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DISORDERLY CONDUCT SHORTS PROGRAM — CHICAGO PREMIERE

  • Facets 1517 West Fullerton Avenue Chicago, IL, 60614 United States (map)

Join us for the Chicago premiere of DISORDERLY CONDUCT on May 24th at Facets at 7pm!

Experience the rebellious spirit of the queer underground through short films where unruly rebels trespass, shoplift, scheme, skate, surf, and joyfully plot their revenge against society. Featuring a live DJ set by easygoingtech at 9pm and captivating video art by Franz Murder. Don't miss this night of subversive storytelling and unapologetic deviance! Get your tickets now.

THE FILMS:

Hormonal (Maz Murray, 2023) 12:22, UK  Young trans guy Gary catches eyes with brooding trans geezer Ian across the square of their Essex hometown, and unwittingly walks into a testosterone heist plot…

Cicada (FRANK/ie CONSENT, 2021) 6:30, USA  A single-take dance video shot in an abandoned industrial lot, set to a radio broadcast switching between music and Trump-era punditry. Used tires, hula hoops, cereal, chalk circles, and a burning mattress.

Skate Bitches (Samuel Shanahoy, 2012) 17:10, AUS  A DIY film about an all-girl skate gang who steal each other candy, terrorize the streets and are BFF’s. Will the gang survive the drama of a new girl on the block?

FUCK THE FASCISM - The Crossroad of Two Worlds (MariaBasura, 2020) 9:35, CHILE A group of queer activists take revenge on colonizers past and present through guerilla pornography.

Play Structure (FRANK/ie CONSENT, 2020) 2:28, USA  In this mixed-media music video combining live action and various animation styles, mischief-makers dance in the burning streets of Atlanta.

The Beach Boys (Milo Talwani, 2024) 20:32, USA  Two trans surfer bros are on a mission to suicide bomb Jeff Bezos...but not before spending one last, perfect day riding epic waves and smoking dank kush.