October Gallery has some exciting events planned in the following weeks.
Film Screening:
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Followed by a Q&A with Yony Leyser
Saturday, March 29, 2 – 5 pm
This award-winning documentary, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, features exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Leyser released the film at the age of 24. A Man Within is an unflinching exploration of one of the world’s first openly queer poets, junkies and challengers of censorship. Variety Magazine wrote “Like his subject, Leyser strives to disengage from the conventional, while still being lucid. He succeeds admirably.” It screened on over 15 TV stations around the world as well as on Netflix. A Q&A with the director, Yony Leyser, will take place after the film screening, (duration 87 minutes. Doors open at 2:00 pm and the film starts at 2:30 pm.
Film Screening: Naked Lunch
Friday, 21st March, 2025
6.30 – 9pm at October Gallery.
To accompany the solo exhibition of works by William S. Burroughs, October Gallery will show Naked Lunch, the 1991 film directed by David Cronenberg, starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm and Ros Scheider. The film is an adaptation of William S Burroughs’ 1959 groundbreaking novel, Naked Lunch. Burroughs himself was on the set during the making of the film.
Film Screening:
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Followed by a Q&A with Yony Leyser
Saturday, March 29, 2 – 5 pm
This award-winning documentary, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, features exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Leyser released the film at the age of 24. A Q&A with the director, Yony Leyser, will take place after the film screening.
Film Screening:
Queer
Friday, 4 April, 6.30 – 9 pm
Queer, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is a 2024 adaptation of Burroughs’ book of the same title starring Daniel Craig. Originally penned in 1952, William S. Burroughs’ Queer remains an iconic love story in LGBTQ literature. This novel, not published until 1985, is a poignant self-portrait and social commentary.
You can find out more about Burroughs-related events at the October Gallery here: https://octobergallery.co.uk/events/
