About this Event
It's movie night at the Glitterbox once again as we present Georden West's brand new feature film Playland! This raucous work of queer fantasy and history conjures a time-bending night in Boston's oldest and most notorious gay bar, Playland Café. We're thrilled to present to you the Pittsburgh premiere of this fabulous, boundary pushing, transdisciplinary blending of archival documentary and over-the-top theatricality.
Manuel Betancourt writes for Variety:
If at times Playland feels more like an installation than a feature film — this is an experimental piece first and foremost, aligned with the work of Kenneth Anger, Derek Jarman and the like — the intellectual heft its creation requires is enough to make it an intriguing proposition. Not just as a way to (re)construct queer history but as a way of apprehending it, especially at a time when spaces like the Playland Café are at risk not just of disappearing but also of being outright forgotten.
Doors at 6:30, movie starts at 7.
After the movie: Pittsburgh Queer History Project archivist Harrison Apple will join Glitterbox member and archivist Steven Haines for a discussion of Playland and queer archives.
Co-presented by Glitterbox Theater, Reel Q, and Documentary Salon at the new Glitterbox, 210 West 8th Avenue, West Homestead, PA 15120
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Glitterbox Theater, 210 West 8th Avenue, Homestead, United States
USD 12.51
