Queer Film Club (QFC) is proud to present THE BIRDCAGE on Thursday, April 3rd. The event begins at 6:30 pm for mingling, reconnecting, and general merriment, with the film starting around 7 pm. Entry to the screening is free with a suggested donation of $5. The Best Video Coffee Bar will be open for beer, wine, and café drinks.

The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of a 1973 play. It stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple whose son (Dan Futterman) is set to marry the daughter (Calista Flockhart) of a conservative senator (Gene Hackman) and his wife (Dianne Wiest). Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. The film marked the first screen collaboration of Nichols and May, who had been a comedy duo in the 1950s and 1960s.

The Birdcage was released on March 8, 1996, to positive reviews and significant commercial success. It debuted at the top of the North American box office and stayed there for the following three weeks, grossing $185.3 million worldwide on a $31 million budget. It is seen as groundbreaking because it was one of few films from a major studio to feature LGBT characters at its center. The cast received notable praise and was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. The Birdcage also received a nomination for Best Art Direction at the 69th Academy Awards.

QFC is an exciting collaboration between East Rock House and Best Video Film & Cultural Center. QFC will be presenting an ongoing series of queer film.