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Film screening proposed by Karlos Martinez, followed by discussion. Africa Addio (Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi, 1966, 140 min). “The more exploited a man is, the more he is placed on a plane of insignificance. The more he resists, the more he is viewed as a beast. This can be seen in Africa Addio, made…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Daniel Gallant, followed by discussion. Shakespeare On The Move This event is based on a series of lectures and workshops that I presented in New York City for the 92nd Street Y. During the session, we will read aloud selected scenes from two Shakespeare plays and then screen several film adaptations…(Read More)

Screening proposed by Maia Villot de Diego, followed by discussion. This Illegal_Cinema session was proposed by me, but is based on something my dad used to do. My dad is Galician, a Celt and a stonemason. He’s been travelling since he was very young and has lived in several different countries, speaks a number…(Read More)

Screening proposed by Magmadam, followed by discussion. At the sixty-first Illegal_Cinema screening we want to share two documentaries we think should be seen, as necessary and hopeful examples of diverse, healthy, free forms of sexuality. “A long path still to be travelled…” A collage of two exhibitions of diversity that we share with vital…(Read More)

Screening proposed by Ismael Iglesias followed by discussion. “If they move…kill ’em!” (The Wild Bunch, 1969) “I found her in the wrong place.” (The Ballad of Cable Hogue, 1970) “We’re gonna find the Golden Fleece.” (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo García, 1974) “The truth is just a lie that hasn’t…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Xabier Elorriaga Laraudogoitia, followed by discussion. Footage (Gordon & Smith, 1990, 58 min). I’ll explain before the screening why I chose this film. Xabier Elorriaga Laraudogoitia. I was born in Zabale Goitisolo farmhouse (Bakio) on 7 February 1977. I think of myself as a skater more than anything else. I haven…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Rosa Parma followed by discussion. El tercero de los vídeos va al principio de los tres (Unai Requejo, Jorge Núñez, 2004, 08:23) Ayer Kandinsky, hoy Rothko, mañana Pollock (Unai Requejo, Jorge Núñez, 2004, 05:01) Los artistas guays son los que se lo toman en serio…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Ibon Rodriguez, followed by discussion. A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (Claudia Heuermann, 2002, 82 min) Subtitled (Euskera) Some years ago, I translated the subtitles of this and ten other musically related films for a kind of program which never actually took place. I had…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Ainhoa Akutain, followed by discussion.  Mister Lonely (Harmony Korine, 2007, 112 min) Mister Lonely goes beyond imitations and imitators. It takes us from representation to the representation of representation and asks us if we’re really able to show ourselves to others as we are. Only, though, if we know who…(Read More)