Stephen Cummins Retrospective
Stephen Cummins (1960-1994) was an Australian filmmaker, curator, artist and co-founder of Queer Screen who left an indelible mark on queer cinema.
Celebrate Stephen Cummins’ influential career with a retrospective gala presentation of his complete works, presented in partnership with the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) and Simon Hunt, Stephen’s estate executor. Featuring all nine short films that have been digitised, restored and remastered by the NFSA and Simon, including the award-winning Resonance, Elevation and Le Corps Image. Stephen died of HIV-related lymphoma in 1994, but his legacy continues to be felt to this day, not least through the support of the Stephen Cummins Film Trust.
Content warning: contains depictions of homophobic violence
The Canberra screening with be followed by a special Q&A with Simon Hunt.
Presented with
- Unclassified 15+
- 100
- 1984-1995
- Narrative Retrospective Shorts Package
- Arthouse Comedy Drama Musical
- Australia
- English
About Stephen Cummins Retrospective
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Community
Gay Men Queer -
Director
Stephen Cummins -
Company Credits
Courtesy of: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia -
Program Strand
Shorts Packages Special Event -
Blurb Writer
Andrew Wilkie