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General Admission: $16 | Belcourt Members: $13
NOTE: Your seminar ticket includes a film ticket to DINAH EAST immediately following at 8:00pm.
Nashville Queer [Film] History explores the overlooked yet vibrant intersection of queer identity and cinema in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Nashville has long maintained a complex relationship with the moving image — functioning as both a site of cinematic production and a mirror of regional culture. While its influence has been significant, the city never fully established itself as a third filmmaking hub alongside Hollywood and New York, despite aspirations to do so.
This seminar traces the region’s lesser-known queer film history — spotlighting queer filmmakers with ties to the area; examining films shaped by queer subjectivities; and showcasing how local theaters and film communities have functioned as spaces of celebration, resistance and community. From early representations to the contemporary, the seminar reveals how the city’s queer film legacy has contributed to and reflected broader narratives of American cultural history — often from the margins — yet with unmistakable impact.
Co-presented by T. Minton, Belcourt’s public historian and archivist and Sarah Calise, public historian, librarian and founder/director of Nashville Queer History.
