By Hook or By Crook
Coming to North American theaters June 12th!
By Hook or By Crook
Dir. Harry Dodge and Silas Howard
Synopsis:
Groundbreaking when it was made and still fiercely innovative today, BY HOOK OR BY CROOK is a trans and butch buddy film that chronicles three weeks in the life of Shy, a handsome, gender-bending, small town dreamer with a nagging messiah complex. Emotionally defeated after the death of his father, Shy heads to the big city to sink himself into a "life of crime." He is quickly distracted by Valentine, a deliriously expressive, wise-acre adoptee on a misguided search for her birth mother. The two freaky grifters join forces and learn the true meaning of "poise under pressure" in this visually stunning and wonderfully acted, anti-authoritarian tale of friendship, trust and redemption.
Future Playdates
June 12 - 18 / New York, NY @ Anthology Film Archives Q&A with the filmmakers June 12th & 13th
June 16 / Los Angeles, CA @ Vidiots Q&A with the filmmakers June 16th
July 19 / San Francisco, CA @ Roxie Theater Q&A with the filmmakers July 19th
Previous Playdates
Year of Release: 2001. Running Time: 110 min