Afterimage, Volume 16, Issue 5, Dec. 1988, University of California Press.

Archival research by LaTefy Dolley

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📅 Sunday, April 20th at 8pm
📍 Brooklyn Art Haus, 24 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn
🎟️ Tickets at www.mixnyc.org/events/she-i...

Film lineup:

The Gardener of Eden (1981) James Broughton, 8 min, Digital

Stop The Church (1991) Robert Hilferty, 23 min, Digital

Way of the Wicked (1989) Christine Vachon, 15 min, 4K Restoration, Digital

Damned If You Don’t (1987) Su Friedrich, 42 min, 16mm

We are very open to all suggestions!

Please contact Jessica Rovinelli with any questions via DM or email (jrovinelli@gmail.com). Submit here: forms.gle/6TdrPqDd8x...