A New Love in Tokyo Pot Luck w/ We Love Sx Wrkrs!

Stray Cat Film Center is an artist-run, non-profit  micro-cinema. Organized by volunteer programmers, We screen  everything from to documentaries to video art to cult films and is open to the entire range of moving image expressions – independent, activist, underground and bizarre. We are a space that supports all of KC’s  cinematic communities and celebrates diversity of expression, fun &  radical art.

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Banmei Takahashi's slice-of-life drama remains one of the more realistic portraits of sex work ever put on film, Now in a new restoration!

dir. Banmei Takahashi // 1994// 1 hr 55 min /Japanese w/ English Subtitles / Digital ProjectionBanmei Takahashi’s hangout film/erotic dramedy takes a look at the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&amp;M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. But Rei’s also acting in theater and Ayumi’s trying to apply for college. Part of the TOKYO DECADENCE series, this sensitive, humanist portrait remains one of the best portraits of sex work ever made.Come around 1 hour before Showtime for a special potluck provided by by local organization We Love Sx Wrkrs!We Love Sx Wrkrs is a locally run grassroots org for sex workers, by sex workers. Their goals include building local comradery and support systems via hosting social and educational events that aim to empower those retired from and actively working the industry.

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Doors Open/Potluck

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