déjà-zing: in memory of Joseph F Lovett
Joseph F Lovett’s passing this summer marks the loss of a pioneering voice in documentary filmmaking and LGBTQ+ cultural memory. To issue 21 of zingmagazine, Joseph joined Mary Barone in curating a selection of Tom Bianchi’s Polaroids from the 1970s, which were incorporated into his 2005 film GAY Sex in the 70s.
In his curatorial note, Joseph recalled watching Bianchi take these same Polaroids decades earlier and being struck by the sensuality they captured. “I was so happy to be able to use them in the film,” he wrote, “and to show a selection of them in zing.”
Rachel Dalamangas
New York, NY
September 2025