Lake

Lake (2019) is a documentary film directed by Erin Johnson.

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.”

Cast

Shani Ben Simon

Anika Cartterfield

Liz Flood

Maria Fragoso

Jessica Fuquay

Meredith Gaglio

Chitra Ganesh

Bryson Rand

Ranee Henderson

Nasim Hantehzadeh

Sindhu Thirumalaisamy

Saar Shemesh