Mykki Blanco

A short film about breathing and entertaining.

Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal, the film captures the pop icon’s rare and rapturous tour performance, hailed by sold out theatrical audiences worldwide. The unprecedented intimate streaming experience will take viewers on a journey as compelling and audacious as Madonna’s fearless persona, Madame X, a secret agent traveling around the world, changing identities, fighting for freedom and bringing light to dark places.

Set in Lisbon, Portugal, Madonna describes the World of Madame X in this documentary about her recent album. She is joined by collaborators that were part of or inspired Madame X.

Short documentary on underground rap culture in New York City.

Tajabone is a short film about the french black queer community taking pride in who they are, what they have achieved, and embracing the bodies they are in. Wearing leopard-print leotards that embody their fierce dancing styles, the stars of Tajabone use their bodies to explore the fragility, strength, and conviction at the heart of a community bonded by radical self-expression.

In the emergence of the gay movement, music played a crucial role. This documentary explores how artists like Madonna, Boy George, David Bowie or Lady Gaga have contributed to the acceptance of homosexuality in Western societies. Back on the history of gay hymns since "Over the rainbow" sung in 1939 by Judy Garland.

Mykki Blanco puts the Girl in Girls. From Doll to Daddy now, we catch, in 2011, a MySpace artist not quite making porn, but definitely wanting to talk about their own dark twisted fairytales. Years of degradation by YouTube algorithms have only added to the aesthetic of these computer poems. Film is Prophecy and Mykki predicts bullshit unseen. Mykki pioneered the to-camera monologue about whatever, and Heart of Obsidian houses home-truths like ‘buffalo don’t hang with the birds for too long’ and ‘obsidian will protect the gentle hearted from abuse.’

Mykki Blanco recites "I Want A Dyke For President" (1992), a poem by Zoe Leonard.

In a post-gender Hollywood she helped create, powerhouse agent Venus Allen is besieged by unexpected events and demanding visitors. Blinded by success and in danger of losing her soul, Venus gets help from an unlikely source, her delightfully spiritual “mother.”

Mykki Blanco puts the Girl in Girls. From Doll to Daddy now, we catch, in 2011, a MySpace artist not quite making porn, but definitely wanting to talk about their own dark twisted fairytales. Years of degradation by YouTube algorithms have only added to the aesthetic of these computer poems. Film is Prophecy and Mykki predicts bullshit unseen. Mykki pioneered the to-camera monologue about whatever, and Heart of Obsidian houses home-truths like ‘buffalo don’t hang with the birds for too long’ and ‘obsidian will protect the gentle hearted from abuse.’

Tajabone is a short film about the french black queer community taking pride in who they are, what they have achieved, and embracing the bodies they are in. Wearing leopard-print leotards that embody their fierce dancing styles, the stars of Tajabone use their bodies to explore the fragility, strength, and conviction at the heart of a community bonded by radical self-expression.

STONES & WATER WEIGHT responds to the need for new interpretations of HIV+ people. Mykki Blanco is portrayed in tasks that test the limits of the body, physical stress, and the boundaries of normative health. STONES & WATER WEIGHT is an exercise in how societies perceive the fragilities of those who survive with the virus. In this era of globalized fitness culture through the use of social media, “looking healthy” matters much more than actually being healthy. Using endurance as the motivation for the performance, the video creates a new perception of HIV+ people as strong and resilient. Research references include the Atlas myth, the god of endurance who holds the earth and the skies over his shoulders, and the neverending climb of Sisyphus. Commissioned by Visual AIDS in 2017 as part of ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS, a program of seven videos prioritizing Black narratives within the ongoing AIDS epidemic curated by Erin Christovale and Vivian Crockett.

Mykki Blanco puts the Girl in Girls. From Doll to Daddy now, we catch, in 2011, a MySpace artist not quite making porn, but definitely wanting to talk about their own dark twisted fairytales. Years of degradation by YouTube algorithms have only added to the aesthetic of these computer poems. Film is Prophecy and Mykki predicts bullshit unseen. Mykki pioneered the to-camera monologue about whatever, and Heart of Obsidian houses home-truths like ‘buffalo don’t hang with the birds for too long’ and ‘obsidian will protect the gentle hearted from abuse.’

Mykki Blanco puts the Girl in Girls. From Doll to Daddy now, we catch, in 2011, a MySpace artist not quite making porn, but definitely wanting to talk about their own dark twisted fairytales. Years of degradation by YouTube algorithms have only added to the aesthetic of these computer poems. Film is Prophecy and Mykki predicts bullshit unseen. Mykki pioneered the to-camera monologue about whatever, and Heart of Obsidian houses home-truths like ‘buffalo don’t hang with the birds for too long’ and ‘obsidian will protect the gentle hearted from abuse.’