Pathways to existing: Zackary Drucker and Amos Mac

Zackary Drucker and Amos Mac join the show to discuss swimming upstream as queer kids in the 90s, the resurrection of revisiting a home, and the abundance of trans stories yet to be told.Two photographs from their work, Distance is Where the Heart is, Home is Where You Hang Your Heart, are part of the Dreaming of Home exhibition, as well as Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art's permanent collection, comprised of over 30,000 works.Zackary Drucker is an American multimedia artist, director, and producer who has dedicated her work to telling stories that expand our cultural understanding of difference. Los Angeles-based Drucker is a trans woman and activist who often works collaboratively to share narratives about gender-expansive people and women to humanize the impact of transphobia and misogyny. She seeks to reach the broadest possible audience to liberate the maximum number of people. Follow her on Instagram @zackarydrucker, and view her portfolio at zackarydrucker.com.AMOS MAC is an out trans artist and screenwriter originally from Augusta, GA, and Philadelphia, PA with a history that includes a career as a photographer, magazine editor and indie publisher. Amos is a proud WGA West member who has written and produced on shows including two seasons of GOSSIP GIRL for HBO Max, Y: THE LAST MAN on FX , and most recently on the upcoming Norman Lear comedy – CLEAN SLATE for Amazon Freevee. He co-wrote the award-winning process documentary, NO ORDINARY MAN, focusing on the life and death of jazz musician and unlikely trans icon, Billy TIpton. Follow him on Instagram @amosmac, and view his portfolio at amosmac.com.Stream Zackary's recent documentaries, Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl, on Hulu, and HBO’s The Stroll, co-directed with Kristen Lovell.A full transcript of the episode is available here.This podcast series is produced by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. Dreaming of Home is on view September 7–January 7, 2024. Learn more about the show at leslielohman.org/exhibitions/dreaming-of-homeShow music: Fantasy Island Obsession by Tom Rasmussen ft. Kai-Isaiah Jamal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.