Jean Genet in Chicago
A queer rewriting of the events surrounding the 1968 National Democratic Convention from the point of view of French writer Jean Genet. Along the way Genet will meet, amongst others, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, the Yippies, the Black Panther Party and the Chicago Police force... Ultimately, the video is about the difficulty of aligning political and sexual desires.
Credits
Direction
Frédéric Moffet
Sound Design
Lou Mallozzi
Voice
Fabrice Boutique
Laetitia Sonami
Greg Allen
Text
Jean Genet
Edmund White
Terry Southern
Chicago Suntimes
Jean Cocteau
Production
Frédéric Moffet
Technical information
Color
Black and white
Color
Sound
Stereo
Shooting format
MiniDV
Documentation
Images
Keywords
Event, Covention, Difficulty, Jean Genet
Themes