Queendom: Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Trans Lives

Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin. Still image from Queendom.

Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin on the cover of Queendom.

The UAF Anthropology Society Student Club and the Department of Anthropology warmly invite the UAF community and the public to an evening of film and discussion in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience. The event, set for Wednesday, November 20, at 7 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium and the Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility Lobby, is free and open to all.

The evening will feature a screening of Queendom, a documentary that follows Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin as she navigates her journey from her native Magadan to Moscow and then Paris against the backdrop of escalating persecution of LGBTQIA+ individuals in Russia. As political repression intensifies in Russia, Queendom chronicles Marvin鈥檚 efforts to reclaim space for freedom and creativity, celebrating her art, identity, and defiance. Through evocative performances, Marvin uses her body and natural landscapes to create striking visual statements, championing the right to live authentically, even in the face of repression.

Following the screening, attendees are invited to join an engaging panel discussion. The panel includes scholars and artists deeply versed in human rights, Indigenous experiences, queer identity, and visual arts, all of whom bring unique perspectives to the dialogue on Trans remembrance, resilience, and the cultural landscape of the Circumpolar North. Panelists include:

 

UAF Anthropology Society Student Club logo
Jack Helmericks

UAF Anthropology Society Student Club member, who will offer insights into the club鈥檚 mission and the ways students engage with anthropology and activism.