OUT IN THE STREETS (Coming Soon)
OUT IN THE STREETS explores the untold history of graffiti and street art as a tool for queer activism through the personal stories of a global artist community.
Through intimate interviews, contemporary street artists from around the world share personal stories of survival, coming out, gender expression, and using creativity to fight back against the increased threat of violence and backlash against LGBTQ+ rights. Woven throughout, pioneering activists of the last half-century explain the untold history of street art in the Queer Liberation movement.
OUT IN THE STREETS goes beyond exploring street art as a movement—it defines this pivotal moment of queer artists coming together to inspire future generations.
JIM POWER: THE MOSAIC MAN (2019, 5 min short)
JIM POWER: THE MOSAIC MAN (2019)
Since 1985, Vietnam War veteran Jim Power has beautified NYC's East Village with elaborate mosaics. His work, called The Mosaic Trail, celebrates specific events, artists, and icons of the neighborhood. Over the decades, many of his pieces have been lost, and others removed by the redesign of Astor Place.
Directed, shot, and edited by Daniel Albanese.
THE EMPEROR HAS NO BALLS (2016, 1 min short)
THE EMEROR HAS NO BALLS (2016)
New Yorkers react to "The Emperor Has No Balls" —one of five life-size statues of Donald Trump created by anarchist art collective Indecline—in Union Square.
Directed, shot, and edited by Daniel Albanese.
Releasing Rosie The Pigeon (2016, 1 min short)
RELEASING ROSIE THE PIGEON (2016)
After being rescued from a facility that sells netted pigeons to gun ranges, Rosie is returned to her flock in Washington Square Park by Betty and Larry The Bird Man.
Directed, shot, and edited by Daniel Albanese.