Bring WD to Your College Campus

During the summer of 2011, Meredith Heil took Whistlin’ Dixie across the country on a DIY screening tour, projecting the film onto bedsheets and blank walls and directly reinvesting in the lo-fi community that made this project possible. During its summer tour, Whistlin’ Dixie screened alongside local and touring musicians, bringing queer bands together and helping to foster radical queer spaces in small towns and big cities alike. Whistlin’ Dixie is now focused on creating those spaces within the academy by embarking on a college tour for the 2012 Spring semester. Visits include an introduction by the filmmaker, a 30-45 minute screening, and a concluding workshop-based Q&A session with the filmmaker and a rotating array of featured musicians. Screenings can be hosted in conjunction with performances from queer local or touring bands and/or incorporated into a larger academic conference setting.

Whistlin’ Dixie is interested in working with queer centers, queer oriented academic departments, student-run cultural organizations as well as event planning committees from colleges around North America. Whistlin’ Dixie aims to start conversations about the importance of queer visibility, the power of creative expression and the role of lo-fi music making in the production of queer spaces throughout the country. To book a screening, please contact the filmmaker directly. This project is presented in association with Homoground and is supported by Riot Grrrl, Ink. Records.