Goethe Pop Up Houston
Pop Up Kino: Coming Out
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesPop Up Kino, a monthly film series celebrating German cinema, presents Heiner Carow's "Coming Out." As a boy, Philipp was strongly attracted to his best friend, but he put that behind him in order to live within the “norm”. He meets a shy girl who falls for him, and soon the couple is sharing an …
Virtual Exhibition: Queer as German Folk
The Goethe-Institut USA is launching a digitally modified version of the exhibition Queer as German Folk – a global initiative meant to outline the current state of discourse on queer emancipation. The exhibition is now accessible on queerexhibition.org. Queer as German Folk was originally launched in 2019 as an “exhibition on-demand” coinciding with the 50th …
Jochen Hick “Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers”
A documentary about four gay men trying to live a fulfilling life in a rural German town. This film series is part of Queer as German Folk, a project celebrating the intersectional histories of Germany’s and America’s diverse LGBTIQ+ communities. A digitally modified version of the exhibition Queer as German Folk and a full program …
Dagmar Schultz “Auer Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984-1992”
Audre Lorde came to live and teach in West-Berlin in the 1980s and became the catalyst for the Afro-German movement. This film is part of Queer as German Folk, a project celebrating the intersectional histories of Germany’s and America’s diverse LGBTIQ+ communities. A digitally modified version of the exhibition Queer as German Folk and a …
Queer/ing Archives – A Panel Discussion
Join us for a conversation on LGBTIQ+ archives and archival practices with perspectives from Houston and Berlin. Our guests include Dr. Peter Rehberg, (Head of Archive and Collections at the Schwules Museum Berlin); Lara Ledwa, (Gender Studies scholar and researcher at the Spinnboden Lesbian Archive and Library Berlin); Harrison Guy, (Founder of the Charles Law …
Jochen Hick “Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers”
A documentary about four gay men trying to live a fulfilling life in a rural German town. This film series is part of Queer as German Folk, a project celebrating the intersectional histories of Germany’s and America’s diverse LGBTIQ+ communities. A digitally modified version of the exhibition Queer as German Folk and a full program …
Rosa von Praunheim “I am my own Woman”
A biography about the East German collector and transgender activist Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. This film is part of Queer as German Folk, a project celebrating the intersectional histories of Germany’s and America’s diverse LGBTIQ+ communities. A digitally modified version of the exhibition Queer as German Folk and a full program of virtual events is presented …
Queer Punk Breakout
Join us for the virtual release of punk historian David Ensminger’s video production Queer Punk Breakout. Down-to-earth and punk in spirit, this DIY-style video traces queer spaces and personalities from punk to hardcore; the rise of queercore and out-punk in the 1990s; and millennial LGBTIQ+ punk developments. This video will be released on September 24, …
Yony Leyser “Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution”
A chronicle of the cultural phenomenon known as Queercore This film series is part of Queer as German Folk, a project celebrating the intersectional histories of Germany’s and America’s diverse LGBTIQ+ communities. A digitally modified version of the exhibition Queer as German Folk and a full program of virtual events is presented by the Goethe-Institut …
Queer as Punk: A Conversation
"Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution" filmmaker Yony Leyser in conversation with punk historian David Ensminger on punk queer and trans worlds. Join us for a conversation with filmmaker Yony Leyser and Houston punk historian David Ensminger as they discuss LGBTIQ+ punk worlds past and present. Their conversation will include a look at the Queercore …
Coming Out – Backyard Screening
Goethe Pop Up 2309 University Blvd., Houston, TXPRIDE MOVIE NIGHT! To celebrate Pride 2021, Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) and Goethe Pop Up Houston will hold a backyard film screening of the classic 1989 German film "Coming Out" accompanied by an 80's DJ set from Houston's own Stephanie Saint Sanchez: DJ ESTEFF. Doors open and music starts at 7pm and the film …