100 Ways to Cross the Border at PATOIS Festival 2023

636 North Broad Street,New Orleans LA 70119

25 March, 2023

Description

A daring, self-reflexive documentary on the extraordinary Mexican/Chicanx performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña’s 40-year career of radical artistic practice alongside his troupe La Pocha Nostra. At a time when the mainstream media is filled with stories about the US–Mexico border, this documentary presents the work and philosophical frameworks of an artist with a sustained dedication to highly impactful, innovative artistic interventions on that border. Including archival footage from his performances at BAM in the 90s, Gómez-Peña enacts his artistic interventions by “queering the border”—claiming all borders as queer and liminal spaces. Directed by Amber Bemak. Are you interested in helping make Patois 2023 a reality? Sign-up to volunteer with us during the festival at bit.ly/patoisteam or make a donation patoisfilmfest.org/support to subsidize tickets for someone else!