Martin Firrell
How To Be Popular
2021
A 1947 public information film advises young people how to be popular, largely by conforming to societal expectations
of gender roles and parental authority.
The artist reorganises the material to subvert the heteronormative assumptions of the film's
narration, queering the protagonists so that the 'boy meets girl' story takes a distinctly different turn.
Medium
Found video (b&w, sound)