The final event in West Hollywood’s One City One Pride series is the world premiere of the feature-length documentary film “Jeanne Cordova: Butches, Lies and Feminism” on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The film was directed by Gregorio Davila (L.A. A Queer History), who will participate in a Q & A with the late Jeanne Cordova’s partner Lynn Harris Ballen – a journalist and activist – following the screening.
The event takes place in the West Hollywood City Council Chambers, 625. N. San Vicente Blvd. south of Santa Monica. Admission is free, but attendees are asked to RSVP online.
Born in Germany and raised in Los Angeles, Cordova joined the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an order that embraced progressive and pacifist ideologies and sent its nuns to work in the inner cities. Inspired by these social justice ideals, Cordova left the convent to work as a community organizer.
