Reel Talk Cinema Movie Night: "Two Spirits"

Reel Talk Cinema Movie Night

Fred Martinez explained to his family that he didn’t want to have to choose between being a boy or a girl – that he wanted to be both. Fred self-identified as a gay male and commonly used the name Fred, as well as “F.C.” He also expressed a wonderfully feminine aspect of his truest self in the way he dressed and presented himself, and sometimes wanted to be called Beyoncé, in honor of his favorite singer.

Filmmaker Lydia Nibley explores the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder. Fred Martinez, a Navajo youth, was brutally murdered at 16. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition — the nadleeh, or 'two-spirit,' a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his Navajo culture.

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Reel Talk Cinema... bringing representations of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender life to the big screen. Open to the entire community, It’s not just about gay cinema; it’s about new forms of cinema and unconventional expressions.

$5 general admission

Followed by post-screening discussion