UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS

AN ART ON SCREEN FILM

Under the Southern Cross: The Art and Legacy of Henry L. Faulkner

Q&A with filmmaker Jean Donohue

There’s been much said about Henry Faulkner’s life as a colorful Lexington character, artist, and lifelong friend of Tennessee Williams. Yet, are we appreciating Faulkner for what is most important? With recent research, we’re finding that Faulkner may be a much more important figure in the larger gay historical narrative. Under the Southern Cross will find Henry’s place in this narrative.

ABOUT JEAN DONOHUE

Jean is a documentary maker, writer, and traveler. Much of her work is about people whose lives, situations, and thinking illuminate a path through the challenges of living in the 21st century. Her work has been seen on The Learning and Discovery Channels, public television stations throughout the U.S., BBC 2 and BBC World Service. Her film The Last Gospel of the Pagan Babies won Best Feature at the Sydney TransGender International Film Festival and is being screened in film festivals around the world. Under the Southern Cross is Jean’s most recent film.

ABOUT ART ON SCREEN

Hundreds of films explore the arts and the lives of artists. ART ON SCREEN seeks to broaden an interest in the arts through the creative pairing of films about art and artists with entertaining discussions by notable speakers from the world of art and art history.

We think of ART ON SCREEN as ‘TED Talks’ goes to the movies. Our goal is to broaden interest in the arts in an entertaining manner meant to appeal not only to art aficionados but also to those who find the art world a bit intimidating or mystifying.

ART ON SCREEN is made possible through the generous support of Jackie Hamilton.