HOBO @ 74th Berlin Film Festival w/ Bruce LaBruce

The guest of this episode of HOBO is legendary Bruce LaBruce, director, photographer, performer, writer and queer provocateur. In his remake of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema, set in a contemporary British context, “the visitor” is represented as a racial minority. A bold choice, considering the xenophobia and paranoia about immigration currently displayed in Europe, not only by the increasingly vocal extreme right wing elements actually gaining political traction and governmental representation, but more vaguely by traditionally colonialist countries that have previously “invaded” other countries of different ethnic majorities as hostile “aliens” themselves. For this re-imagining, it makes sense that the protagonist is a refugee, liberating the bourgeoisie from their sexual repression.The film is cast and produced in London by a/political, a non-profit arts organization working with artists who interrogate the critical issues and dominant narratives of our time.