LGBT: BIG JOY: The Adventures of James Broughton

In honor of LGBT history month, please join us on June 18th at 7pm in South Court Auditorium of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building as we celebrate the DVD release of BIG JOY: The Adventures of James Broughton. James Broughton is the most famous, inspiring, and interesting poet you might never have heard of. Born in Modesto California in 1913, Broughton lived in San Francisco most of his life, made 23 wildly different experimental films and wrote 23 books, mostly poetry. He received a special award for poetic cinema from Jean Cocteau in the 1950’s, made the quintessential hippie film, “The Bed,” in the 1960’s, and became a bard of Gay Liberation in the 1970’s and 80’s. BIG JOY is a stunning exploration of and tribute to his life and work. There will be a reception before the screening from 6-7pm with an opportunity to view some of Broughton’s own films.

Special guest Justin Vivian Bond will welcome us to the screening, and join us afterwards for a discussion of the film with Jon Gartenberg, Robert Haller, and Jim Hubbard.

FREE and open to the Public. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-joy-the-adventures-of-james-broughton-tickets-11835290673