queer film • jersey city
film club
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Next Zoom Wednesday, May 13th
Forgery crimes…police entrapment in public restrooms…monsters on the loose! Let’s lighten up already. We heard you.
Numerous films over the past four decades have addressed the coming out journey with most focusing on teens or 20-something’s. This film delays it a decade or so. One critic dubs Am I OK? as a “low stakes dramedy,” but our 30-something protagonist might think the storm of sexual confusion churning in her head is not for the faint of heart. A buddy film in spirit, Am I OK? strikes deep chords as it trips along lightly.
For the cinema curious, check out the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock film, Marnie, which can also be read as a story about a sexually confused woman. At the center of this psychological thriller is Tippi Hedren, who just so happens to be the grandmother of Am I OK? star, Dakota Johnson.
What the film on HBO Max and Prime Video.
Chillfest is partnering with Stonewall National Museum & Archives (SNMA) for a monthly Film Club. Chillfest programmers, John Catania and Charles Ignacio select films for members to screen at home and then meet on Zoom to discuss and critique. Zoom link information will be provided after joining the group.
TO JOIN THE FILM CLUB:
1) Become a member of Stonewall National Museum & Archives, a vital organization preserving LGBTQ+ history for nearly 50 years. An Individual membership is just $35. Join here.
2) Email with subject "Join Film Club" to inquiry@stonewall-museum.org for Zoom link
Once an SNMA member there is no fee to be part of the Film Club or Chillfest. Because of their collection of LGBTQ+ films, Film Club members will be expected to have a Netflix account and have access to YouTube.
