CineMental
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CineMental is a series that explores the fringes of queer film, video and groundbreaking performative work with a decidedly alternative perspective. CineMental showcases the best of independent queer media in a way never before seen in Boston. CineMental is the convergence of film, video, performance and music. It will change the way you think about what is queer, what is art and what is queer art! In a world where "The Gay" is becoming mainstream, we celebrate the radical. CineMental is every third Wednesday at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square Cambridge.

James Nadeau stepped way from CineMental in May 2009.

If you'd like CineMental to put together a program for your college, organization or film festival, we'd be happy to. Please email: cinemental (at) truthserum.org Thanks.

Here is a list of what CineMental has screened :

Wednesday September 16, 2009 9:30pm Slippery Mess: Short Films and Videos Programmed by Matt Johnstone and Heather Cassils A subversive, lispy, hairy, hormone induced explosion of videos and shorts that confuse, annihilate, and open up what it means to be transgendered. Discover the cinematic vision of the "gender dysphoric" as they slice open clinical labels, botox the boundaries, and stitch together their own self-determined, exquisite corpse. Program: CineMental at The Boston LGBT Film Festival: G.B. Jones' The Lollipop Generation Wednesday May 13, 2009 There are photos from some of the events/films at The Boston LGBT Film Festival 2009. If you want to see what we programmed, please go here. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Fruit FlySunday May 17, 2009 The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Men's Shorts and Baby LoveFriday May 15, 2009 The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Sex Positive Thursday may 14, 2009 The Boston LGBT Film Festival: It's My Life: A South Asian Queer Story in USA Monday, May 11, 2009. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Queerment Québec: New Voices (Queerly Canadian) shorts program Sunday May 10, 2009. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: The Art of Being Straight Sunday May 10, 2009. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Showgirls, Provincetown, MA Saturday May 9, 2009. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Between Love and Goodbye Friday May 8, 2009. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Men's Opening Night with Pedro Thursday May 7, 2009. The Boston LGBT Film Festival: Women's Opening Night with I Can't Think Straight with dance performance by Mesma S. Belsare Wednesday May 6, 2009. Launch party for The Boston LGBT Film Festival Monday April 6, 2009. CineMental at BUFF Saturday March 21, 2009 at The Kendall Theater Delores Del Rio by Octavio Hinojosa Diva by Josephine Mackerras Shadow of a Fire by Mikaël Ivan Roost Cowboy by Till Kleinert Sleep Lines by Kathleen Mullen CineMental at Emerson College April 2, 2009: No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon by JEB (Joan E. Biren) 2003 57 min. USA Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay by Eric Slade 2001 57 min. USA CineMental April 15, 2009: Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band with live performance from the band and Q+A. go here for more info here's the trailer for the film CineMental March 18, 2009: Channeling shorts programmed by Latham Zeafrost and Ethan White Official Program Website CineMental February 18, 2009: animated shorts... listing to be filled in soon. CineMental January 21, 2009: 68 Pages by Sridhar Rangayan with Queer East trailer and with dance performance by Mesma accompanied by live music sponsored by MAP for Health 68 Pages official website. 68 PagesTrailer Wednesday, December 17, 2008 The Godfather of Disco by Gene Graham (2007, 82 min.) plus live dj/mixing demo by Kris Kono and Bob Diesel photos of the event here. Wednesday November 20, 2008 a program celebrating Bears (the gay kind!) list of films coming soon. photos of the event here Wednesday October 14, 2008 Ocean LeRoy (from Berlin) joined us for a performance and for a screening of Risk, Stretch or Die (Saskia Heyden, 2007) photos of Ocean LeRoy performing at CineMental are here. and here is video of Ocean LeRoy performing Femme Like You. CineMental Wednesday September 17, 2008: Bi program (film list to be added) in collaboration with The Bisexual Resource Center in honor of Bi History Month. here are photos from the event. CineMental Wednesday August 20, 2008: Trans Entities: Papi and Will by Morty Diamond w/ Papi and Will present for q+a here are photos from the event CineMental Wednesday July 16, 2008: Gender Redesigner by Johnny Bergman w/ fAe Gibson present for performance and q+a. photos of the event here. CineMental Wednesday June 18, 2008: to be filled in CineMental Wednesday May 21, 2008: to be filled in CineMental Wednesday April 16, 2008: to be filled in CineMental Wednesday March 19, 2008: live performance and film with Lazlo Pearlman. Lazlo performed Madame Pierre's Other Tongue and we screened short film, Unhung Heros. Photos of Lazlo Pearlman in Boston February 2008: to be filled in January 2008: to be filled in December 2007: to be filled in November 2007: to be filled in October 2007: to be filled in September 2007: to be filled in August 2007: to be filled in July 2007: to be filled in June 2007: to be filled in CineMental Wednesday, May 16, 2007: The Odyssey, film screening, reading and live performance (Ryder Cooley). The Odyssey ffical website. here are photos of the event. "THE ODYSSEY is 4th in the POCKET MYTHS series and is a collaboration between Andrea Lawlor and filmmaker Bernadine Mellis. It comprises a zine complete with stories, poetry, and art, and an accompanying film on DVD. The film consists of 24 continuous shorts by 24 groups of filmmakers telling the complete story of THE ODYSSEY, Homer’s epic in 24 chapters." Truth Serum and CineMental collab presentation at The Boston LGBT Film Festival Sunday May 13, 2008: El Calentito at The MFA and then an after party with videos by Tam Willey (Tranny Chasers), Lisette Murphy and some music videos from Matt Thomas' compilation Backalley Jukebox. But no photos... Truth Serum and CineMental kick off event and Brattle Benefit Fundraiser Saturday February 10, 2007: Jenni Livingston's Paris is Burning and Who's the Top with live drag performances from the TraniWreck crew. Eric Hess' photos Truth Serum photos of the event Sign up for our Email Newsletter or email heyyou @ truthserum . org (but close the spaces) to register for classes, ask questions, or volunteer.