Frequent Small Meals and The Office of LGBT Life at Emory University present

TEAROOM: a document presented by William E. Jones
Friday, February 22, 2008, 8:00 pm
at Eyedrum
290 MLK Jr Dr Suite 8 / 404-522-0655 www.eyedrum.org

*a featured work in the 2008 Whitney Biennial
*filmmaker in attendance

Southern Voice review at http://www.sovo.com/2008/2-15/arts/feature/8139.cfm

In Mansfield, Ohio, 1962, police hid behind a two-way mirror in a public restroom and filmed the men who had sex there - the so-called “tearoom trade.” They used this film footage to arrest and prosecute some sixty men under the Ohio sodomy law.

In 2007, filmmaker William E. Jones came into possession of the film shot by the police. From this footage, he created the film Tearoom.

In Tearoom, instead of making a run-of-the-mill documentary, Jones lets the unedited footage speak for itself. The surprising imagery raises many issues even as it provides a shocking history lesson. A haunting and powerful work, Tearoom has been selected for the 2008 Whitney Biennial.

Screening in Atlanta one night only!

Director William E. Jones will be on hand at Eyedrum to introduce the film, answer questions and debut the new book on Tearoom.

Friday, February 22, 2008, 8:00 pm
Eyedrum
290 MLK Jr Dr Suite 8 / 404-522-0655 www.eyedrum.org

It should also be noted that “the footage is explicit in spots, and inappropriate for those under 18. However, while explicit, the footage is historical in nature and not pornographic in nature or intent.”