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“LOTUS MINK” Film Screening and Performance Event

May 4, 2019 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

 

Join @newfest alum filmmaker @derricklmiddleton, director of Shape Up: Gay in the Black Barbershop as he premieres an exclusive sneak peek of his upcoming film Lotus Mink, a documentary about his start in drag! Film Screening with live performances from Lotus Mink, Egyptt LaBeija & Thee Suburbia America followed by Q&A! 6pm Saturday, May 4th at @bgsqd

 

Derrick L. Middleton is a Harlem born filmmaker/performance artist. His directorial debut Shape Up: Gay in the Black Barbershop world premiered at President Obama’s White House in 2016 and won the Audience Choice Award at Newfest. His follow-up film titled Lotus Mink is at once a meditation on the construct of black masculinity and a documentary about the creation of his drag persona Lotus Mink.

 

 

 

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May 4, 2019
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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