Film screening & Get-together Tom of Finland / Bloodsisters

Queer loox – a queer-feminist film series in Luxembourg

Tom of Finland

Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual men around him, even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specializing in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work — made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ — became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

Bloodsisters

From pushy bottoms to macho femmes, Bloodsisters is an A‑Z documentary guide that takes an in-depth look at the San Francisco leatherdyke scene during the mid-nineties, shattering assumptions about gender and lesbian sexuality. Handelman’s film doesn’t describe the bounds of permissible fantasy in the women’s leather community; rather it broadens the discussion about private expressions of eroticism and their political implications. Eight self-described leather dykes tell their stories about participating in a subculture cast off by its own immediate ally, the larger lesbian community.

queer loox

queer loox is a series of queer-feminist films, created in Luxembourg in December 2014. As an umbrella term, “queer” challenges the assumed binary of sexual orientations and gender identities. “Queer” is about non-normativity, creativity, and diversity far beyond homonormative culture. In its intended role as Luxembourg’s queer-feminist platform and meeting point for discussion, queer loox presents a wide range of feature films, documentaries and art installations on a regular basis.

Next events

Tue 24.11.20 >19:00
Die Dohnal (2019, dir. Sabine Derflinger)

Tue 09.03.21 >19:00
De la terreur, mes sœurs ! (2019, dir. Alexis Langlois) / Tangerine (2015, dir. Sean Baker)

Tue 06.04.21 >19:00
L’une chante, l’autre pas (1977, dir. Agnès Varda)

Tue 04.05.21 >19:00
The Duke of Burgundy (2014, dir. Peter Strickland)