Hot Bits Queer XXX Film Festival 2019 Premieres in Philly
The 3rd annual Hot Bits festival, showcasing queer erotic short films from around the world and performing and visual artists from Philadelphia, will premiere in Philadelphia at the Lightbox Film Center (4104 Walnut Street) on April 26 - 27. Both days doors open at 8:00 pm, show at 8:30 pm. Leeway grantees TJ Burk (ACG'15), JD Stokely (ACG ‘16), Eva WÅ (LTA '17), and Wit López (ACG '18) are part of the curating team.
Hot Bits features representations of pleasure, empowerment, and self-love made by and for people who are marginalized and misrepresented in mainstream porn and sex industries, including people who are queer, trans, fat, disabled, Black, Indigenous, and/or non-white. These representations range from erotic to explicit films and also include visual art, live performances, and vendors. This festival celebrates and elevates representations of sex and pleasure that are positive, playful, and political. We believe that sex-positive art participates in liberation and collective healing.
To unwind after the film screenings, Hot Bits attendees are encouraged to attend the official afterparty, Hot Cakes, on Saturday April 27 from 10:00 pm - 3:00 am. Hot Cakes will be hosted by Qunify and NSFW Dance Party with DJs Delish and Manifest Love, and is a fundraiser for Project SAFE. The party will be at Panorama Space (5213 Grays Avenue) and admission will be suggested donation with no one turned away for lack of funds.
Ticket pricing:
Both days: $20; single night only: $12 (in advance); $15 (day of/at the door)
Discounted (trans women and people of color only):
Both days: $14; single night only: $9 (in advance); $12 (day of/at the door)
The festival will also occur May 2-3 in Baltimore at Creative Alliance, and May 24th in Boston at Oberon.
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