La Marche gaie - Movie - Festival QUEER

La Marche gaie

Lionel Soukaz
Documentary : 12' / Activism, Community, Art & Artists, Politics

The first homosexual demonstration took place in 1969 and the first federal march of the homosexual movement in 1979. Homosexuals from all over America marched in Washington past the White House. It was a peaceful march, punctuated by brass band music. Kate Millet and Allen Ginsberg were present. Singers performed on a stage. The march continued the struggle to get federal anti-discrimination legislation passed by Congress.

Sections: QL - Retrospective
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Year: 1980

Country: France

Language: french

Subtitles: portuguese

With: Guy Hocquenghem, Mabel Hampton, Kate Millet, Allen Ginsberg

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Lionel Soukaz

France

Lionel Soukaz (1953-2025, France) was one of the pioneers of French queer cinema. The first phase of his work synthetises the various avant-garde movements he was drawn to in the 1970s and 1980s. Affiliated with the activists and intellectuals of FHAR (the Homosexual Front for Revolutionary Action) and the magazine Gai Pied, such as Guy Hocquenghem or Copi, he was also active within the experimental film scene, and organised the first Gay and Lesbian film festival in Paris, Écrans roses et nuits bleues, in 1978. His films, rediscovered in 2004 thanks mainly to the advocacy of French critic Nicole Brenez, display an uncompromising commitment to self-narration and the expression of desire, and embody his unlimited craving for freedom – as a result of which his work has often faced censorship.