GAME GIRLS follows Teri and her girlfriend Tiahna as they navigate their relationship through the chaotic world of Los Angeles’ Skid Row, aka the “homeless capital of the U.S.”
A dilemma fuels the tension between the two women: while Tiahna seems comfortable being a player in the underground economy of Skid Row, Teri is driven by a powerful desire to get out. Together with other women from the neighborhood, they attend a weekly Expressive Arts workshop where they are looking to reflect, dream, and heal. Can their love survive the violence of their past and their current environment?
The film contains strong language, descriptions and scenes of abusive behavior.
For non-Occidental audience members, the link will be made available to registered guests after 2/12
Oxy Cinematheque is an annual series of film/media events curated by Occidental's Media Arts and Culture Department that are free and open to the public. Organized around a new theme each year, the series is designed to bring together the college and Los Angeles communities. This year's program is curated by Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Vivian Wenli Lin in conjunction with the MAC 250 Media Activism Through Participatory Video course. The series will feature practitioners and filmmakers working with participatory methodologies to create media with and alongside disadvantaged or migrant communities.