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Carrie Miller is the curator of the queer movie night Lavender Lens. (Photo courtesy of Carrie Miller)
When Carrie Miller was growing up, they hated movies. After watching their first queer film, “The Watermelon Woman,” Miller’s perspective on film changed forever.
Today, Miller is a prolific filmmaker with 11 short films, a feature length documentary, and several music videos under their belt, and they harness the transformative power of queer film as curator of Lavender Lens, a queer movie night in partnership The Bakery.
Miller founded Lavender Lens in Athens, GA, and brought it to Atlanta in October 2024. Each movie night includes the screening followed by an audience discussion, but no two events are the same.
“The experience is always different,” Miller told Georgia Voice. “[May 7’s] Lavender Lens event was super cozy, it felt more of a community night. We’re laughing and we’re shouting, ‘Gay!’ and ‘So hot!’… Then there was a queer short night where it feels like a [formal] event where everyone’s dressed up and there’s a photographer and I made programs inspired by zines with the help of my designer, Margot McLaughlin.”
Lavender Lens brings people to The Supermarket to enjoy queer documentaries, shorts, and films. (Photo courtesy of Carrie Miller.)
Films screened at Lavender Lens include “Ahead of the Curve,” a documentary about lesbian visibility and community through the founding of Curve magazine; “National Anthem,” a narrative inspired by a real-life queer rodeo in Nex Mexico; the beloved ballroom documentary “Paris is Burning,” and more. Most of the featured films are by queer filmmakers, but not exclusively: if you make a queer movie that resonates as true and meaningful, Miller wants to include you.
Miller’s goal with Lavender Lens is to connect queer art, community, and history. During the screening of “Ahead of the Curve,” elder activists with Touching Up Our Roots spoke about Atlanta’s lesbian and queer history.
“I feel like we really need to hear [about LGBTQ+ elders’ experiences and queer Atlanta history],” Miller said. “Where are you going to hear that? Lavender Lens!”
While being a space for education, Lavender Lens is also a haven for queer joy, which will be on full display at the next event, a queer music video night with live bands on June 18.
“What’s important for queer people and queer liberation is to see other people happy and changing the narrative of how we see queer people portrayed,” Miller said.
Lavender Lens is hosted monthly at The Supermarket, 398 Highland St NE. To keep up, follow Miller on Instagram @carriemillerfilms or visit thebakeryatlanta.com/events.
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