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Open Dialogue with filmmaker Jules Rosskam

Date: March 14, 1:30-3:00 PM
Location: University Hall, Hagstrum Room

Please join us for a discussion with filmmaker Jules Rosskam, who will screen DESIRE LINES (2024) at the Block Museum on March 14th at 7 PM.

Previous viewing is not necessary for this conversation, which seeks to expand upon the artist's archival and research methodologies--with a particular connection to trans histories and present-day lives--as well as Rosskam's larger practice.

DESIRE LINES, Rosskam's newest documentary, joyfully explores transmasculine desire and identity through acts of archival recovery and erotic imagination. More information on the Block Museum's screening can be found here.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: 

Jules Rosskam is an award-winning filmmaker, educator and interdisciplinary artist. He was named a 2021 Creative Capital Awardee for his new film, Desire Lines, which premiered at Sundance in 2024. The film received the NEXT Jury award at Sundance as well as six additional jury awards at festivals around the world. He is also the director of the award-winning films, Dance, Dance, Evolution (2019), Paternal Rites (2018), Something to Cry About (2018), Thick Relations (2012), against a trans narrative (2009), and transparent (2005). Recent screenings include Anthology Film Archives, Sundance, BFI Flare, Maryland Film Festival, Provincetown International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Out on Screen, and Chicago International Film Festival. Rosskam holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was a university professor for 17 years.

Presented as part of the Block Museum's Trans Portraiture Series. In partnership with the Gender & Sexuality Studies Program and the Workshop in Trans Studies of the Kaplan Humanities Institute.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.