ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
Paul B. Preciado’s heralded film essay reimagines Virginia Woolf's Orlando with an all-trans and gender non-conforming ensemble, embracing transformation and playful triumph
Description
In 1928’s Orlando, writer Virginia Woolf wove a gender-bending narrative that continues to resonate. These echoes are amplified in a grand gesture of literary legacy by trans activist and writer Paul B. Preciado, who responds to Woolf through a generous letter in the form of this dazzling directorial debut. Preciado gathers an all-trans and non-binary ensemble to shape a vivid tapestry of identities and experiences in the name of Orlando, as the character emerges from fiction to playfully navigate a gender euphoric reality.
Recipient of the Special Jury Prize and Teddy Award at the Berlinale, this gift of a film is a groundbreaking testament from the trans community that comes to us at a historic moment in the ongoing fight for trans rights.
*This film will be screening in-person only
Director
Paul B. Preciado
Writer
Paul B. Preciado
Showtimes
In-Person
7:00 PM - BAM
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