A brazen musical manifesto with naked male chorus lines and literal singing buttholes? Sounds like the perfect reason for us to double down this November and give you a second Queer Cinema Club! 

On November 27th, we are offering up the first of 3 bonus screenings this winter, each feting a “Local Queero.” In this case, that Queero is the audacious, extraordinary John Greyson. We will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his seminal 1993 film, Zero Patience: one of the all-time greatest contributions to Canadian queer cinema.

A musical about AIDS, science, bigotry and sex (among other things), Zero Patience focuses on the imaginary encounter between explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton and “Patient Zero,” the notorious Canadian flight attendant wrongfully accused of bringing HIV to North America. It was Greyson’s second feature film (his first, 1988’s Pissoir, is also an absolute must-see for queer cinema enthusiasts) in what continues to be a remarkable and uncompromising career as a filmmaker, artist and activist (or often, all 3 at once).

Greyson will be in attendance at the screening, as will some other very special guests. Thank you so much to Mohammad Rezaei for creating the event’s wonderful poster, which will be available for sale at the screening. Get your tickets!