What do evangelical Christians and drag queens have in common?
Find out at this screening of the POV documentary, The Gospel of Eureka.
This summer Austin Cinemaker Space welcomes a new documentary screening series, Hot Takes, presented by the National Center for Transgender Equality and POV on PBS with support from Kind Clinic and aGLIFF. The series is programmed by Illyana Bocanegra and Courtney Cook.
This summer screening series will kick off with The Gospel of Eureka (2018) directed by Donal Mosher & Michael Palmieri. Doors will open at 6pm for guests to mingle, enjoy refreshments & settle into the venue before the film starts. After the film the audience is invited to stay for a round of Drag Bingo hosted by local queen Lawrie Bird to wind down the night.
Sounds by DJ Amarhylliss
This event is FREE with RSVP & open to the public — 18 & UP
ABOUT THE FILM
The spotlight is beaming on drag shows and a passion play in a small Arkansas town.
The Gospel of Eureka takes a personal and often comical look at negotiating differences between religion and belief through performance, political action and partnership. With verve, humor and unfailing compassion, Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher build unexpected bridges between religious faith and sexual orientation. Official Selection, 2018 SXSW Film Festival.
ABOUT THE SERIES
This new doc series shares queer stories from across the globe while building community right here in Austin, Texas.
Hot Takes emerged because the programmers know that being queer rules!
They also understand that, perhaps, it's been easy to forget that lately as legislation attacking the LGBTQIA+ community continues to move forward in Texas. In light of this they wanted to host a series that centered queer lives, trans experiences, and drag queens.
This series invites everyone to join in for some queer, wholesome fun; to rest and renew; to be with community and to play! Texas Queer Joy forever.
ABOUT THE PARTNERS
The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
NCTE envisions a society in which transgender people not only survive, but thrive, with accepting families and communities, full self-determination over their identities and bodies, and freedom from disrespect, discrimination and violence. For this vision to become a reality, we must also create equity, equal opportunity, safety, health and economic wellbeing for all people over their entire lifetimes.
POV (a cinema term for “point of view”) is America’s longest-running non-fiction series.
We are proud of our reputation as a trusted curator of artful, thought-provoking documentaries, that presents films on PBS, the most widely accessible critically-acclaimed platform watched by millions of viewers-on-air, online, and in communities.
Texas Health Action (THA) is a community informed 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to culturally affirming, quality health services in a safe and supportive environment with an expertise in serving LGBTQIA+ people and people impacted by HIV. Since 2015, Texas Health Action has provided health services without stigma or judgement and has empowered the community through outreach and education.
Texas Health Action operates Kind Clinic, which provides sexual health services through locations across Texas; TeleKind, which provides sexual health services via virtual visits and at-home testing; and Waterloo Counseling Center, which provides behavioral health services in Austin.
Based in Austin, Texas — aGLIFF’s mission is to create positive and visible film programs relevant to the lives of LGBTQIA+ identified people, to educate the community about LGBTQIA+ issues, to produce and promote the best in LGBTQIA+ community building events, and to support and partner with other organizations to enlighten the public.
aGLIFF community programs include the Queer Youth Media Project, Queer Black Voices Fund and Queer Spectrum Monthly Screenings.
PRISM, our annual marquee LGBTQIA+ film festival is held each year in August.