Programs

Anarchy Artists: Jack Smith, José Rodríguez-Soltero, Tempest Creation

Two anarchic queer titles from the FMC collection, plus a new short film
2 films
On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 8pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative collaborates with Ridgewood Community Cinema to present, on 16mm, two anarchic queer classics from our collection by Jack Smith and José Rodríguez-Soltero, in addition to the contemporary short film ANNARCHY ARTIST by Tempest Creation.
Films

Films

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    Flaming Creatures
    Experimental

    Flaming Creatures
    Jack Smith

    16mm, black and white, sound, 43 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Body
    • Erotic
    • LGBT / Queer
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    Lupe
    Experimental

    Lupe
    José Rodriguez-Soltero

    16mm, color, sound, 49.5 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file, DVD NTSC
    • Biography / Autobiography
    • LGBT / Queer
Description

Description

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 8pm, The Film-Makers' Cooperative collaborates with Ridgewood Community Cinema to present, on 16mm, two anarchic queer classics from our collection by Jack Smith and José Rodríguez-Soltero, in addition to the contemporary short film ANNARCHY ARTIST by Tempest Creation.

Flaming Creatures (1963) follows an ensemble of drag performers through several disconnected vignettes, including a lipstick commercial, an orgy, and an earthquake.

Lupe (1966) —  an underseen classic queer work with a mix of music, colors, abstract scenes and limited dialogue — is based loosely on the life and death of Mexican-American actress Lupe Velez. 

Annarchy Artist (2024) is a short documentary that observes a day in the life of the eponymous performer as she unveils the childhood roots of her artistic practice as a nightlife gogo dancer and drag queen.

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