Pride Video Project

 

a week-long celebration of queer video

In partnership with Trinity Square Video, Pride Toronto presented the Pride Video Project, an exhibition that takes queer video art out on the town for Pride Week. Featuring work from some of the luminaries of Toronto’s video art scene, queer video art launched an unstoppable assault on the city’s senses. From a wild launch party to on-going installations, from a giant video screen on Church Street to the little TVs in the subway, queer videos invaded both public and private spaces during Pride Week in 2007.

Launch Party: Monday, June 18, 2007 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

The Drake - Underground - 1150 Queen Street West

Featuring a performance by Kelly and the Kellygirls:

A handful of singers are true performers; I mean the kind that are overtly conscious of every particle of their presence while on stage. Kelly is one of this rare breed. He has true star quality in his performances. Simply, he's a born celebrity. Kelly sings, he dances, he wisecracks, he acts, all while maintaining good contact with not only the crowd but the rest of his 'girls' also. The music was high energy, pitch perfect and fun. Picture swing meets ska meets rock.

 
     
 

Gallery Partner

Spin Gallery
1100 Queen St. West, 2nd Floor
Wednesday, June 20 to
Saturday, June 23 2007
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Video Screen

Located at: Church & Hayden
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 24 2007
12:00pm – 11:00pm

 
  Biographies for participating artists:  
  Alec Butler    

Alec Butler is a multi-talented writer, performer and video artist. Alec's films include the animated trilogy MisAdventures of Pussy Boy, as well as a mini-documentary called Audrey's Beard; and the short film Darla's Goodbye, which was also published as a short story in Red Light: Superheroes, Saints and Sluts. Alec is currently working on a novel called Ruf Paradise. His plays include Black Friday? (nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Drama), Medusa Rising and his one trans man show Ruf Paradise. Alec was recently named one of Toronto's "Vital People" by the Toronto Community Foundation for his leadership in the trans community.

 
  Dara Gellman    

Dara Gellman was born in Sydney, Australia, but is now based in Toronto and works as a video artist, curator, writer and cultural organizer. Dara is a founding member of the curatorial organization VVV. Exhibitions of Dara's video work include: the Sydney International Film Festival, Australia (2003), Images Festival of Independent Film and Video, Toronto (2003), Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival, Toronto (2002), Brussels Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Belgium (2001), Immaginaria Festival Internazionale del Cinema Lesbico, Italy (2001), 7th Warsaw International Media Art Biennale, Poland (1999) and Festival International de Cinema et de Video, Montreal (1999).

 
  John Greyson    

John Greyson was the recipient of the 2000 Toronto Arts Award for film/video. His feature films include: Urinal (1988 - Best Feature Teddy, Berlin Film Festival); Lilies (1996 - Best Film Genie, Best Film at festivals in Montreal, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, San Francisco). Film/video shorts include: The Making of Monsters (1991 - Best Canadian Short, Toronto Film Festival; Best Short Film Teddy - Berlin Film Festival), He has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk and Made In Canada (Best Director Gemini, 2002). His contributions as a member and through service on the boards of arts organizations include V/Tape Distribution, Inside Out Film/Video Festival, the Euclid Theatre, Trinity Square Video, Charles St. Video, LIFT (Liaison of Independent Filmmakers Toronto) and Beaver Hall Artists Housing Co-op.

 
  Peter Kingstone    

Peter Kingstone is a single channel and installation video artist. He lives in Toronto, Ontario Canada. He holds a Philosophy/Cultural Studies Degree from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and Masters of Fine Arts from York University, Toronto, Ontario. His work has been shown across Canada and throughout the United States. He won the Untitled Artist Award in 2005 for his installation Strange Case of Peter K. (1974-2004).

 
  Mishann Lau    

Mishann Lau is a writer/ director/ sound editor who is currently living in Toronto. She has been working as a sound editor by day and surreptitiously writing and directing short films by night. Having successfully screened her films at various international festivals, Mishann is currently developing a series of shorts and her first feature film.