Experiencing Interruptions?

Bar and Girl

“There used to be some, mostly underground,

Then there were many, too much fun.

Now there are very few, disappearing too fast.”

The story of the dwindling number of spaces dedicated to lesbian nightlife in New York City is also a memoir of preservation through memory and storytelling, tracking the traces of iconic queer spaces.

  • RAGINI NATH
    Director
  • Ragini Nath
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 22, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Moonwhite Films International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    November 15, 2019
    India Premiere
    Best Film nomination
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 17, 2019
    UK Premiere
    Selection
  • Story? - International Student Documentary Festival
    Cork
    United Kingdom
    April 24, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival
    Connecticut
    United States
    October 2, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - RAGINI NATH

With an academic background in anthropology and film theory, Ragini Nath developed a keen interest in documentary filmmaking. She decided she would rather be making films than just reading about them. She sees the visual manifestation of film and photography as an extension of the existing narrative of everyday life. Her work is a medley of personal musings, hitchhikes and exploration of the ever diverse human condition.

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Director Statement

'Bar and Girl' has been a very special choice as my debut film.
Being a Queer woman from India, I moved to New York in 2017 when LGBTQ rights were still considered illegal in my country. Trailing through the queer women nightlife of New York and through the memoirs of the lost brick and motor lesbian spaces, "Bar and Girl" was about experiencing a history that is yet to occur in my country.