Intimacy Violation: screening of a work-in-progress film by Yining Chi, followed by a participatory performance around audio description led by the artist and a discussion moderated by Meesh Sara Fradkin.
Thursday, April 24, 7-9pm @ Come Forever + Zoom
“Intimacy Violation is a video essay that explores the intersections of disability, kinship, trust, and authority through my mom, Ning’s experience with a rare genetic disease in China. The film unfolds through different forms of intimacy: societal infrastructure violates my mom’s access intimacy; our opposing views on medicine and sexuality violate our political intimacy; my mom perceives her illness as violating our familial intimacy; technology violates our body intimacy; and, by filming her vulnerability, I may be violating our emotional intimacy…” — Yining Chi
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Light refreshments will be served after the discussion, with mingling encouraged!
Event is free and open to the public but requires registration (either to attend on zoom or in person). Film and performance include open captions (Chinese-English bilingual) and audio description. Live captions will be provided for Zoom. Venue is wheelchair accessible with an accessible bathroom. Masks are required and provided as part of collective care–refreshments will be served outside in open air.
Come Forever is located at 342 Hewes St, Brooklyn, off the Hewes JM and Broadway G trains.
