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In the Queen City: Part Two

Glenn Belverio

1990 00:29:00 United StatesEnglishColorMono4:38mm video
Tags:
Activism , Comedy , Gender , LGBTQ , Performance , Politics , Television , TV production

Description

In the Queen City is a series of three videos shot in Buffalo, New York that were produced following an invitation from Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center as part of their Ways In Being Gay festival.

An episode of The Brenda and Glennda Show, hosted by Brenda Sexual and Glennda Orgasm. Production Support Provided by Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center.

"In this episode Brenda and Glennda make their way to Buffalo. Upon arrival, they witness a mock anti-queer, anti-feminist, anti-sex protest outside the art center, a scathing and hilarious mockery of puritanical certainty, ignorance, hypocrisy, and authority. They also visit the hetero-honeymoon capital of the world, Niagara Falls. They use this as an opportunity to discuss queer couples rights and the institution of marriage. At Niagara Falls, they interview video makers Bill Smartt and Mark Misrock about their video, Class of 86', to be featured in the festival. In the tape, Bill interviews high schoolers in his Tennessee town about queerness and AIDS."

— Glenn Belverio

About Glenn Belverio

Glenn Belverio is an independent film and video maker who lives and works in New York City. He began producing and co-hosting the popular Manhattan Cable series The Brenda and Glennda Show in 1990, a talk show that took the art of drag out of the nightclubs and into the streets, mixing politics with humor. In 1993, the series became Glennda and Friends, a post-queer talk show featuring provocative co-stars such as gay pornographer Bruce LaBruce and guerrilla scholar Camille Paglia. Belverio and Paglia's collaborative project Glennda and Camille Do Downtown later became a short film, and was well received at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Glenn's work has screened at venues such as the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, and the New Museum, NY. Glennda and Camille Do Downtown won the Best Short Documentary prize at the 1994 Chicago Underground Film Festival.

Also See: Glenn Belverio: An Interview