Exposed

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In her previous work, underground artist Beth B has often addressedsuch topics as sexual repression and boundary transgression. In EXPOSED, she leads us through New York’s 21st century undergroundwhere classic burlesque – usually catering to the male gaze –  is being radically redefined, prevalent sexual clichés are interrogated,and deeper meanings are teased out in a humorous and sometimes shocking way. From its founder James Habacker, we learn about the birthplace of neo-burlesque at the Slipper Room, one of the few remaining subversive venues on the Lower East Side; and the performers discuss their bid to do away with binary sexual roles and body stereotypes.The film’s mixture of exclusive footage of live performances and intimate backstage interviews reveals a hidden world, in which the pleasures of exhibiting a (less than perfect) body and of transgressing sexual and gender boundaries are celebrated, and war is declared on society's norms.

details

  • Runtime

    77 min
  • Country

    Great Britain
  • Year of Presentation

    2013
  • Year of Production

    2013
  • Director

    Beth B
  • Cast

    World Famous *Bob*, Rose Wood, Julie Atlas Muz, Mat Fraser, Bunny Love, Dirty Martini, Bambi the Mermaid, James Habacker, Tigger!
  • Production Company

    B Productions, Inc
  • Berlinale Section

    Panorama
  • Berlinale Category

    Documentary Film

Biography Beth B

Born in New york in 1955, Beth B began directing Super-8 films in the 1970s. Her work, which is usually multimedia, focuses on body image, gender and the outsider. Her films VORTEX and SALVATION! screened in the Forum in the 1980s, and VISITING DESIRE in the Panorama in 1997. Her work has screened at MoMA, Sundance and Toronto.

Filmography Beth B

1978 G-Man | 1979 The Offenders | 1979 Black Box | 1979 Letters To Dad | 1981 The Trap Door | 1983 Vortex | 1991 Stigmata | 1991 Thanatopsis | 1993 Under Lock And Key | 1993 Amnesia | 1994 Two Small Bodies | 1994 High Heel Nights | 1995 Out Of Sight / Out Of Mind | 1996 Visiting Desire | 1997 Salvation! | 1997 Voices Unheard | 2000 Breathe In/Breathe Out | 2001 Hysteria