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Tim Miller Citizen Artist / Couture To The Max

  • 115 mins

Tim Miller Citizen Artist

Citizen Artist explores the life and career of the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller who, over his long career gave the first known performance onstage about HIV/AIDS, fought a free speech case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court as one of the “NEA Four,” and started two groundbreaking performances spaces, on in New York and one in Los Angeles which continue to be hubs for creativity and change. He uses his creative work to fight for social change and human decency. A fierce defender of the First Amendment and an uncompromising figure for QFest LGBTQ Spotlight rights and the rights of marginalized people for more four decades, Tim Miller is an artist who performs to change the world for the better.

Couture To The Max

COUTURE TO THE MAX shines a light on an extraordinary young designer who inspires us to dream boldly and to act responsibly. At just 9-years-old, Max Alexander embodies the spirit of hope, creativity and innovation, fearlessly challenging entrenched norms and fusing his boundless imagination with an unwavering commitment to sustainability.

A Q&A will follow the film moderated by Joan Lipkin.

In this program


Couture To the Max

Directed by: DORI Berinstein | 30 mins

COUTURE TO THE MAX” shines a light on an extraordinary young designer who inspires us to dream boldly and to act responsibly. At just 9-years-old, Max Alexander embodies the spirit of hope, creativity and innovation, fearlessly challenging entrenched norms and fusing his boundless imagination with an unwavering commitment to sustainability.

Tim Miller Citizen Artist: Performing Stories to Change the Ending

Directed by: Keenan OReilly | 85 mins

Citizen Artist explores the life and career of the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller who, over his long career gave the first known performance onstage about HIV/AIDS, fought a free speech case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court as one of the “NEA Four,” and started two groundbreaking performances spaces, on in New York and one in Los Angeles which continue to be hubs for creativity and change. He uses his creative work to fight for social change and human decency. A fierce defender of the First Amendment and an uncompromising figure for QFest LGBTQ Spotlight rights and the rights of marginalized people for more four decades, Tim Miller is an artist who performs to change the world for the better.

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