In this episode, we talk with Kleopatra Vorria about her programming of the upcoming queer edition at Asian Movie Night (AMN), entitled
Sanguine Specters Stick to the Skin, which explores how to engage with our (queer) pasts and what we see in the (queer) stories told by those that came before us. Who has been made present and who has been left wanting by the sidelines? What happens at the intersections of queerness with national identity, culture, community and state?
From the tenacious roars of 60s art subcultures in Tokyo, Japan to the spine-chilling, prayer-like whispers of contemporary Southeast Asian cinema, queer lives have always been found at the center of artistic reflections of cultures and histories. Sanguine Specters Stick to the Skin is a reflection on past and contemporary cinematic depictions of queer lives and histories and the cultural heritages that we carry with us.
