Gaptooth Screening: Chocolate Babies presented by Owen Dunne

  • February 19, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • The Pavillion (Indoor Stage)

    600 North Broad Street
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
Ticket Price $9.55 This event is now over
Description

Chocolate Babies, Directed  by Steven Winter, 1996

Through a campaign of fabulous surprise attacks, an underground band of radical queer HIV+ activists, addicts, and drag queens take to the streets of New York City to combat conservative politicians and government apathy towards the AIDS crisis. A frenetic debut feature from writer/director Stephen Winter, Chocolate Babies unleashes a world of anarchic camp and unapologetic Black queer power in one of the hidden gems of New Queer Cinema, ripe for rediscovery and ready to be introduced to new audiences.

Following its festival run in the mid-1990s (playing at SXSW, the Berlinale, and Frameline21), Chocolate Babies struggled to secure major distribution due to its radically independent Black queer vision, but eventually found a home at Frameline Distribution who championed the film and continued to bring it to new audiences.

Doors 7pm, Introduction by Owen Dunne at 7:30. Q&A with Dunne & producer, Jordan Flaherty, to follow

Purchase tickets at Concessions Window

Which screen? If is it magically over 70 degrees, we'll try to move this to the main/outdoor screen, but, since it is currently looking to be damp and in the 50s, we'll probably screen this inside the Pavilion. 

Date & Time

Wed, Feb 19, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Venue Details

The Pavillion (Indoor Stage)

600 North Broad Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119 The Pavillion (Indoor Stage)
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FAQ

  • The showtime listed for the event is the time the event starts. Doors will generally open an hour before the listed show time unless otherwise listed.
      We allow pets during the day, but not at night for music (anything after 7pm). Service animals are always allowed.
  •  Please do not park in the Broad Theater parking lot. We have a parking lot for  The Broadside and plenty street parking available on Toulouse and Lafitte. If you would like to be escorted to your car, please ask the Sheriff on duty. You may also park in the Auto Zone parking lot if they are closed. 
  •   Our outdor space has a variety of seating options such as benches, picnic tables, chairs, and stools. You are welcome to bring your own chairs, if you require a seat for health reasons or disability, please ask a staff member and they can provide you with a chair.

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