🎬 Queer Docu Screening: I’m Your Venus (2024)

📽️ About the Film

We’ll be screening this documentary this Friday evening at Villa Vida! Feel free to join. “Sister, daughter, trans icon. In this moving portrait of slain ‘Paris is Burning’ Star Venus Xtravaganza, her loved ones unite to reopen her cold case”.

I’m Your Venus is a deeply moving documentary directed by Kimberly Reed (known for Prodigal Sons and Dark Money) that revisits the life and legacy of Venus Xtravaganza, a trans woman whose story was immortalized in the landmark film Paris Is Burning. The documentary, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, focuses on the efforts of Venus’s biological family—the Pellagattis—and the House of Xtravaganza to seek justice, honor her identity, and reclaim her legacy through legal avenues such as pursuing a posthumous name change and advocating for official recognition of her birthplace as a heritage site.

⚠️ Content Notes

I’m Your Venus contains discussions of transphobia, violence, sex work, and suicide. Please care for yourself and step out if you need to.

Why This Matters

I’m Your Venus offers both an intimate exploration of Venus Xtravaganza’s family and chosen family and a broader commentary on trans visibility, legacy, and justice. The film avoids sensationalism; it centers the people left behind and the emotional consequences of violence and erasure.

The documentary is in English. German or English subtitles will be added as requested by attendees.

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