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Image credit: Don’t You Like the Green of A?, by Nelson Henricks (2025)
METHodologies is a video intervention produced as part of a research study of chemsex (the sexualized use of methamphetamine in gay-, queer-. and trans-male sexual practices) in Toronto. This video seeks to expand beyond the common demonizations and shame tactics that prevail in public discourse about chemsex, to provide a more… ⊕
2022, 10:17 minutes, colour
tapecode 2183.04
Becoming Mighty Real explores an intergenerational, serodiscordant relationship through the lens of the disco (music and physical space) as a form of queer world-making. Two men speak to the issues through a glory hole. The glory hole acts as a sexual portal and a form of confessional. The soundtrack comprises spoken word and… ⊕
2020, 07:09 minutes
tapecode 2183.03
When I'm turned on, there's always that red light lit. When my body is on record. How can self-risk-taking be put to work in relation to aesthetic self-creation? HIV and AIDS are not over.This video is part of Zealley’s disco mirrorball video (the others are Becoming Mighty Real and METHodologies: A Chemsex Video).
Silence is gold. Who needs words in this sea of selfless love.Director's Note: This video provides a glimpse into surreal alternative reality, which is totally disconnected from reality we live in, yet it has influenced our lives a lot. I have done very little to the footage, just cut all unnecessary parts to help the truth of… ⊕
2023, 09:55 minutes, B&W and colour
tapecode 2175.00
A brief study of the unusual history of one old film frame. Director's Note: While watching Stalingrad (1943), by Leonid Varlamov, I noticed this shot right away and it stayed in my memory until I got the idea for this video. This is the story of an anknown man caught in the endless circle of cinematic death, artistic ambitions… ⊕