This hybrid experimental video and prose work explores place, queer identity, and desire, asking how identity shifts across geographies and how categorizing our selves both shapes us and invites resistance. The project draws on the work of scholars and artists such as bell hooks, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Japonica Brown-Saracino, Larry Mitchell, and Lauren Berlant.
The work takes two forms: a 4 minute 48 second experimental film and a 28-page handbound Riso-printed zine (also available in digital form).
Directed & Written by Alexis Clements
Cinematography by Janos Tedeschi
Zine design by Luisa Heindl
When & Where
Availability: Available for screenings and readings.
Exhibition & Reading History:
- Work in progress screening at Dixon Place, 21 September 2024
- Premiered at Lesbian Lives, New York, NY, 24 October 2025.
- Screened at Marmo Gallery, Shelton, WA, 14 November 2025.
- To be exhibited as part of 2026 Every Woman Biennial, Pen + Brush, New York, NY, Mar 9 – Apr 11, 2026.
Institutions:
- The zine has been added to the library collections at Barnard College and Swarthmore College. Learn more via WorldCat.
Buy a Copy of Zine
I created an edition of 100 handbound Riso-printed zines (printed at Looky Here in Greenfield, Massachusetts).
Note: If you buy a copy of the zine it includes a QR code that allows you to view the film.
Cost: $20 ($25 if shipping outside the US is required)
How to Acquire: Use the contact form on this website to send me your mailing address, and send payment to me via Venmo or PayPal (you’ll know you’ve got the right link if you see Smokey Bear on the profile page).
