Queerspace FC (film club): Bent Bars shows Criminal Queers

Doors open at 6 - Film should start around 630 :)

This evening Queerspace FC (film club) joins Bent Bars project for their screening of Criminal Queers at The Showroom in Maida Vale.

Criminal Queers, directed by Eric A. Stanley and Chris E. Vargas (USA, 2015, 63 min) visualises a radical trans/queer struggle against the prison industrial complex and toward a world without walls. Remembering that prison breaks are both a theoretical and material practice of freedom, this film imagines what spaces might be opened up if crowbars, wigs, and metal files become tools for transformation. Follow Yoshi, Joy, Susan and Lucy as they fiercely read everything from the Human Rights Campaign and hate crimes legislation to the non-profitisation of social movements.

Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/127429150.

This event is free but booking is required. Click here to reserve a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/criminal-queers-screening-630pm-wed-7-march-2018-tickets-43194100718

Accessibility: The Showroom has one step-free entrance on Boscobel Street and a platform lift to the first floor Studio Space. It has an accessible toilet. If you face other access barriers or have particular support needs, please contact us so we can arrange support.

This event is being co-hosted by the Bent Bars Project, Reclaim Holloway - The Women's Building Group, and Cinenova, as part of a series of events leading up to the Abolitionist Futures conference (https://icopa2018.com ).

Suggested donation to Bent Bars project!

About Bent Bars Project: The Bent Bars Project is a letter-writing project for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, gender-variant, intersex, and queer prisoners in Britain. The project was founded in 2009, responding to a clear need to develop stronger connections and build solidarity between LGBTQ communities inside and outside prison walls.
http://www.bentbarsproject.org/

Queerspace FC is a collective of, and for, queer, lesbian, bi and trans women, transmen and non-binary and intersex people, promoting an affirming space where we can regularly play football, socialise and organise inclusive events. Queerspace FC (film club) is the social arm of Queerspace FC (football club) but you don’t have to be into football to join our fortnightly film screening! We aim to take turns curating and hosting evenings and you’re welcome to propose a movie, invite a guest speaker, etc. Our choice of films does not necessarily mean endorsement, discussion and dissent is welcomed!