Double Feature: Jeanne Córdova: Butches, Lies & Feminism & “Paradise” (2023): Revisiting South Korea’s Gay/Queer Pasts
October 4, 2025, 7-9 p.m. Renberg Theatre 1125 N McCadden Pl Los Angeles, CA 90038

Join filmmakers Gregorio Davila & Todd A. Henry and Minki Hong for a special Double Feature Screening! Jeanne Córdova: Butches, Lies & Feminism & Paradise (2023): Revisiting South Korea’s Gay/Queer Pasts will feature two films followed by a discussion and Q&A. Jeanne Córdova: Butches, Lies & Feminism Winner of several film festival awards including the GRAND JURY PRIZE at OUTFEST 2017 for BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, Jeanne Córdova: Butches, Lies & Feminism creatively employs the few surviving archival interviews to illuminate a forthright, outspoken, dynamic and sexy, feminist, old school butch who was unstoppable in her quest for equality & fairness for lesbians, women and the queer community.

Paradise (2023): Revisiting South Korea’s Gay/Queer Pasts Paradise revisits South Korea’s era of authoritarian development (1970s-1980s) through the lens of queer livelihood. Despite the harsh realities of successive dictatorships, compulsory military service, and expectations of marriage and childbirth, six elderly gay men reveal how they converted second-run theaters and nearby bars into popular sites of erotic liberation, same-sex friendships, and romantic encounters. Using rare footage of Seoul’s only extant second-run movie house, visual archives, and historical animation, Paradise documents South Korea’s vibrant gay underground before the solidification of democracy and the introduction of the internet in the 1990s. Along the way, it follows the pain and joy of queer citizens, whose stories appear for the first time in this empowering film of self-discovery and community building.Click here to edit your description