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19 Mar 2014

Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2014: Camp Beaverton

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In the dusty white plains of the Nevada Desert, 60,000 people come together each year to create a temporary city called Burning Man, based on principles of radical self-expression. Filmmakers Ana Grillo and Beth Nelsen travel to Camp Beaverton, the desert oasis where lesbians, bisexuals and trans* come to play and explore their sexual and personal boundaries.

The camp creates a safe space for all women to chill out but is famous for it’s ‘strap-on-a-thon’ sex play party. From the first time ‘burners’ to the experienced Co-Mayor of Beaverton, this documentary focuses on exploring what attracts women to the community and sexual playpen. As a new Beaver says “show up with your whole self and an open heart” to delve into the tight sisterhood of Camp Beaverton. (Kate Lefoe)

Filmmaker Beth Nelsen will be in attendance for a Q&A with panelists from the Gender Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.
Professor Jeanette Hoorn, Director of Gender Studies and Professor of Visual Cultures, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
Dr Lauren Rosewarne, Lecturer in Gender Studies, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
Dr Diana Sandars, Lecturer in Screen Studies, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne.
Co-presented by Gender Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne

Book your ticket to this film at MQFF.