April 5th 2021 Queer Voices

Send us Fan MailWe speak with Emmy Award-winning director Chris McKim about his stunning new documentary about the life of the great American artist David Wojnarowicz. The New Yorker Magazine has praised the film as "wondrous, intimate, and often outrage-inspiring biographical portrait of the artist and his times." It is screening as part of Films at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's virtual film series. Chris McKim helped create the hit series "RuPaul’s Drag Race" as show runner and executive producer for the first 4 seasons. In 2016 he co-directed & produced the Emmy-winning documentary "Out of Iraq" and most recently directed & produced "Freedia Got a Gun." We talk to him about Wojnarowicz, RuPaul, and "Freedia Got a Gun. "GUEST: Chris McKim more Then we speak local artist, Koomah + The Locas in their newest exhibit, "ArtCade". Fresh Arts, formerly “Spacetaker,” has grown from being a space for Houston artists to promote their work into a multifaceted organization dedicated to nurturing an arts ecosystem that positions artists for success. Fresh Arts’ newest program for 2021, The Space Taking Artist Residency, calls back to its roots. GUEST: Koomah https://fresharts.orgQueer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ andhttps://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/