Bruce LaBruce
Canada 1994 16mm 90min. english o.v.

In one of his first feature-length endeavours, LaBruce stars in this vaguely autobiographical look at a triple-X star/director caught in the downward spiral of his career. Just as LaBruce’s scrawny, hangover aesthetics challenge the conventions of gay porn, his adroit camera also unsettles narrative assumptions. A dense weave of self-reflexive interviews, cynical vignettes, and outrageous cameos by Kids In The Hall’s Scott Thompson and drag goddess Vaginal Creme Davis – along with moments stolen almost verbatim from films like Fellini’s 8 1/2 and Perry’s Play It As It Lays, Super 8 1/2 still manages enough rude sex to keep the whole unruly narrative in your face. If you’ve seen it, why not take another ride? And if you haven’t, Super 8 1/2 will certainly help round out your queer film history! – KS