Queers do Cinema

How do you Queer a Genre?


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Everyone knows what film genres are: science fiction, horror, mystery, comedy. But what does it mean to make a genre Queer? Is it telling the story of a genre with Queer people included? Or does it involve changing how the story is told, and finding new surprises in old structures?

Plus: How can filmmakers subvert homophobic genre tropes, like Queer/Trans villains and victims? Whose job is it to undo decades of harmful representation? 

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Queers do CinemaBy Queer Film Institute