Fri, Oct 13
|Le Mondo
FILM: OMEN Presents... IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET
Hosted by OMEN, a monthly film screening and discussion series centered on horror through a queer lens! This month features Jennifer's Body (2009), "Both Ways" by Carmen Maria Machado, and special guest artist Joe Valese, the editor of "It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror"
Time & Location
Oct 13, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Le Mondo, 406 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
About The Event
This October 13th, we're kicking off a new film screening series: IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET! Hosted by OMEN and inspired by the collection of essays, "It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror" (2022), we'll be screening and discussing a new film and companion essay on the 13th of every month from October through March 2024.
Join us each month for drinks, a film screening, and an informal post-screening discussion after. This month features special guest artist, Joe Valese, the editor of "It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror" !
THIS MONTH'S LINEUP
Film: Jennifer's Body (2009)
Companion essay: "Both Ways" by Carmen Maria Machado
Doors and Bar Open: 7PM
Screening: 7:30PM
Tickets: FREE this month (Thanks to Free Fall Baltimore, a program of Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts)
Before the Screening
Grab a copy of the book! Support local! The collection of essays, "It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror", is available at Red Emma's and Greedy Reads. While attendees are encouraged to purchase the book to support the queer and trans authors, those who have signed up for emails from OMEN will be offered a scanned digital copy of the essay just in case you are short on funds.
ABOUT YOUR HOSTS, OMEN
OMEN is a Baltimore-based horror movie club for women, trans, and gender-nonconforming folx. In watching and discussing horror from a variety of times and places, we explore our fears and passions through the genre, pulling our own experiences and self-identities out of the masturbatory loop of cismale-centered creation and critique.
NOTE: This Boovie (boo! movies! boobies?) series is focused on queer, trans, and female voices in discussions around horror. If you aren't in those categories, you are welcome to come out, but step back because you ain't getting center stage. ; )