Join us for the reception and screening of the short documentary "Ties That Bind Us", created by Jasper Intern and recent UofSC Honors College Graduate, Liz Stalker. There will be a Q&A with Liz and her uncle Michael after the screening.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase from the Attic Lounge.

"Ties That Bind Us" is centered around Michael Stalker and his public health work during the HIV/AIDS Crisis. The piece examines how Michael’s relationship to his identity and his experiences as gay man were impacted by the AIDS Epidemic, shaping his relationship to mortality and defining his professional career. The film is narrated by the voice of his niece, and filmmaker, Liz Stalker, and is filtered through this familial queer relationship, demonstrating the way that AIDS continues to shape the following generations of LGBT community members and their understanding of their community, its history, and its relationship to society.

Artist Bio:
Liz Stalker is a recent graduate from the University of South Carolina. To fulfill her Honors College thesis requirement, she chose to make a documentary about her Uncle Michael and his life experience as a gay man living through the ‘80s and ‘90s–a piece of familial history she has been fascinated by since her own coming out as a lesbian in her freshman year of high school. A poet and aspiring screenwriter, Liz is very excited to add documentary filmmaker to her list of artistic accomplishments.