LGBT+ Film Screening: Torrey Pines (with Live Score) + Short Films
Event Information
Description
About The Event
Kingston LGBT Forum proudly presents a screening of Torrey Pines with a live soundtrack from director Clyde Petersen and friends, followed by a Q&A about the making of his debut feature length film.
Torrey Pines will be preceeded by an hour long screening of lgbt+ short films from up and coming filmakers in the UK and internationally. Specifics on what shorts we have chosen will be available closer to the event date.
About Torrey Pines
Torrey Pines is an award-winning feature film based on a true story by transgender stop-motion animator Clyde Petersen. The film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in Southern California in the early 1990's.
Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated events. With a mother fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy and family dysfunction, 12-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country adventure that will forever alter the family as they know it.
Join Petersen as he takes you back to a time when MTV shaped teenage minds and a generation of nerds strengthening their thumbs on a Nintendo controller. Put on your swim trunks, grab your boogie board and come enjoy the view at Torrey Pines.
Before coming to the UK, Torrey Pines completed a 9-week, 60 show run of the film with the live score in North America in fall of 2016. The film won a Special Jury Prize at TWIST: The Seattle Queer Film Festival, where it made it’s world premiere and also won a prestigious 2016 touring grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts.
About Clyde Petersen
Clyde Petersen is a Seattle based artist, working in film, animation, music, installation and fabulous spectacle. He is a member of the transgender and queer communities in Seattle. His work has been featured around the world at the FLARE: London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, SXSW, the Henry Art Gallery, the Walker Art Gallery, Portland State University, Western Washington University, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and many more.
Tickets
General Admission tickets £7
Concession Tickets £6
The seating will be first come first served, however specific spaces or seats will be allocated for guests with access requirements; please get in touch if you need additional assistance on the day. Ravens Ait is fully wheelchair accessible.
Timings*
Island Open: 2.00pm - Join us for an arrival free glass of wine and some nibbles.
Short Film Screening: 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Break: 3:30pm - 4.15pm - Cash bar** will be open and a free light lunch will be provided.
Torrey Pines Screening (with Live Score): 4.15pm - 5.15pm
Q&A with Clyde Petersen: 5.15pm - 6.00pm - Cash bar** will be open again during the Q&A
*Timings may change slightly
**The cash bar at Ravens Ait accepts cash and card payments.
Additional Information
This screening is on an island but will be taking place inside!
This event has been made possible with funding from Healthwatch Kingston Upon Thames and NHS South West London.
This event is organised and hosted by Kingston LGBT Forum and curated by Vice Chair Liam Rogers.
Ravens Ait Island is located in the middle of the Thames in Surbiton, the address is Ravens Ait, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 4HH. You must get on a boat to access the island which picks people up from yellow steps on The Queens Promanade, next to the Thames Sailing Club. The boat runs as and when people arrive, wave over and the ferryman will pick you up. The little boat journey takes approximately 30 seconds and is free. On the day, please call Liam Rogers (Kingston LGBT Forum Vice Chair) on 07904 275 426 if you have issues finding the island.
