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Film Series | Mar. 04-30 | Music Box Theatre Female Misbehavior: The Films of Monika Treut

Hamburg-based filmmaker Monika Treut has spent decades documenting queer lives and challenging the norms of sex and gender. Featuring seven films recently restored by the Hamburg Kinemathek, this series encompasses both feature films (VIRGIN MACHINE, MY FATHER IS COMING) and documentaries (DIDN’T DO IT FOR LOVE, GENDERNAUTS) that trace the fringes of queer history.

Use code treut2026 for discounted $9 tickets.

Elfi Mikesch’s and Monika Treut’s film “Verführung: Die grausame Frau” (Seduction: The Cruel Woman) was shown at the Berlinale in 1985 Photo (detail): © Edition Salzgeber

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What if democracy is, quite literally, a movement–one that starts with putting one foot in front of the other, shoulder to shoulder, as we walk toward an unknown future?

In Good Company, a theatrical walking performance in Houston, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, immerses you in an unexpected encounter with your own city.

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