Screenings | “Daddy and the Muscle Academy” | Kiasma

1st floor theatre

29th April | 1-2p | With museum ticket
2nd June | 7-8p | Free admission
1st September | 5:45-6:40p | Free admission

16+

TOM OF FINLAND The Leather Brotherhood, 1982, Lithograph © 1980 Tom of Finland Foundation

1991, 55 minutes
Starring: Tom of Finland, Isaac Julien,
Bob Mizer, Nayland Blake, Etienne, Durk Dehner
Written and directed by: Ilppo Pohjola
Cinematography: Kjell Lagerroos
Rostrum photography: Seppo Rintasalo
Film editor: Jorma Höri
Sound and mixing: Kikeono
Original music: Elliot Sharp
Producers: Kari Paljakka and Alvaro Pardo
Financial support: Avek, Finnish Film Foundation
In co-operation with: Yle/TV2 and Tom of Finland Foundation
In English and Finnish

Written and directed by Ilppo Pohjola, this is the only film ever made with Tom of Finland. It uses a variety of visual elements and shows how his work passed from being the private fantasies of a man in Europe to underground images that shaped generations’ ideas of how a Queer man could look and act.

Tom of Finland is a true icon of the Gay world. His drawings have had an enormous influence on Queer identity. Through these epochal images, Tom changed how Gay men were perceived by society and, perhaps more importantly, how Gay men perceived themselves. 

Tom’s ultimate Leathermen are known and seen all over the world: They are key symbols in Western visual culture. His subcultural archetypes deconstruct mainstream perceptions of male Homosexuality and inspire Queer folk to make their own identities visible.

This documentary film is a personal portrait of the life and career of the artist and is part of the TOM OF FINLAND Bold Journey exhibition program.

Published: 28th August 2023

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