Stud Country

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Director Lina Abascal, Alexandra Kern
Year 2024
Runtime 11 min
Country United States
Language English
Subtitles Spanish

Synopsis

At first glance, line dancing might appear to be an incongruous activity for members of the queer community, given that it takes place in spaces thought to be less accepting. However, for those who attend the eponymous Stud Country, a weekly queer country-and-western line-dancing and two-step class in Los Angeles, it is a reclaiming of those spaces. Following the tradition of the longtime gay line-dancing club Oil Can Harry’s, which was open for 52 years and closed in 2021 due to the pandemic, Stud Country seeks to honor queer cowboy culture by subverting stereotypes and reveling in a shared joy of line dancing. But with the forthcoming demolition of their most recent venue, Club Bahia, the future of Stud Country becomes nebulous.

Screenings

20:15

Auditorio Mateo Herrera

Official Selection Int. Documentary: Realm of Satan

Sunday 21.7.
18:30

Auditorio Miguel Malo | Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante"

Official Selection Int. Documentary: Realm of Satan

Thursday 25.7.

Cast and crew

Director Lina Abascal, Alexandra Kern
Producer Lina Abascal, Alexandra Kern
Editor Jill Sarao, Zoe Lawrence Kraft
Music Peter Colombo
Sound William McGuigan
dop Kenny Suleimanagich

Director's bio:

Alexandra is an award winning filmmaker whose work explores how we inform the next generation in our complex cultures. Growing up in New Orleans has taught her how crucial culture and art are in shaping future generations. 


She has produced commercial and independent acclaimed projects for artists such as Dua Lipa and Lil Nas X. Her directorial debut, the short documentary Wild Magnolias (2023), screened at multiple Oscar-qualifying film festivals across the country where it found a permanent stay in the historical archive at the New Orleans Jazz Museum and online at Short of the Week .




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Lina Abascal is a culture journalist, bestselling author, and first-time filmmaker. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, WIRED, Billboard, VICE, Playboy, and more. She has consulted for brands including Spotify, Equinox, and Netflix for creative ad campaigns.

Her first book, Never Be Alone Again: How Bloghouse United the Internet and Dancefloor was a national bestseller and nominated for awards by the American Musicology Society and The Association for Recorded Sound

 





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