LGBTQIA+ cinema club screening of 'The People's Joker' by Vera Drew followed by the short 'Phobosplunker', with a relaxed post-screening meet-up.
Storyhouse Cinema hosts another Reel Queer night on Wednesday 11 November, starting at 6pm. The main feature is The People's Joker, written, directed by and starring Vera Drew, with Tim Heidecker and Bob Odenkirk in the supporting cast. It's a DIY parody that reimagines a classic autobiographical coming-of-age story as an unconfident, closeted trans girl who moves to Gotham to become a comedian in a world where comedy has been outlawed. Following that is the short Phobosplunker, directed by Bee Mulvihill, which follows Deimos, a spaghetti-hungry inventor who has to traverse the inside of her own mind to track down the source of her sudden wormy hallucinations.
Reel Queer is a monthly LGBTQIA+ cinema club at Storyhouse, curated by Young Programmers Charlotte Ross and Katy Hanson with input from the community. It celebrates queer stories and storytellers, spotlighting a wide range of films that reflect the diversity of queer experiences, from light-hearted and whimsical tales to powerful and hard-hitting stories, and aims to connect Chester's LGBTQIA+ communities through the power of cinema. Past screenings have included Titane, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Pride, Desert Hearts, Moonlight and Carol.
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The night is a Pay What You Can screening, with tickets at £4, £6.50 or £9.90, and it's followed by a relaxed post-screening meet-up in The Kitchen. The session starts at 6pm on Wednesday 11 November at Storyhouse Cinema.
