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35MM Print | Double Feature
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This double feature includes an early film by queer cinema icon Todd Haynes and a bittersweet romance set in New York during the AIDS epidemic.
Inspired in part by the director’s childhood fascination with I Love Lucy, Dottie Gets Spanked is a provocative, heartfelt tale of a young, artistic boy and his obsession with the lead actress of 1950s-style sitcom The Dottie Show. A past Wex guest and Artist Residency Award recipient, Todd Haynes is the director of such films as Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), Velvet Goldmine (1998), and Carol (2015). (30 mins., digital video) One of the earliest films to deal realistically with the subject of AIDS, Parting Glances is a witty romantic comedy about a gay couple forced to examine their relationship as one prepares to leave for Africa on an extended work assignment. They are surrounded by their unconventional circle of friends, including Michael (played by Steve Buscemi in his first major film role), who is dying of AIDS. Parting Glances was director Bill Sherwood’s only feature-length film before his death due to AIDS complications in 1990. (90 mins., 35mm)
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IMAGE CAPTIONLeft to right: Dottie Gets Spanked, courtesy of Killer Films; Parting Glances, courtesy of First Run Features.
Dottie Gets Spanked is preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the Sundance Institute.
Parting Glances is preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation and Outfest.
SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Arts CouncilL Brands FoundationThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesVorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingCampusParcJeni’s Splendid Ice CreamsPresident Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica MeinhardNancy KramerLarry and Donna JamesLisa BartonJohanna DeStefanoJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Dottie Gets Spanked | Parting Glances
