Keep Your Laws off My Body (1989)
Intimate scenes of gentle sexuality and domesticity set to the mechanical cadence of a projector (evoking a feeling somewhere between the repetitive labour of a sewing machine and violence of a machine gun) are juxtaposed with images of police and sirens to highlight the alarming intrusion of America’s laws on queer people and women’s bodies in healthcare, sexual expression, and desire.
Director: Catherine Gund, Zoe Leonard
Runtime: 14 min
Release Date: January 1, 1989
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Keep Your Laws off My Body about?
- Intimate scenes of gentle sexuality and domesticity set to the mechanical cadence of a projector (evoking a feeling somewhere between the repetitive labour of a sewing machine and violence of a machine gun) are juxtaposed with images of police and sirens to highlight the alarming intrusion of America’s laws on queer people and women’s bodies in healthcare, sexual expression, and desire.
- Who directed Keep Your Laws off My Body?
- Keep Your Laws off My Body was directed by Catherine Gund, Zoe Leonard.
- How long is Keep Your Laws off My Body?
- Keep Your Laws off My Body has a runtime of 14m (14 minutes).