{"product_id":"9781771663625","title":"The Videofag Book","description":"\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Nonfiction. Drama. Performance Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. In October 2012, lovers William Ellis and Jordan Tannahill moved into a former barbershop in Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood and turned it into an art space called Videofag. Over the next four years Videofag became a hub for counterculture in the city, playing host to a litany of performances, screenings, parties, exhibitions, and all manner of queer fuckery. But hosting a city in their house took its toll and eventually William and Jordan broke up, closing the space for good in June 2016. \u003cp\u003eTHE VIDEOFAG BOOK is a chronicle of those four years told through multiple voices and mediums: a personal history by William and Jordan; a love letter by Jon Davies; a communal oral history compiled by Chandler Levack; a play by Greg MacArthur; a poem by Aisha Sasha John; a chronological history of Videofag's programming; and a photo archive curated by William and Jordan in full colour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Videofag was a busy nexus of performance and art, a focal point for a wide assortment of communities, including the queer art scene, underground film culture, comedy, and theatre.\"—Torontoist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The queer arts hub [known as Videofag] has served as the incubator for countless projects and artists over its life, becoming a critical meeting point for creators from around the city and across the country.\"—Daily Xtra\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookThug","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037675372784,"sku":"9781771663625","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771663625_p0.jpg?v=1763708605","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771663625","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}