Keep Your Laws Off My Body
Catherine Gund, Zoe Leonard
Artist Zoe Leonard and filmmaker Catherine Gund take a look at how bodies in both private and public spaces are regulated by legal codes. Their film shows two lesbian protagonists bringing together apparently personal footage with images of ACT UP demonstrations and legal texts, effectively dismantling dualistic structures. By placing lesbian and feminist perspectives at the forefront, they highlight their crucial role in AIDS activism, particularly during the deadliest phase of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the US.
Catherine Gund
Catherine Gund is a producer, director, author and activist. She is also co-founder of the production company Aubin Pictures. Gund believes in the power of storytelling to bring about social change. Her film work focuses on strategic and lasting social change, social justice, art and culture, HIV/AIDS and reproductive justice as well as climate justice. Her films have been presented at festivals such as the Berlinale and Sundance and shown in theatres, museums and schools. In addition to her work as a filmmaker, she is also co-founder of the Third Wave Foundation, which supports young women and trans youth.
Films by Catherine Gund
Paint me a Road Out of Here 2024 | Aggie 2020 | Chavela 2017
Zoe Leonard
Zoe Leonard is an internationally acclaimed feminist artist working across photography, multimedia and installation. Photographs from her project The Fae Richards Archive were featured in Cheryl Dunye’s film The Watermelon Woman.
