651 ARTS in partnership with The Fire This Time Festival present a screening of Madame of Leimert from PASSION: A larryjean “Gene” powell project.
A legendary Black gay nightlife icon must decide between pursuing personal love or continuing to carry a community on his back. This screening of The Madame of Leimert is presented as part of PASSION: Survival Source Material for the Betterment and Preservation of Our People.
PASSION: a larryjean “Gene” powell project, is a three-part cine-theatre triptych set in South Los Angeles, following a grieving artist, a Ballroom newcomer, and a nightlife elder as they each fight to find belonging, family, and the will to stay alive.
The screening will be followed by a 20-30 minute talkback.
Other screenings in the series:
WERK! THE HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE
Part One of a docuseries following Gene Powell, former member of the Legendary Iconic House of Ultra Omni and Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Grad, as they find a home for their story, The House of Providence is a piece about a young artist finding healing in two radical spaces teaching him what it means to be seen, The Acting Conservatory and The LA Ballroom Scene. In 2006!
January 26 | 7pm | Under St. Marks Theater
THE DADDY ISSUE
When grief leaves him open, a musician is forced to choose between longing and survival in a single night that changes him
January 29 | 7pm | Apollo Stage at The Victoria