Lake, 2020

Lake gazes down at a still body of water from a birds-eye view, while a group of artists peacefully float in and out of the frame or work to stay at the surface. As they glide farther away and draw closer together, they reach out in collective queer and desirous exchanges — holding hands, drifting over and under their neighbors, making space, taking care of each other with a casual, gentle intimacy while they come together as individual parts of a whole. The video reflects on notions of togetherness and feminist theorist Silvia Federici’s call to “reconnect what capitalism has divided: our relation with nature, with others, and our bodies.”

Directed and Produced by: Erin Johnson
Director of Photography: Christopher Carroll
Editor: Erin Johnson
Featuring: Shani Ben Simon, Anika Cartterfield, Elizabeth Flood, Maria Fragoso, Jessica Fuquay, Meredith Gaglio, Chitra Ganesh, Nasim Hantehzadeh, Ranee Henderson, Bryson Rand, Jinal Sangoi, Hannah Shaban, Saar Shemesh, Sindhu Thirumalaisamy, Maria Tinaut, Lan Tuazon, Jordan Weitzman

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