Ken Anderlini

Movies

Tainted: Christopher Lefler and the Queer Censorship Chill
Producer
In a 1993 art exhibit at the University of Saskatchewan, Christopher Lefler allegedly outed the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Sylvia Fedoruk. Lefler's show was closed down, his art seized, his scholarship revoked, and he was expelled from the University of Saskatchewan. Mainstream media and the queer community framed this issue as one of outing, when it was also used to attack the funding of the arts. This film attempts to chart some of the reactions to Lefler's controversial and much maligned work.
Between You and Me (Tangled Garden, Act III, Scene I)
Producer
Between You and Me (Tangled Garden, Act III, Scene I) looks at the internalization of homophobia and fatalism present in mainstream representations of the AIDS pandemic, as it reflects on the conflict between grief and desire in a gay man's psyche. The film challenges the viewer to turn their red ribbons into real action both on the streets and in bed, and to resist the industry of AIDS.
Between You and Me (Tangled Garden, Act III, Scene I)
Director
Between You and Me (Tangled Garden, Act III, Scene I) looks at the internalization of homophobia and fatalism present in mainstream representations of the AIDS pandemic, as it reflects on the conflict between grief and desire in a gay man's psyche. The film challenges the viewer to turn their red ribbons into real action both on the streets and in bed, and to resist the industry of AIDS.
Threnody: A Wailing Song For Carl
Director
In memory of a friend who died of an AIDS related illness, this tape is a representation of the grieving process and an act of mourning. In examining the whirlwind of emotions felt upon the death of a friend, the artist confronts the fear, guilt and anger which arises from the dominant ideological construction of the AIDS epidemic.