Monday, February 08  08pm
IFC Center
323 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

POM POKO
1994. Japan. 119 min. Directed by Isao Takahata. 35mm print! Japanese version with English subtitles.

In this powerful and provocative anime from the legendary Studio Ghibli, a race of magical, shape-shifting raccoon band together to fight back when capitalist developers threaten to build over their home. The film is a favorite of DarkMatter, (Alok Vaid-Menon & Janani Balasubramanian) the South-Asian trans performance art duo dedicated to challenging the standard cultural conversations surrounding trans and non-binary people of color in both straight and LGBT communities. They write, “Raccoons are associated with trash, nighttime, danger, and disease…In this film they are powerful, creative, imaginative, and community driven — all while under incredible economic and environmental duress from human civilization…” You won’t want to miss this post-screening discussion.

As always, our screening will be followed by drinks and discussion at Julius Bar (159 West 10th St. at Waverly), the oldest gay bar in New York City!

DARKMATTER

DARKMATTER is a trans south asian performance art duo comprised of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian. Based in New York City, DarkMatter regularly performs to sold-out houses at venues like La MaMa Experimental Theater, Nuyorican Poets Café, and the Asian American Writer’s Workshop. DarkMatter was recently part of the Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival as well as the Queer International Arts Festival.

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