Date of Award
Fall 1-14-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Film and Media Studies
First Advisor
Michael Gitlin
Second Advisor
RIcardo Miranda
Academic Program Adviser
Andrew Lund
Abstract
In New York City there's a community of artists who have rejected the obvious choices that the world has offered them and pursued a life of performance and glitter, of bright lights and fire and sensuality.
These performers are extraordinarily compelling. They're artists with lives crafted to entice and delight our gaze. GigLife.NYC: Blood, Sweat, Tears & Glitter is an observational documentary film that invites the viewer, drawn in with the promise of titillating spectacle, to discover the object of their desire is engaged in artistic, romantic, political and economic struggle.
Recommended Citation
Slavin, Erik B., "GigLife.NYC: Blood, Sweat, Tears and Glitter." (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/689
Included in
Art Practice Commons, Dance Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons