Sex Radical World Premiere
Red Carpet Reception and Premiere of SEX RADICAL at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI. Reception begins at 7PM, Screening at 8PM. Tickets at bit.ly/sexradicaltix
St. Louis International Film Festival
Film Festival premiere of SEX RADICAL at the St. Louis International Festival. The screening will be followed by a discussion between the filmmaker and Leigh Eric Schmidt, historian and Professor of Humanities at the Danforth Center for Religion and Politics, Washington University St. Louis. Prof. Schmidt is the author of Heaven’s Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock: American Mystic, Scholar, Sexologist, Martyr, and Madwoman, the book that inspired the film.
Project 2025 is Project 1873
A panel discussion of SEX RADICAL, and the current threat to reproductive rights posed by a revival of the 1873 Comstock “Obscenity” Act. With Deborah Field (U‑M History), and Leah Litman (U‑M Law School, Strict Scrutiny podcast).
Take Root Red State Reproductive Justice Conference
Andy Kirshner presents excerpts from the new film SEX RADICAL at the Take Root Reproductive Justice Conference. Sponsored by the Kentucky Health Justice Network. Conference is SOLD OUT.
Untold Stories II: Opening Reception
Opening of a the Stamps Gallery show that includes Andy’s installation about the making of SEX RADICAL, “From Archive to Arthouse.” The installation displays some of the archival documents and images that he found while researching the film, side-by-side with the resulting scenes from the movie they inspired. The show will be up until mid-December.
What’s Comstock Got To Do With It? Live Webcast
A discussion of the effect of federal censor Anthony Comstock’s influence on American law and culture, in the past, and in the present. An event hosted by the Victoria Woodhull Freedom Foundation for their sexual freedom month.