Go Fish (SOLD OUT!)

QFFU x Studium Generale (UU)

Are you ready for a unique opportunity to see an indie queer classic on the big screen? Go Fish (1994) is about a group of lesbian friends in Chicago. The film, among other small plots, focuses on Max (Guinevere Turner), who has gone nearly a year without having sex and is on a quest to find a girlfriend. Turner wrote the script together with Rose Troche, both would later work on The L Word. You could say this film is the spiritual predecessor to the iconic series because we see the characters, talking, laughing, and loving. Their sexuality is a given, not a problem, whilst also challenging prevalent stereotypes. The sort of representation queers in the ‘90s were starved of!

This screening includes an intro by and Q&A with anthropologist dr. Domi Olivieri (UU), explores the relevance of this movie, then and now. It is one of the first popular films made by, for, and starring modern queer women. We may no longer use cassette tapes and corded phones, but who among us doesn’t have a friend who makes bad romantic decisions? And, unfortunately, some lesbians are still telling other people they can’t identify as lesbians because they had sex with a man. What are the politics of Go Fish and are they holding up today? In what way was it protesting a heteronormative patriarchal society? How are representations in the film reinforcing or critiquing ideas around queerness, womanhood and whiteness? Let’s discuss together.

This screening is a collaboration with Studium Generale of Utrecht University. The conversation will be conducted in English.