lemebel + PANEL discussionTo celebrate LGBT+ History Month, Cinema Mentiré and Romancero Books present Lemebel (2019, Chile) by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
14 FEBRUARY 2024, 7 PM | The Cinema Museum
A riveting documentary capturing the life and legacy of the writer Pedro Lemebel. Following the screening, join a panel discussion hosted by Romancero Books delving into Lemebel’s influence and literary journey. A selection of his books and writings will also be available for purchase during the event.
LEMEBEL
Writer, visual artist and pioneer of the Queer movement in Latin America, Pedro Lemebel shook up conservative Chilean society during Pinochet’s dictatorship in the 1980s. Body, blood and fire were protagonists throughout his work. In the last eight years of his life, he attempted to perpetually rework them in a film he never finished. Taking an intimate and political journey through his risky performances on homosexuality and human rights, Lemebel culminates in a cinematic expression of yearning immortality.
MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENING:
Jorge Gárriz, founder of Romancero Books, an online Spanish and Latin American literature bookshop in London. Creator of Romancero Talks in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes. Founder of the Festival of Queer Literature in Spanish and A Queer Latinxs Poetry Reading. Member of Strange Perfume, a queer collective that curated the Strange Perfume Queer Book Art Fair. Formerly part of Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest team, as a programmer and co-organiser of Quiero Queeride, a virtual show featuring writers from Latin America and the UK.
Rafael Escardó is a Peruvian artist based in London since 2015. He was born in 1991 and lived in Lima until he was 24. After finishing a degree in Business Management and experiencing coming out as a gay man, he moved to London to pursue his vocation as an artist at the Fine Art course at Goldsmiths University of London. With a particular interest in textiles, sculpture and the body, Escardo lives and works in East London and travels back and forth to Lima for projects such as Marica Formal here and there.
For a unique Valentine’s Day experience, come celebrate the life and art of Pedro Lemebel!
Wednesday 14 February 2024 Doors open at 7pm / Film starts at 7.30pm
