Taxi zum Klo

Wed, Jul 31

7:00 pm INTRO

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Introduction by Adam Baran.

Director: Frank Ripploh Run Time: 98 min. Format: 35mm Rating: NR Release Year: 1980 Language: German with English subtitles

Starring: Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup, Orpha Termin

35mm print from the Yale Film Study Center

It was the film that shocked and delighted audiences the world over. It was seized by US Customs, restricted to screenings in private clubs in London and Paris and terrified the Mary Whitehouse establishment. Welcome to the aftermath of Frank Ripploh – school teacher, film director and insatiable sex addict!

Taxi zum Klo lifts the lid on the life of a constant cruiser – Frank even corrects homework in public toilets as he waits to score. One evening, he meets sweet natured Bernd, but while they are similar, the need to sleep around applies only to Frank. For how long will Bernd and Frank tolerate each other’s habits, and for how long can Frank keep his sexual orientation out of the classroom?

Adam Baran is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, producer, curator, nightlife mensch and pleasure activist. Best known as the co-curator of the long-running Queer/Art/Film series, Baran’s other credits include serving as an editor at legendary queer publication BUTT Magazine, writing the first season of the hit gay webseries “Hunting Season”, and throwing sex positive gay nightlife events in Brooklyn. Most recently, Baran produced the upcoming documentary Circus of Books, which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and will be released on Netflix later this year.