MIX NYC
mix nyc notforprofit organization based new york city dedicated queer experimental film also known mix festival visible program annual weeklong new york queer experimental film festival nyqeff featured early work filmmaker christine vachon todd haynes isaac julien thomas allen harris barbara hammer juan carlos zaldivar jonathan caouette jennie livingston gu van sant matthew mishory mix founded sarah schulman jim hubbard festival created newly emerging gay film festival including formally inventive work vibrant experimental film venue marginalized gay lesbian work aided curator jack water peter cramer naked eye cinema ela troyano programmed new york film festival downtown first festival featured world premiere su friedrichs damned dont juan carlos zaldivars palingenesis festival became showcase new work established maker archival master like barbara rubins christmas earth new emerging artist quickly concert emerging aid activist queer activist movement day new york lesbian gay experimental film festival nylgeff became mass cultural event lgbt underground friday night guaranteed soldout lesbian date night counterculture new interest filmmaking video production emerged around festival community mix soon became influential programming venue often contributing significant work whitney biennial berlin international film festival important screen mix exhibited first film major lesbian gay bisexual filmmaker including todd haynes college thesis film assassin film concerning rimbaud got first review ever maria maggentis name day first screening paris burning still dual system christine vachons first film many others hubbard schulman prioritized artist fee paying maker equally regardless length work since experimental film labor intensivity determined length included first focus film black gay men film festival schulman hubbard worked long hard get press review coverage gay experimental work often holding individual press screening critic convenience hand wheatpasted poster building around city leafleted area gay people hung like pier bar mix received funding managed break even enthusiastic box office support showed gay experimental film country brought film hand venue around u brazil europe japan festival shown work filmmaker barbara hammer nisha ganatra teri rice jonathan caouette juan carlos zaldivar isaac julien among hundred maker began die aid jim became active film preservation beginning film avocada late bill vehr ridiculous theatrical company eventually preserved hour aid film video available free viewing new york public library sarah jims tenure one ever turned away mix due inability pay festival also included transsexual work first year marguerite paris film woman equal found way getting work maker like chantal akerman show gay festival among many fabulous moment festival history mix screening andy warhol blow job attended kitty carlisle hart gown tuxedod escort hubbard schulman ran festival together community event festival schulman wanted devote time writing festival organized hubbard filmmaker marguerite paris jerry tartaglia year also introduced show programmed guest curator brought new perspective lineup notable show included fanzine friend drew upon hot trend queer zines featuring work glenn belverio bruce labruce fire featuring work african diaspora last program featured work dawn suggs shari frilot thomas allen harris others frilot karim ainouz codirectors introduced many change including name mix production catalog instead handing program note new venue kitchen instead anthology film archive commitment multicultural presentation installation work stunning program year called dream desire curated jim lyon special show featuring teri rice kindling point le affaire ann street bookstore lower manhattan peep booth reprogrammed experimental video mm film projected separate room mix returned anthology combined dctvs lookout lesbian gay video festival dctvs building renovation ainouz scaled back involvement frilot became definitive voice mix making organization home emerging filmmaker maker color signaled opening feature brincando el charco even powerfully opening closing event film maker color film vintage family value thomas allen harris frilots documentary black nationsqueer nation brought new audience mix started satellite festival mix brasil mix mexico festival th anniversary honor milestone mix presented queer work african diaspora victoria theater harlem addition downtown program nyus cantor film center knitting factory frilot headed mix legacy commitment installation work nascent digital realm installation view upper floor kitchen shu lea cheang beth stryker curated cyberqueer basement gallery anthology although installation presented subsequent year never matched early effort new mix nyc staff began devoting substantial space resource installation frilot went become curator sundance film festival rajendra roy charge festival moved cinema village singlescreen theater e th street ernesto foronda maïa cybelle carpenter programming coordinator festival carpenter stayed also curating additional program year follow roy brought anie stanley artistic director team propelled mix greater visibility corporate sponsorship less emphasis identity politics early also saw sidebar mm film curated stephen kent jusick featuring work contemporary maker old master jack smith story red rose juan carlos zaldivar andy warhol polavision home movie roy celeste bartos chief curator film museum modern art roy stanley stepped festival making way ioannis mookas took title executive director organization whose office financial district suffered mookas left overseeing two festival mix nyc organization took new direction initiated act oral history project run hubbard schulman wwwactuporalhistoryorg funded grant ford foundation new effort gave organization another aspect different film festival larry shea stephen winter took helm festival jonathan caouettes tarnation shepherded winter supervision premiere festival centerpiece beginning illustrious path cannes new york film festival distribution deal wellspring shea winter also reimagined dream desire program restaging difference ann street location original time addition video booth screening room upper floor basement also cleared set dj ambient mm mm film projection dance floor largescale installation called cake garment worker mary ellen strom ann carlson debuted south street seaport festival centerpiece mix expanded beyond concept annual festival late introduction mixtv aired weekly manhattan neighborhood network yet mix unable capitalize success tarnation financial trouble led shea move festival november april skipping entirely opening night happening held gershwin hotel regular screening anthology film archive jim morrison created silkscreened tshirts festival first time mix shirt since mix began community screening program took work various neighborhood community beginning bronx february larry shea left mix festival devote time video art new team appointed fall including andre hereford szu burgess kate huh stephen kent jusick moving mix back traditional november timeslot first decision new staff may mix began naked eye celebrity camera benefit auctioning disposable camera exposed artist celebrity including laurie anderson gu van sant bd wong alec soth others festival th held new ld art technology center lower manhattan featured two screening room well window installation installation lounge including collectively interactive exhibition nude polaroid entitled blind trust juan carlos zaldivar festival began name change new york queer experimental film festival year request public name inclusive lesbian gay embracing contemporary terminology festival held empty storefront soho marked shift away traditional theater venue installation covered space led back makeshift screening room additional installation mezzanine overlooking whole space many show packed including butt magazine show homoccult esoterotica guest curated daniel mckernan richie rennt another highlight screening rare mm print shot womens liberation cinema kate millett susan kleckner among others gay pride march new york screening sharon hayes performed live audio accompaniment hayes continued working material film recorded audio included hayes show whitney museum mix took former liz claiborne department store south street seaport filling every nook cranny installation decoration performance festival took place october earlier traditional midnovember date space donated free charge landlord available time year mix nyc initiated program artistdesigned tshirts celebrating festival available limited edition festival took place chelsea first time since time squarefoot empty storefront newly constructed condo building ceiling floor glass window gave mix unprecedented street visibility including projection lori hiris kadet kuhne installation prominent notably large geodesic dome wildflower manitoba luis jacob noam gonick live actor inhabited dome silently lying listening record lighting incense ruminating projection illuminated panel scene samesex love commitment closing night feature maggot men carey cronenwett sold several show festival suffered noise complaint condo resident felt festivalgoers loud festival held theater new city back east village using three theater space tnc complex mix emphasized immersive environment string art design venue diego montoya one smaller theater contained performative installation daniel pillis another theater turned installation lounge anchored blaise garberpauls queer fruit tree grew changed throughout week visitor could sit astroturf conical black cushion closing night film bruce labruces la zombie sold second screening added mix took disused theater bleecker street festival trailer made mm film gina carducci projected continuous loop onto building across street subway entrance venue design told story sort lobby dark backlit curtain gave impression outer space visitor could enter screening room venture lush psychedelic forest step subterranean space cave made pink paper mache pointy pink pillow downstairs space lounge second stage used performance contained installation including work adriana varella szu burgess coco rico others occupy wall street movement going time nypd raided zuccotti park festival opened result mix made decision open venue sanctuary queer occupier th mix festival took place twostory sf former nut roasting factory gowanus section brooklyn first time festival held outside manhattan first floor wideopen space contained many installation well small performance stage many lounging area interior design spandex explosion filled space often running ceiling floor second floor accessible steep staircase held screening room well restroom administrative space closing night film said boom toronto band fifth column band member caroline azar attendance success festival brooklyn festival returned gowanus taking ft warehouse gave sf installation work sf screening room festival visual theme body part giant inflatable lung breathed slightly greeted festivalgoers entered inflatables including rachel shannon breastival vestibule plastic resembled vein jonathan caouette returned festival new film finished hour screening mix nyc festival held former clothing factory sunset park brooklyn event including member xfr collective archiving group offered digitize attendee home video film free also marked founding mix brasil sao paolo first mix branch another country although branch received support new york organizer leadership brazilian mix mexico founded arturo castelan mix milan mix copenhagen founded respectively lgbt culture new york city nyus fales library guide mix collection mix nyc