Intersections of gender, sexuality, dis/ability, aging and care are the main focus of the US-American and Canadian film Cloudburst from 2011, presented on May 11th, 2023.
Just like the previous events of the screening program this fifth evening, too, attracted a wide audience.
In order to socio-politically contextualize a few thematic aspects of this queer road movie from the viewpoint of Aging Studies and LGBT activism, the screening was followed by an expert discussion with Prof. Sally Chivers (Trent University, Canada) and Joe Niedermayer (Chairman of Styria’s LGBT association “Rosalila PantherInnen”).
The discussion reflected upon questions of LGBT aging–especially upon social, cultural and legal challenges of older LGBT people. Furthermore, the expert discussion revealed, that queer notions of kinship like “chosen families”–as depicted in the film–could inform new forms of thinking intergenerational practices of cohabitation and care.
Next date of the film series:
15 June 2023: Daybreak (Albania 2017)
The event is a cooperation of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and Care (CIRAC) and the Center for Southeast European Studies (CSSES).
The CareAgeCinema cinema series is a cooperation of the Age and Care Research Group Graz, the Elisabeth List Fellowship Project "Gender Matters: Aging, Care, and Migration," and Radio Helsinki 92.6 - Freies Radio Graz at the Filmzentrum im Rechbauerkino.
The event is co-financed by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101029279 – Care Work.