It’s time for film fans to mix it up once again. The New York Queer Experimental Film Festival (aka MIX Festival) is celebrating its 22nd year. Founded in 1987 by Sarah Schulman and Jim Hubbard, the annual event has presented the latest in queer experimental film and previously unseen works from legendary figures in avant-garde cinema. And this year, the festival is giving gay porn its very own night. This Saturday, November 21, at 8 pm, author Jeffrey Escoffier will host Bigger Than Life: Experimenting With Sex—Avant-Garde, Beefcake and Hardcore, A Porn History Show (Bigger Than Life is also the title of Escoffier’s excellent book about the history of gay porn). On the esteemed panel will be veteran directors Wakefield Poole (Boys in the Sand) and Joe Gage (Kansas City Trucking Co.) and Owen Hawk (really!?). There will be a lecture and clip show about the intersection of gay porn and experimental film. Sounds similar to this lecture we attended at the Center earlier this year. All screenings will be held at the new and improved MIX Factory (125 West 21st Street). For more information, visit Mixnyc.org.
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