MILK: Free Screeing Thursday, June 23rd@ 8pm
O Cinema Miami Beach | 500 71st Street Miami Beach, FL
Dear Community:
Tonight!
Join Reading Queer, O Cinema, Miami Jewish Film Festival, MIFO LGBT Film Festival, Pridelines and the Aqua Foundation in solidarity and in community with those who tragically lost their lives at the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando. We will present a free screening of MILK.
MILK was written by openly gay screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (who won an Academy Award for his script) and directed by openly gay filmmaker Gus Van Sant. Actor Sean Penn’s portrayal of Milk, garnered him his second Academy Award.
All proceeds will benefit the survivors of the attack through the fund at Equality Florida. Donations can be made via tickets options > here or at the box office.
See you Thursday.
Neil de la Flor
Executive Director, Reading Queer
*Donations can be made online > here or at the box office.
Before Night Falls Tuesday, June 28th @ 9 pm
O Cinema Wynwood | 90 NW 29th Street Wynwood, FL
Join Reading Queer and O Cinema (Wynwood) for the launch of Queer Screens: LGBTQ Film Series with the screening of Before Night Falls–a richly imagined journey into the life and writings of the brilliant Cuban author and exile Reinaldo Arenas. Purchase tickets > here.
Directed by Julian Schnabel. Starring Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp, the film chronicles Arenas' life under Castro’s oppressive regime where his homosexuality and political writing make him a target. Purchase tickets > here.
