Difficult love is a highly personal take on the contemporary challenges facing black lesbians in South Africa. Internationally celebrated South African activist-artist Zanele Mulholi presents the intricate mesh of their political, artistic, and personal life through intimate photography and interviews with their friends, colleagues and peers.

Difficult Love will be screened with an introduction from curator and member of the Kink collective Amelia Barikin. This screening is presented alongside our current showcase of contemporary queer Australian art, You Are Here Too.

Content Warning: This film references physical and sexual violence and trauma

Directors: Zanele Muholi, Peter Goldsmid
Year: 2010
Length: 47 min

Amelia Barikin is Associate Professor in Art History at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland and a member of the Kink collective. They were previously an ARC Senior Research Associate at the University of Melbourne, and have also worked as a curator and editor with various arts institutions.