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Welcome to Frameline30

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About Frameline

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Frameline30 Sponsors

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Frameline's Changing the World Campaign

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Persistent Vision:

Frameline's Queer Media Conference 24

Audience Awards

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Michael J. Berg Documentary Award

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Dockers® First Feature Award

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Opening Night Film & Gala:

Puccini For Beginners 29

Closing Night Film & Party: Queens

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Frameline Award: Fran�ois Ozon

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Centerpiece: Time to Leave

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Showcase Programs

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US Features

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World Cinema

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Docs

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Shorts

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Family Film

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Ticket Info

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Ticket Order Form

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Festival Venues & Info

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Frameline Membership

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Board, Staff & Members

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Volunteers Acknowledgments

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Co-Presenters Advertisers Index

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Print Source Index

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Film & Program Index

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Someday Pride will be celebrated everyday.

Everyday is TODAY at Wells Fargo. We lls Fargo fosters a c u lt u re i n w h i c h a l l people a n d t h e i r i nd i v i d u a l d iffe re n ces a re n ot o n ly a ccepted, but celebrated! Our busi ness atmosphere p ro motes i n c l u s ive com m u n ity va l u es, p resents career opportu n ities to a d iverse work force, as we l l as provides s u p port to the GLBT com m u n ities we serve.

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When you look back at what has happened to queer cinema in the past thirty years, it has been nothing short of revolutionary. The queer films available in 1976 to an emerging gay and lesbian community were few and far between - films such as Nom-ian... Is That You?, Ode To Billy Joe and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Fortunately, there was a group of gay filmmakers in San Francisco who decided to look

elsewhere for images of themselves - to each other. With this, our Fil m Festival was born, ushering in what we now know as q ueer cinema. Frameli ne30 celebrates this revolutionary act of th irty years ago by once again bring­ ing together for 11 days in June the best in LGBT cinema from a round the world. Eleven years after opening the Festival with her hit The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love, Maria Maggenti returns with our Opening Night Film, her long-awa ited new roma ntic comedy Puccini for Beginners. Elizabeth Reaser, Gretchen Mol and Justin Kirk star in this delightfu l tale of the u ps and downs of modern queer love. Dn July 1, 200 5 , the Spanish Parl ia ment legalized same-sex marriage, and �i rector Manuel G6mez Pereira wasted no time en listing some of Spain's greatest screen actresses, as wel l as some of the cou ntry's male movie heartt h ro bs, to m a ke o u r Closing Night Film, Queens, the hilarious story of a m ass wedding of same-sex couples. Centered between these two evenings, Fra meli ne30 will screen 266 films from 33 cou ntries, everything from the first gay film from Bosn ia, Go West, to the fi rst feature-length gay animated film, Queer Duck: The Movie. This year we honor French d i rector Fra ngois Dzon with the 2006 Frameline Award. Fra meline introduced Dzon to San Francisco a udiences with h is early fil ms (A Summer Dress, Sitcom, Criminal Lovers, Water Drops on Burning Rocks) a n d applau ded h is international success with such films as 8 Women and Swimming Pool.

Framel ine welcomes Dzon back to the Festiva l with o u r Centerpiece, the melancholy Time to Leave, starring Melvil Pou paud and French film legend Jea nne Moreau . To m a ke i t easier t o find the fil ms you're looking for, we've reorgan ized o u r program guide into d ifferent sec­ tions: US Features, World Cinema, Docs, Shorts and Family Film. And up front you will notice a new Showcase section featuring eight rem a rka ble fil ms that represent the excellence and diversity of Frameline30 and the cur­ rent state of q ueer cinema . We' re a lso i ntroducing a new venue to the Festival this yea r, CinMrts @ Empire, just a short six- m i nute ride on MU N I from the Castro Theatre. This yea r it is also time to assess the state of LGBT cinema with our Persistent Vision Conference 2006, a fou r-day gathering of filmmakers, distributors, festival program mers and scholars. The conference will look in-depth at the following q uestions: Where are we now? Whose images are not being seen? What are o u r next chal lenges? As we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Festiva l , we are a lso celebrating what h as been a very rem a rk­ a ble yea r for q ueer cinema here in the US a n d a round the world, the yea r of Brokeback Mountain. Ang Lee's su perb tragic ro m ance caught the nation's attention like no gay fil m before. We ask you to come to this yea r's Festiva l sea rching for you r next Brokeback Mountain . It may not be a gay rom ance; it could very well be a lesbian thriller o r a transgender comedy. But one thing is certai n: it will be something you h ave never seen before. Enjoy Frameline30!

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Frameline's mission is to strengthen the diverse lesbian, gay,

Frameline thanks the following for their generous

bisexual and transgender community and further its visibility by

year-round support:

supporting and promoting a broad array of cultural representa足 tions and artistic expression in film, video and other media arts.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

EXHIBITION With annual attendance of up to 80,000, the San

Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is the longest足

running, largest and most widely recognized LGBT film exhibition event in the world. Founded in 1977, the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBT arts event in the Bay Area. Frameline also presents year-round exhibition events.

Frameline at The Center: Free Screenings for the Community

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free monthly screenings of socially relevant works at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center. Year-round

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Established in 1981,

Frameline Distribution serves

an audience 'of hundreds of thousands throughout the

United States. Frameline is the only educational distributor solely dedicated to LGBT film and video. Frameline's collection of more than 200 films reaches teenagers, college students and families in urban centers, small

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towns and rural areas. Frameline Distribution is the preeminent LGBT media resource for educators, librarians, film festivals and community groups, and serves as an important bridge between independent filmmakers and their audiences. Frameline's groundbreaking titles also are distributed via broadcast and cable channels, and

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through a new line of consumer DVDs.

FILMMAKER SUPPORT The members of Frameline,

Since 1990, nearly eighty films and videos have been completed with assistance from the

private donors and corporate

Video Completion Fund.

sponsors also fund our

their final editing and lab work. Once completed, these films often go on to receive international exposure.

programs. We thank all of these partners for furthering

Frameline Film &

Grants are made annually and provide much-needed support to filmmakers for

Submissions include documentary, educational, narrative, animation and experimental projects about lesbian, ,

gay, bisexual and transgender people and their communities. Frameline also supports filmmakers with the

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largest cash awards of any LGBT film festival in the world: the $10,000 First Feature Award and the $10,000

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Frameline would not have thrived for the past thirty years without the outstanding support of its Festival Sponsors. Frameline30 would like to honor those organizations that have sponsored Frameline for ten consecutive years or longer. These organizations took brave steps to support Frameline and LGBT cinema at a time when "gay marketing" was not even a catchphrase. Frameline honors the individuals in these organizations, who have committed time, money, resources and energy to help keep these partnerships and Frameline alive. Frameline30 salutes you!

CHIP CONLEY, OWNER

The San Francisco Foundation

2006 marks thirty years of dedication

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and service to the LGBT community

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by Frameline and 25 years of continuous commitment

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from ABSOLUT Vodka . ABSOLUT is honored to be cel­

and not-so-famous filmmakers we've had stay with

LGBT community 'over the past three decades. The

ebrated in such company. Inspiration and creativity

us at our Joie de Vivre hotels over the years. We are

San Francisco Foundation's partnership with Frame­

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have long been traditions for ABSOLUT, making art and

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line ha .s been a key component of our effort to build

film natural partners. We salute Frameline and thank

LGBT Film Festival filmmakers over the past twenty

strong communities, foster civic leadership and cele­

them for allowing us to be a part of bringing the talent

years. Frameline and the Festival are true "only in San

brate the Bay Area's creative spirit. Our CEO, Sandra

and beauty of LGBT filmmaking to life.

Francisco" treasures, and Joie de Vivre Hospitality and

Hernandez, MD, has a personal and professional com­

our twenty San Francisco hotels are thrilled to be a

mitment to making a positive difference in the lives of

part of the festivities each year.

all who live and work in the Bay Area.

Alternative Mo rtgage Sources BETH HOFFMAN, OWNER

Congratulations to Frameline for thirty years of informing, educating and entertaining the commu­ nity. Alternative Mortgage Sources is proud to have been a sponsor of Frameline for the past 12 years. Alternative Mortgage Sources is celebrating twenty years of service to

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the LGBT community and their friends. We provide person­ alized service for all of your real estate loan needs.

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opportunity to join with and to support our partners at

the screenwriters, comedians,

Frameline as they continue to show the world just who

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we are and to do so by putting faces on LGBT concepts.

Frameline's award winners;

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working or playing, alone or with our families, we are an

they tell their stories to the world. Congratulations to

integral part of society. We welcome the opportunity to

Frameline on this landmark anniversary. Best wishes

continue our long partnership with Frameline in this

for every success in the next thirty years!

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For the past three years the design firm of Liberty & Church has done outstanding graphic design work for the Film Festival, culminating in this year's 30th Anniversary identity design celebrating thirty years of revolutionary film. Frameline would like to thank Liberty & Church for all their Festival work and for this year's organizational rebranding of Frameline.

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Frameline is all that and a bag of popcorn. We've had the privi lege of creating the Film Festival and corporate identity design with the creative, intell igent and talented people of Frameline for the most recent three of their thirty spectacular years. Congratulations Frameline, let the revolution begin! YJ.X, Liberty & Church. (For more info, check out www.libertyandchurch .com.)

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Last year we said it was possible to change the world, one movie at a time. In overwhelming numbers you agreed. More than

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of you contributed to Frameline's Campaign for the Future of

Queer Film, helping us raise an astonishing

$925,000 in support of LGBT media.

We're now well on our way toward meeting our Campaign goal of

$1,250,000.

With your continued support, we'll get there soon. We have a lot to show for this first round of success, and we want to share this exciting news with you. We all can be very proud of the new and expanded programs that your generosity has helped bring to life. We're also looking ahead to "what's next" in our three main program areas - Exhibition, Distribution and Filmmaker Support. And please join us in thanking the community members who have lent their support thus far. Please consider joining our growing family of dedicated donors by making a contribution to our campaign. Help us build an exciting future and a lasting legacy for LGBT media.


CHANGING THE WAY YOU GO TO THE MOVIES It's long been a dream at Frameline to show films not only during the 11 days of the

San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, but all year long. Last year we made it happen.

WHAT'S NEXT

Your contribution to the Campaign helped launch Frameline at The Center, our first year-round, admission-free series of queer films. Once a month we brought socially

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2006 AND BEYOND.

relevant, provocative works like Gay Sex in the 'las, Call Me Malcolm and The

Aggressives to standing-room-only crowds at the San Francisco LGBT Community

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MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LGBT FILM FESTIVAL.

Center. Screenings were followed by in-depth filmmaker interviews, community panel discussions and lively audience Q&As.

CONTINUE FRAMELINE AT THE CENTER THROUGH

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LAUNCH A NEW FILM SERIES FEATURING PREMIERES AND SNEAK PREVIEWS OF BIG-BUZZ QUEER FILMS FROM HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND.


CHANGING THE WAY WE DISTRi'BUTE QUEER FILMS Since 1981, Frameline Distribution has put LGBT films on screens in classrooms, libraries and community centers across the US. Last year, campaign donations brought our groundbreaking program up to current industry standards. All of our top titles are now available on DVD. We've expanded our catalogue by nearly twenty percent, with such titles as The Joy

of Life and Out in the Heartland; negotiated deals with cable channels LOGO,

WHAT'S NEXT •

here! TV and The Sundance Channel; worked with Internet outlet Yes Media; part­

FIRST TiTlE, IS IT REALLY SO STRANGE?

nered with Strand Releasing on our home DVD line; and increased our quarterly income by.70 percent. With new and increased funding, Frameline Distribution is exceeding expectations. We have you to thank for that.

LAUNCH FRAMELINE HOME VIDEO WITH OUR

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BRING DIVERSE LGBT CONTENT TO . MORE SATELLITE AND CABLE CHANNELS.

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POSITION OUR COLLECTION OF 200-PLUS TITLES FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY PLATFORMS, SUCH AS INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (lPTV) AND STREAMING VIDEO.


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CHANGING THE WAY QUEER FILMMAKERS ARE SUPPORTED

$10,000 levi's® Fi rst Feature

Last year, the campaign helped us make a huge leap in our cash support of LGBT filmmakers. The Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund - which covers crucial post-production expenses such as editing and lab fees - gave out an increase of

$30,000,

100 percent from the year before!

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INCREASE COMPLETION FUND GRANTS TO $40,000 IN 2006, WITH AN

We also provide the largest cash awards of any LGBT film festival in the world:

EVENTUAL GOAL OF $100,000 GIVEN

$10,000 First Feature Award and the $10,000 Best Documentary Award. In 2006, thanks to campaign funding, Frameline will add three new $2,500 Audience Awards. the

ANNUALLY TO LGBT FILMMAKERS. •

CAP OFF THE SECOND ROUND OF

Campaign donations also launched one of our most important programs,

YOUTH FILMMAKER PROJECTS WITH

The Wells Fargo/Frameline Youth Filmmaker Workshop. LGBT and questioning

SCREENINGS OF NEW INDIVIDUAL

youth, ages

15-19,

work with established filmmakers in two ten-week, hands-on

production courses. As they develop media skills, these young producers make personally meaningful works of art. With your support, our community's next gener­ ation is now raising its voice and sharing its visions! Films from the Workshop will screen at this year's Festival (see page 74 for info).

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WORKS IN 2007. •

MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR AN ELDER FILMMAKER WORKSHOP, TO CAPTURE THE STORIES OF OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.


LEADERSHIP GIFTS

$100,000 * Bill Dickey

Wells Fargo Bank - Lead Financial Partner EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS' CIRCLE

$25,000 TO $99,999 * Alvin Baum

BE PART OF THE CHANGE. $700k

Adam Berman Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre Hospitality

The Campaign for the Future of Queer Film is transforming LGBT

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media. We've brought to life initiatives that were only in the plan足

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ning stage a year ago. Frameline has increased its staff and $600k

Jim Follis & Ray Hurst

expanded its Board of Directors. And we've been reminded just

James Hormel & Timothy Wu

how much support and good will exists in our community. You can $500k

feel this community spirit all year long, by supporting the full range of Frameline's programs today.

Kathryn Stebner & Julie Davis

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Eric Trefelner & Paul Perkovic Jan Zivic PRODUCERS' CIRCLE

To complete our historic Campaign for the Future of Queer Film, we $400k

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need to raise a final round of

$325,000.

Can we count on your

Dianna Albini

You've proven to us that it's possible to change the world, one

Stuart Broughton

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movie at a time. Please show us once again that you can help us tion to the campaign, now is the time. If you have, please consider furthering your pledge.

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contribution to meet this goal?

meet the goals of our campaign. If you haven't yet made a dona足 $200k

$10,000 TO $24,999 *

Pam David & Cheryl Lazar Robert Dockendorff Anne Etheridge Elizabeth Falkner & Sabrina Riddle Tim Gullicksen Julie Haddon & Edurne Egurbide

To make your contribution, use the envelope provided in the center of this program guide, or visit www.frameline.org/campaign.

Thank you.

Cathy Halligan & Zoon Nguyen Linda Harrison & Ellen Anderson HBO Michael Kossman Randolph Quebec & Cal Long Kori Rae & Darla Andersen Mark Reisbaum Larry Steele & Douglas Skonie


DIRECTORS' CIRCLE

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June 19, 22, 2006 -

The San Francisco LGBT Community Center www.pv2006.org The Persistent Vision 2006 Conference will bring together an international array of LGBT media-makers, programmers, distributors and scholars to discuss the state of the field and to envision what lies ahead for LGBT media arts. The success of Brokeback

Mountain, Transamerica, liThe L Word" and other hit movies and TV shows has thrust the LGBT community into the mainstream. The time is ripe to ask ourselves: Where are we now? Whose images are not being seen? What are our next challenges?

Panels include

Jed Bell

Wellington Love

Effie Brown

Jenni Olson

Lloyd Chao

Carol Queen

Cheryl Dunye

Angela Robinson

Rodney Evans

Andrea Sperling

Shari Frilot

Susan Stryker

Stephen Israel

Guinivere Turner

Jim Hubbard

Shawn a Virago

Madeleine Lim

Jack Wa lsh Patricia White Debra Wilson

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Queer and Present Danger: Social Justice and Anti-Assimilation Films

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Who Needs a Theater Anyway? New Forms of Alternative Distribution

Frameline invites

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We Want Our Dykeback Mountain: Why Is It So Hard to Get Lesbian Features Made?

you to join us!

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The Festival as Activism: Can LGBT Film Festivals Still Change the World?

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Everyone's a critic . .. and we mean that in the best possible way. As loyal, boisterous San Francisco I nternational LG BT Fil m Festival audience members, your reactions and opin足 ions can make o r brea k a movie (m uch to the delight or chagrin of its creators). Ra nts, raves, ent h ralled p ra ise or catty dism issal (we heard you in the back row, Ms. I Hate Everyth i ng) a l l contri bute to the spirited dialogue

Be s u re to fill out ballots throughout . the Film Festival {available at each

surrounding the Fil m Festiva l, truly making it a n event fo r the entire com m unity. Since 1984, we have tallied your votes and presented Audience Awards o n Closing Night. The trad ition contin ues this year, but the stakes a re higher; for the first time, Fra meline is putti ng its money where your mouth is and

screen i ng}, and joi n u s at the Closing Night Party for award a n n o u n ce ments (ju ried awards for Documentary and

awarding $2,500 to th ree Audience Award recipients in the Feature, Docu mentary and Short categories. These funds come directly from Frameline's Changing the World, One Movie at a Time cam paign, and cash awards'

First Feature will be presented a s well).

would not be possible without the generous support of everyone who has contributed to the cam paign thus far.

2005

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Transamerica

Iron Ladies

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Blood, Sweat, and Glitter

Scout's Honor BEST S H O R T

B E S T DO C U M E N TA R Y

BEST SHORT

N o D u m b Questions

Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

I n My Shoes足 Stories of Youth with LGBT Families

2000

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Crush

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B E S T DOC U M E N TA R Y

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Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100 BEST SHORT

The Boy Next Door

It's Elementary

Fiction and Other Truths: A Documentary About Jane Rule

Yes Nurse! No Nurse! B E S T D O C U M E N TA RY

BEST SHO RTS

Brother Outsider B E S T S H O RT

1998 B E S T F E AT U R E

Edge of Seventeen

. The Party Favor Trevor B E S T VID E O

Coming Out of the Iron Closet

1986

B EST VID E O

Homoteens

Dear Jesse

1994

BEST SHORT

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B E S T DO C U M E N TA R Y

Sleep Come Free M e

Only the Brave World and Time Enough

B E S T A N I MATI O N

Dirty Baby Does Fire Island

1997 B E S T F EAT U R E

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Carmel ita Tropicana A Friend of Dorothy

1990 B E ST F E AT U R E

1992 B ES T F E AT U R E

Twin Bracelets B ES T D O C U M E N TA R Y

Changing Our Mi nds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker B E ST S H O RTS

A Certain Grace The Dead Boys Club B E S T VIDEO

(In)Visible Women

1985

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Broken Mirrors (Gerbroken Spiegels)

Flames o f Passion B EST V IDEO

Tongues Untied

1989

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David Roche Talks to You About Love

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Out In Suburbia BEST S H O R T

Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall

1988 B E S T F E AT U R E

Together Alone

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The Times of Harvey Milk

The Heart Exposed (La Coeur Decouvert)

Out On Four

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1991

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The AIDS Show

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

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BEST DOC U M ENTARY

Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter

B E S T F E AT U R E

Westler: East of the Wall

Paris Is Burning

B E S T DO C U M E N TA R Y

The Business of Fancydancing

The Parlor

Law o f Desire (La Ley del Deseo)

1995

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Margaret Star: A Fall From Grace

Costa Brava Parallel Sons

1987 B ES T FEAT U R E

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American Fabulous

One Nation Under God

Chicks In White Satin

Stonewall

Give AIDS the Freeie

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Chutney Popcorn

Radical Harmonies

Grief

1996

Brother to Brother

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1993

B EST S H O R T DO C U M E N TA RY

B E S T F E AT U R E

2002

The Days of Greek Gods

Intrepidissima Deaf Heaven

B E ST FEAT U R E

Butch Mystique

B EST S H O RT

BEST SHORT

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The War Widow

Twisted Sheets

2004

Mind If I Call You Sir?

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Thank You and Goodnight

Big Eden Paragraph 175 That's A Family

Drag Kings on Tour

B E ST DO C U M E N TA R Y

Sis: The Perry Watkins Story

B E S T F E AT U R E

B E S T DO C U M E N TA R I E S

BEST SHORT

B EST VIDE O

Friends Forever (Venner for Altid ) BEST S H O RT

Bertrand Is Missing (Bertrand Disparu)

1984 B E S T FEAT U R E

Angel B EST DO C U M E N TARY

Improper Conduct (Mauvaise Conduite)


THE MICHAEL . BERG PRESENTED BY

Penguins marched through

Jack Smith & the Destruction of Atlantis

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BE REAL

the world last year, charming

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The Believers

ticket-buyers and further invigorating

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Beyond Conception

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Kiki and Herb Reloaded

the docum entary as a gen re that

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Book of James

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Laughing Matters... More

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Boy I Am

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Lover Other

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Lulu Gets a Facelift

movie theatres around

cons istently cha l lenges, enl ightens and rewards filmmakers and

·CAMP OUT Cruel and Unusual

a u d iences a l i ke. With their frequent

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The Dark Matter of Mars

revolutionary c h ange a n d

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Derek Jarman: Life as Art

extraordinary individu a l a ccom-

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plishm ent, docu mentaries resonate deeply with LGBT viewers and have been a mainstay of Frameline's

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p rogra mm ing for three decades.

FABULOUS! The Story of Queer Cinema FAG HAGS: Women Who Love Gay Men Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

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Mom's Apple Pie: The Heart of the Lesbian Mother's Custody Movement

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Octopus Alarm

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Paper Dolls

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Pick Up the Mic

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Rainbow's End

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Rock Bottom: Gay Men & Meth

Mike was bDrn in Lakewood, Ohio, but spent his form_ative years in Brooklyn, New York. A math wunderkind, he excelled academically, earned a Ph.D. in mathematics and became

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a teacher and eventually a leading software architect.

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For the Love of Dolly

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Saint of 9/1 1

He discovered Frameline's Film Festival in

To recognize excellence in documen-

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FtF: Female to Femme

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Saving Marriage

the early '80s. One of the earliest films he

tary film m aking, Fra meline is proud to offer The Michael J. Berg

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small town gay bar

remembered seeing was Fun With a Sausage.

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Trantasia

He loved movies and LGBT film in particular.

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Ugly Duckli ngs

In "Mike's Blog" (www.bloggermike.com).

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Vice & Consent

a movie review web log, he dissected films

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Why We Sing!

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With You!

Documentary Award, a $10,000

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FRAMElINE29 MICHAEL J. BERG DOCUMENTARY AWARD 2005 RECIPIENT

George Michael: A Different Story God & Gays: Bridging the Gap

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Half a Life

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Harsh Beauty

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Hotel GondoHn

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Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

with his dry wit and critical insight. Through a generous donation to Frameline's Changing the World, One Movie at a Time campaign by his partner, Bill Dickey, Mike's legacy lives on with the Michael J. Berg Documentary Award. As you enjoy this year's collection of documentaries, remember Mike and his passion for telling our story, one movie at a time.

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A Very Serious Person

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Bam Bam and Celeste

work by a budding master whose first film­

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whether wryly comic, emotionally wrenching, visually

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Fat Girls

audacious or completely unclassifiable -brings with it

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The Favor

the promise of a long and varied career as one of our

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Go West

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our favorite well-established director, there's . nothing quite like catching the introductory

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Stray Cats

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Yours Emotionally

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Following the screening of Puccini For Beginners, join us for our 30th Anniversary

Opening Night Gala at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria (101 Henry Adams

Puccini for Beginners "

Street). Enjoy international cu isine, luscious

Thursday June 1 5 , 7:30 pm

libations and scrumptious desserts from our

Film Screening + Gala: $75 members I $90 general I OPEN 15C

Gala Partners while lou nging amid elegant

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black, white and red decor and grooving to upbeat tunes. As a celebration of thirty years of revolutionary film, and as the unofficial kickoff to LGBT Pride season, our Gala will send you out singing . . . Puccini arias, of course.

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Night, Fra meline 19) comes a h i l a rious ta le about a girl who can't say yes -to love. The gorgeous Elizabeth Reaser (The Family Alegra, an opera-loving New York City lesbian who bluntly describes herself as "narcissistic,

Blowfish Sushi to Die For Delessio

From the d i rector of the classic The Incredibly True Adven iures of Two Girls in Love (Opening

Stone) turns in a tremendous performance as

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Citizen Cake

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pable of connecting." After Alegra's commitment issues send her girlfriend (Julianne Nicholson) into the arms of a male rival, Alegra finds herself suddenly attracted to two new lovers: Philip (the delicious Justin Kirk of Angels In America fame) and Grace (Gretchen Mol of The Notorious Bettie Page) . With a wacky chorus of sushi chefs and New York City bysta nders making trenchant observations on Alegra's love life, Puccini for Beginners u nfolds as a nonstop laugh-fest full of insights on evolving sexual identities and the quest for love in New York City. When Alegra begs Philip to "respect the in herent boundaries that sexual identity req uires," Philip wisely refuses, pointi ng out (with utter sincerity) that "love has no boundaries."

Pasta Pomodoro

Toss in wacky pals, madcap coincidences and a fast-paced screwball style, and you have the recipe for a new

Pretty Pretty Props

Absol ut Vod ka

The San Francisco Chocolate Factory

Bud Light

lesbian classic. For lesbia ns, hasbians and the greater queer community, Puccini for Beginners brea ks new cinematic

Clos du Bois

ground as it updates queer sexual ity for the 21st century.

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- JENNI OLSON P U C C I N I FOR BEGINNERS

dir Maria Maggenti 2005 USA 90 min


) Queens I Reinas Sunday June 25 I 7:30 pm I Castro Film Screening Only: $15 members I $20 general I QUEE25C Film Screening + Party: $50 members I $60 general I CLOS25C

Fans of Pedro Almod6var will delight in this queer screwball comedy about a mass public wedding staged to celebrate Spain's legalization of same-sex marriage. The handsome grooms-to-be include Rafa, the pampered son of a famous actress, who's marrying Jonas, the son of his mother's gardener; 6 scar, an Argentinian massage therapist whose meddlesome mama might just send his fussy boyfriend, Miguel, packing; and Hugo and Narciso, whose pre-wedding jitters bring out a burst of eleventh-hour infidelity. But the real q ueens here are the mothers of the grooms, who all have dramas of , their own. Di rector Manuel G6mez Pereira has brought together the reinas of Spanish cinema, many of them familiar faces from the films of Almod6var. Ver6nica Forqu8 (Kika) is Narciso's nymphomaniac mother, whose penchant for anonymous sex i n

unlikely places knows n o bounds. Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous , Breakdown) is the hotelier hosting the reception, hiding the fact that her own marriage

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whether she loves or hates her gardener. Mercedes Sampietro is a judge who officiates at heterosexual weddings but has notably scheduled an out-of-town vacation during her son's, Argentinian actress Betiana Blum nearly steals the show as 6 scar's mother, who arrives from Buenos Aires - bringing an enormous shaggy dog - and annou nces her intention to stay indefinitely. When the pooch takes an instant disliking to 6 scar's husband-to-be, the hilarity kicks into high gear. - K.M. SOEHNLEIN QUEENS

dir Manuel Gomez Pereira 2005 Spain 107 min in Spanish with English subtitles

Eleven days of cinematic celebration come to a close with our farewell bash at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria (lOl Henry Adams Street), transformed from its elegant Opening Night Gala environment into a swanky center of see-and-be-seen festivity. Dining, dancing and the announcement of Frameline30 award-winners will bring the Film Festival and LGBT Pride Day to an unforgettable finish. Here's to thirty more years . . .

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American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Closing Night program introduction, post-screening Q&A, and the Festival Awards Presentation at the Closing Night Party.

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Frameline is proud to present its annual award for significant contribution to

LGBT film to Fran�ois Ozon, whose cinematic trajectory thus far from black comedies through

sinister psychological thrillers to incisive yet n o less vibrant character studies marks him as a major talent on the i nternational scene. The qual ity and quantity of azon's oeuvre thus far has been consistently startling and rewarding. He learned his craft in film school, studying i n Paris with master French filmmaker Eric Rohmer and making 14 shorts and mini­ features, includingA Summer Dress and See the Sea. Sitcom, azon's firstfeature-Iength narrative, skewers an u ptight bourgeois family under the spell of a frisky pet rat. He fol lowed with the sexed-up, grimly funny fairy tale Criminal Lovers and the Fassbinder homage Water Drops on Burning Rocks, both stylistically assured and very cheeky.

Just when everyone had azon pegged a s an enfant terrible who reveled in bondage, cannibalism and ca mp, he changed direction and flaunted his Hitchcock and Cukor influences with Under the Sand, featuring a daring performance by Charlotte Ram pling as a woman unable to accept her husband's death. Next came 8 Women, i n which the creme de la creme of French actresses rom p through a murder mystery replete with musical numbers, Sirkia n melodrama and set decor to die for. Rampling returned in the tantaliz­ ing mi ndfuck Swimming Pool, azon's most popular stateside film to date. The demise of a marriage is chillingly tracked in reverse time in 5x2, while Time to Leave, azon's latest and most mature work to date, is the second in

a proposed trilogy dealing with death.

In addition to our Centerpiece

The Frameline Award , given in recent years to queer film luminaries such as

screening of Time to Leave,

Gregg Araki, Barbara Hammer, Isaac Julien and Rose Troche, will this year

be sure to catch:

be presented to azon at 7 :00 pm on Tuesday, J u ne 20 at the Castro Theatre,

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Time to Leave I Le temps qui reste Tuesday June

20 I 7:00 pm I Castro

$10 members I $15 general I TIME20C

Celebrated French auteur Frangois Ozon (Swimming Pool, 8 Women, Criminal Lovers) tones down his custom­ ary outrageousness for this brilliantly directed, emotionally wrenching story of Romain (Melvil Poupaud), a hot­ shot fashion photogra pher in the pri me of life who must confront his mortality upon learning he has a fatal illness. Stricken not with AI DS, as he first assumes (recalling hedonistic trawls through boy bars and sex clubs), Romain reacts' to the unexpected news with full-throttle intensity, ranging frpm destructive anger to sober resig­ nation. Determined to make the most of his rema ining days, Romain sets free his devoted lover Sasha, makes peace with his estranged sister and, in one of the film's most memorable scenes, visits his magisterial grand­ mother (French cinema's grande dame, Jea nne Moreau) for a heart-to-heart talk. Before shuffling off this mortal coi l, Romain enters into a menage a trois with a cafe waitress (Valeria Bru ni-Tedeschi, star of Frameline29's Opening Night film, Cote d'Azur) and her husband, but sex is not all they have in mind, and Romain must make a final decision that completes his circle of life. As in previous films, Ozon mines potentially melodramatic territory, but this time plays it straight, shunning distanced irony in favor of unfettered feeling and a deep respect for his characters' chal lenges and choices. Although its tone is wistful and elegiac, the fifm ends on a note of grace, as Ro main finds meaning in gestures of kindness and selflessness, and in slowing down to see not

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just glimpses of fashion models through a camera lens, but the compl icated world in all its imperfection. Resonating with powerful performances, ph ilosophical matu rity and a certain je ne sais quais that characterizes the best French films, Time to Leave ele­ vates Ozon to a new plateau. - STEVEN JENI{INS TIME TO LEAVE dir Fran�ois Ozon 2005 France 85 min in French with English subtitles

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20 Centimeters Friday June 1 6 I 8:00 pm I Victoria $9 mem bers I $10 general I CENT16V

Vetera n Spanish filmmaker Ramon Salazar draws upon the conventions of the over-the-top Hol lywood musical to tel l the raw, dramatic and often hilarious story of Marieta (Monica Cervera), an unforgettable transvestite with transsexual dreams and a "20-centimeter problem." Marieta (born Adolfo) needs cash to remove a rather large and cum bersome fa mily trait, yet the conventional job opportunities presented her, like dressing as a man for janitorial work, don't do the trick. More often than not, as night falls, Marieta works the streets alongside a vibrant group of women at various stages along the road of life. To complicate an already challenging existence, Marieta has narcolepsy and is prone to fall asleep without warning at any moment. In these unexpected moments of sleep, Marieta enters a fantasy world where Madrid becomes the magical stage of her leading-lady dreams. In mesmerizing musical outbursts, drab backgrounds are transformed into vivid settings in which Marieta sings her heart out, and steals our hearts. Salazar sympathetically presents a memorable cast of sexual outlaws who've "all got talent but don't have the money to develop it." Featu ring the music of Queen, Madonna and Ani Di Franco, 20 Centimeters just might steal the "most outrageous musical" crown from that previous Frameline favorite, Yes Nurse! No Nurse! - ROBERT O'SHAUGHNESSY 2'0 CENTIMETERS

dir Ramon Salazar 2005 Spain/France 1 13 m i n in Spanish & English with English subtitles

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Another Gay Movie Saturday June

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Here it is! Yet another totally crass and absolutely un-rC. movie about a group of high school boys who want to get laid, an una pologetic glorification of wanton nudity and gratuitous sexual humor - except that these guys are gay. This is not a "touching story of being true to yourself," nor the "moving drama of one man's struggle against oppres­ sion." Instead, Another Gay Movie relishes its own perversity and refreshingly offers no lessons other than the dangers of excessive enemas. And it's great! Beca use sometimes we gays want the tears of a Brokeback Mountain, but sometimes we just want to laugh. College-bound Andy (Michael Carbonaro) is always horny, but his mother's (Lypsinka) cucumbers aren't hitting the spot. So he makes a pledge with his friends, jock Jared (Jonathon Chase), flamboyant Nico (Jonah Blechman) and bookish

Griff (M itch Morris), to get the real t ďż˝ ing before summer ends. While Andy is hot for his teacher (Graham Norton), the others

are still seeking the right someone to break them in. In the quest for a good lay, they meet an assortm.ent of characters from across the gay spectru m, including porn star Matthew Rush and Survivor Richard Hatch. None are immune from di rector Todd Stephens' (Edge of Seventeen) wicked satire. P R O U D LY SPONSORED B Y

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Boy Culture Satu rday June 1 7 I 8:30 pm I Castro $9 members I $10 general I BOYC 17C

There's al most nothing as disheartening for a young gay guy than to decide he's seen it all. X, the hunky hero of Q. Allan Brocka's (Eating Out) latest feature, is just such a guy. A wel l-seasoned gay hustler with a string of steady johns, he's the consummate professional: up for almost anything that pays, and fastid iously careful with his heart. But secretly he's not past his own d reams of love and lust; his roommate Andrew, a d reamboat with one foot out of the closet, keeps X secretly hot and bothered, while their other roommate, teenaged Joey, nurses a smold ering crush on X. There's just enough drama to keep the day interesting, but too much possibil ity for X to deal with directly. In the midst of this testosterone storm, X's world is rocked once more when he meets new client Gregory, a sophisti足 cated older man who's seemi ngly more interested in X's mind and di lemmas than in his usual stud services. Before long, it's as if X has been given the opportunity to see different sides of himself: the hopefu l young man, the emergent q ueer and the man he could become, happy to have loved, lost and lived life to the fullest. Soon X's love for Andrew makes way for some足 thing warmer, more vulnerable and . . . of course . . . scarier. Adapting Philip Pierce's incisive screenplay with panache, Brocka exh ibits admirable range, offeri ng a mix of irony, pathos and sexiness that hits contemporary boy culture right on the head.

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Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig Monday June 1 9 I 6:00 pm I Castro $9 members I $10 general I FOLL1 9C " &rtf"",," 'frltl.('��.

Filmmaker Katherine Linton weaves two stories together in an inspirational rock-and-roll/high school documentary. Producer

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Paris may be a lover's paradise, but it can also be the loneli est city i n the world when love proves not enough . Sonia and Cheyenne a re lovers separated by circu msta nces neither feels she can control. Cheyenne, fed u p with a year of unem ployment after being sacked from her job as a journalist, heads for a remote vil lage to prove she can live off the land. Sonia retreats into the teaching job she loves, and picks up a series of ill-matched one night sta nds, including an idealistic you ng man and a bitter, washed-up woman. Yet their enduring love nags at the corners of their minds each day they are apa rt. Rem ini scent of French New Wave cinema, at once h u morous and phi losophical, d i rector Valerie Minetto's fil m uses experimental hijinks to artfully tell the story of the women's u nusual sepa ration. With beautiful simpli city it traces their estra ngement, confusion and eventual redemption. Woven into the classic tale of love lost are complex social and political concerns as Sonia opens her home to the cha.os of strangers, the rebellion of her youthful students and the i ntrigue of new lovers, and Cheyenne systematically rejects everything she once knew. Remarka bly m u lti di mensional and fresh, Looking for Cheyenne will leave viewers im mensely satisfied - not least because lead actresses Mila Dekker (Cheyenne) and Aurelia Petit (Sonia) make the fi lm a true visual feast. - ERIN CULLERTON

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Pick Up the Mic Thursday June 22 I 6:00 p m I Castro $9 members

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What do you do when an art form that has been the outlet for a disenfranchised people is hurled hurtfully at people who are even more disenfranchised? In the swaggering and often homophobic world of rap and hip-hop, a few queer revol utionaries have done what revolutionaries always do -seize the means of production ! Bursting at the seam s with life, this documen­ tary traces the inci pient hopes of a generation of MCs out to claim verbal territory from a resistant musical genre. Spanning the nation, fi lmmaker Alex Hinton introduces us to innovators and icons of the scene. Katastrophe, an FTM lyrical liberator, says he just wants to provide a place where queer hip-hop fans can go "that doesn't just fucking tear them down." Dutchboy, a self-described fu nky bisexual, formed the first group of out rappers. Even in this small (but growing!) scene, there are a wide variety of styles and philosophies, from Miss Money, who says she's a hip-hop artist who's gay, not an C O - P R E S ENTED B Y

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artist who does gay hip-hop, to Johnny Dangerous, who spits out provocative and hilarious lyrics: "They say every man's home is his castle, while I know it's really his asshole!" Starting with the movement's roots here in the Bay Area and culminating i n the triumphant Peace Out East concert in New York, this movie tri umphantly proves that somewhere in these dense curls of language is the key to a new way of thinking about gender, community, hip-hop and life itself. - ARNE JOHNSON PICK U P THE MIC dir Alex H i nton 2005 USA 9 5 min. Fol/owing the screening be sure to check out an absolutely off the hook show with many of the per­ formers from the film. Produced by The National Queer Arts Festival along with Juba Kalamka for more info go to wwww. queerculturalcenter.org.

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Strangers With Candy Thursday June 22 I 9: 1 5 p m I Cin eArts @ Empire $9 members I $10 general I STRA22E

When the cult television hit "Strangers With Candy" was taken off the air, a cry of sad ness was heard throughout the land; the news brought grown men to thei r knees and made newborn ba bies explode. Well, let the healing begin! The long-awaited film version is ready for its coming-out party. The cast and writers from the original series are reun ited for this prequel, which takes us back to when our hero, Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris), emerges from her long prison stay. A 46-year-old ex-junkie, she returns to high school in a bid to start her life over, and hopefully snap her father out of his 32-year coma. Jerri real izes that high school isn't so different from prison, and her hyperactive li bido sends her chasing after anyth ing with a pulse. The film (as was the show) is a showcase for the incomparable Sedaris. Her physical transformation and soulfully twisted embodiment of Jerri are nothing short of comic genius. Sedaris and her costars and writers Paul Dinello (who also directed) and Stephen Colbert have mastered the art of shock comedy, brilliantly layering it with satire and innuendo. So all you "users, boozers and losers" out there, get off you r asses and come get a taste of this sweet, sweet candy. - TREVOR GROTH, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL STRANGERS WITH CANDY

dir Paul Dinello 2004 USA 97 min

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Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner Friday June 23 I 6:00 pm I Castro $9 members I $10 general I WRES23C

One of our greatest living playwrights, Pul itzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America) is a consum足 mate artist and indom itable political activist committed to equality and social justice. A Jewish homosexual raised in the heart of the Deep South, Kushner has become a compassionate voice for outsiders in a climate of repression and censorship. Wrestling With Angels covers three years of Kush ner's life, from 9/1 1 to the 2004 presidential election, capturing the fierce

moral responsibility that pervades this passionate artist's work. Perhaps the greatest compliment to Freida Lee Mock's fi lm is that she does justice to her brilliant subject, entwining interviews with leading theater a rtists and personal moments fro m Kus hner's life with scenes from his plays. Watching . Marcia Gay Harden as Laura Bush in a scene from one of Kushner's lesser-known plays is itself worth the price of admission. Hearing Meryl Streep read a prayer that Kushner wrote asking-no, demanding-that God put an end to AIDS will tear your heart out. P R O U D LY SPONSORED BY

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Fiercely political, deeply personal, incredibly intelligent, fun ny, poignant, hopeful and immensely spiritual, Kushner's work is a bright shining light. Like Tony Kushner himself, Mock's film about him is a m ultifaceted gem that sparkles as it enlightens on many levels. - DAVID COURIER WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER

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dir Freida Lee Mock 2006 USA 102 min


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A Very Serious Person

Bad Girls Behind Bars

Wednesday June 21 I 6:00 pm I Castro

Thursday June 22 I 8:1 5 pm I Victoria

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Charles Busch is back! In a rare dramatic tu rn, Busch

Get ready for a wild evening of audience participation

stars as a male nurse (yes, a male nurse) who u nwit­

and vocabulary enrichment, cellblock-style. Bad Girls

tingly becomes the father figure to a very queer kid in A

Behind Bars takes a campy look at women-in-prison

Very Serious Person , which also marks the veteran

fi lms and pokes fun at the cliches and stereotypes as

actor's debut as a film director.

only lesbians can.

Newcomer P.J. Verhoest (fresh from playing the

Director Sharon Zurek has remixed scenes from

young Peter Allen in the Broadway production of The

fou r of the " best" ( i . e . , most sardonic) women-in­

i ng the summer in the Hamptons with his ailing grand­

you-know-what subtexts. The source material includes

mother, Ruth (Polly Bergen), and their housekeeper

Ladies They Talk About ( 1 9 3 3 ) , starring u ber-cool

Boy From Dz) co-stars as Gil, a Manhattan boy spend­

prison flicks out there to tease out their not-so-Iatent

(Dana Ivey). Enter Busch as Jan, a very serious nurse

Barbara Stanwyck as a convicted gun moll doing time

who has come to l ive with the family and tend to Ruth.

in San Quentin. Adding Girls in Prison ( 1 956) to the

A mysterious man with a Danish accent and a ponytail,

mix, Zurek highlights the deeper meaning to the sassy

Jan takes over the household and quickly turns it into a

snarling among certain cell mates. Pam Grier (so not

model of efficiency. Only Gil remains u ntamed.

like her de-fanged character in "The L Word") is the

At first, Jan tries to discipline the wayward young

sadistic pot-smoking warden from Women in Cages

Gil, a gangly and overdramatic adolescent who's more

( 1 9 7 1), which seems to take place in some "mysteri­

interested in opera and Gone with the Wind than swim­

ous Asia n country " (you'll see why) . Finally, the TV

ming lessons. But Jan soon learns that the queer heart of a rebel beats in the kid's chest, and he becomes Gil ' s

lone Skye among a gaggle of sinister sisters. (Ouch!

role m o d e l . The two become regu l a rs at G l e n d a ' s

It's a bit rougher than the rest.)

movie Girls in Prison ( 1 994) casts Anne Heche and

Glamarama, where G i l is exposed t o suburban goddess

Brace you rself for an evening behind bars with

Glenda and her gay stylist Lee (Busch stalwarts Julie

the girls you love to hate and the ones you hate to love!

Halston and Carl Andress). When his term of unemploy­

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ment comes to a sudden end, Jan makes an offer to Gil that surprises them both.

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In her first starring role in a feature fi l m , Margaret Cho

It's easy to understand why three teenagers just out of

co- stars with Bruce Daniels to create the u ltimate fag­

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hag buddy movi e. Completely retro-modern-fabulous,

dead outn u m ber the living a thousand to one. Welcome

Fi rst-ti me director Justin Lo also stars as Charlie Conrad,

the film starts out on the day of senior prom. Celeste

to Colma, Ca lifornia, a suburb of San Francisco known

a 19-year-old, straight-laced Chinese American Jewish boy, who dreams of moving to New York a nd going to

(Cho) and best pal Bam Bam (Dan iels) a re seri ous

for its vast cemeteries, and home to restless teenagers

new wave-punk hybrids whose original ity and fierce­

Bil ly, Maribel a nd Rodel. Instead of turning to drugs or

Col umbia U niversity. But after the sudden death of his

ness win them no points with the school's popularity

violence, this plucky trio express themselves through

single mother, Charlie must become a "grown-up" and

fascists. Prom night is a disaster.

the a l mighty power of song.

puts off school to raise his imaginative but demanding

Colma: The Musical captures summer romance,

A q u ick fast-forward to the present finds Celeste

nine -year-old brother, Ben (Boo Boo Stewart).

and Bam Bam worki ng at the local salon provi d i ng

heartache a nd desperation through campy song a nd

Charlie's got it all figured out, or so it seems -

mul lets to the patrons. But wait -a zany harebra i ned

dance numbers like "Things Will Get Better" and "Could

working at the local greasy spoon with his best friend, Tori (Nancy Hancock) , managing the stress of caring for

scheme is j ust around the corner! When they see their

We Get Any Old er?" The posse find themselves at

high school nemesis on a tal k show doing makeovers

humorous college parties, dead-end jobs, and immersed

his brother and of his own isolation - u ntil he meets

from a New York salon, they leap at the cha nce to enter

in song with a local barman - none other than Hulk

Jordan (Nick Bartzen), a strikingly handsome and mys­ terious drifter. Sexy Jordan seduces Charlie away from

a contest on the show, move to the Big Apple and open

Hogan (Jim Wierzba) - who provides one of the film's

their own salon. So begins a most excellent road-trip

best camp numbers. But it's not all fun a nd games, as

his tightly wound life. As they begin an intense relation­

and big-city adventure.

Rodel's father learns he's gay and kicks him out of the

s h i p that opens Charl i e ' s eyes to new possi b i l ities,

family home, and Bil ly, eager for bigger and better things,

Charlie's long-absent father, Doug (Barry Shay), shows

Lorene Machado (who directed the concert fi lms Notorious C.H. O. and CHO Revolution) directs a cast

up in his life, wanting to reconnect to Ben. Resentful,

lets his ego get the better of him. Boasting 13 musical numbers written and produced

of crowd-pleasers including Alan Cumming as a geeky,

Charlie resists letting the repentant Doug into their l ives.

self- effa cing tel evision production assistant, Wilson

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H.P. Mendoza (who plays Rodel), the film features a

But when Jordan's dangerous past catches up with him,

Cruz as a lonely gay motel ma nager, Kathy Naj i my as a

largely Asi a n American cast a nd explores adolescent

Charlie must face his own demons a nd balance his own desires and feelings with the needs of his family.

kooky psychic, Jane Lynch (the dykalicious dog tra iner

a ngst in a fresh new light as its endearing characters

from Best in Show) as a " lesbia n Lone Ranger," and

struggle to ach ieve their d reams and leave the past

Poignantly acted and confidently d irected by Lo ,

Harold and Kumar's John Cho as the bitchy makeover

behind. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the San Fran­

(who al so prod uced , wrote and edited the film), The

show host, in a perfect combi nation of i n sider homo

cisco International Asia n American Film Festival.

hilarity and straight-u p fun ny.

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Conrad Boys is a heartfelt ta le about identity, fa mi ly, youthful freedom and the allure of first love. - GREG SIROTA

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COLMA: THE MUSICAL d i r Richard Wong 2006 USA 1 19 min video

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Maurice Jamal follows up on his debut feature The Ski

Grab your wigs, your high heels and a big stack of tor­

It's not easy being Rodney Miller. His dad dies during

Trip (now in high rotation on the Logo network) with a

tillas, because it's time to get crazy, B-'movie-style! See

sex with a dominatrix, his mom is a fundamentalist

serious comedy about family drama.

your favorite mistress of midnight madness, Peaches

who serves "holy hamburgers" for dinner, and the only

Christ, show off her newest creation, and witness an

other gay guy at his Texas high school, se�y blond Brit

lows Patrick (Rockmond Dunbar), a black gay man who

incredibly strange Mexican wrestling throw-down fea­

Joey, is running hot and cold.

seems to have the perfect life-a fabulous wardrobe, a

turing the next underground hero-EI Homo Loco!

A prodigal son story with a twist, Dirty Laundry fol­

An irreverent, no-budget romp, Fat Girls is the

great job at an upscale magazine a nd a cute young

Sex! Scandal! Sassiness! Welcome to Cabo San

writing-directing debut of 2 1 -year-old Ash Christian,

boyfriend - u ntil the day a knock at the door and the

Luchas, land of punk rock, Mexican wrestling, pervy

who plays awkward, lovable Rodney with painful famil­

revelation on the other side call him back to the tradi­

politics and the official home of iEt Presidente! When

iarity. "Ever since I was a little kid I felt like a Fat Girl,"

tional Southern family he hasn't seen in over ten years.

the town's local wrestling hero, EI Homo Loco, decides

Rodney complains. "You don't have to be fat to be a Fat

Once he gets back home, Patrick confronts a wel­

to run for the presidency of Boy's Town, he gets more

Girl. You don't even have to be a girl. It's a state of

comi ng committee of nosy neighborhood ladiesj later,

than he bargains for. Getting swept u p i nto the glam­

mind." Rodney dreams of making it on Broadway, but

he finds h i m's elf d ragged out of bed a n d ta ke n to

orous l ife of a celebrity candi date, his b right p i n k

first he needs enough self-esteem to survive his date

church. He m ust a lso confront the family matriarch,

Mohawk flies in t h e face of his opponents, w h o don't

with Joey at the graduation dance. Meanwhile, his pal

Evelyn (Loretta Devi ne), whose own story holds as

take kindly to h i s i nterloping. A seemingly endless

Sabrina, who lives with her lesbian mothers in a trailer,

much drama a n d secrecy as her son's. One hilarious

parade of hangers-on either want to bring him down or

is on the verge of hooking up with the new kid at school,

moment fol lows a nother, but Dirty Laundry i s a l so

get h i m off - i ncluding his hotdog brother, a closeted

an extremely dorky but well-hung Cuban refugee.

heartfelt, tender a nd raw, striking emotional notes that

s k i n h e a d trick, fi e n d i s h fas hionistas a n d political

Fat Girls is John Hughes by way of John Waters,

ring true in every family. . R o l l i c k i n g with a gos p e l - i nfused s o u n dtra c k,

moles trying to tempt him away from his pure homo­

with the punk flair of Tarnation. (Fans of that film will

sexual values. Will he give in to corporate sponsorship

recogn ize d i rector Jonathan Cauoette as Rod ney 's

Jamal's film will have you stomping your feet, clapping

and be corrupted by the heterosexual agenda? Will he

teacher, Mr. Cox, who moonlights at the local bar doing

your hands and rolling i n the aisles with laughter. I n an

win the election? More importantly, will h e win the

scary Liza M i n nelli drag.) Will Rodney learn to love

era of "down low " whispers, Dirty Laundry th rows

wrestling match? Watch to find out - and don't forget

his i nner Fat G i rl? Is there rea lly any doubt? What

open the doors to bold and honest dialog about sexual­

the tortillas!

Fat Girls lacks in big-budget polish it m a kes up for

ity in our fami lies.

Spin the Bottle finds Peaches Christ, dealing with. ' the price of fame, Madonna-style. In this Truth or Dare

town America.

But first-we know sex is good, really good, if you get to have it. Stephan A. McKenzie opens the program

parody, Peaches reveals her world behind the scenes

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as we witness the backstage drama of a rising star.

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Christian Caison, who created the dark and controver­ sial world of Shiner (Frameline28), returns to take us on a thrilling, sexy and chaotic road trip with a mysteri­ ous guy named Anthony. Once a criminal, Anthony is now living in sort-of domestic bliss with Donna, his sort-of girlfriend, and her queer younger brother. When Donna's estranged father dies, she enlists Anthony to accompany her on a road trip home. Along the way, they encounter a bizarre roster of folks: a compassionate psychic, a pervert with no guts, a hooker or two, a stranded drag act and an unhinged evangelical. Then there's Jack, a figure from Anthony 's crimi­ nal past who may be sta lking him on this trip across America's twisted heartland. Once upon a time, Jack saved Anthony from a torturous retri bution from his own gang for a job gone wrong. The two exchanged a hasty look into each other's eyes, filled with surprising longing, then separated. Is the man following them actually Jack? And has Jack crossed their path by coin­ cidence, or is he back on the job? When the two men eventually come face to face in a remote gas station bathroom, Anthony must finally confront his dangerous and passionate past, as well as the heart that still beats within his mortal chest, a heart that demands both blood and love. In a film full of sex, violence and emotion, Caison once again inves­ tigates the borders of what we ca ll "q ueer cinema."

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teases Jane about possible adventures outside the box of convention. When Jane meets gymnast-choreogra­ pher Nicole (Mam Smith) and her student, the mysteri­ ous and bea utiful Serena (Ad die Yu ngmee, who's danced with Cher and Madonna), she sets upon a jour­ ney that could ground her heart and focus her desire for true balance. Aerial dancing liberates Jane to fly above her hum­ drum existence; she has the physical strength to per­ form high above an audience, but is she ready to follow her feeli ngs without a safety net? As she draws closer . to Serena, their sensual, sexually charged performance begins to blur into reality. The Gymnast is a rare gem of a fi lm. Scripter and di rector Ned Farr, making his feature debut, strikes a perfect bala nce in depicting both the beauty and the strength of his characters, as well as the vulnerability and yearning behind their perfectly honed physiques. - NATALIE PETERSON THE GYMNAST

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Joe and Mary Hahn seem to be the perfect al l-American couple. Devoted, caring spouses who share not only a beautiful home but also complete fi nancial secu rity, they live by the faith that their marriage will last forever. There's just one tiny problem: they're both gay. Joe hires the new (not to mention hot) landscaper from the back pages of a gay magazine and spends his afternoons cruising in the park. Mary, worried a bout losing her mother's inheritance, is so deep in the closet she's convinced herself there's nothing wrong with her straight and narrow path. Pulling the wool' over everyone else's eyes comes easy, but the cracks in their fagade are beginning to surface. In this West Coast premiere of d i rector Damion Dietz's captivating character study, we get a glimpse into the lives of two people who can't seem to face the truth a bout their lives. But despite their ongoing denial, reality boils to the surface over and over again. At once sym pathetic and unforgiving, the film exposes their deepest fears while ra ising many difficult questions. As the two wrestle with societal pressures and the fear of coming out, we have the pleasure of watching them work out their frustrations in bed -with queer lovers, of course. - ERIN CULLERTON

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In her forties, dispirited by her u n happy marriage, unsuccessful in her attempts to get pregnant and tired of floati ng th rough life on Prozac, former gymnastic champion Jane (Dreya Weber) has a perfect body but a troubled mind. Then an old friend reappears in Jane's world. Wealthy and happily single, Sandy (Amy Lemons)

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Based on the comic strip by Eric Orner, di rector George

comes a new fi l m worthy of ind uction into the ra n ks of

Mom fol l ows the odd couple Kel ly (Emily Burton), a

those classics. Loving Annabelle is a su ltry, sexy a nd

tightly wound, straight-laced reporter with major tele­

(Daniel Letterle) . Etha n is

supremely smart fi l m about a board i ng school student

vision m a rket a s p i rati o n s , a n d her c a m erawo m a n ,

trying to not screw up his new relationship. Etha n's

Bamber's live-action film tells the story of Ethan Green

26, attractive, charming and

Linda (J ulie Goldman), a mellow, talkative butch w h o i s

roommate and former boyfriend , Leo (David Monahan),

only doing t h e j o b u ntil she can o p e n her o w n tattoo

wants to sell the house, so Ethan m ust choose between

Kelly) comes to a very strict Catholic board i ng school

studio. They work for a marketing agency, clashing as

f i n d i n g h i s own p l a c e or m o v i n g in with h i s new

as the last stop i n a run of exclusive private schools

they travel the cou ntry together in cra m ped, rickety

boyfriend. To put off making a decision, Ethan hires a

that h ave expelled her. I ntel ligent, beautiful and bored,

cars, interviewing people for research pu rposes.

thoroughly depressed (and j ust out of prison) realtor

who finally meets her match . . . or does s he? The wild d a ughter of a senator, Annabelle (Eri n

A n n a belle i m med iately i m presses both her school­

Everything gets a little funny when they arrive in

who hasn't sold a house in years. When love blossoms

mates a nd her new teacher, Simone (Diane Gaidry),

the town Little Hope only to find their hotel reservations

between the realtor and Ethan's lesbian room m ate,

when she correctly interprets the heavily sexual mean­

have been lost. With no h ope of finding other accom­

Ethan must make some choices.

i ng of a n e.e. cummings poem i n English class. Brazen

modations i n the midst of the biggest event of the year,

Begi n n i ng as a screwball comedy and ending i n

e n o u gh to o p e n ly proposition S i mo n e after c l a s s ,

the tow n ' s a n n u a l c h i l i c o o k- off, t h ey m a n age to

over-the-top farce, this hilarious film answers the cru­

Annabelle doesn't qu ite know what s h e ' s i n for as s h e

squeeze into the local youth hostel. Butch Linda finds a

cial questions that plague us all in the gay com munity:

begi n s h e r very Lolita- esque temptation. Matters are

happenin' Sapphic enclave, while Kelly is left out on her

Do gay Republicans deserve happiness? Is there anyone

further complicated by the fact that Simone is the dor­

own to navigate the waters of life with bad cel l phone

out there who doesn't lie on his online profile? And just

mitory monitor and thus l ives on the same floor a s the

reception. Linda runs i nto a n old flame; Kelly struggles

what does it take to get a murderous, chain-smoking

aggress ive and sexy A n n a b e l l e . W h e n student a n d

to fit in with her new surroundings while trying to pur­

realtor to sell a house everyone wants? As Ethan bum­

teacher are t h e only two left on campus d uring spring

sue a lead for a television job back in N ew York.

bles in and out of love, the plot twists and turns through

break, the temptation is nearly overwhelmi ng.

When nothing goes q uite as plan ned, the women '

the pitfalls of modern gay life.

What do they do? To find out, you'll have to see

a re pushed from co-workers i nto actual friends and

With an unforgettable cast of characters i ncluding

the movie ! With its completely captivating leads, Lov­

forge a bond worthy of the best buddy movies. Mom is

two activist drag q ueens and a 19-year-old who wants

ing Annabelle keeps us in suspense u ntil an ending

a n upbeat charmer that should n't be missed.

to get into Ethan's pants, this comedy will have a u d i­

you might not see comi ng.

- CINDY M. EMCH - CINDY M. EMCH

LOVING ANNABElLE dir Katherine Brooks 2005 USA 80 min 35mm

ences charmed from the first scene. - ROBERT O'SHAUGHNESSY

MOM dir Erin Greenwell 2006 USA 70 min video

Eligi ble for the Dockers® First Feature Award

THE MOSTLY UNFABULOUS SOCIAL LIFE OF ETHAN GREEN

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Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing Sunday June

OpenCam Saturday J u n e

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Queer Duck: The Movie 1 7 I 1 0:45 pm I Castro

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Hunky young artist Manny Yates (Andreau Thomas)

B�sed on the novel by lesbian literary icon May Sarton, Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing is a very

different sort of film in the best possible way. Through narrative and flashback, the film tells the story of the writer H i l a ry Steve ns (played by Lucy Brightman as an adult and by Acacia Leigh Duncan as a teenager), a major novelist of the 1 920s who ulti­ mately rejected na rrative fiction to become a poet. The film begi ns in the 1960s with H i l ary as an elderly woman preparing for the arrival of two interviewers; one is a young female reporter yearn ing for validation from Mrs. Stevens and eager for lessons on how to be both a woman and a writer. Through the memories of Mrs. Stevens, the fi lm examines the growth of femin ism and the conflicts of career versus family. The fasci nati ng life of a fashion­ able and brilliant woman - her loves, her trials, her conflicts and resolutions -are all conveyed i n a lush visual style that transports the viewer back in time. Rare are the films that examine the lives of our elders; even more rarely are they this well done, as director and screenwriter Linda Thorn burg (making her first feature film) brings a deft touch to a compelling story. Romantic, smart a n d exq uisite, Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing is an easy film to love. MRS. STEVENS HEARS THE M ERMAIDS S I N G I N G dir Linda

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loves to cruise the Internet for hot sex, especially on a popular Washi ngton, DC-based gay video site. But what starts out as uncomplicated fun turns terrifying when an Internet serial killer signs on and begi ns an on-camera killing spree. When Manny emerges as the only connection between the gruesome series of murders, the darkly sexy and sardonic cop Hamilton (Amir Darvish) is on the case-and on Manny! Everyone in Manny's tight group of friends is a suspect. Top on Hami lton's list is Manny's adorable but very jealous ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, the newly out-of­ the-closet Hamilton has his own problems with his ex­ wife. As the killer moves in closer, so does Hamilton. Manny must let this hot cop take control "under cover" -not only to solve the crimes but also to break through his own icy barriers to love. But catching the killer, and . Manny's heart, isn't going to be easy. Director Robert Gaston calls on a talented cast of handsome newcomers to create a dark world of intrigue and nai l-biti ng suspense. Darvish plays H a m i lton with a nod to Bogart's Philip Marlowe and Nicholson's Jake Gittes in Chinatown; Andreau Thomas' flirtatious, mouth-watering Manny commands the screen. With a great soundtrack, unexpected plot twi�ts and lots of steamy sex, OpenCam is a'crime thriller that will have you glued to your seat.

Thornburg 2005 USA 126 mins video

OPENCAM dir Robert Gaston 2005 USA 105 min video

Eligible for the Dockers® First Feature Award

Eligible for the Dockers® First Feature Award

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Queer Duck began as an online character before his ani mated adventu res were picked up by Showtime and scree ned with "Queer as Fol k." If you l i ked the TV series, you'll be thrilled to see your favorite characters (including Bi-Polar Bear and Oscar Wildcat) in action again in Queer Duck: The Movie! Queer Duck's creator Mike Reiss (also known for his work on "The Simp­ sons") brings us a funny, clever and outrageous ani­ mated feature filled with humor, music and tons of surprise celebrity guests. After being with Stephen Arlo "Openly" Gator for a very long time ( 1 8 months), Adam Seymour "Queer Duck" Duckstein questions his gay identity and decides to marry Lola, an eccentric Tony-winning actress. Queer Duck must ",c hange" before marrying Lola, so he seeks help from "Homo No Mo." After going through unsuc­ cessful gay shock treatment, the 'mo mallard is poisoned with an evi l mix that turns h i m into a hetero-hairy­ macho duck just in time for the wedding. Meanwhile, Openly Gator hires a Liza Minnelli impersonator to make Queer Duck jealous - but his plan backfires. Queer Duck: The Movie has it all - laughs, out­ landish plot twists, m usical nu mbers and celebrity "cameos" including Joan Rivers, Bjork, Rosie O'Donnell, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbra Streisand. Gu est voices include Tim Cu rry, Conan O ' Brien and David Duchovny (as Baby Jesus). - MACHU LATORRE QUEER DUCK: THE MOVIE dir Mike Reiss 2005 USA 74 min video

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Sun Kissed

Red Doors

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Winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award a t the Tribeca

A zippy, light and satisfying opening sequence gives

Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award for screenwriting

way to a sexuality-exploring conversation of epic pro­

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at Outfest, Red Doors undoes notions of normalcy and

portions. Four old friends somewhat reluctantly find

Patrick McGuinn, who turned on Frameline audiences

redefines the modern Asian American family.

themselves i n alternating positions of security and dis­

with h i s s hort fi l m s Soda Pop and Sperm Whale ,

The endeari ngly dysfu nctional Wong fa m i ly is

co mfort, s e lf-a s s u ra n ce a n d u n c e rta i nty as they

returns with his new feature fil m, Sun Kissed, a mys­

q ui etly crisis-ridden when dad (T zi Ma) slides i nto

weave their way through issues of sexual preference,

terious romantic drama that has the raw look and feel

retirement blues. Feel ing the groundswell of his u npre­

gender identity a nd body image. Reminiscent of a j u n­

of a rediscovered '70s gay classic.

dicta ble identity shift, daughters Samantha (Jacque­

ior high slumber party, replete with cunning remarks

The story starts simply enough . Teddy, a young

line Ki m), Julie (Elaine Kao) and Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin

a n d agenda-laden pa rty ga mes, the eve n i ng ta kes

writer, heads out to his professor's isolated house in

Lee) u ndergo simultaneous quakes of personal strug­

dark turns as the spotlight is focused on each friend's

the desert to complete a novel. The beautiful and enig­

gle and transformation. Will successful Sam marry the

hang-ups, assumptions and secrets.

all-American wh ite boy? Will p u n k-girl h igh school

matic Leo, who works for the professor, helps Teddy

H a rd e n e d stereotypes a re t h rown o p e n as a

settle in. One long, lazy night, full of curiosity and alco­ hol, the two men find themselves in bed together.

sen ior Katie succeed i n destroying her amorous neme­

breast- phobic gay m a n , a male-bashing lesbian, a

sis? Will middle daughter and med student Julie find

ram pa nt bisexual a nd a cocksure straight guy duke it

McGuinn sucks the viewer in with the beefcake

her shy soul's desire with gorgeous actress Mia Scar­

out in words and actions. Following the barely hidden

and a few very hot sex scenes (not much was spent on

lett (Mia Riverton)?

ulterior motive of the hostess, every combination of

wardrobe !), but the story has much more to offer. Leo

S hot in" 23 days in various locations i n Connecticut

phys i c a l a n d e motio n a l expl o ratio n is a d d resse d .

is plagued by dark visions of gruesome acts and we

and New York, Red Doors is funny, surprisi ng and com­

Safety, modesty a n d decorum a re c a s u a lties i n a

begin to wonder if Leo might have killed his you ng wife,

plex. It honors family, but isn't obsessed by it. It delves

quick-fire barrage of tense, catty and downright mean

and if Teddy might meet a similar fate. McGuinn offers

into inner conflicts to reveal a comic side to the human

behavior. Bitterness, resentment and jealousy mingle

the audience a chance to reflect on the danger of inti­

condition. Romance abounds as director Georgia Lee

dangerously with personal histories, secret desires

macy and the risk of truly letting yourself be vulnerable

warmly succeeds in portraying how that mysterious

and old flames tq serve as excuses to make up and

with the one you love. Will love-or lust -conquer all,

thing called love has a life of its own and a power that

make out.

c o m p e l s our su rre nd er. Her enthra l l ing characters

or will Leo's dark side prevent the ha ppy ending that

A lonely couple meet in a laundromat, where their

Teddy is looking for?

re m i n d us that seem i ngly sol ita ry u pheava l s c a n

clumsy attempt at a sexual liaison leads to revelations,

With a catchy pop score by The Sea and Cake,

become transcendent communal experiences.

embarrassments, a nd a little bit of com passion in the

director Patrick McGuinn (who happens to be the son

short Girl Cleans Sink.

of Roger McGuinn of The Byrds) has crafted a clever

- ELSA EDER RED D O O R S dir Georgia Lee 2005 USA 92 min 35mm in English Mandari n with English subtitles

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Wild Tigers I Have Known

What's Up, Scarle�?

Vacationland

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" Vacati o n l a n d " i s the s l oga n sta m ped o n l i c e n s e

Opposites clash in this very fu n ny story. Scarlet Za brin­

D i rector Cam A rc h e r offers an i m press ive d e b u t

plates in Maine. Vacationland, the latest mi cro-budget

ski (Susa n Priver) i s a worka holic L.A. matchmaker

w i t h th i s l u s h , extravagant fi rst featu re conj u ri n g

feature from frequent. Festival contributor Todd Verow,

whose harried l ife gets even more complicated when

the des perate i ntens ity and mysticism o f fi rst love

presents a Maine that tourists never see. It's mid- '80s

s h e ' s rea r- e n d e d by S a b ri n a ( M u setta Va nder) , a

a n d sexual awakening.

Bangor, and Joe (Brad Hallowel l) is a cute high school

homeless actress with a foreign accent. Touched by

Others in school tend to write off 13-year-old Jor­

senior who dreams of attending art school but has no

Sabrina's a pparent hel plessness, Scarlet offers her a

dan. No one takes the time to u nderstand him as he

money to pay for it. His sexy fri end Andrew (Gregory J.

place to stay for the night -and opens a Pandora's box

u nderstands himself: a wild and beautiful animal, out of

Lucas) plays football and dri n ks too much beer (get­

of comic complications.

place in civilized society. Even Jordan's closest friend,

ting dru n k is one way to avoid sex with his cheerleader

Ad d i ng to S c a r l e t ' s woes a re her co ntro l l i n g

Joey, uses him mai nly as a sounding board to rehearse

girlfriend) . While Joe wastes hours in a men's room at

the poses and phrases of male sexual prowess, as yet

the mall, hoping for action that rarely comes, Andrew

mother (Sally Kirkland), who's determ ined t o s e e her married, and her neurotic, pot- smoking. brother, Ben

goes on a shoplifting spree, a l l too happy to nab Joe

(Jere Burns), who blows his top when Scarlet unwit­

ual exploits of older boys - particularly his dreamboat

the new cordless phone he needs.

tingly matches him u p with a porn star. It's Wedding

fellow student, Rodeo - but longs to enter this world

Planner meets Crash meets Wedding Banquet a s

through a d ifferent door. When Rodeo himself shows Jor­

Everything changes when J oe a nswers a n ad to

unrealized. Jordan shares Joey 's curiosity about the sex­

be an artist's model and meets Victor (Charles Ard),

Scarlet contends with straight dates, client complaints

dan a modicum of kindness, the very air seems heavy

an eccentric gay man looking for nonsexual compan­

and her own highly polished hard edges

with a brotherly love that might blossom into something more. Jordan can't find a way to express his feelings to

io n s h i p after the d e ath of h i s l over. D i tc h i ng h i s

Can Scarlet maintain her determ ination to domi­

drunken mother a n d annoying si ster, J o e moves i n with

nate every dicey situation? Can the free-spirited Sab­

Rodeo until a mysterious voice a rises from within him,

Victor, an arrangement that al lows Joe and Andrew a

rina fi n d work as a n actress, despite u n cooperative

calling itself " Leah" and manifesting the power that Jor­

privacy they've never before had. Soon they 're taki ng

(and scary) casti ng d i rectors? And what will ha ppen

dan has suppressed for so long.

"best friends" to a whole new level.

when these two find themselves i n the throes of a

Archer renders the beauty and feral i ntens ity of

mutual attraction that beckons them into the uncharted

this unique story with fine direction of an astonishing

territory of unexpected love?

cast. Exq ui site handling of sou nd, color and visual tex­

Verow is best known for incendiary features l i ke Frisk, but Vacationland presents a more personal and tender side to his aestheti c. The scenes of Joe and Andrew 's budding erotic relationship are lovingly cap­ tured, fu ll of the tension and longing that only first love can bring.

- ELSA EDER WHAT'S UP, SCARLET? dir Anthony Caldarella 2005 USA 84 m i n

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ture, as well as a haunti ng soundtrack, evoke the other­ worldli ness of infatuation and tra nscendence. This bold and bewitching fi l m heralds the arrival of a precise and u ncompromising observer of the q ueer imagination. - SHANNON KELLEY

VACATIONLAND dir Todd Verow 2006 USA 104 min video

WILD TIG ERS I HAVE KNOWN dir Cam Archer 2005 USA 93 m i n video

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50 Ways of Saying Fabulous

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At a n isol ated mansion in the snowy cou ntryside of 1 950s France, a family is gathered for the holiday sea­ son, but there wi ll be no celebration - their beloved patriarch has been m u rdered ! The kil ler m ust be one of the eight women closest to the man of the house. Was it his powerful wife? His s p i n ster sister- i n - law? H i s m i s e rly mother- i n- law? Maybe the insolent chambermaid, or the loyal house­ keeper? Could it possi bly have been one of his two pretty you ng daughters? A surprise visit from the victim's chic sister sends the household into a tizzy, encouraging hysterics, exac­ e rbating rival ries a n d encompassing m u sical i nter­ ' l udes. Comedic situations arise with the revel ations of dark fa mily secrets. Sed uction da nces with betraya l . T h e mystery o f t h e female psyche is explored. Eight women. Each is a suspect. Each has a motive. Each has a secret. Dressed to kill with glamorous costumes and color­ ful a rt d i recti on showcasing the women's i ndividual m usical numbers,

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of c i n e m a i c o n s a n d po p u l a r a ctresses i n c l u d i n g Catherine Deneuve (Belle de Jour), Isabelle H u ppert ( The Piano Teacher) , E m m a n u e l l e Beart (Mission Impossible) and Dan ielle Da rri eux ( The Earrings Of

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Billy is a chu bby, girl ish boy who wou ld rather day­ d ream a bout being La na, the heroine of his favorite TV show, "Adventures in Space," than play rugby. His best friend - and complete opposite - is his cousi n Lou , who wou ld rather be Brad , t h e s how ' s rugged hero. Lou can't wait u nti l the d ay when she can cut off her long hair -and Billy can't wait, either: Lou's promised to give it to him, so he'll have a real ponytai l , instead of having to pin a cow 's ta il i nside his jaunty hat. Such in nocence is bliss, of course, but it doesn't last long. Billy and Lou become acutely aware that soci­ ety at large frowns sternly u pon messing with gender roles, and it isn't long before Billy is labeled a "poofter." I n d e e d , B i l l y is e ngagi ng i n f u rtive m a stu rbatory encou nters with Roy, the very odd new boy in town, and when Billy falls head over heels for a h u n ky farmhand -and so does Lou-thi ngs get rather complicated and even dark. While much of the film is whimsical, it does­ n't forget that child hood friendships can be rocked by ragi ng torrents of a dolescent hormones that arouse meanness, betrayal and the rawest jealousy. Director Stewart Main exhibits a gift for directing you ng actors, and each of their performances is pitch­ perfect, capturing all the awkwardness of early adoles­ cence. Against a remote backwoods la ndscape, these charming, offbeat characters suffer remarkably fa miliar growing pains. - NOAH COWAN

Madame de . . . ). 8 WOMEN dir Frangois Ozon 2002 France i l l min 3 5 m m in French with English subtitles

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AMN ESIA The James Brighton· En igma

A Love to Hide Un amollr a taire Mo nday June $9 members

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An elegant, nuanced drama with horrific subject mat­ ter, A Love to Hide is set in Paris in 1942 . Jean and Phili ppe, two young gay lovers in occu pied Fra nce, risk their lives to hide a childhood J ewish friend, Sarah, whose family has been killed by the Gestapo. They struggle to survive as a makeshift family in a pitiless society. When Jean's black-s heep b rother - a Nazi collaborator -arrives, their fragi le bond is threatened. The spectre of tragedy slowly closes in when Jean is exposed as a member of the "third sex" and fa lsely accused of having an affair with a Nazi. With remarkable performances by Jeremie Renier (Criminal Lovers) and Bruno Todeschini (Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train), the fil m features meticu­

lous attention to period detail and crisp, constantly glid ing cinematography. A Love to Hide provides a powerful complement to the documentary Paragraph 1 75 (Frameline 2000) , which a lso dealt with gay persecution duri ng the Nazi era . Winner of both the Best Fiction Feature Award and the Audience Favorite Feature Film Award at the 2006 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. - J. SHEPARD A LOVE TO HIDE dir Christian Faure 2005 France 1 03 min 35mm in

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From Denis Langlois, the director of Danny In the Sky, comes this compelling new drama about the mystery of ' identity and the nature of sexuality, based on true events. If you were to wake up with amnesia, what woul d you remember? Would your sexual orientation remain the same? A man wakes up naked in a Montreal alleyway with no knowledge of where he is or who he might be. After finding his way to a hospital and getting treatment, he seems to remember that he's gay and that his name is James Brighton. With the help of a local gay community group, James gets a roommate and launches a media cam paign to rediscover his identity. The handsome Dusan Dukic gives a powerful performance as a man without a past, desperate for knowledge and helpless to

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In a world relentlessly tuned in to "American Idol" and the daily lives of the TomKats and Bennifers, the uni­ versal obsession with celebrity can cross the line into fanati cism. In keeping with the times, Emmanuelle Bercot's stu nning feature directorial debut, Backstage, traces a starstruck teenager's fixation on a gorgeous and enigmatic pop star diva. Bercot explores the psy­ ches of both the star and her adoring fan to reveal a troubling view on the world of celebrity worship and the complicated trappings of fame. Lucie (beautifully portrayed by rising French star Isild Le Besco) is a typical teenager living in a provin­ cial suburb in France. Her predictable life is forever changed when a reality television show brings sexy pop chanteuse Lauren Waks (the stu nning Emmanuelle Seigner) right into Lucie's bedroom and, unwittingly, forever into her life. A huge fan, Lucie disintegrates in

make sense of the world he inhabits. As time passes, and curious clues to his identity emerge, suspicions arise that his amnesia is -a hoax. Some people even start to wonder if he's actually gay. When James is revealed to be one Matthew Honeycutt, and the police charge him with identity theft and public mischief, the mystery deepens. Why would he appear on television if he was on the lam? Who is the real James Brighton, and what's become of him? Sylvie, a dogged doctoral stud ent of criminology, helps provide James/Matthew with the closure he needs - but reveals

Lauren's presence; the taping of the show is a disaster. Yet Lucie refuses to let go of her fantasy relationship with Lauren, and she fearlessly works her way into the pop star's lonely and complicated life. The relationship that unfolds between the two exposes the dark and destructive world that lies behind the glittering fagade of celebrity and stardom. Backstage is a knockout -an intelligent, unnerv­ ing and highly accomplished look at the cu lture and consequences of fame.

a horrifying truth in the process.

BACKSTAGE dir Emmanuelle Bercot 2005 France 115 min 35mm in

- COREY EUBANKS

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Broken Sky EI cielo dividido Wednesday June 21 I 9:1 5 pm I CineArts@ Empire ' $9 members I $10 general I BROK2 1E

Julian Hernandez dazzles the senses and plumbs great emotional depths with his second feature, Tracing the thrills and pains of young love with bravura technique and utter conviction, Hernandez follows his A Thousand Clouds of Peace with another gay fantasy awash i n

romanticism, sexual abandon and the despair of longing, Jonas and Gerardo a re un iversity students who share a ravishing love for one another, Classes, study sessions and eveni ngs at the bar merely punctuate their impassioned lovemaking, which fills their senses and imaginations - until the day Jonas' attentions turn

Criminal Love rs

Eleven Men Out

Les amants criminels

Strakarnir okkar

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Ottar is a soccer star in Iceland. In a locker room filled

When the teacher tries to embarrass Alice (Natacha

with his naked teammates, and in the presence of a

Regnier) by making her read aloud, Alice doesn't need

journalist, Ottar announces that he's gay - landing him

the text. She knows her Rimbaud by heart and recites

on a magazine cover. (It doesn't hurt that actor Bjorn

with cold-blooded precision: "Dam nation's del ights

H lynur Haraldsson is a muscled, Colin Firth look-alike.)

may be more profound, Quick! A crime, that I may fall

After his tea m, KR, gives h i m the boot, Ottar d rops in on practice with an amateur club that has a

into the void . . . " Alice's acco m p l i ce is the virgi nal Luc (J eremie

couple of gay members. Ottar's presence is an instant

Renier) . At first, Criminal Lovers appears to traverse

recruiting poster, and suddenly the club is sign ing up

familiar Hollywood territory: sociopathic lovers commit

gay players, losing its straight ones and renaming itself

a meaningless crime. But when Alice and Luc flee into

Pride U n ited . But Ottar is no activist; he's got his

to a nother young man, beginning a slow withering of his

the forest (or down the rabbit hole) and fal l into the

hands full deali ng with his estranged wife, a former

affection for his lover. Horrified and defiant, Gerardo is

c l utches of a myste rious man in the woods ( M i k i

M iss Iceland who's now a major lush, and thei r sullen

in store for a vertigi nous drop that neither he nor Jonas has the power to prevent. Hope of new happi ness

Manojlovic), the film begins t o seem less like Killers

teenage son, who wal ks in on Ottar havi ng butt-sex

Born au Naturel and more l i ke a twisted version of

and proclaims it "fucking disgusting."

appears in the person of Sergio, who has long watched

"Hansel and GreteL"

Gerardo from afar, But is Sergio anything more than a

The movie heads toward an inevitable showdown

Clearly, d irector-writer Frangois Ozon has more on

- Pride United versus the homophobes of KR - but

his mind than murder. Slowly but surely he reveals the

d o n 't expect the H o l lywood treatment, w h e re the

psychology of his characters by linking their actions to

scrappy underdogs come from behind and everyone learns a valuable lesson. Eleven Men Out has a dead­

silences, glances and sexual rendezvous, filtering com­

recurring symbols. G u ns, keys and knives are male. Open books, traps and locks are female. Rabbits sym­

pan tone and an ice-cold sense of humor befitting its

plex emotional states through subtle cinematography,

bol ize both sexual ity and i nnocence -and these wild

Icelandic setting. Director Robert I. Douglas reminds us

woods a re fu l l of ra bbits. By the time the big bad

that life doesn't necessarily get better when you come

wolves arrive, it's clear that no one in this story will

out - just complicated in a whole new way.

sta nd-in for the love that Gerardo remembers? These quiet plot turns are electrified by Hernandez' superb direction, which creates an intricate ballet of

superb sound design and a gorgeous but restra ined color palate, The film's sophistication and beauty make it a noteworthy contribution to Mexican ci nema and place it in meaningful dialogue with great works of con­ temporary European and Asian filmmaking, BROKEN SKY

dir Julian Hernandez 2005 Mexico 140 min 35mm in Spa nish with English subtitles

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Far From Sunset Boulevard Monday June 1 9 I 9: 1 5 pm I C i neArts @ Empire $9 members

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As the title suggests, the characters in Far From Sun­ set Boulevard are even more removed from Hollywood glitz than Norma Desmond. Set in Stalinist Russia, this is the story of the sacrifices one man makes for his art -and for love. Aspiring fi lmmaker Konstantin Dalmatov (Sergei Tsiss) has returned to Moscow after a long sojourn in Hollywood with his lover, the famous director Alexa n­ der Ma nsourov (Boris Nevzorov). Konstantin resisted the opportunity to remain in the United States, choos­ i ng instead to pursue his art in his homeland. As doors begin to open, Konstantin discovers that "they know everything." Desperately wanti ng to make grand musi­ cals, he is offered a choice: sign a paper declaring he will reveal any information asked and be allowed to work, or don't sign and forever end the possibility of making movies. Konstantin's lover counsels the young man to sign, assuaging any worries that the di rector might be threatened with blackmail. Konstantin signs. Although the signature opens doors, Konstantin feels no less threatened so, to further deflect attention from his "deviance," he marries his leading actress, Lidia Poliakova (Julia Svejakova). Despite their abrupt success, all the compromises make the newlyweds feel nothing but shame. As the Stalinist purges creep into their insular world, each must decide how much they are willing to give up for success.

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turkey insem inator with a simple life in Patagonia who comes to the big city to see his sister over a nice din­ ner. It seems li ke a great option: get Felipe to be a donor. Sounds perfect, except that Fel ipe doesn't know that his sister is a lesbian, that her "roommate" is her lover, and that the couple is sche m i ng to get h i s sperm . The closeted couple target poor Feli pe like one of the turkeys on his farm.

Ahmed Imamovic's Go West follows the story of two young lovers, a Muslim cellist, Kenan, a nd a Serbian student, Milan. Kenan narrates their fight to survive amid the brutal inter-ethnic wars in Bosnia and Herze­ govina in the early 1990s. As Serb aggression persists in Sarajevo, Kenan's faith makes him a prime target. To avoid questioni ng, Kenan d resses as a woman and poses as Milan's wife. The two flee to M i lan's home­ town where Ke nan i s i ntrodu ced as M i lan's bride. Though the colorful town seems convinced by the cha­ rade,' Kenan still agonizes over the fate of his fellow Muslims. Can Kenan's secret be kept long enough for them to escape? Most Bosnian films of the past decade, like the

I n the tradition of great screwball comedies, The

Oscar-winning No Man's Land, have centered on the

Mora (Bernarda Pages) and Roberta (Victoria Onetto) are a young, happy and hot lesbian couple. They have it all, including great careers and an amazing house. The one thi ng they still want? A baby! Enter Mora's brother Fel ipe (Javier Lombardo), a

Favor twists and turns as the antics in the apartment

become more and more convol uted. As the evening p rogresses , the confus i o n is compounded by the entrance of a delivery man, Felipe's strange a nd rav­ enously hu ngry girlfriend and Fel ipe's potential busi­ ness partner. Will the cow pie succeed i n their quest for Roberta to seduce Felipe? Or should they switch to a no-strings-attached back-up plan i nvolving Felipe's partner, an old man who may or may not have just dropped dead? - cHARLom GUTIERREZ

rights and wrongs of the 1992-95 war, a nd the role of the international community. Go West takes Bosnian cinema a step further, using the backdrop of the war to address a nother controversial issue, homosexua lity. Imamovic's courageous first feature has ru n into a storm of criticism in a society where religion, whether Islam, Serbian Orthodox Ch ristianity or Catholicism, plays a powerful role. The director has received death th reats, re l igious groups have condemned the fi l m , a n d Bosnians who have seen i t do not want t o b e iden­ tified for fear of attack.

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dir Pablo Sofovich 2003 Argentina 79 mins 35mm in Spanish with English subtitles

GO WEST dir Ahmed Ima movic 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia 97 min 35mm in Bosnian, Serbian & Croatian with English subtitles

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Last Second

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Like a Brother

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Themes of a l l egiance and betrayal are thoughtfully explored in the story of 17-year-old Eric (Timothy Lee), who reluctantly immigrates with his parents from Hong

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Kong to the rootless suburbia of Toronto. Having landed

This first lesbian feature from Indonesia is a coming­

abru ptly in a new country, new cu lture and new sur­

of-age story about teenagers whose search for love is

Deliere), who has just moved to gay Paris from a small

roundings Eric must navigate family expectations and ' peer pressures even as he deals with his own emerg­

com plicated by violence i n the home, Gen-X angst,

French town. Checking out the club scene and hooking

l o n e l i n e s s , a n d t h e ravages of o pt i n g for escape

up on chat li nes, Zack is determined to live his life-and

i ng sexuality.

through drugs. The stories of Regi, Raj ib and Vela pro­

fulfi ll his desires - without answering to anybody. Yet

Like a Brother introduces us to 19-year-old Zack (BenOit

Eric's com ing out and coming of age are compli­

vide a graphic glimpse into contemporary life among

li ngering feelings for his best friend Romain (Thibault

cated by mi s com m u n i cati on and i s s u e s of fa m i ly

both rich and poor kids who seek refuge in friendships

Boucaux) prevent him from truly opening himself to the ,

honor. He finds himself keeping secrets, telling lies and

fueled by universal d esires for tenderness and love.

possibilities before him. A portrait of a young man torn

engaging in quiet retal iation. Exploring his attractions

Unfortunately, these i nnocent desires too often become

between boyish love and manly passion , the film cap-

to other men - i n c l u d i ng h i s handsome cous i n , a

sullied by parallel needs for security and money.

,

tures the excitement, insecurity and carnal thrill of youth

school mate, a m i d d l e -aged lawyer a n d a kitc hen

Regi, the main character, is in a rehab center when

in a touching story of sexual exploration. Like a Brother

worker -he also learns that human relationships can

a visitor brings news of Rajib, a mutual friend who is in

takes us to that pivotal moment where we let go of the

be a base of exchange: for expertise, opportunity and

prison. As Regi intimately reflects on the events of her

even cash.

tangled life, we recognize her individual story against the

past and swim in the beauty of the present. Also s cree n i ng: N i co l a s B reviere ' s s h o rt f i l m

As his fa mily situation deteriorates, Eric struggles

universal challenges facing families and youth around

Boomerang. T h e story opens with a young man, Paul

to deal with his own emotions and needs. Di rector

the globe. Last Second offers an anti-drug message that

(Antoine Morin) in a hospital bed, his distraught mother

S i m o n C h u ng ach ieves a soph isticated l ayeri ng of

cannot be denied, yet is perhap's most valuable in its

(Nanou Garcia) by his side. As the narrative moves back

meanings and implications in the story of a vul nerable

indictment of inadequate parenting and support services

in time, we discover the sexual obsession that brought

teenager's approach to the brink of adulthood.

for victims of abuse or substance dependency.

Paul to the brink of madness. His mother hopes Paul

- JANE MARTIN I N N O CENT dir Simon Chung 2005 Canada/Hong Kong 80 min video in Cantonese, Ma ndarin & English with English subtitles

Eligible for the Dockers'" First Feature Award

Based on the novel Jangan Beri Aku Narkoba by

will find a nice girl; his sister knows better. With a sensi­

Alerthiene Endah, Last Second is not for the faint-hearted.

bility reminiscent of Giovanni's Room, Breviere offers

It makes a powerful statement about ignorance, apathy

a unique portrayal of youth and of passion.

and codependent behavior that cuts across generations, socio-economic classes and cultures. - ELSA EDER LAST SECOND

dir Nanang Istiabudi 2005 Indonesia 1 1 2 min 35mm in Indonesian with English subtitles

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Eligible for the Dockers® First Feature Award

Eligible for the Dockers'" First Feature Award

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The Line of Bea uty 23 I 1 1 :00 am I Castro

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Spa n n i ng fo ur extraord i nary years of tragedy and change, The Line o f Beauty is a story a bout l ove, class, sex and money that gets deep under the skin of Thatcherite '80s in London. Framed by the two general elections of the decade, which retu rned M a rga ret Thatcher and the Conservative government to power, this three-part series from the BBC follows the journey of Nick Guest into the heart of the beautiful and seduc­ tive world of the social el ite. A young graduate of modest means, Nick moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Fed- . dens: Tory MP Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel and their two children, Toby -whom Nick had idolized at Oxford -and Catherine, who's always standing up to the fa m­ ily. During his stay, Nick experiences every extreme of the booming '80s. Amidst the euphoria of high society parties, vacations in France and secret love affairs (first with a young black clerk and then a Lebanese mil­ lionaire), Nick witnesses political scandal, deception, hypocrisy and the tragic outbreak of AI DS. Adapted by award-wi nn'ing scri ptwriter Andrew Davies (Tipping the Velvet, Bleak House) from the prize-wi nning novel by Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty is a richly textured comi ng-of-age story set against the backdrop of a ruthless decade, bristling with emotion, drama and social cOll!mentary.

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In Lqst in Generation, lesbian filmmakers from Berl in trace the lives of women between the ages of 1 6 and 60. Structured around three shorts, the fi lm explores the universal search for happiness. Brief real-life interviews tie the stories together, as women of diverse ages talk honestly about their dreams, gender identities and atti­ tudes towards aging and life experience. From teenage frustrations to new discoveries made in the later years, these engaging fictional and real-l ife women confront the unique challenges of their age group. In Bye Bye Antonia, 1 6-year-old Toni hangs with boys and BMX bikers, setting herself distinctly apart from the other girls in her peer group. Toni confronts the challenges of being different and is encouraged to trust in herself. Cherchez la Butch is the hilarious tale of forty-year-old Elke, who is seeking the woman of her dreams. Trying every modern approach, Elke is left frus­ trated with the options that come her way. Eventually, imagination and reality collide and the love of her life turns out to be different than anyone would expect. In Helena, a lesbian woman approaching her later years decides she is fed up with life, but chance occurrences force her down an unexpected path that turns her life around in a heartbeat. Preceding Lost in Generation is the hau nting short film Sontag Morgen. Intense longing and desire for a past relationship conti nues to haunt a broken­ hearted lover at every sunrise.

The Masseur Masahista Thursday June $9 members

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Bodies, rest and motion . . . The Masseur is an unex­ pected film to come from the Philippines: an intricately structured meditation on the body in life and death which divides its attention between a funeral and acts of sex without flinching from either. Iliac (newcomer Coco Martin) is the twenty-year­ old eldest son of a truck driver based in provincial Pampanga; like many uneducated boys his age who move to Manila in search of work, he has gravitated to the sex industry. He is one of a dozen or so boys work­ ing as masseurs-prostitutes in a club called Maharlika; we follow his session with a client named Herbert, who lives with his mother and writes trashy romance novels under the name Marina Hidalgo. Meanwhile, I liac's hard-as-nails girlfriend, a bar hostess, waits outside in a taxi for him to get off work. The typical evening in Maharlika (during which one boy suffers an asthma attack brought on by baby powder) is cross-cut with Il iac's later tri p home to Pa mpa nga for his father's funeral, a trip that brings to a head his feelings for his mother, brother and sister, and his conflicted feelings about his promiscuous father. First-time director Brillante Mendoza finesses both the film's un usual structure and its unembarrassed observation of both milieus. It's a fine achievement. - VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THE MASSEUR dir Brillante Mendoza 2005 Philippi nes 80 min 35mm

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SONTAG MORGEN dir Beate Kunath 2006 Germany 7 min 35mm

brief intermissions.

Isabella Gresser & Heidi Kull 2006 Germany 70 m i n video in German & English with English s ubtitles '

Eligible for the Dockers® First Feature Award

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One Night Sta nd Friday June 2 3 I 1 0:30 pm I Victoria $9 mem bers

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Rag Tag

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You can't always get what you want, unless you take

Raymond (Da n ny Parsons) and Tagbo (Damola Ade­

matters into your own hands and do it yourself. Intro­

laha) have a friendship forged i n childhood. Raymond

parts avenging Hindu goddess Kali, seasoned with vin­

ducing queer young French director and photographer

(aka Rag) is from a single-parent West Indian home

tage Joan Crawford vinegar. She's Shabnam Mousi -

Emilie Jouvet, who gladly took matters i n hand and

and Tagbo (aka Tag) is the pride of middle-class Niger­

kick-ass Indian politician who leaves the baddies in

recorded them to create the unforgettably sexy short

ian parents. The two are inseparable until Social Ser­

the d ust, l iterally, while d ra ped demurely i n a sari.

film series One Night Stand. Jouvet is the proud creator

vices d iscovers Rag's mother isn't around and he's

She's also a hijra, a member of India's large com'mu­

of th i s ground b reaking q ueer "sex-art " piece, also

taken far from his London home to Birmingha m .

She's one part Xena, Warrior Princess, mixed with two

nity of eunuchs. Fl uent in 1 4 la nguages and adept at

known as the first dyke and boi porno ever made in

A decade passes. Tag is finishing law school and,

France. Get ready for an erotic and gritty romp into the

despite incredible grades, can't find a firm willing to hire

broad u niverse of queer sexual ity, beautifully hand­

him. Meanwhi le, Rag returns to London and finds his old

Shabnam Mousi is n o documentary, though . It

made for your viewing pleasure.

friend. Their lives and circumstances have changed, but

gives the real Shabnam's larger-than-l ife story a full

arm-wrestling, she's the first hijra to successfully run for political offf c e. And she's a real person .

One Night Stand is a series of eight sexy short

their rekindled friendship is more i ntense than ever.

Bol lywood treatment, cra n k i ng up the melodra m a ,

scenes, each recording an intense affair between two

Once based on bonds of an innocent camaraderie, now

m u s i c a n d mayhem. At t h e s a m e time, t h i s unique fi lm

real live queers. Each participant chose a partner and

their feelings have grown into something far more com­

provides an intimate look into the lives and rituals of

discussed erotic fantasies prior to filmi ng, yet events

plex and confusing. As tensions build, the two realize

one of India's most i ntriguing and misunderstood com­

unfold naturally, with little attention to the camera's pry­

they both must decide how far they're willing to go to

munities. H ij ras, once part of Muslim courts and Hindu

ing gaze. The result is magnetic. Jouvet's players act out

satisfy the newfound urges they can't explain.

traditions, today exist on the peri phery of society, in

their desires and delve into sexual practices as varied as '

Rag Tag is a moving story of friendship, love a nd

clans led by a guru. They scrounge a living by singing

the queer comm unity itself. Gender, pretense and prac­

the ties that bind us, as two men a re torn between

at neighborhood births and marriages, and often are

tice meet with unbridled chemistry to create a dizzying

obed ience to expectation or heeding the call of pas­

forced to support themselves through prostitution.

and delectable feast of sex, passion and desire.

sion. Amid m o u nti ng d ra m a , the two friends m u st

One Night Stand is an erotic and provocative porn banquet that will leave a delicious taste in your mouth. O N E N I G HT STAND d i r Emilie Jouvet 2006 France 80 min video i n French w i t h E n g l i s h subtitles

The story of how S h a b n a m (As h utosh Rana)

stake their lives on a difficult choice. Although neither

leaves her clan in search of self-respect and wakes the

knows how to deal with thei r conflicting impulses, as

conscience of a village makes for a stirring feel-good

they make their choices they quickly realize that love

saga. Govind Namdeo (Bandit ,Queen) and Vijay Raaz

isn't j ust black and white.

(Monsoon Wedding) head a cast of characters i nclud­ - ROBERT O'SHAUGHNESSY

Eligible for the Dockers® First Feature Award

RAG TAG d i r Adaora Nwa n d u 2006 UK/Nigeria 1 1 0 m i n video

i ng extra - s l i my villains, glam doll hijra Lo lo a nd a singing assassin. - SANDIP ROY

Eligible for the Dockers® First Feature Award SHABNAM MOUSI dir Yogesh Bhardwaj 2005 I n d i a 150 min 35mm i n Hindi with English subtitles

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Soap En soap

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What if Ozzie and Harriet and June and Ward Cleaver decided to partner swap? What if Richie Cunningham got sweet for Ralph Malph? Or if Jan Brady was a lesbian? (We wouldn't be surprised and neither would Alice.) And those sweet kids from "Eight is Enough" - where to begin? Trannies, hookers, drug addicts - we watch "Jerry Springer"! And what if Wally, looking for beaver, started humping The Beaver? Sh ocking behavior suddenly runs amok in an upper-middle-class family in Sitcom, a French farce that mixes Pedro Almodovar's love for the absurd with John Waters' disdain for family values. Mom is a house­ wife, Dad's an engineer, and their two lovely children are students. Okay, so their Spanish maid's a little nutty, but it's not until Dad brings home a lab rat for a pet that things really get out of hand.

An offbeat story of love, panic and lust from Denmark, Soap follows the strained, strange relationship between a young transsexual and her new neighbor. Charlotte, who's just split from her husband, finds herself living a bove U l ri k (aka Veronica) , a trou bled transsexual prostitute. When Charlotte buys a new bed and Ul rik helps with the delivery, the two fi nd themselves drawn into a turbulent, unl ikely love story. In her feature film debut, director Pernille Fischer Christensen is clearly inspired by the high melodramas of Douglas Sirk and the gritty realism of John Cas­ savetes. Young actor David Dencik gives a compassion­ ate, m u lti layered performa nce as U l rik, a n d Trine Dyrholm is startling as the bitchy, out-of-her-wits, thir­ tysomething Charlotte. The bitter cold Danish landscape becomes a character in itself, contrasting against the .

As each family member comes into contact with the rat, they begin to show signs of perversion. The son announces at dinner that he's gay, Sis tries to commit suicide and exhibits sado-masoch istic tendencies, the

boiling, swirling emotions between the two characters. With a raw physical ity and Dogma-influenced visual style, the film seamlessly uses the conventions of the soap opera to create an entirely modern ro mantic drama. "My film is a clash between a soap opera and a movie," the filmmaker told The Advocate, "a 5u bver­ $ion . . . a soapversion."

maid and her husband prove to be swingers, and even . moth e r has her wea knesses. Sounds l i ke an other Aaron Spelling production! Sitcom sends it all up and has us asking that burning question: Just what kind of relationship did Danny Partridge and Reuben Kinkaid really have?

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Winner of both the Jury Grand Prize (the Silver Bear) and the Best First Feature Award at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.

- J. SHEPARD

-DENNIS CONROY SITCOM dir Frangois Ozon 1998 France 87 min 35mm in French

with English subtitles

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Stray Cats follows' the parallel love lives of Marta, a mid­

dle-aged advertising executive, and her gay friend and duplex kaser? (landlord), Boyet. Both are waiting for the men who they believe will fulfill their hopes and dreams, Boyet writes romance novels inspired by Marta's idiosyncratic anxieties about Steve, her noncommittal boyfriend. Hqping that Steve will eventually ask her to settle down, Marta is quietly envious of Boyet's "family" -his adopted son, Jojo, a 15-year-old pickpocket, and Dom, his fi nancially dependent lover. Willing to play the stereotypical roles of woman and gay man, Marta and Boy� embrace their hopeful fantasies. All these hopes turn out to be illusions, how­ ever, and as they mature they decide to take matters into their own hands. What happens next is inevitable but unsettli ng, resu lting in a del ightfu lly painful yet heartwarming film. After working for several years in a dying film in­ dustry, director Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil decided that if the cinema of her country was to survive, a bold and creative change was needed. Stray Cats is a daring, innovative comic-romance fantasy, a parody that depicts love, sex, romance and loneliness in a way never before seen in Philippine cinema. STRAY CATS d ! r Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil 2005 Ph ilippines 115 min

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Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Two Drifters

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Starting with a passionate kiss, a techno version of "Moon River" and a car crash, and ending with one of the most shocki ng sex scenes in recent memory, this

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Abruptly pulled from last year's Festival due to u nex­

second feature by the brazenly tal ented Portuguese

pected lack of print ava i l a b i l ity, this excellent fi l m

director of a Fantasma plumbs the depths of romantic

finally a rrives ! It tells the story of a young woman,

obsession.

Fariba (Jasmin Tabatabai of Bandits), who flees Iran to

When Pedro is killed in an accident on the eve of his and handsome you ng bartender Rui's anniversary, Rui

avoid harsh Islamic punishment for a lesbian affair.

sinks into suicidal despair that no amount of sauna cruis­

but her request for political asylum is denied. Before

Because she speaks German, Fariba goes to Germany,

ing al leviates. Meanwhile, a psychologically disturbed

she is deported, she befriends Siamak, an Iranian man

temptress, Odete, gives her noncommittal boyfriend (one

a lso on the run . When Fariba d iscovers Siamak has

of many male characters in the film at ease with nudity)

committed suicide, she assumes his identity to rema i n

the heave-ho and fixates on Pedro, going so far as to

i n Germany.

writhe on top of his gravestone. Telling Pedro's mother

Fariba, as Siamak, soon lands a job in a factory

that she is carrying her deceased son's baby, Odete man­

and gets entangled in the social interactions of her co­

ifests a mysterious pregnancy, taunts Rui with late-night phone calls and eventually loses all sense of se if as she

workers. Two loutish men try to butch him up, as it were,

takes over Pedro's wardrobe, haircut and personal ity.

from Anne, who doesn't return the attentions of Uwe,

Rui's reactions to Odete's bizarre behavior leads to a truly

the group leader. But Anne is intrigued by Siamak's

transgressive climax, presided over by Pedro's ghost.

mysterious reserve and is looking to escape the narrow

With a cool eye and a unique understanding of the

by paying for a prostitute. They also try to keep Siamak

possibilities of her small town.

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Water Drops on Burning Rocks pays tribute to one' of fi l m ' s greatest auteurs, Rainer Werner Fa ssbind er. French director Frangois Ozon brings to the screen for the first ti me a perverse study in sexual game-playing that Fassbinder wrote at age 19 and left unproduced -perhaps because the young boy 's story he told was too much like his own. That story, of a blooming romance between busi­ nessman Leopold and na'lve, considerably you nger Franz, is directed much like a middle-period Fassbinder work. Ozon confines the action to Leopold's apartment (a faithfully recreated '70s German residence) and lets the camera unblinkingly record the action head-on. As cracks appear i n the harmonious fagade of Leopold a n d Fra nz's relation s h i p , the two begi n to manipUlate and spy on each other. The tension mounts further when their two ex-girlfri ends a ppear on the scene. A few more surprises pop up a long the way,

hold placed on the living by the dead, Rodrigues observes

Fariba/Siamak also faces close encounters with

but never judges Rui and Odete even as their actions

unfeeling German immigration and police officers, and

become increasi ngly irrational. Driven by an eclectic

finds herself "in orbit" (an official U.N. designation for

soundtrack featuring Bright Eyes, a muzak version of

asylum-seekers who have yet to find a new country).

Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and Holly Gol ightly 's

Unveiled is a political film about the arbitrary violence of

WATER DROPS ON BURNING ROCKS d i r Fran�ois Ozon 2000 France

signature tune, Two Drifters is an edgy ode to dream

exile, but it also offers a compelling love story.

90 min 35mm i n French with English s u btitles

makers and heartbreakers.

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TWO DRIFTERS dir Joao Pedro Rodrigues 2005 Portugal 101 m i n

including a show-stopping musical number performed by the cast and a climactic bombshell del ivered by Leopold's ex.

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Wh ispering Moon Oas fliistern des mondes Monday June $9 members

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Playful, subversive and scintillating, Whispering Moon is a visually stu nning new film like nothing ,you've seen before, blending media, narratives and skin to tell an enticing story about storytelling. Jannis and his mute lover, Patrick, are a pair of young techno rebels living in the not- so-distant future, in a world of conspiracy theories and paranoia. They set up surveillance cameras at a circus that may or may not be raising poisonous frogs to kill politicians. Might the frog conspiracy involve Mo, a young woman who lives with the circus and suffers from xeroderma pigmentosis, which forces her to live by night and avoid all ultraviolet light? The delights of Whispering Moon are in how the story is told. The fi l m blends traditional film, digital video, computer graphics and animation, allowing the main character to stop the action and make changes to the story at will. A cavalcade of images pours forth, pulling the story in fascinating new directions. (Sharp­ eyed viewers w i l l spot a Fra m e l i n e poster in one scene!) While the film is tantalizingly sexy (who knew the recipe for yogurt could be so hot?), it makes us think about the nature of stories and why we need to share them. As one character comments, "Everyone wants to be deceived." - COREY EUBANKS

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You rs Emotion' IIY

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" How long does this rite of passage thing last?" com­ plains Emerson, the home-schooled adolescent son of hippie parents living in Nova Scotia. Sensitive young Emerson faces a whole n ew thing when he mu st attend the local public school to boost his lagging math skills. Uilfortunately, he's more used to smoking pot and relaxing nude in the sauna with his parents and their friends than the company of other teens. Emerson's new life at school isn't the only whole new thing in his life; he also develops a wild crush on Mr. Grant (Daniel Maclvor), his literature teacher. Ever the professional, Mr. Grant maintains a healthy dis­ tance from his precocious student, getting his own ful­ fillment from trysts in a park restroom. But Emerson pushes things too far when he lures Mr. Grant to his family home and a visit to the sauna. Where are Emer­ son's cool parents? Too caught up in their own whole.

From the d irector of The Pink Mirror (Frameline27) comes this intoxicating iqueer journey through India. Ravi is a young I ndian man l iving i n England who impulsively heads to an a l-night gay party in an Indian village, dragging his British friend Paul along. , Fueled by erotic pe �ormances, flirting and sex, Ravi connects at the party with Mani, a closeted work­ ing-class guy. Rooming a the very gay-friendly hotel belonging to Murthy and Anna, an older gay couple who I have been together for mpre than thirty years, Ravi decides to stay for a few d�ys to pursue what may be i the love of his life, but the consequences of their hedoI nistic night catch up with them. With bursts of surreal , images and scenes, Ravi tries to reconnect with Mani, but the situation becomes rocky when his slutty friend Paul flaunts his own careless hook-up with Mani. Thankful ly, Ravi has the wisdom of Murthy and

new things to notice Emerson's angst -mom is having a not-so-secret affair and dad is stewing in mid-life depression and anger. With hauntingly romantic songs by gay pop group The Hidden Cameras, Whole New Thing presents com­ ing of age in a whole new light. Written by Mcivor, who . wrote and directed Wi/by Wonderful (Frameline29), and featuring several lead actors from that film, Whole New Thing is a canny and inspiring vision of how unwelcome changes in our lives can lead to unexpected pleasures. Sometimes we all need a whole new thing.

Anna to gu ide him. They share their stories of defying trad ition, loving agai nst a l l odds and being true to oneself. Invigorated by his time with the couple, Ravi meets Mani once again to see if their fates may indeed be intertwined. In addition to the colorful and bizarre situations the camera lingers lovingly over the queer Indian malE body and exalts its sexuality. With a consistently surrea look, Yours Emotionally feels like a beautiful feve' dream inspired by both avant-gar e gay cinema and th£ tropes of Bollywood.

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1 0 1 Must-See Movi es for Gay Men Saturday June $6 members I

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.We know what makes The Boys in the Band a gay movie. But why is Mommie Dearest gay? Or Fight

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BE REAL, produced by Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf (collectively known as TVgals) offers six slice-of-life por,

traits of folks ranging from Florida businessman Trae

Club? Or Jackass? Author and journal ist Alonso Duralde

Williamson to assistant professor Mignon Moore, the first

provides a gli m pse i nto the process that went i nto

African American to teach in Columbia's Department of

crafting the list for his new book, 101 Must-See Movies

Sociology. Other folks featured include Tara "Red" Trem­

for Gay Men (Advocate Books). Through clips and d is­

mel, a trans person who throws a wildly popular bur­

cussion, Duralde will demonstrate that a movie can be

lesque night in Chicago, and Oraia Reid, a survivor of

queer without having any specific homosexual content.

sexu al trauma who takes street safety i nto her own

Whether it's the art direction, the liberties taken with gender or the perhaps contradictory notions that

hands when she and her partner start a late-night ride service for women in Brooklyn.

"gay men love watching strong women" while they also

The ACLU Freedom Files: Gay and Lesbian Rights

"love watching strong women fall on their faces," there

was produced by filmmaker Robert Greenwald as part of

are many different reasons why certa i n movies are

a ten-episode series made by the American Civil Liber­

embraced by queer moviegoers.

ties Union in partnership with Cou rt TV. This episode

Alonso Duralde is the Arts and Entertainment Ed i­

zeroes in on the daily battles queer people must fight,

tor at The Advocate. His writing has appeared in The

from protecting a family with adopted children to pushing

Village Voice, Movieline and Detour, and he was Artis­ tic Di rector at the USA Film Festival in Dallas for five

for spousal rights during a medical emergency. These ' touching stories are straight from th e lives of ACLU

years. He lives in West Hollywood and i s a member of

clients. The most moving section chronicles the story of

the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Join him as h e

Earl and Sam, Oklahoma ranchers who spent more than

shares clips from a broad range o f favorites includi ng

two decades together. When Earl died, his will, which left

Boom! (pictu red), Showgirls, Valley of the Dolls, Go

the ranch to Sam, was deemed invalid by the state, and

Fish, The Women, Tongues Untied, Dog Day Afternoon,

the property went to distant cousins. In the understate­

Mahogany, Swoon, Female Trouble, Bound, Hedwig

ment of the year, Sam declares, "I guess life isn't fair, but

and the Angry Inch, The Lonely Lady and many more.

sometimes you'd hope for a break." -LAURIE KOH

LECTURE WITH FILM CLIPS

App.roximate running time: 70 minutes

THE ACLU FREEDOM FILES: GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS d i r Jeremy

Kagan 2006 USA 29 min video BE REAL dirs Bobbie Birleffi & Beverly Kopf 2006 USA 52 min video

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The Believers

Books of James I Reporte r Zero

Beyond Conception

Saturday June 1 7 I 4:00 pm I Castro

Saturday J u n e 2 4 I 1 1 : 0 0 am I Roxie

Saturday June 24 I 3:30 pm I Roxie

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Recipient of a 2005 Frameline Fil m & Video Completion

What does it take to make a baby in queer San Fran­

The evolution of James Wentzy from laid-back South

Fund grant, The Believers documents the journey of the world's first transgender gospel choir. The film takes us from the choir's shaky beginnings -a heartwarmingly chaotic, cacophonous group una ble to agree on much

cisco? Bruce and Paul, already fathers of a little girl , are looking to have their second child through a surrogate. Jennifer has two children from a previous marriage but wants to experience pregnancy alongside her new part­ ner, Jenna. Beyond Conception follows these couples as they embark on a carefu lly designed journey that ends up being full of suspense and surprises. Director Johnny Symons (Daddy and Papa) ga ins remarkable access into the lives of his subjects, from

Dakota lad to East Village AIDS activist spans the mid­ '70s to the present. This emotionally complex portrait, crafted from journal entries, drawings and home movies, encompasses the exquisitely personal and the blatantly political, veering from poem to polemic in a heartbeat. Part 1 is a delicate reminiscence of Wentzy's first decade in New York. The lanky M idwesterner aspired to be an artist, but was too busy supporting himself as a da rkroom tec hnician to m a ke m u c h hea dway. His notebooks reveal a gift for insight, a dry wit and a ten­ dency toward self-deprecation. Wentzy was d i agnosed with H IV in 1990 a n d joi ned ACT-Up, a n d those two events gave his life defi­ nition and pu rpose. He documented the community's response, and Part 2 showcases his footage of rall ies

of anyth ing, arguing over appropriate wardrobe and lea rn ing to sing with transitioning voices -through their transformation into the polished, award-winning choir and close-knit family they are today, garnering major performa nces and winning an Outmusic Award in 2004 for the album Whosoever Believes. Shot over a period of three years in San Fran­ cisco, The Believers focuses on 15 core members of the choir as they learn to sing professionally. Their i nti­ mate personal stories shed light on the complexity of balancing social change, fa mily history, religion and identity. At the heart of their dilemma is a struggle for acceptance withi n two worlds historically at odds with one another. As one of the fi lm's subjects eloquently says, "I'm living in a window. I get to see both sides." The Believers is a unique story of determination and perseverance and an important look at the intricacy and diversity of spirituality and the LGBT community. - JUSTIN KOLLING The Transcendence Gospel Choir will attend this screening. THE BELIEVERS

dir Todd Holland 2006 USA 80 min video

Recipient of the Fra meline Film & Video Completion Fund

the initial "audition" through the selection of an egg donor (different from the surrogate), the precise science of egg fertilization, the repeated attempts to successfully implant the fertilized eggs, the anxious wait for the news that Jennifer is indeed pregnant and the subsequent negotiations on who will be present at the birth and who gets to hold the baby first. It's a fascinating process that alternates between cutting-edge science, interpersonal negotiation and a whole lot of hope. A second thread of the film follows Jenna's simultaneous attempt to get pregnant through a sperm bank -a story with its own dreams and heartache. Beyond Conception is a m u st- see for a nyone looking to understand the practical, financial and emo­ tional components of the surrogacy process, but it's not simply an "issue" fi lm. It's a riveting document of the seismic sh ift in family planning happening right here in our own backyard. - K.M. SOEHNLEIN BEYOND CONCEPTION

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and interviews for the public-access program, "AI DS Comm u n ity Television." In the plaintive conclusion, Wentzy la ments the death of activism . Reporter Zero, a Student Academy Award finalist in the documentary category, revisits the late Randy Shilts, a San Francisco Chronicle reporter and author of And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic. Local filmmaker Carrie Lozano's provocative

film isn't content to document a crucial historical moment, but delivers a sharp poke at those complacent about the disease's continuing devastation. - MICHAEL FOX REPORTER ZERO BOOKS OF JAMES

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Boy I Am

CAM P OUT

C ruel and Unusual

Saturday June 1 7 I 8:00 pm I Victoria

Saturday June 24 I 5:00 pm I Victoria

Wednesday J u n e 22 I 6 : 0 0 pm I Victoria

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While it may seem to many in the dyke community that

Raging teen age hormones, bonding activities a n d

Most states separate prisoners by genitalia alone, so

fe male-to-male transitioning is exploding in this coun­

word s o f wisdom from cool camp lead ers - i t ' s all

pre-op, transgender women are placed in men's correc­

try, honest dialogue about it has not. In the challenging

there i n this lively, i n-your-face documentary about the

tional facilities, where they find themselves vulnerable

new documentary Boy I Am, q ueers voice honest fears

first overnight Bible Camp for ten YGCQCs (young, gay

and preyed u pon. This frank, often unsettling documen­

and misconceptions about transitioning and the dyke

C h ri stian or q uestioning Christians). Th is fi l m is for

tary portrays the challenges faced by these women.

co m m u n ity, and dykes and transmen fro m various

a ny o n e c o n c e r n e d w i th d e e p e r u n d e rsta n d i ng of

wa lks of life express thei r hopes and reservations. Boy I Am follows the transitions of N icco, Norie and Keegan, three young New Yorkers from different

Ophelia, beautiful and bold, cuts herself when left

humanity and spirituality, and especially for us q ueer

a l o n e i n s o l i ta ry c o nfi n e m e nt for a n e n t i re y e a r.

folks still having nightmares about summer camp and

Yolanda, 2 1 , has taken hormones si nce age 12; after

high school.

surviving a childhood of poverty and drugs, she is raped

race and class backgrounds, as they navigate deci­

There's Scancy, a purple-haired, bisexual Goth-girl;

by fellow inmates. Rough and tough Linda, imprisoned

sions regarding hormones and surgical options as well

Jesse, the shy camp hunk who struggles with being the

for stealing pantyhose, performs her own correctional

as the potential m inefields posed by the reactions of

object of everyone's affection; Christine, a hyperactive,

surgery when the Idaho Correctional Facilities deny her

friends, lovers, coworkers and the world at large.

Elvis- obsessed, home- schooled loner; Tim, an often

request for drug therapy. Anna loses not only four years

depressed recovering drug addict learning to come ou� of

of hormone treatment but also cu stody of her only son

that many may be thinking but are not saying out loud. Is

his shell; and Thomas, a pious kid who chants devotional

when she is sent to prison for being in the wrong place

transitioning anti-feminist? Is it a trend? What if those

prayers daily and who has a talent for modern dance.

at the wrong time.

who carry through with the choice later regret it? What

The Naming Project Camp at Bay Lake in Minnesota is

The women's stories are interwoven with commen­

does it mean if transmen want to remain a part of the les­

the longtime dream of Pastor Jay and other counselors.

tary by lawyers and prison custodians who discuss the

bian community? What does it mean if they don't? Is a

Their commitment to Christian youths is born of being

problems transgender inmates face; chief among them

transman a straight man, or does he maintain his queer­

dissatisfied. Sick and tired of hearing about gay people

is the authorities' complete refusal to recognize Gender

ness? Boy I Am also addresses the economic issue: is it

leaving the Church, and alarmed at the rate of homopho­

Identity Disorder as a legitimate medical condition. Dis­

only those who can afford surgery who get to be "real"?

bia-induced teen suicides, they've made a commitment

turbing evidence suggests that thirty percent of a l l

An academic discusses current theories about female-to­

to Christian youths. Whether you're practicing religion or

tra nsgender people h a v e b e e n i m prisoned - three

male transsexuals, including the argument that transi­

wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole, Thomas's opening

times the national average. Eye-opening and caustic in

tioning is comparable to anorexia as a desire to control

question is a chiller: "What if we're all wrong - what if

its depiction of the blatant discri mi nation transgender

one's body in rea�tion to patriarchy.

we are going to hell?"

In the meantime, lesbian activists ask questions

people endure, this documentary will leave you with

- CHARLOTIE GUTIERREZ BOY I AM dir Sam Feder 2006 USA 81 min video

- ELSA EDER CAMP OUT dirs Kirk Marcolina & Larry Grimaldi 2005 USA 78 min video

m uch to think about. -ERIN CULLERTON CRUEL AND UNUSUAL dirs Janet Baus, Dan Hunt & Reid Williams 2005 70 min video

Recipient of the Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund

BY UCSF TRANS I I - Transgender Resource and Neighborhood Space

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The Dark Matter of Mars

Derek Jarman: Life as Art

Saturday June 1 7 I 4:00 pm I Roxie

Tu esday June 20 I 8: 1 5 pm I Roxie

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Legendary New York perform ance artist Shelly Mars evokes the darker sides of human nature. Her cut-to­ the - q u ic k reenactm ents of h e r own l ife - stolen moments from childhood, adolescent angst and telling portrayals of her years as a sex worker -bring a multi­ tude of characters to· the stage. Whether playing Martin, the misogynist Wa ll Street ban ker, or sta rk-naked, drug-addled Shirley Remi ngton, Mars' gritty, dysfunc­ tional characters register a soulful, ironic believability. This intimate documentary by Phyllis Fam iglietti (making its West Coast premiere) opens with a back­ drop of half-dressed figures writhing behind curtains as Mars tells the audience, "There's going to be hard­ core sex tonight, it's not fake." Then and there, you've officially landed on Mars. After nearly two decades of exploring fiercely per­ sonal material that masterfu lly cloaks personal pai n with humor, Mars feels compelled t o ask why she i s drawn to such a frank storytelling style. Accompanied by her girlfriend, she returns to her childhood home in Ohio to confront her parents about memories that have shaped both her convictions and her art. True to her medium, this film, which combines clips of Mars' jou r­ ney home with stage performances and interviews, captures the a rtist's unflinching exa m i nation of the human body and mind with passion and honesty. -ERIN CULLERTON THE DARK MAnER OF MARS

Monday June 19 I 3:30 pm I Castro

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Repressive postwar England was not the ideal place for a boy with an unbridled i magination to come of age. Nor was London in the '60s a warm and welcoming milieu for a gay man. Yet Derek Jarman wasn't bullied by his environment so much as inspired by it. Sure of his talent and energized by his outsider status, Jarman made bracingly original films that waged full-frontal war on conformity, narrow-m indedness and ugliness. Director Andy Kimpton-Nye eschews an exhaus­ tive analysis of Jarman's life and oeuvre (which could never fit into sixty minutes, anyway) to proffer a breezy survey of the director's childhood and a joyful appreci­ ation of his career. In lieu of Jarman's own words, we are treated to the witty and insightful reminiscences of collaborators including actors Tilda Swinton and Nigel Terry and producer James MacKay. Their droll recollections, a longside gli m pses of. such landmark Jarman fil m s as Sebastiane ( 1 976), Caravaggio ( 1986) and The Last of England ( 1987), comprise a vivid portrait of the artist as experimentalist and smiling provocateur. One of cinema's great radi­ cals, Jarman transmuted his sexual and political con­ cerns into fabulous art. His contribution was not limited . to the screen, however; Jarman made his AIDS diagnosis public in 1986, galvanizing Thatcher's England. The program will conclude with Jarman's 1984 short film, Imagining October.

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A voyeur's d ream, this highly enterta ining and lively documentary profiles Alan B. Stone, a pioneer of beef­ cake photography. With his trusty Kodak Brownie, Stone began his care e r s hooti ng Boy Scouts (!) and then became immersed in the Montreal bodybuilding scene. From the basem ent of his tacky h.ouse in suburban Montrea l, Stone produced thousands of sexy i mages for mail­ order physique (read: gay) magazines during the 1950s and early '60s. "Don't Be a Si ssy, Get Strong and Manly!" one such publication screamed. These semi­ clandestine magazines were all about gay desire but had to disguise themselves as educational. The fi lm illustrates Stone's obsessive, unique eye for male phys­ ical form and beauty with a staggering array of both still and moving images. Beyond beefcake, Stone also produced gorgeous landscape photos of both the Canadian wilderness and the cos mopolitan glamour of his beloved Montreal . This unlikely cultural pioneer died i n 1 9 9 2 after a long battle with crippling arthritis. Eye on the Guy is a fas­ cinating and fitting tribute to his body of work. Also s c ree n i n g will be a selecti on of Alan B. Stone's physique films from the Archives gaies du Quebec, home of the Alan B. Stone Collection. - J. SHEPARD dirs Philip Lewis & Jean-Frangois Monette 2005 Canada 49 min video in English & French with English subtitles

EYE ON THE GUY: ALAN B. STONE & THE AGE OF BEEFCAKE DEREK JARMAN: LIFE AS ART dir Andy

Recipient of the Fra meline Film & Video Completion Fund

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Kimpton-Nye 2004 UK 60 min video IMAG INING OCTOBER dir Derek Jarman 1984 UK 27 min 16mm

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FAB ULOUS! The Story of Queer Ci nema Friday J u n e $9 members

23 I 6:00 pm I Roxie

FAG HAGS: Wo men Who Love Gay Men Monday J u n e

I $10 general I FABU23R

$9 members

19 I 6:00 pm I Victoria

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F or the Love Of Dolly I Camp Mi chael Jack�on Saturday June $9 members

1 7 I 5:30 pm I Victo ria

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What a perfect film for the world's longest-running LGBT

Many of us have a best friend with whom we share a

For the Love of Dolly profiles Dolly Parton's greatest

Film Festival ! Picking up where Vito Russo's ground­

platonic bond that knows no bounds -a fag hag, fruit

fans. These fans are so devoted to Dolly that she knows

breaking The Celluloid Closet (and its canonical 1995

fly, dyke doll or hag fag. This pair of documentaries look

them by name. David is a developmental ly disa bled

film adaptation) left off, FABULOUS! traces our cine­

at the complicated nature of these special friendships.

young man whose parents say his "friendship" with

matic coming out through film clips and interviews with

FA G HAGS: Women Who Love Gay Men i s as

Dolly has pushed him into exceeding his doctors' expec­

media movers and shakers. A who's who of queer icons

straightforward as the title implies. Matt and Cynthia

tations. Patric and Harrel are a gay couple for whom

- Marga Gomez, Todd Haynes, B . Ruby Rich, Angela

live in Toronto and met in college. Over the course of

Dolly is the common ground. Harrel hopes one day to

Robinson, Rose Troche, Gus Van Sa nt, John Waters and

their decades-long friendship, Matt had to wa lk away,

sell the beautiful Dol ly dolls he makes in Dol lywood.

dozens more-recall a not-so-distant era when sneak­

finally too frustrated by her unrelenting crush on him.

Another fa n, Melissa, has adopted Dolly as a mother

i ng into Making Love and Personal Best were acts of

But when a crisis hits Cynthia, he returns to offer sup­

figure after a difficult childhood. The movie takes the

daring and self-discovery. Further back, groundbreaking

port. Kevin and Dod ie live in San Francisco, and after

viewer into the fans' homes - which are museums of

works such -as Kenneth Anger's Fireworks and Jack

years of platonic amour, they take their friendship to the

memorabilia - and follows their preparations for the

Smith's Flaming Creatures paved the way for a vital

next level and get married. While they're living happily

annual Dol lywood grand opening parade.

tradition of fiercely independent LGBT film that blos­

ever after, Kevin still wonders how th is affects his strong

Camp Michael Jackson presents us with a less

somed in the '90s with the New Queer Cinema.

identity as a gay man. Denis and Dana had to negotiate

optimistic view of fandom. The fans have set up camp in

Sh atte ring taboos an d defying stereotypes, the

in the other d i rection: Dana turns down Denis' romantic

Santa Maria, California, where the King of Pop is on trial

doyens of queer film are celebrated for bringing multi­

overtures because she doesn't want a romance with her

for child molestation. One is spending her inheritance to

faceted portrayals and perspectives to the art house and

gay best friend, no matter how much she loves h i m .

stay in a nearby hotel and su pport another fan. Another

multiplex. Classic scenes from Go Fish, Hedwig and the

That hasn't stopped them from considering co-parent­

is a local singl e mother whose son must dash to the

Angry Inch, Heavenly Creatures, Tongues Untied and

ing. FAG HAGS: Women Who Love Gay Men illustrates

courthouse to have his school papers signed. A th ird is a

many more favorites remind us of our rich legacy on the

how close relationships and sexuality don't always fit

young Bay Area woman dying of cancer who focuses her

big screen. Contextualized with in a chronology of cul­

into neat categories.

remaining energy on her love of Michael. The film's live­

tural milestones, from Ellen's "Puppy Episode" to Hilary

IRENE WILLIAMS: Queen of Lincoln Road is a

action footage captures the fans scrambling each morn­

Swank's Oscar-winning portrayal of Brandon Teena in

great love letter of a film about the friends h i p that

ing to catch a glimpse of the often tardy arrival of the

Boys Don't Cry, this fast-moving history of great gay cin­

develops over the years between "hag fag" Eric and

star. But the ultimate goal is to be invited into Neverland,

ema earns its exclamation point.

the older woman h e admires.

which the fans describe as heaven on earth.

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FABULOUS! THE STORY OF QUEER C INEMA d i rs Lisa Ades and Lesli

IRENE WILLIAMS: QUEEN OF LINCOLN ROAD dir Eric Smith USA

CAMP MICHAEL JACKSON dirs Q. Allan Brocka & Glenn Gaylord 2005

Kla inberg 2006 US 82 min video

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FAG HAGS: WOMEN WHO LOVE GAY MEN dir Justine Pim lott 2005

FOR THE LOVE OF DOLLY dir Tai Uhlmann 2006 USA 56 min video

Canada 52 min video

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George Michae l: A Different Story

FtF: Female to Fe mme Wedn esday June 21 I 8:1 5 pm I Victoria $9 members

I $10 general I FTF21V

From femme conferences to books, essays, studies and graduate theses, there's a fascination with the ide ntity of the qu eer femme woma n . Is the fe mme phenomenon a reaction to butch ness? A ca pitu lation to the patriarchy? The empowering ownership of a gender role by camping it Wp? A kind of female fem inine drag? Or are they just trying to look straight? Everyone seems to have an opinion, but these two documentaries both ma nage to look at the issues in a relevant, sexy and informative way that actually starts to shine some light on the subject. FtF: Female to Femme, di rected by Frameline vets Kami Chisholm and El izabeth Stark, takes a look at the femme identity that's both light-hearted and aca­ demic. Listening to folks like Guinivere Turner, Bitch (of Bitch + Animal) and Leslie Mah (of Tribe 8), we hear how various people came to their own brand of femme identity. As the di rectors explore the full range of femme - i ncluding tomboy fem me, retro femme, rockabilly femme, casual and high femme-it becomes clear that there's no one way for a femme to define herself. Like the poet sister to the academic, along comes Letters To Dol/y, a gorgeous collection of short films

linked by the narrator's letters to Dolly Parton, exploring how, through Dolly, she found herself, her femininity and her power. - CINDY M. EMCH dir Ha ley Ausserer 2004 USA 21 min video FtF: FEMALE TO FEMME dir Ka mi Chisholm & Elizabeth Stark 2006 USA 50 min video LEITERS TO DOLLY

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God & Gays: Bridging the Gap

Friday Jun e 1 6 I 1 0:45 pm I Castro

Saturday June 1 7 I 1 1 :00 am I Roxie

$9 members

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The extremely private George Michael candidly talks about his life and career in this riveting documentary. Michael leads us through his professional and private highs and lows, from his h umble begi nnings in Hert­ fordshire, England, to pop fame with Wham! followed by solo superstardom and the zenith of his fame, to the lega l battles with his label and the i nfamous public toilet incident. Reun ited for their first on-camera i nterview i n twenty years, Michael and h i s Wha m ! partner Andrew Ridgeley discuss working together and the band's farewell concert. Moving on, George talks about going solo and becoming a bona fide pop icon with the hit a l bums Faith , Listen Without Prejudice, Older and Patience. Catapulted to stardom, George discusses the effect on his ego and the challenge of balancing his personal and professional lives. He talks openly about, his Brazi lian boyfriend, Anselmo, and the tragic end to their i ncredible relationsh i p when Anselmo died of AI DS. One of Michael's most poignant confessions involves his performance at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, even as Anselmo was dying. Featuring performa nce footage a nd interviews , i n c l u d i ng Elton J o h n , M a ri a h Carey, Sti ng a nd Boy George, George Michael: A Different Story paints an inti­ mate, intriguing portrait of its fascinating subject. GEORGE MICHAEl: A DI FFERENT STORY

dir Southan Morris 2005

UK 100 min 35mm

An ex-Exod u s counselor tal ks about her days as a straightened-out Christian on the evangelical circuit. An activist gay minister describes his career as Jerry Falwell's ghostwriter. "The only reason I didn't kill myself," a college counselor admits, " i s that I kept thinking what a terrible experience it would be for the freshmen." The subjects of this com pel ling documen­ tary recount their attempts to forge an identity as both gay and Christian in a society that, too often, sees the terms as contradictory. Through interviews with pr�cticing gay Christians, d i rector Lua n e Beck and prod ucer Kim Clark (both Christians themselves) delve into the ways gay Chris­ tians resolve these contradictions, and cover familiar issues i n the gay vs. Christia n debate from a nove l perspective -as mem bers of both communities. What is a gay Christian's take on the "gay agenda" a nd the b i blical basis for conservative Christia n ity ' s a nti­ homosexual stance? While the documentary's subjects a re comm itted to their faith, the film is frank about the painful costs that can result from believing in a faith that rejects you, while b�longing to a community that regards your faith with suspicion. In the end, God & Gays serves as an affirmation that the gay community and the Christian community are not mutually exclusive, and offers hope that even conservative Christians can learn to accept their gay brothers and sisters. GOD & GAYS: BRIDGING THE GAP

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Half a Life

Hotel Gondolfn / Harsh Beauty

Jack Smith & the Destruction of Atla ntis

Friday June 16 I 6:00 p m I Roxie

Monday June 1 9 I 8: 1 5 pm I Roxie

$9 members I $10 general I HALF16R

$9 members

Turkey might be the only Islamic country where homo­

In Buenos Aires, a group of transgendered women take

sexuality is no longer crimi nalized, but the five queers

over a hotel and picket city hall; in Bombay, a eunuch

profiled in the documentary Half a Life still must strug­

The legacy of New York u nderground filmma ker and

is elected to parl ia ment. Two documentaries from two

gle to be out, and sometimes proud, in a homophobic

sides of the globe show how people rejected by society

performer Jack Smith has largely been forgotten . The

and conservative culture. When Ebru, a 22-year-old

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lesbi a n , came out to her fam i ly, her mother had a

Hotel Gondolfn opens as Monica gets u p, feeds

nervous breakdown; she feels she cannot be an out

her cat and i ntroduces a new resident to the hote l .

lesbian a s long as she lives in Turkey. Omer, who is

("Most girls p u t 'sex-worker,"' s h e observes, w h e n the

very popular among the bear set, cruises in parks and

newcomer hesitates to fi ll in the "occupation" blank on

on the I nternet, unbeknownst to his wife and child.

a form.) In this vibrantly painted former hotel, trans­

Demet is a MTF trans-activist who has been arrested

gender women are taking control of their lives. Harsh

and tortured by the police repeatedly because of her

realities aren't glossed over -most make it plain that

gen d e r i d entity. Engin l ives with his pa rents, who

"sex-worker" is not their first career choice, but the

believe he's straight, but sneaks out for days at a time

only possibility for a transgender woman in Argentinian

to be with his boyfriend. Serder strives to be an out gay

society - but the mood is u pbeat as Monica dons a

activist, but does so with extreme caution.

black bustier and heads to city hall with the rest of the

The docu mentary short Suhail's Jihad tells us that

chicas to protest a law targeting prostitutes. By creating

the word jihad doesn't just mean holy war; its root word

a safe place for themselves, the women have begun to

means a struggle, both internal and external. Such is the

create social change.

case for Suhail, a young man who emigrates to Canada

The situation for Bombay's eunuchs is more com­

from Jordan in search of a free and open life as a gay

plicated. Ih a changing society, Jyoti and Usha, both of

man . After 9/1 1 , he finds himself rejected by M uslims

whom ran away to become eunuchs as children, mix

for being homosexual and by Canadians who see him as

the performance of traditional good luck rituals with

a potential terrorist. Suhail finds peace through Salaam,

prostitution. "Some men like women, some like men,

a queer group dedicated to a progressive Islamic faith.

and some like us," Usha says. Harsh Beauty doesn't

The gro u p itself has faced threats, b ut perseveres

attempt to define or explain its subjects, but simply

despite the dangers of being out and Muslim.

offers a rare gl impse into a little-known world.

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SUHAll'S J I HAD HALF A LIFE

HARSH BEAUTY dir Alessandra

Zeka 2005 India 53 min video in

Hindi with English subtitles

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hullabaloo over the raucous, u nfettered sexuality of Flaming Creatures ( 1 963), ban ned in 22 states, no

longer echoes. His fabulous forays into costumed, the­ atrical exuberance relegate Sm ith i n some circles to a camp figure. It's the perfect time to (re)discover the Gospel According to Jack. Mary Jordan's invigorating documen­ tary is as peripatetic, curious and obsessive as its sub­ ject, brimming with lush film clips and blunt interviews and held together by Smith's plaintive voice. This is the inspiri ng saga of a pure artist who would proceed with a scheduled seven-hour solo performance despite a completely empty house. Atlantis, the name Smith gave to the world that sprang from h is extraordinary imagination, ultimately suffered the fate of all utopias, but it represented a place beyond the reach of the forces of compromise. "It's really not normal to want to collect art," Smith believed, "because that's missing the point of art." This i nva l u a b l e fi l m doesn't j ust convey the breadth of Smith's remarkable talent but gives us a direct experi­ ence of art for art's sake. In an age of u nrelenting com­ mercialism, where everything and everyone i� for sale, that's as rare as it gets. - MICHAEL FOX

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dir Fernando Lopez Escriva 2005 Argentina 52 min video in'Spanish with English subtitles

dir Gregory Greene 2004 Ca nada 16 min video dir Claudia Laszczak & Kay Wishoth 2005 Germany 55 min video in Turkish & German with English subtitles

Friday June 16 I 8:00 pm I Roxie

& THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIS dir Mary Jordan USA 2006 93 min video

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Kiki and Herb Reloaded Sunday June

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The Ki nsey Sicks: I Wanna Be a Republican Wednesday J u n e 2 1

"Their ap petite for life was riva l ed only by t h e i r appetite for whiskey." S o begins this crisply shot docu­ mentary-mockumentary mash-up, which takes you on tour with Kiki and Herb, the "musically challenged," politically incorrect cabaret act born in San Francisco in the early '90s. Kiki OuRane (Justin Bond) is an ageless and tact­ less ch anteuse who covers everyth ing from "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" with a voice that's part torch beauty and part punk anarchy, accompanied on keyboards by "gay Jew retard" Herb (Kenny Mellman). But the music i s only part of the appeal. It's the stories of Kiki's life-her childhood in an "institutional" for orphans; her failed stint as a 1950s housewife, culminating with a Stepford Kiki stabbing her husband with a steak knife; the drowning of her daugh­ ter, Coco, in Monaco -that bring out the tragicomedy and social commentary at the heart of this act. Amidst live footage and backstage banter, a host of q ueer luminaries weigh in - the Scissor Sisters, Erasure's Andy Bel l, Rufus Wai nwright (who claims that Kiki looted his Vicodin supply), and gossip maven Michael Musto, who says of the duo's appea l : "God gave them a lemon, but they're not making lemonade. They ' re just gonna keep serving you that same old lemon. " A politically radical act for troubling times, their message is s u m med in Kiki's snarli ng motto: "Don't get too comfortable."

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Those poor Repu b l i c a n s ! H aven't they s u ffered enough? Bush's poll numbers at the freezing mark, Tom Delay defunct, looming scandals, failed efforts to criminalize the gays and now this: men, dressed as women, doing a sing-song spoof of Republicanism in a concert film like you've never seen before. The Kinsey Sicks are a "dragapella" quartet called "the hottest ticket in town" by the New York Times. Now their hilarious satire of all thi ngs Republican is captured in one uproarious movie. The premise: four " proper" ladies are holding a Republican fund raiser. With a rumored appearance by W, the ladies are in high spirits. Singing songs and swapping stories, the gals seek to explain just why the Republicans are so darn nifty and offer some com­ pel ling reasons to come out as Republican. As one . number puts it: "Lower taxes are God's plan. Global warming helps my tan. Give a gun to every man to pro­ tect us from non-Aryans. When you know you're better than those non-Americans, there's no need to join the Klan, just become Republican!" While we count the days until W goes back to Texas, this film offers a gut-wrenching distraction. Taking on jingoism, family values, war-fetishizing and corruption, the Kinsey Sicks joyfully-and harmoniously-delight in kicking the GOP while they're down. Join in the fun!

Laughing Matters . . . More Saturday June $6 members

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Four lesbian comics hit the stage for a hilarious week­ long engagement in Long Beach, California. Award­ w i � n i ng d i rector A n d rea M eyerson ca ptures t h e i r performances -:-and much more -in this entertaining follow-up to her accla imed documentary Laughing Matters (Frameline27). In Laughing Matters . . . More, the filmmaker pres­ ents another quartet of successful lesbian comics: Rene Hicks, the first African-American woman nomi­ nated for best female stand-Up at the American Com­ edy Awards; Canadian-born Elvira Kurt, a Second City a l u m who's been doing stand-Up for more than 1 5 years; Sabrina Matthews, who launched h e r stand-up career in San Francisco and starred in her own Com­ edy Central special; and Vickie Shaw, a spunky South­ ern Baptist lesbian mom from Beaumont, Texas. The docu-comedy features segments from very funny sta n d - U p routi nes, i nti mate i nterviews a n d footage of backstage moments a n d frank conversations among the four women, who tal k about their childhoods, their fascinating journeys to a stand-Up career, how and when they came out on stage and their best and worst moments as a comic. - CHULEENAN SVETVILAS LAUGHING MATTERS . . . MORE dir Andrea Meyerson 2006 USA 75 min

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Lu lu Gets a Facelift

Love r Other Tuesday June $6 members

2 0 I 2 : 1 5 pm I Castro

Friday June

I $7 general I LOVR20C

Thursday June

Meth

1 6 I 6:00 pm I Victoria

$9 members I $10 general I LULU1 6V

22 I 6:00 pm I Roxie

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Barbara Hammer continues to uncover the legacy of

Friday June $6 members

1 6 I 3:00 pm I Castro I $7 general I METH 16C

Filmmaker, im presario and Festival co-founder Marc

Imagine you're a charismatic, irresistible sex machine

H uestis turns his camera on drag icon Lulu, his long­

capable of partying for days on end; that 'is, unti l the

time pal and collaborator, as Lulu Gets a Facelift.

money runs out, "Ti na" takes over, and you wake up

lesbian artists who courageously impacted the world

Preparing to undergo plastic surgery, Lulu (Louis

paranoid and destitute. This is the nightmare that many

around them as war resisters. Her latest gift to us cel­

Biedak) candidly tal ks a bout agi ng and gives some

of fi lmmaker Todd Ahlberg's interviewees went through

ebrates surrealist "sisters" Claude Cahun and Marcel

pointers to her gay breth re n. (Always be a bottom ,

after they fell u nder the spell of crystal methampheta­

Moore, who challenged the Nazis.

because sagging is less apparent when you're o n your

mine, or. "Tina" -the seductive drug that has wreaked

back.) As friends weigh in on her decision to go under the

particular havoc on the gay male com mun ity.

With dra m atic s e q u ences, intervi ews, p hoto­ graphs and writings, Lover Other is an aesthetic treat

knife, Lulu remains firm, refusing to trade in her plat­

Ahlberg takes viewers'deep into the crystal experi­

about the past as well as a muse for the destructive

forms for a more sensible shoe. Interviews are intercut

ence, which has been part of the scene si nce early '90s

present. Surviving residents on the British island of

with home movies of her first appearance in drag at the

circuit parties, but has only recently garnered national

Jersey, off the coast of France, remember the artistic

age of three, visits to her doctor (very "Nip/Tuck") and

attention. Interviews with current and former addicts

community that settled there i n the idyl lic period just

performance footage from the '70s and '80s. The surgery

include articulate storytellers whose lust for the good

prior to the WWI I Nazi occupation, including Cahun and

and recovery process is rather explicit -think Liz Taylor

old drug days still dances in their eyes years after the

Moore, whose work sometime caused h umorously

in Ash Wednesday or Patsy in '1\b Fab." Huestis catches

fact. One talks about abandoning his fancy car at the

bafflement a mong the tolerant isla nders . After the

some hil arious moments as Lulu, face swollen l i ke p

airport to go and party in Los Angeles for two years.

invasion and occupation, the two artists - "female,

Kabuki mask, clowns around with ice packs while high

Another man, sti l l addicted , is sl owly brea king his

Jewish intellectuals practicing a du bious sexuality " ­

on prescription drugs. As in all great comeback stories,

mother's heart. From the euphoric rush of "slamming

boldly created art that blatantly urged t h e soldiers to

Lulu paints her new face · and triumphantly takes the

it" into a vei n to dangerous uninhibited sex while high,

turn against their commanders, putting themselves i n

stage in front of her adoring fans at Trannyshack. This

these men describe it a l l . (The film includes graphic

imminent da nger.

queen is clearly ready for her close-up . . . again.

scenes of drug use.)

Untitled (Dyketactics Revisited) by Liz Rosenfeld

Also scre e n i ng i s David We i s s m a n ' s c l a s s i c

Meth reveals the consequences of speed addiction:

features bodies that move freely through an a mbigu­

Beauties Without a Cause . O h , the i rony, a s fou r

lost jobs, homeless ness, severed fri e n d s h i ps a n d

ous u rb a n " uto pia" - o r do they? It's shown with

teenage "hair-hoppers" (including a pre-lift Lulu) peel

becoming HIV positive. But the fi lm ends with a hopeful

Ham mer's original Dyketactics.

out in a fast car for a night of crime. Expect a reunion of

nod toward recovery and its challenges, at least for some

beauties at the screening, and beware - these ladies

of the men. As one of them puts it, his greatest desire

might be dangerous!

now is to be "just a regular guy."

- ELSA EDER DYKETACTICS d i r Ba rbara Hammer 1974 USA 4 min 16mm

- DENNIS CONROY

UNTITLED (DYKETACTICS REVISTED) d i r Liz Rosenfeld 2005 USA

8 min video LOVER OTHER dir Barbara Hammer 2006 USA 55 min video

BEAUTIES WITHOUT A CAUSE dir David Weissman 1986 USA 7 min

- LAURIE KOH METH d i r Todd Ahlberg 2005 USA 79 m i n video

16mm LULU GETS A FACELIFT dir Marc Huestis 2006 USA 70 min video

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Mom's Appl e Pie I Queer Spawn Sunday June

Muxes: Authenthic, Intrepid, Seekers of Danger Muxes: Autenticas, intrepidas y buscadoras de peligro

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Before the '80s, the majority of mothers coming out as lesbians after a divorce had their children taken away from them. It didn't matter if they came from an abusive relationship, and even a simple accusation of lesbian­ ism could turn the court against them. These atrocious custody battles inspired the Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund (LMNDF) and other lesbian rights organi­ zations in the '70s, which became the cornerstone of the lesbian rights movement today. In Mom's Apple Pie

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director Jodi Laine combines interviews with stirrin archival footage from a dynamic, courageous, commu­ nity-building era. The film's i nspiring message will moti­ vate and en cou rage viewers to face the battl es for progress and justice yet to come. Also screening is Queer Spawn, which features Christopher, 12 (two gay dads, New York City), and Kyle, 15 (two lesbian moms, Austin, Texas), and shows how geography affects the well-being of queer families across the country. They and other children and adults share

their experiences with heterosexism and homophobia. At an annual gathering called Family Week in Provincetown the kids find friends and safe space that for some ma not exist during the other 51 weeks of the year. Their wis­ dom is infectious and, with community support, will join a long history of changing society for the better.

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- ELSA EDER MOM'S APPLE PIE: THE HEART OF THE LESBIAN MOTHER'S CUSTODY MOVEMENT dir Jodi La ine 2006 USA 57 min video QUEER SPAWN dir Anna Soluda 2005 USA 30 min video

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In this powerful, heartfelt documentary, we meet the residents of Juchitan, Mexico, a queer paradise with a thriving mix of drags queens, transsexuals, gays and straights. Muxes traces the experience of the indigenous queer men living here, working to maintain their pride and heritage as both homosexual men and Zapotec Indi­ ans. In a culture known for machismo, the muxes play a unique role, sometimes providing sexual guidance to "straight young men" who want to gain experience before they go on to "practice" on women. Taking an honest look at the benefits and challenges of living in their community, these men talk about the homophobia and rejection they have faced from relatives and the larger society, the hardships of losing loved ones ' to AIDS, limited employment options and the prevalence of prostitution in the gay community. Yet they still find tremendous love and support in Juchitan from both the straight and gay community, proving that in some places the bonds of society don't have a sexual preference. Director Alejandra Islas creates an affectionate ,portrait of the inhabitants of a place that has been get­ ting more attention in recent years from the documen­ tary world, but is still little known to most people north of the border. - CHARLOITE GUTIERREZ

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Identified as male on his birth certificate, by age two Alex was reassigned as a girl through the first in a series of invasive surgeries. Raised under constant scrutiny by doctors, the child called Alexandra grew up in a small Austrian village as the only girl to wear XXL. As a young adult, Alex has come to realize his innate masculinity. ' In this deeply personal documentary, co-created with director and radio host Elisabeth Scharang (Alex came out as an activist on her show in 2002), Alex explores his own history and his feelings about being intersex. Alex is followed on camera while he recalls the nuisances of childhood and adolescence, the nagging desire to become a man, struggles with cancer and the enduring embarrassment of a genital region that Alex dubs a n "octopus alarm." (Various post-surgical techniques were used to open the vaginal walls during Alex's "puberty.") Along the way, Alex befriends other intersex people for the first time, decides to live life as a man, meets transgender men who buoy his confidence and finally begins to love the body he was born into. Shot in cinema verite style, the documentary is an unflinchingly honest exploration of one incredible indi­ vidual's life as he chooses to turn personal pain into triumph on a journey that takes him from the mud flats of Holland to the bright lights of San Francisco. - ERIN CULLERTON

MUXES: AUTHENTH I C , I NTREPID, S EEKERS OF DANGER dir

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Over the course of two eventful years, half a dozen gay

In Isra e l , as in many other i n d ustrial ized cou ntries,

achieved near-equality through same-sex marriage, but

New Yorkers come clean about their ongoing love affairs

tasks such as housework or caring for the elderly are

many still face severe discrimination across the conti­

with crystal meth . From the twentysomething si nger­

often delegated to foreign workers. When the second

nent. To explore the consequences of this discrimination

songwriter J., who figures his prime is the time to enjoy the party scene, to the hunky ex-porn actor CJ, who's

Intifada began, Israel closed its borders to workers from

both past and present, Rainbow's End takes us on a

Palestinian territories who in previous years had taken

journey from conce ntration camp sites in Poland, where

desperate to remain a sex object in his fifties, they are

the country ' s worst-paid jobs. This policy left a hole in

a group of Israeli gays mourn over those who died wear­

a singularly charming bunch who astonish us with their

the Israeli job ma rket, and so the authorities began to

ing the pink triangle, to a neighborhood in Amsterdam,

breathtaking candor and lack of inhibition. (This film

encou rage workers from other pa rts of the world to

where a gay couple live in constant fear from relentless

contains graphic scenes of drug use.)

imm igrate to Israel to fill these new vacancies.

threats by a local gang of Muslim teenagers.

' Crysta l m eth ca n e n c o u rage u n s afe sex by

Among those who answered the call are Phili ppine

Rainbow 's End begi ns with the question, "Why

increasing the libido while muti ng inhi bitions. "When

tra n ssexuals. Like othe r em igres before them, they

should we keep fighting?" For the following 75 minutes,

you do crystal , you don't ask questions," says one user.

decided to leave their homeland in search of a better

this documentary answers the question with the inspir­

"Crystal is sort of like a silencer." Any rational person in

life; some had been cast out of their families because

ing first-person stories of gay men and lesbians; inter­

the age of AI DS can see the dangers of mixing speed

of their sexua l orientatio n . Their new jobs are by no

views with members of the activist group OUTRAGE; an

and sex, i ncludi ng these guys (when they ' re not h igh) ,

mea n s easy; i n fact, they are often very demandi ng,

exclusive interview with the gay major of Berlin, Klaus

but they confess that heightened sexual pleasure is a

both p hysica lly and mentally. They work, often round

Wowereit; and footage from events i n Geneva, Poland,

powerful impetus not to quit.

the clock, looking after elderly, orthodox Jewish men

London, Windsor, Amsterdam, Kiev a n d Minsk.

To i l l u m i nate these n ot- so-isolated behaviors

whose daily lives they share and whom they often feed

Also scree n i ng is d i rector Jochen H i c k ' s short,

within the larger soc ial context, director Jay Corcoran

and wash. M a ny of these caregivers develop warm,

Hallelujah! The Pope is coming to Cologne, in about

i ncludes interviews with health professionals as well as

personal relationships with their employees, who often

three hours -time enough for his followers to praise

activist and recovering add ict Peter Staley. It's not the

come to look on them as substitute child ren.

the Lord and s ing. But some lesbian and gay activists

big picture that fixes our atte ntion, though , but the

also know a few songs . . . .

bright, likable individuals struggl ing before our eyes.

But one evening d uring the week the caregivers enjoy a night off. This is when they are free to l ive out their personal d reams, appeari ng as drag queens in Tel

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HALLElUJAH! dir Jochen Hick 2006 Germany 5 min video in

Aviv. " Paper Dolls" is the name of their ensemble, and

Germ a n with English subtitles

though the troupe's members e njoy I s rael's l i beral

RAINBOW'S END dirs Jochen Hick & Christi a n Jentzsch 2006

atmosphere, they are sti l l outsiders.

Germany 75 min video i n various languages with English subtitles

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ROCK BOTTOM: GAY MEN & METH dir Jay Corcoran 2006 USA 75 min video

PAPER DOLLS dir Tomer Heyma n n 2005 Israel/Switzerland 80 min 35mm i n Hebrew, English

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In an enduring photograph of September 1 1 , a team of

On November 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme

Malcolm Ingram's heartwarming documentary takes us

rescue workers carries a Franciscan priest's body from

Court ruled in favor of a same-sex couple's right to

to those spaces in America where small-town gays and

the World Trade Center. In death, Father Mychal Judge, a

marry, and from that day forward gay rights activists

lesbians find each other, and where their lives can be

chaplain of the Fire Department of New York City, came

worked ceaselessly to protect the ruling from right-wing

celebrated rather than hidden. Setting his focus on two

to be known around the world as a symbol of courage

attacks. Saving Marriage captures the excitement and

bars in rural Mississippi, Ingram paints a portrait of gay

and sacrifice.

suspense of one battle in this long and ongoing war: an

life often overlooked by urban-centered gay culture. It's

Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, Saint of 9/11 pres­

attempt to amend the state constitution to override the

a reasswing portrait, offering glimpses of beautiful,

ents the turbulent spiri tual journey of a remarkable

court's decision. From mass demonstrations to last­

brave people coming together to love themselves and

man. Compassionate ch ampion of the needy and

minute lobbying phone calls to closely fought election

each other with grit, determination and high style.

forgotten, beloved chaplain, rousing Irish-American

campaigns, the battle unfolded all over the state for

balladeer and restless iconoclast, Father Judge was a

more than two years.

In a time when America di�appointingly shows the same old jaundiced face to its gay citizens, small-town

humble parish priest who wrestled with h is own

Filmmaker Mike Roth follows events as they

private demons while touching others in powerful and

unfold, interviewing lawyers, lobbyists and organizers,

ronments. Not that such bars escape controversy, per­

miraculous ways.

as well as some of the many gay couples who took

secution or even disaster; Ingram astutely observes the forces that led to the closure of one bar, and traces the

gay bars serve as social centers and supportive envi­

Fath er Judge was a gay man who loved h i s

advantage of the court's ruling even as state legislators

priestly work. Throughout his career as a friar, h e lived

were fighting over the constitutional amendment. With

tragic torture-and-murder saga of one patron, teenager

a life of witness, action and love. He provided hope,

clarity and style, the film lays out each skirmish, even

Scotty Weaver. However, just as plentiful and forceful

warmth, compassion and acceptance. Mychal Judge

using graphics to explain Massachusetts' convoluted '

are the portraits of people who return to the bars again

knew the pain of loss and suffering. He struggled with

method for amending its constitution. As cathartic and

and again, where partying and hooking up share the

alcoholism and was an outspoken AA advocate .

satisfying as any wedding (it will wring tears from you,

stage with a sense of defiance and self-determination.

Through his own vulnerability, imperfection and fragile

even when you know how it ends), the film is particu­

San Francisco filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt opens the

humanity, he was able to reach people in their pain,

larly fasc inating when it goes beh i nd the scenes

program with I Just Wanted to Be Somebody, a medi­

shame and fragility.

to show the nitty-gritty details essential to any political

tation on Southern beauty queen turned anti-LGBT lob­

Saint of 9/11 weaves interviews with friends,

struggle, as volunteers go door to door and leUer­

byist Anita Bryant. Winner of the Best Documentary

colleagues and congregants along with archival footage

'writing and phone campaigns are mounted to convince

Award at the 2006 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

of Father Judge. The film portrays his life as a spiritual

legislators to change their minds. Change happens ­

adventure and celebrates his honest embrace of life.

and this film shows us how.

SAINT OF 9/1 1 dir Glenn Holsten 2006 USA 95 min video

SAVING MARRIAGE dirs Mike Roth & John Henning 2006 USA 90 min video

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SMALL TOWN GAY BAR d i r Malcolm I n gram 2005 USA 8 1 min video I JUST WANTED TO BE SOMEBODY dir Jay Rosenblatt 2006 USA 1 0 m i n video

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and respected for? Her beauty, poise and tal ent, of

This youth program pairs two upl ifting, com m u n ity­

activists and spectators celebrate the Ga ¥ Games. Origi nally cal led the Gay Olympics (the namelhad to be

course. Director Jeremy Stanford goes to Las Vegas to

b a s e d exp l o ra t i o n s of i s s u e s s u rro u n d i ng LG BT

chronicle the first World's Most Beautiful Transsexual

teenagers.

changed when the United States Olym pic C p mmittee sued), the event was the brainchild of San rrancisco

Pageant, which aims to change people's opinion of

Ugly Ducklings shows us the staging of the award­

transgender women. MTF contestants from around the

winning play of the same name, which deals with bias­

resident Dr. Tom Waddell , who placed sixth in qecathlon

world vie for the crown in evening gown, swimsuit and

based harassment and youth suicide. The fi l m , by

talent competitions.

award-winning filmmaker Fawn Yacker, documents not

Every four years a diverse array of athletJs, artists,

in the Mexico City Olympics in

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Having become one of the world's largeS sporting events (any adult can participate), the Gay Games were

1982 and again in '86. Since then the Games have been hosted by Vancouver ('90), New York City ('94), Amsterdam ('98) and Sydn�y ('02). 2006 will see dueling events: Gay Games VII in Chicago,

first held in San Francisco in

followed by Rendezvous Montreal. Narrated by Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, : this jock doc features athletes Martina Navratilova, David Kopay, Billy Bean and Bruce Hayes, author Armistead Maupin, Am bassador James Hormel and many hl ajor

Stanford goes backstage to find out what the con­

only the production but the behind-the-scenes conver­

testants really think about the pageant and their com­

sations between the playwright, the director and the

petitors. Fascinating scenes from the pageant alternate

nine young actresses. A gothic mystery set in a girls'

with poignant stories from the contestants about where

summer camp, the play picks up where Tea and Sym­

they grew up, how their families initially responded to

pathy and The Children's Hour left off. The dynamics of

, their new identity, and the difficulties they've faced over

homophobia in an all-female environment are revealed

the years. Mimi grew up in small-town Iowa and has ' been working as a female impersonator at a Chicago

when the girls are not allowed their natural expression. The so-called "Ophelia synd rome" a ppears a s the

night club for

cabin of younger girls, their self-esteem still reinforced

14 years; Dorae, an African American, was

born and raised in South Carolina and is forever grateful

by the intimacy of their relationships, conflict with the

that her mother went with her when she underwent

older girls who have begun to conform to the burdens of

musical stars.

breast implant surgery; Maria, an AIDS activist, works

compulsory heterosexuality.

Sports remain one of the last bastions of homqpho­ ' bia in our society; no lesbian or gay man has yet com e out

with the transgender community in Los Angeles; Cas­

In Breaking the Silence, a group of ten former

sandra performs at AsiaSF and wants to be a star or die

foster youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, transgen­

trying. Watch these stunning beauties as they hit the run­

der or queer came together for a workshop at the Cen­

p,

of the closet while playing for a major American s orts team. But despite the continuing challenges, one thi�g is clear-gay sports are OUT for good! I

Ugly Ducklings

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Take the Flame! Gay Game,s: , Grace, G rit & Glory

TAKE THE FLAME! GAY GAMES: GRACE, GRIT

Secter 2006 USA 85 min video

& GLORY dir D�vid I,

way in their gorgeous gowns, and try to guess which one

ter for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley. Over four days,

will be crowned the most beautiful transsexual of all.

they shared their stories and learned to ed it them into

Also screening is One Night In Bangkok, a deli­ ciously campy music video featuring the gals from Viva Tropicana in Hawaii.

ing) personal videos. BREAKING THE SILENCE: LGBTQ FOSTER YOUTH TELL THEIR

-CHULEENAN SVETVILAS O N E N IGHT IN BANGKOK

these moving, heartfelt (and sometimes heartbreak­

STORIES

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U G LY D U CKLINGS

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Are there popular mythologies and stereotypes left to

Since the formation of the San Francisco Gay Men's

With You! tel ls the testosterone-fueled story of the Gotham Knights, New York's only gay rugby club. Perhaps

shatter in the queer community? You betcha! In Vice &

Chorus i n 1978, LGBT communities across the nation

Consent, p ro m i n e nt, l o ng- sta n d i ng m e m b e rs of

have discovered the collective joy and power of song.

the first sports documentary in which athletes quote '

San Fra ncisco's B DSM (Bondage/Disci p l i n e , Domi­

Get ready to clap your hands and stomp your feet as

freely from Mommie Dearest, this is a moving portrait

nance/Submission, Sado-Masochism) comm unity tell

groups from around the world head to the annual GALA

of a diverse group of guys who have fought their way out

the uncensored truth about a fascinating yet misunder­

Festival in 2004, organ ized by the Gay and Lesbian

of the closet and onto the rugby field.

stood lifestyle described by director Howard Scott War­

Association of Choruses.

shaw as "intimacy wrapped in very scary paper." This

At the beginning of their first season, some of the

In this lively documentary, director Lawrence B.

"ruggers" have never touched a rugby ball, and we

Dillon profiles four groups. The first i s Muse, Cincin­

most people believe they already know. It's an intimate

nati' s Women's Choir, whose director Catherine Roma

season opens with a brutal loss but, not disheartened,

look at individual journeys and lessons learned, offering

f i r m ly d ra ws on the fem i n i st trad itions of 1 9 7 0 s

the players -alo'n g with their hetero opponents-head

eye-opening revelations for the u n i n itiated and, for

w o m e n ' s music. Muse is very rac i a l ly d iverse a n d

for the New York Eagle for the obligatory drink-up, a

those sha med by their own unconventional behavior,

serves as a meeti ng ground for q ueer and straight

ritual almost as important as the game.

perhaps some validation.

women from a variety of backgrounds. 'A highlight of

As the story u nfolds, we get to know some of the

t h e f i l m i s s o l o i st S a b a ' s v e lvety r i c h r e n d i t i o n

players, i ncluding a n aspiring stand-up comic, a young

about trust, sex, play and relationships. You'll hear from

o f George Gershwi n ' s " S'Wond erfu l . " Next, Di llon

NYU student struggling with h is identity, an ex-marine

Midori , internationally recognized teacher and Japanese

focuses on the aforementioned Sa n Fra ncisco Gay

coach and a partnered man who can't go to the drink­

rope bondage expert; Jay Wiseman, author of the funda­

Men's Chorus, whose director Dr. Kathleen McGuire

ups because he has to look after the three kids at

mental work SM 101 ; Cleo Dubois, founder of the Acad­

(th e fi rst fem a l e to h o l d t h e position) fee l s that

h o m e . As the tea m struggl es for vi ctory, the fi l m

emy of SM Arts; Sybil Holiday, noted psychotherapist and

embracing spiritual language and making it one's own

explores notions of mascul i n ity a n d the challenge of

co-author of Consensual Sadomasochism ; and Janet

is the surest way to fight the religious right.

being true to who you are.

Hardy, author of Radical Ecstasy and The New Topping

Dillon also chronicles a first at the GALA event, the

Featuring a pumping soundtrack, With You! cap­

Book. Evil Mommy Tina, lifestyle educator, writes: "Vice

presence of the Tra nsgender Festival Chorus, which

tures the action of rugby and the true m e a n i ng of

& Consent is the one body of work that I have partici­

mostly consists of members of San Francisco's Tran-

camaraderie - being a part of something bigger than

. scendence Gospel Choir, the first trans singing group of

you rself a nd knowing you've got support. Whether or

cacies accurately. It is sure to provoke thought and

its kind. Fi nally the audience is introduced to Diverse

not you've ever cared about sports, this movie provides

hopefully a glimpse into a lifestyle which until now has

Harmonies, a Seattle youth group of queer and straight

an ass-kicking good time.

not been available to mainstream society."

teenage si ngers.

pated in as an educator that presents BDSM and its intri­

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6:00 pm Half A Life HALF16R p.65

8:00 pm Jack Sm ith & the Destruction of JACK16R p.65

6:00 pm Lulu Gets a Facelift LULU16V p.67

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10:30 pm Flirting With Anthony FLlR16V p.44

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1 1:00 am God & Gays: Bridging the Gap GOD17R p.64

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4:00 pm The Dark Matter of Mars DARJ<17R p.62

6:15 pm Mom MOM17C p.45

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8:30 pm Boy Culture BOYC17C p.35

8:30 pm Vice & Consent VICE17R p.72

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2:45 pm 50 Ways of Fabulous p.49

5:30 pm For the Love of Dolly / Camp Michael Jackson FORTI7V p.63

1:15 pm Mom's Apple Pie / Queer Spawn MOMA18R p.68

3:45 pm Ugly Ducklings UGLY18R p.71

6:00 pm Tough Girls TOUG18R p.78

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8:15 pm Octopus Alarm OCT018R p.68

10:15 pm Lost in Generation LOST17V p.54

10:00 pm Soap SOAP18C p.56

10:30 pm Love Life LOVE18R p.44

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1:45 pm rans Francisco TRAN18V p.78

4:00 pm Saving Marriage SAVI18V p.70

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School can be a tough place for a budding homosexual,

We all know how having a crush on a guy can take over

who can stage hi larious antics and score tri u m phs

your life and even get you into a lot of trouble. Whether

over his straight school mates, or become the victim of

it's the guy you met on the beach, the new kid in

bullyi ng, hatred and violence. These gay shorts span

school, that guy you've been chatting with online or

the ga mut from hu morous to ha rrowing.

your best bud, you never know where a crush will take

In Playtime, a beleaguered young teacher, trou足 bled by his own identity, is unable to intervene when he

you. Four of the best gay shorts of the year cover some familiar, and not so familiar, territory.

witnesses the homophobic b u l lying of a boy i n h i s

I n a lyri cal med itation on l ove, a young m a n

class. In a s m a l l German village; Tom wou ld never

searches for another o n t h e Mexican Riviera, leaving it

admit that he's gay despite being mobbed and threat足

all up to chance in Emilio 's Eyes. A teenage punker

ened in school in Out Now. Boys Grammar presents

named Otter sets out on a mission with his best friend

bullying taken to uni maginably violent extremes when a

to see a beloved band perform in New York City. Their

boy is raped at an elite private school.

road trip ends, and that's when the real adventure

A self-described "short soft smut film," School

begins in Night Swimming.

Boy Art follows a cute graffi-sketchin' Angelino as he

In First Date, a volatile ex-con will stop at nothi ng

tries to get into art school . Daniel gets really confused

to keep a date with the guy he met online. And here's

when his parents transfer him to a new school where

where a crush can get you into hot water: Bugcrush is

he's taught how to mince, lisp and "throw like a girl" i n

the story of B e n , a s m a l l -town high s c hool loner,

Homo High School.

whose fascination with Grant, a dangerously seductive

In Sissy Frenchfry, Leslie Jordan stars as Pri ncipal

new kid, leads him into something much more sinister

Principle at West Beach High, where the school's most

than he ever could have imagined. Have fun, guys, but

popular kid must fight conservative newcomer Bodey

remember -it's a jungle out there!

McDodey in the election for student body president. PLAYTIME dir Arwel Gruffydd 2004 UK 10 min 35mm in Welsh & English with English subtitles OUT NOW dir Sven J. Matten 2005 Germany 21 min 35mm in German with English subtitles BOYS GRAMMAR dir Dean Francis 2005 Australia 8 min video SCHOOL BOY ART dir Erica Cho 2004 USA 1 2 min video HOMO HIGH SCHOOL dir Jonathon Rivait 2005 Canada 16 min video SISSY FRENC HFRY dir JC Oliva 2005 USA 28 min video TOTAL R U N N I N G T I M E :

EMILIO'S EYES d i r Alex Z u n o 2005 Mexico 1 8 m i n video in Span ish with English subtitles N IGHT SWIMMING dir Dan iel Falcone 2005 USA 19 min video FIRST DATE dir Gary Huggins 2006 USA 20 m i n video BUGCRUSH dir Carter Smith 2006 USA 36 min video TOTAL R U N N I N G T I M E :

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Free for ages 18 and under (present ID at door)

These kick-ass women will j ust as likely kick in your

Don't miss this year's extremely sexy and fu n dyke

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of golden

teeth as give you a s m i l e . These bad-ass fem mes

shorts program.

bea uty, vivid dre a m s , d i sa p po i ntments and hope.

know that sharing a stiletto is sometimes easier than

In The Science OfLove, the mind has a heart of its

Here's an incredible chance to see new work made by

sharing a smile. Here's a group of cool shorts so edgy

own. The Quitter shows how smoking can get in the

youth in collaboration with media arts orga nizations

they just might cut you!

way of love. A robber is after more than money in the

including Frameline, TILT, BAVC and the Media Arts Center of San Diego.

With some help from Barbie, a young misfit finally gets her revenge on a schoolyard bully in You 're Dead

comedy Hold Up. Learn the dangers of finding love in

Love/Struck. In Katie & Kasey, a young woman comes

Jennifer Gilomen's Queer Youth Speak: In and Out

After School,. All bets are off as '50s exploitation flicks

to terms with her inability to show affection in public.

at the Library follows two young people as they experi­

reign aga i n with the Terrorist She Freaks of Texas. If

Get ready for a creative animation about a single gal

ence the queer past though an arch ive and add their

that wasn't enough punch punch bang bang ass-kicking

who finds a groove all her own at the d isco in Solo.

. own poetic voices to the history they witness. Johanna

for you, i n Love Is Blind local poet a n d performer ·

His Name Is Cosmo is a screwball comedy about two

Malaret and Ethan van Thillo's documentary Altared

M ichelle Tea gets roped i nto cri m e - spree craziness

l e s b i a n s a n d t h e u n l i ke l y c h a ra c t e r that c o m e s

Lives follows ten LGBTQ young adults as they explore

complete with guns, money, blood and the edict that

between them. A surprise engagement party goes awry

religion, fami ly, culture and sexuality.

you only have to hate "some" men to kill them. Shaolin

in M ichelle Kramer's Such Great Joy. In Coif, a girl's

Sisters teach each other a thi ng or two about fighting

wild-child nature is squelched by her fami ly. A non­

The following films were made by the Wells Fargo/ Frameline Youth Filmmaker Workshop i n col laboration

over father's l ipstick. Dawn of the Drag King Zombies

monogamous relationship u pturns the lives of three

with TILT. The lives of passengers briefly intersect on a

takes us i nto a secret world of pomade and gore. Debris

women in Open. Enjoy a revol utionary new coffee

BART train in erica sokolowershain's Where have we

follows a stranded stewardess whose flight mates have

creamer in Cremmafe: Muffy. When a monster is loose

been all this time? When a q ueer teenager stains her

other plans in store for her. But wait till you see the plan

clothes, she must find a way to come out to her parents

the hot tattooed babes of SURF GANG have for the

in the gay community, can Bett and Stella's 25-year relationship survive Attack of the Bride Monster?

without her lucky shirt in Juliana Spector's Stainless.

spoiled non-surfer girls who are keeping them from

QUEER YOUTH SPEAK: IN AND OUT AT THE LIBRARY

dir Jennifer Gilomen 2005 USA 14 min video ALTARED LIVES dir Ethan van Thillo & Johanna Malaret 2006 USA 27 min video WHERE HAVE WE BEEN ALL THIS TIME? dir ericka sokolowershain 2006 USA 7 min video STAINLESS dir Juliana Spector 2006 USA 1 0 min video TOTAL R U N N I N G TIME:

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the fiercest waves. - CINDY M. EMCH . YOU'RE DEAD AFTER SCHOOL

dir Mishann Lau 2004 Canada 6 min video TERRORIST SHE FREAKS OF TEXAS dirs bug davidson & Holly Lewis 2005 USA 25 min video SHAOLIN SISTERS dir Mishann Lau 2004 Canada 5 min video LOVE IS BLIND dir Peter Pizzi 2005 USA 9 min video DEBRIS dir Justin Kelly 2006 USA 7 min video DAWN OF THE DRAG KING ZOMBIES dirs Bitchy Baci Butchy Collective 2006 Australia/Switzerland 7 min video SURF GANG dir Katrina del Mar 2006 USA 23 min video TOTAL RUNNI NG TIME:

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stories that cross typical gender lines; these filmmakers

Unexpected love triangles, reconcil iations, child hood

A sexy a stro n a ut l a n d s in the woods near Jason's

call for more i nc l u s ive re prese ntation at the queer

reflections and nosy moms fill this collection of well­

house in Spaceboy. Two brothers plot separately for

media table. An examination of these issues will be fea­

crafted shorts that have one th ing in common : fa mily.

tured at Frameline's 2006 Persistent Vision Conference.

On one long h ot s u m m e r day in Chasca m u s ,

some after- school fun before Mom comes home i n Latch Key. Learn the fab new dance move everybody 's

Someday God, by Bay A rea d i rector Va l e ntin

Argentina, a love triangle develops between a brother,

Aguirre, explores the loss of a brother. Rape For Who I

a sister and her best friend in Marya m Keshavarz's

A straight Hol lywood agent and a single gay man

Am shares stories of African lesbians raped because of

The Day I Died. I n Joe Tu nmer's Mockingbird, a young

mistake each other for the men they were su pposed .t o

doing and you, too, can be Str8 For A Minute .

their sexuality. Sway is about Andie, born with Andro­

girl recalls the last summer she spent with her loving

meet i n Available Men. A housewife tells her h usband

gen I nsensitivity Syndrome; at five, doctors decided she

transvestite father. Beautifully filmed Monsoon St., '17

about an unexpected encounter in the m usical render­

should live as a boy. The experimental Relative Dis­

is M i nda M a rti n's mo ntage of childho od me mories

ing of a repressed marriage, Guess Who I Saw Today.

tance juxtapqses an SF dyke with her family. Meet an

from 1977. I n Triple Minority, director Amber Sh arp

Find out how Andy 's yea r in the personal ads ends i n

atypical street kid and his unexpected love interest in

tells the story of a gay black woman who wants to rec­

the charming Hello, Thanks.

She Kills He, shot on the gritty streets of Miami. Are you

o n c i l e h e r re l ation s h i p with h e r re l igious p a rents .

Hustler WP finds an unl ikely pair of gay ski nheads

a butch? Learn how to order a drink, take care of a

D i recto r N a va rutt Roo nga roo n ' s Room Number 3

l iving their own Queer Underground in NYC's' trendy

fe m m e and walk through the door in the " h ow to"

exa mines the real meaning of love and Thai society's

Chelsea district. On a stroll in the woods with his best mate, 1 6-year-old Leung has the chance to win a wish

guide, Worst Case Scenario: Butch Edition . Maggots

view of homosexu a l ity. One ordinary morni ng, Fon's

and Men is a trailer for a historical drama set i n post­

mother from the north shows u p at Fon's apartment in

i n Summer. I n Straight Boys , Ben thi nks he's found

revol utionary Russia, shot local ly by a cast and crew

Bangkok and finds that her da ughter has a new room­

true love in Morgan, his college roommate, but there's

mate. I n Tina Mabry 's Brooklyn 's Bridge To Jordan, a

one small problem: Morgan is straight.

rampant with gender anarchy. SOMEDAY GOD dir Valentin Aguirre 2005 USA 2 min video RAPE FOR WHO I AM dir Lovinsa Kavuma 2006 South Africa 26 min video SWAY

woman must fight to rebuild her relationshi p with her deceased partner's estranged son.

dir Jakeb Anhvu 2004 Austra lia 4 min video RELATIVE DISTANCE dir C. Begien 2005 USA 1 4 m i n video i n English & Vietnamese with English subtitles WORST CASE SCENARIO: BUTCH EDIllON dir Mary Guzman 2006 USA 4 min video SHE KILLS HE dir Dave Rodriguez 2005 USA 20 min video MAGGOTS AND MEN dir Oakie Treadwell 2006 USA 5 min video TOTAL R U N N I N G TIME:

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SPACEBOY dir Keith Dando 2005 UK 7 min video LATCH KEY dir Garth Bardsley 2005 USA 1 2 min video STRB FOR A MINUTE Michael Lucid 2005 USA 1 min video AVAILABLE MEN dir David Dean Bottrell

THE DAY I DIED dir Maryam Keshavarz 2006 USA 11 m i n 35mm MOCKINGBIRD dir Joe Tunmer 2005 U K 1 4 min 35mm MONSOON ST., '77 dir Minda Martin 2005 USA 1 2 min video TRIPLE MINORITY dir Amber Sharp 2005 USA 15 min video ROOM NUMBER 3 dir Navarutt Roongaroon 2004 Tha iland 22 min video i n Thai with English subtitles BROOKLYN'S BRIDGE TO JORDAN dir Tina Mabry

2005 USA 15 min video GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY dir Abe Sylvia 2006 USA 4 min video HELLO, THANKS dir Andy B l uba ugh 2005 USA 8 min video HUSTLER WP dir Craig Cobb 2006 USA 19 min video

SUMMER dir Hong Khaou 2006 UK 9 min 35mm STRAIGHT BOYS dir Dave O'Brien 2006 USA 1 4 min 35mm TOTAL R U N N I N G T I M E :

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(Not so) straight from the middle of the states (sup­ posedly u n ited) comes a picked-to-click program of

that glow with bittersweet longing and burn with sexy

music-driven fil m and video to del ight your senses.

and scintillating new discoveries!

Check out these amazing music videos that represent

A black lesbian gazes into the past to learn forgive­

both coasts (and the important places between) and stretch the defi nition of the word "queer." Yo u m ight

Drive Me Crazy is d i rector Kim Wyns' story of a

ness from her gra nd moth er in Forgiven. Things I'll

woman , a car and an empty seat that doesn't stay empty

Never Say captures the spark of desire that transforms

have a new favorite band after attending this show­

for long. Directed by Mary Guzman with a hell-raising

the friendships and tangled yearnings of three Asian

case. Ba nds featured include Sleater-Kinney, Scream

performance by writer/poet Meliza Baiiales, Do the Math

teenagers. In Without Fail, a lesbian grapples with her

Club, Deerhoof, Ell iot Smith, H ey Wi ll power, The Gossip

follows a young Latina lesbian as she seeks a better life.

bipolar d isorder. An Asian butch sets her own passion

a nd many more.

One supermarket shopper, a shy and quiet transsexual,

o n the back b u rn e r to l i ve vica riously th rough her

is about to experience something beyond her wild est

friend's romantic encounters i n Tuberose. One scan­

i magi n ation in Gia n n i Gatti 's Today 's Specials . T M .

dalous evening reveals the heated comings and goings

Scorzafava's Gil/ery's Little Secret i s a n intense exami­

of a perfectly conventional Catholic Latino family in Look

nation of love and friendship, as a secret is revealed

Away. In the tongue-in-cheek Serve Thy Master, a tradi­

after 18 years. Alicia looks for love on the Internet with

tional Latina housewife has a smoldering epiphany.

Guest-curated by Lisa Ga nser and Dustin Nelson of the Fla m i ng Film Festival , Minneapolis. G E T U P d i r M i ra nda J u l y 1 9 9 9 U S A 4 min video I F YOU WANT IT dir Giles O'Dell 2004 USA 6 min video GHOST BOOBS dir Ryan Junnell 2004 USA 2 min video MAKE WAVES dir The Gossip 2001 USA 3 min video WHAT MAKES A MAN START A BAND dir Cody Critcheloe 2005 USA 3 min video WELCOME TO MY BEDROOM dir Lisa Ganser 2005

surprising results in Isabel Coli's Blindfolded. Delphine

All works were created through Queer Women of

USA 5 min video VAMPIRE BEATS dir The Mae Shi 2004 USA 3 m i n

must make a choice in order to win the heart of her lover

Color Media Arts Project, which promotes the visibility

video STRIP MALL GLASS d i r Justin Kelly 2 0 0 6 U S A 6 m i n video

Belle in Fiona Mackenzie's Cosa Bella . Director Isold

of queer women of color th rough the creation and exhi­

Uggadottir's Family Reunion is an Icela ndic coming-out

bition of films that reflect our life stories. Guest-curated

LONELY dir Soce the Elemental Wizard 2005 USA 4 min video

by QWOCMAP Executive Di rector and award-winning

I WANNA EXERCISE dirs Nicky Click & Mark Saboran 2005 USA 5

story with a comic twist. DRIVE ME CRAZY dir Kim Wyns 2Q04 Belgi u m 5 min 35mm DO THE MATH dir Mary Guzma n 2006 USA 4 min 3 5 m m TODAY'S SPECIALS d i r G i a n n i Gatti 2005 Italy 7 min 35mm i n Italian with English subtitles

G ILLERY'S LITTLE SECRET dir lM. Scorzafava 2005 USA 35 min video BLINDFOLDED dir Isabel Call 2005 Spain 2 min video in Spanish with English Subtitles COSA BELLA dir Fiona Mackenzie 2005 USA 16 min video FAMILY REUNION dir Isold Uggadottir 2006 USA/Iceland 25 min video in English

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film maker Madeleine Li m. FORG IVEN dir Kenya Briggs 2006 USA 1 0 m i n video THINGS I'LL , NEVER SAY dir Carol ine Le 2005 USA 30 min video WITHOUT FAil dir Kristin Wygal 2005 USA 7 min video TUBEROSE dir Va nda Chong 2006 USA 1 5 min video LOOK AWAY dir Alejandra Rosabal 2005 USA 1 7 min video SERVE THY MASTER dir Trina Espi nosa 2005 USA 12 min video 9 1 min

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BURGER BABY dir Eric October USA 2 min video ACNECORE dir Philipe Lonestar 2005 USA 5 min video PUNKY BRUISER dir Lisa Ganser 2006 USA 7 min video I THINK I GOT SOMETHING TO PROVE dir Cody Critcheloe 2005 USA 3 min video GORE IN A RUT dir Deerhoof 1999 USA 2 m i n video Q-TIP BLISS - "14 YEAR OLD

GI RLS" dir Eric October USA 1 m i n video ROCK THE BOAT d i r Luke Woodward 2005 USA 7 min video GENE DEFCON - YESSES AND

MY COFFIN IN THE AIDS QUILT CAUSE IT'S COLD I N HELL dir Jake Yuzna 2006 USA 4 min video TEAM QUEEN dir Leah Meyerhoff USA 4

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Momma's Boy

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Queer Experiments

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Gay men and the i r m others ! Why do we have such

Pirate Parts is an ethnogra phic documentary ab out

This program of queer experimental shorts begins with

strong and often complicated re lationships with the

tra nsge nder a ctivist Sam David's tra n sition across

7,200 Drawings of Bill T. Jones, an animated rendering

women in our lives? Whether it's Ma or Grandma, these

com munity and gender and his creation of the local

of the dancer/choreogra pher fro m a San Francisco

fi lms s how that l ife's the sa m e for momma's boys

trans cabaret Gender Pirates. New Pornographers ­

performance. Using archival footage and intense edit­

around the world.

"Sing Me Spanish Techno" is a music video for the

ing, Matt Palazzolo offers insight into the experience of

In Mona Lisa, George lives with his mother in a

Canadian su pergroup featuring San Francisco drag leg­

queer teens growing up in a digital society in Green

. small, suburban home in Austra lia and d esperately

end J u a n ita Moore . The m i n i-doc Scream Clubbing

Room . Shon Kayl i's Drafting Dimensions is about an

needs a night out, but his mother would rather he stay

looks at one of the hottest music acts since Peaches.

artist who visits her past while the military plans her

at home'. A Swed ish photogra pher living in New York

Batiales c h ronicles the S a n Fra ncisco writer/poet

future. Purge , by Etienne Kal los, is a lyrical, emotional

gets a surprise visit from his grandmother in Marmor's

Meliza Banales, her hell-raising performance and her

journey of a young gay man struggl i ng to come to

Visit, while La Fidanzata fi nds Lolo, a gay Italian, get­

thoughts on dykes, tra n nies, Bukowski and pimping

terms with his HIV + status.

ting ready to spend a romantic evening with his lover

poetry. ''Jaywalking'' takes a look at the rarely depicted

Stitching together pieces of horror and sci-fi B­

when his grandmother makes a n unexpected a ppear­

and poorly understood world of drag kings through the

movies, scraps of vi ntage children's books and sci­

ance. Ahmed's tranquil life i n Montreal goes into a tail­

eyes of Jay Walker, a rising local drag king star. The OVO

ence texts, Mark Taylor's Sensing the World by Echo

spin when his medd ling mother visits from Cairo with

(Ova-the Video) is a m i n i -doc a bout the famously

presents an unconventional na rrative about growing

a si ngle purpose in mind, in Cairo Calling.

flamboyant, fun and irreverent deceased German drag

up feeling like an alien from outer space and fi nding

AI DS activist. Natasha chron icles the three members of

one's place in a mad world.

From t h e U S A , The Betsy Wetsy Time Bomb Effect asks: What if your life was a sitcom, and a n

an al l-female punk band in high school. What I Love

Two guys give their take on trying to connect i n the

a rgu ment with y o u r m other c o u l d turn i nto a scene

About Dying is about much-loved local celebrity Kris

city, describing their mutual attraction and doubts in

from Dynasty? Joyce Van Patten stars as a gri eving

Kovick, whose battle with breast cancer did n't dampen

Cameron Groves' World's Worst Architecture . Frederic

mother who finds comfort in the sensitive hands of a

her sage humor.

gay hairdresser in My Mother's Hairdo . MONA LISA d i r Sotiris Dounoukos 2004 Austra lia · 14 min 3 5 m m MORMOR'S VISIT dir Casper Andreas 2 0 0 5 U S A 1 6 min v i d e o in English & Swedish with English subtitles LA FIDANZATA dir Petra Volpe 2004 Switzerl an d 11 min video in Ita lian with English subti­ tles CAIRO CALLING dirs Joseph Antaki & Xiaodan He 2005 Canada 9 min video THE BETSY WETSY TIME BOMB EFFECT dir Bryan McHenry 2005 USA 22 min video MY MOTHER'S HAIRDO dir Abe Sylvia 2005 USA 19 min video TOTAL R UN N I N G T I M E :

91 minutes

Moffet provides a q ueer rewriting of the events sur­

PI RATE PARTS dirs Michael Kaufman & Alexis Dayers 2006 USA 16 min 16mm NEW PORNOGRAPHERS- "SING ME SPANISH TECHNO" dir Michael Palm ieri 2006 USA/Ca nada 5 min video SCREAM

CLUBBING dir Lisa Ganser 2006 USA 11 min video BANALES dir Michael Larocco 2006 USA 6 min video "JAYWALKING" dirs Leigh Iacobucci & Kathy Huang 2005 USA 1 0 min video THE OVO (OVO-THE

VIDEO) dir Michael Brynntrup 2005 Germany 1 7 min video in German with English subtitles NATASHA dir Jen Ashlock 2005 USA 13 min video

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT DYING dir Silas Howard 2006 USA 11 min video TOTAL R U N N I N G T I M E :

89 min

rounding the 1 968 National Democratic Convention i n Jean Genet in Chicago. 7,200 DRAWINGS OF BILL T. JONES dir Rudy Lemcke 2006 USA 2 min video GREEN ROOM d i r Matt Palazzolo 2005 USA 6 min video

DRAFTING DIMENSIONS dir Shon Kayli 2005 USA 22 min video PURGE dir Etienne Kallos 2005 USA 1 4 min video SENSING THE WORLD BY ECHO dir Mark Taylor 2006 USA 18 min video WORLD'S WORST ARCHITECTURE d i r Cameron Groves 2005 Canada 8 min video JEAN GENET IN CHICAGO dir Frederic Moffet 2006 Canada 25 min video i n French & English with English subtitles TOTAL R U N N I NG T I M E :

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Small Town Girls

Tough Girls

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Friday June 16

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Growing up in a small town is never easy. Finding a way out is harder. Travel with the young women in

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these shorts as they d iscover themselves and their

From rockers to flappers, from tomboys to sci-fi dykes,

first loves.

these shorts w i l l i ntrod uce you to u n conventional

Jen Heck's Airplanes tel ls the love story of two

women with minds of their own.

Trans Francisco Sun day June 1 8 I 1 : 4 5 p m I Victoria $6 members

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This collection of mostly local films made by transgender filmmakers and allies explore the struggle for rights, family, connection and acceptance. Harriet Storm's doc Kaden follows a trans guy as he prepares for top surgery, consideri ng what he will l eave b e h i n d a n d what the future h o l d s . In B i l l

teenage girls from the moment they first see each other

In Evie Farmer's Dichotomy Innocent, a tomboy

to their eventual break-up. While an educational-style

from a Quebec ranch takes a secret trip to Montreal;

Basquin's Range, the director's father talks with his

voice-over discusses the science and art of flight, the

while her friends sneak into a strip club, she makes an

transgendered son about his life as a rancher and his

characters, like airplanes themselves, take off, struggle

acquaintance at a neighboring drag bar. A teenage musi­

family. Amy Cargi ll's Ladies and Gentlemen follows the

to fly, and eventually come in for an emergency landing.

cian' tries to find creative and romantic satisfaction in

journey of strong women and men fighting for anti­

When a young woma n returns to her hometown, memo­

impossible places in Meredyth Wilson's Shugar Shank.

discrimination legislation in Illinois. Amy Andre's On My

ries of an affair she had with another woman resu rface

Jenn Kao's Outside takes place in a post-apocalyptic

Skin/En Mi Piel follows Logan, a light-skinned man of

and her present starts to unravel in Samantha Lavin's

underground society where one young woman confronts

mixed heritage, who journeys to his ancestral Mexican

In Memory of Me.

her fears of the unknown when she makes contact with

homeland to search for connection with family on the

While realizing she's different from her friends and

an Outsider. Based on two character portraits by Truman

cusp of his gender transition. Blending humor with for­

family, a girl finds herself in a world of confusion and

Capote, Fabrizio Chiesa's Beautiful Child dives into a

mal interviews, Shani Heckman's doc Wrong Bathroom

loneliness in J ustine Morris' Can You Take It? As an

story of love and murder.

takes us on a stroll through restroom politics - you'll

adolescent struggles to find identity i n a small town i n

Sick and ti red of the cockroaches infesting her

never pee the same again. I n Chrys Curtis-Fawley 's

1979, echoes of a missing girl a n d a student uprising

house, b ut u n w i l l i ng to k i l l the m , Amy wishes for

Trannymal, a friendly and opin ionated genital stares

in Iran reverberate throughout the night in Andrea Janakas'

Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves. In Janina Dahse's Anemone­

the Pied Piper to come and whisk away more than the

back and makes the world safer for transgender people.

cockroaches in Abbey Robinson's The Piper. In Sheila

Transitions by Vnai Tachavirat and AI Kaye is a raw

heart, 18-year-old Olga likes to escape from reality and

Jordan's Kathleen's Closet, an unconventional palliative

and powerful doc about the dynamics of gender that

hide in the world of romantic literature. When she meets

care nurse leaves her unconscious patient and discov­

includes i nterviews with tra nsgender women from

the free-spirited Judith, she believes she's found some­

ers an upstairs boudoir - and a key to another century.

the Tenderloin.

DICHOTOMY INNOCENT

KADEN dir Harriet Storm 2006 USA 8 min 16mm RANGE dir Bill Basquin 2005 USA 7 min 16mm LADIES AND GENTLEMEN dir Amy Cargil l 2006 USA 28 min video O N MY SKIN/EN MI PIEL dir Amy Andre 2006 USA 8 min video WRONG BATHROOM dir Shani Heckman 2005 USA 8 min video TRANNYMAL dirs Chrys Curtis-Fawley & Dylan Vade 2006 USA 2 min video TRANSITIONS dirs Vnai Tachavirat & AI Kaye 2006 USA 35 min video

one to share her dreams. AIRPLANES

dir Jen Heck 2006 USA 8 min video IN MEMORY OF ME dir Samantha Lavin 2005 USA 22 min video CAN YOU TAKE IT? dir Justine Morris 2005 UK 20 min video GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES dir Andrea Janakas 2005 USA 22 min 35mm ANEMONEHEART dir Janina Dahse 2004 Germany 28 min 35mm i n German with English subtitles

dir Evie Farmer 2005 Canada 13 min 35mm dir Meredyth Wilson 2006 USA 18 min 35mm OUTSIDE dir Jenn Kao 2004 USA 22 min 35mm BEAUTIFUL CHILD dir Fabrizio Chiesa 2005 USA 22 min video THE PIPER dir Abbe Robinson 2005 UK 10 min video KATHLEEN'S CLOSET dir Shei la Jordan 2005 Canada 1 3 min video SHU GAR SHANK

TOTAL RU NNING TIME: TOTAL R U N N I N G TIME:

100 min

98 min

TOTAL R U N N I N G TIME:

C O - P R ES E N T E D BY

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Tranny Fest


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Worl dly Affa irs Friday June 23 I 3:00 pm I Castro $6 members

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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Sunday J u n e 1 8 I 1 0:30 am I Castro

Escape to other lands and other times, starting with A Crimson Mark, a royal ro mance set in South Korea

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Free for ages 12 and und er

d u ring the Chosun Dyn a sty. Head to I n d i a for The

Winnie the Pooh, the wi nsome, h ugga ble bear of A .A . '

Pegasus, the first Benga l i queer music video by the

M i lne's classic children's stories, stars along with Eey­

progressive rock band Cactus. In Attack, a neo-Nazi

ore, Piglet, Tigger, Owl, Rabb it, C h ristopher Ro b i n ,

skinhead in the U K is apprehended after attacking two

Kanga a n d Roo i n th i s enchanting collection o f car­

black teenagers, but things may not be as " black and

toons adapted from the beloved Winnie the Pooh book

white" as they appear.

series. Com pil ed from three shorts-"Winnie the Pooh

It's a case of mistaken identity for a father and son

and the Honey Tree" (1 966), "Winnie the Pooh and the

in Finland's Man Seeking Man. From Indonesia, STILL

Blustery Day " ( 1 968) and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger

follows a young man's journey to self-d iscovery, love

Too ! " ( 1 974) - The Many Adventures takes us inside

and reconnection. Set in the city of Mumbai, where it is

the wonderful world of the Hundred Acre Wood.

estimated that more than 1 0,000 men are employed as

Winnie the Pooh ("short, fat and proud of that")

sex workers, The Bath begi ns to erase some of the

gets stuck in Ra bbit's door after a satisfying quest for

stigma of male prostitution.

ho ney leaves him rounder than normal. Pooh meets

In Two Nights, a young Chinese man in Australia

Tigger, who warns the silly old bear of honey-stealing

has sexual encou nters with two very different ind ividu­

Heffalumps and Woozles. Pooh ·a nd Piglet find them­

als. Trying to hide his sexuality from his father proves

selves swept away in a storm, and Rabbit hatches a

extremely difficult one fateful night in Daddy's Boy. Con­

plan to deal with Tigger's bouncing once and for all.

cluding the program is David, a sweetly evocative film

The magically imaginative adventures conclude with

from Mexico about an afternoon hotel encounter between

one of the most touching scenes ever ani mated. The

a young, mute student and a handsome busi nessman.

distinctly '60s - style ani mation is fun to watch and

A CR IMSON MARK dir Park Hyun-Jin 2004 South Korean 13 m i n

the voices of Sterling Holloway, Pa u l Winchell, Sebast­

1 6 m m i n Korean with English subtitles T H E PEGASUS dir Nintu 2005 ·

ian Cabot and Timothy Tu rner are sheer delight. This

India 6 m i n video in Hindi with Engl ish subtitles ATTACK dir Timothy Smith 2005 UK 7 min video MAN SEEKING MAN dir Matti Harju 2004 Finland 10 min video in Finnish with English subtitles STILL dir Lucky Kuswandi 2005 Indonesia/USA 15 min video THE BATH dir Sachin Kundalkar 2005 I ndia 20 min video in H i n d i with English

screening is for kids of all ages. Come early for yummy snacks provided by Rainbow Grocery and surprise givea ways while suppli�s last!

subtitles TWO NIGHTS dir Rolmar Baldonado 2006 Australia 12 m i n video DADDY'S B O Y d i r Tristan H a m ilton 2 0 0 6 Austra lia 8 min video

DAVID dir Roberto Fiesco 2005 Mexico 15 min video i n Spanish with

THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH dir John Lou nsbery

& Wolfgang Reitherman 1977 USA 73 m i n 35mm

English subtitles TOTAL R U N N I N G T I M E :

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Lisbet Tellefsen

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Andrew Thompson

Kathy Foster & Suzanne Johnson

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Alexander White & Greg Santee

Lin Gentry

Steven Vance

Jane White

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William Woods

Eric Groves

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Michael Phillips

Dianna L. Albini

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Mitch Altman

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Stuart Harrison & David Ring

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Jane Hambleton & Shawn Lovell

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Christopher Esposito

Vadim Temkin & Alex Varlakhanov

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William Stewart

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Sarah Jane Hamilton & Kathleen Hurley

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Henry Baird & Raymond Harbort

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Laurie Baker

Christopher Johnson Kris Kadin

Gerald Richardson

Kenneth Barnes & John Ducote

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Liza Hecht

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Roy Bateman

Richard Kawala

Ky Boyd & Michael O'Rand

Frederick Hertz & Randolph Langenbach

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Michael Belisle

Penni Kimmel

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V O LU N T E ERS The Festival could not happen without the hard work and dedication of our talented volunteers. Thanks to all those listed here and the many who joined us after the printing of this catalog. Leanne Acox

Kenya Briggs

Gregory Curatolo

David Gemigniani

Zoey Kroll

Robert McLoud

Tu rtle Parsley

Martin Salazar

Amanda Adamah

Brian Bringardner

Christopher Dahl

Barbara Gersh

Evelyn Kunkle

Samuel Mehr

John Paul

Bebbie Saline

Heidi Van De Wege

Lynx Adamah

Regan Brooks

Mattheus Dahlberg

Adriana Gordon

Edric Kwan

Julia Meltesen

Daniel Pearch

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Vicki Vandeventer

Antonio AguilarKarayianni

Carolyn Broughton

Nicole David

Peter Grady

I ngrid Lagos

Anthony Mendez

Jacqueline Davidson

Sunny Green

William Langley

Sasha Merritt

Linnette Peralta Haynes

Lance Santin

Kenyon Brown

Julianna Sassaman

John Anthony Van Savage

Peter Alvarado

Jasmine Buczek

Shana DeClercq

Sarita Groisser

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Renee Miller

Christine Peterson

Roger Schachtel

Dennis Vaughn

Kimberly Alvarenga

Bill Bulkley

Zanne de Janvier

Kyra Grosman

Ed Lau

Ale Miller-Pastore

Katie Pfeiffer

Marc Schnapp

Kathy Amendola

Elaine Bulloch

Omar De La Cruz

Tom Hagemann

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Steve Pineda

Lisa Vogt

Samantha Schongalla

Bill Anderson

April Dembosky

Renee Hahn

Henry Lee

Michelle Montagno

Larry Poole

Bo Walker

Billy Bulmahn

Ted Schreiber

Joni Anderson

.Diana Cage

Jackie Dennis

Mark Hall

Alissa Levy

Henri Mora

Kamala Puligandla

Toshi Senno

Carol Walker

Joseph Angelo

Andres Campos

Elaine Deshai

Gary Harrell

Hy Levy

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Michael Pulizzano

Kymberley Sexton

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Deb Hart

Edward Lim

Patty Moreira

Thomas Pyun

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Linda Arnejo

Tess Carpenter

Andrew Diamond

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James Limbach

Anne Morgan

Christine Quinan

Jonathan Shiller

Salvador Arrona

Vanessa Carr

Charlotte Dick

Arline Hernandez

Connie Linas

Jennifer Mork (Zoe)

Sarah Raab

Craig Siulinski

Athellina Athsani

Richard Carrazza

Sharon Dinkin

Ed Hernandez

Bethany Lobo

Dennis Moyer

Aldrich Ramos

Liz Solimine

Pat Aveni

George Carter

Ralph Doore

John Hodgkin

Lauren LoGiudice

Megan Moyer

Emma Ramstad

Enid Solomon

David Axel

Shannon Carter

Roland Dumontet

Bjorn Holtan

Mike Logsdon

Jasiri Mshauri

Kate Ranson-Walsh

Irena Solomon

Delcia Whitaker

Saurabh Bajaj

Sonia Cassia

Kelly Duncan

Linda Hsu

Kay Lombardini

Marcia Munson

Alan Reade

Chris Sprowles

David Williams

Ashanda Balderas

Xavier Caylor

Susanna Dunlap

Liliana Hueso

Victoria Long

Will Murdoch

Eva Reeve

Matthew Stanfield

Winston Win

Daniel Balugay

Renato Cazares

Martha Ehrenfeld

Jeff Hunter

Paul Loper

Brad Murdock

Caroline Reich

Bill Stephens

Kim Wiseman

Alyssa Banner

Laurie Chait

Amr EI-Shimi

David Hurley

Kathy Ma

Catherine Neely

Rachel Reid

Jim Stephens

Doug Wolff

Jana Barber

Elizabeth Cheney

Tom Esker

Steven Ibarra

Ryan MacPhee

Anh-thu Nguyen

Francisco Renteria

David Stevenson

Pete Woods Keith Wooten

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Beth Baron

John Chodacki

Michael Evans

Alix Izen

Elisa Maezono

Casey Nguyen

Milton Repreza

Joey Stevenson

Jennifer Barth

Tony Clark

Connie Jeung-Mills

Ruth Mahaney

Kevin Nguyen

Sarah Rezny

Lyn Stirewalt

Holly Benedict

Melo Yat

Ruth Coffey

Anushka Fernanadopulle

Lee Jewell

David Mahon

Alan Nicholson

Cathy Rice

Sash a Swartzman

Sue Bennett

Reid Coggins

Tim Fessenden

Janine Johnson

Rachel Markel

Masashi Niwano

Naomi Rifkin

Gregory Sykes

Derick Yih

Ray Bernstein

Kara Collier

Ellery Fink

Madison Kane

Mano Marks

Pat Noble

Mark Robinson

Tammy Tam

Kirsten Berzon

Megan Condit

Kimm Fitzgerald

Hannah Kanzell

Daniel Martell

Scott Noble

Daniel Rodenburg

Deb Taylor Remy Timbrook

Shira Bezalel

Ronald Corley

Kristin Flewelling

Helisa Katz

Christina Martinez

Siobhan O'Brien

Angel Rodriguez

Larry Biando

James Cortese

Dr. Herminio Flores

Roxie Kellam

Amie Marvel

Ellen O'Dea

Roberto Rodriguez

Rafael Tobar

Blue

Hubert Courtais

Brittney Fosbrook

Volker Kesemeyer

Priscilla Mason

Ed Oliver

C.J. Roessler

Chad Tossi

Therese Bogan

John Cox

Lesley Frana

Ondine Kilker

Shawn Matloob

Paul Oliver

Nora Roman

Libby Truesdell

Lathem Bonem

Blair Craig

George Frankel

Grace Kim

Ricardo Matos-Cabo

Jonathan Oringher

Cheri Tsai Keren Tsur

Aaron Brace

Absalom Cristobal

Mark Freeman

Susie Kisber

Nathaniel May

Lisa Orta

Sheila Rone aka Timbyrwolf

Leslie Brandt

Alison Cross

Andy Friend

Kendra Klein

Sara Mayer

Gilbert Pacaldo

Matt Rostoker

Catherine Brannigan

Justina Cross

Jerry Fuller

Andy Knapp

Jay McBride

Jorge Palafox

Joe Rudy

Mark Tully

Anlee Brickman

Ryan Crowder

Ted Garey

Lyla Kraft

Sarah Mcilveen

Attila Papp

Nancy Russell

Kristina Underdal

Angie Yip Liz Young Amy Yunis Ben Zweig

Mimi Tsao

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Corey Eubanks

Jaie Laplante

NAMAC

Gail Silva

Ariella Ben-Dov

Nancy Fishman

Andy Larson

Kathy Nelson

Tom Spear

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Dennis Conroy

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Joe Bilancio

Film Arts Foundation

Graham Leggat

Monica Nolan

Carl Spence

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Noah Cowan

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Monica Nolan

Linda Blackaby

Mark Ganter

Harry Lit

Jenni Olson

Peter J. Stein

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Erin Cullerton

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Jenni Olson

Charlie Boudreau

Dr. Jerome Goldstein & Thomas Taylor

Bill Longen

Pacific Film Archive

Dr. Betty L. Sullivan

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Elsa Eder

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Randy Bradner

Robert Macias

Mark Page

Andrew Thompson

Cindy M. Emch

California Newsreel

Taro Goto

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Bill MacLeod

Jason Plourde

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Corey Eubanks

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Natalie Peterson

Stephen Guttwillig

Lewis Tice

Canyon Cinema

K.C. Price

TILT

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Michael Fox

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Sandip Roy

Center for Asian American Media

Marc Reinhart

Taylor Tanimoto

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Charlotte Gutierrez

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Cameron Scott

Tammy Hilbrich

Elan Rosenblith

Basil Tsiokos

Steven Jenkins

Joel Shepard

Marcus Hu

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Kevin Clarke

Jorge Maumer, Andrew Sherrif and the entire staff of Superstar Satellite

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Arne Johnson

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Greg Sirota

Marc Huestis

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Under One Roof

Melanie Coddington

Shannon Kelley

K.M. Soehnlein

Brian Collette

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Steve Indig

Gary Varro Jim Van Buskirk

Chuleenan Svetvilas

Clay Jones

Justin Kolling

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Carol Coombes

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Laurie Koh

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Philip Walker

Miranda Jones

John Weaver

David Courier

Machu Latore

Darlene Weide

Sarah Davis

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Shannon Kelley

Darlene Weide

Hilary Hart

Ninfa Dawson

Shelly Kim

Deloitte Consulting

Vivian Kleiman

Ingrid Eggers

Kustom Creative

Betsy Ehlen Hall

Phil Lane

Cindy M. Emch

Kevin Langson

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Rebecca McBride Krist Mejia Paul Moffett and the entire Board of Merchants of Upper Market & Castro

San Francisco Film Society San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Jane Martin

Robert O'Shaughnessy

Monetta White

San Francisco LGBT Community Center

Jeffrey Winter

Kristen Schaeffer

Women Make Movies

Scuttle

Eddie Wong

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Eli Morris-Weide

Lisa Ganser & Dustin Nelson

Kathleen Mullen

Katharine Setzer

Chi-hui Yang

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Madeliene Lim

Marcelino Montoya and the entire staff of JC Decaux San Francisco

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101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men

Alonso Du ralde 10 19aymovies@advocatebooks.com

20 Centimeters

50 Ways of Saying Fabulous

Olive Films www.olivefilms.com

Rudy Lemcke rudy@rudylemcke.com www. rudylemcke.com

Breaking the Si lence

Daddy's Boy

Eye on the Guy

Amy Hill Center for Digital Storytelling amylenita@storycenter.org storycenter.org

Tristan Hamilton Asphodel Films tristan_asphodelfilms@hotmail.com

Melanie Bherer Films en vue info@filmsenvue.ca

Broken Sky

Dark Matter of Mars, The Phyllis Famiglietti Figments Editorial figmentsed@aol.com

FABULOUS! The Story of Queer Cinema

Bad Girls Behind Bars

TLA Releasing andrewc@tlavideo.com www.tlareleasing.com

7,200 Drawings of Bill

Backstage Strand Releasing strand@strandreleasing.com www.strandreleasing.com

I Jones

8 Women Focus Features www.focusfeatures.com

A Crimson Mark Gina Kang INDIESTORY Inc. indiestory@indiestory.com www.indiestory.com

A Love to Hide Merlin Productions merlin.prod@wanadoo.fr

A Very Serious Person Daryl Roth Daryl Roth Productions daryl@rothproductions.com

ACLU Freedom Files, The Todd Drew ACLU tdrew@aclu.org www.aclu.tv

Acnecore

Sharon Zurek sharon@blackcatfil m.net www.blackcatfil m.net

Bam Bam and Celeste Lorene Machado lorene@margaretcho.com

Bugcrush

Eli seMbessakwini greenpiratequeen@yahoo.ca www.geocities.com/greepiratequeen

Burger Baby

Day I Died, The

Bath, The Sachin Kundalkar kundalkar@yahoo.com

. BE REAL Stephanie Blackwood Double Platinum stephanie.blackwood@ doubleplatinum.biz www.doubleplatinum.biz

Bertrand Lachance Les Productions Castor & Pollux Inc. castorpollux@arobas.net www.amnesiathemovie.com

Anemoneheart Sven Nuri Toccata Film nuri@toccata-film.com www.toccata-fi lm.com

Alex H i nton alex@pickupthemic.com

Cairo Calling Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre bookings@cfmdc.org www.cfmdc.org

Beauties Without a Cause

Camp M ichael Jackson

Frameline Distribution ph 4 1 5 703 8650 x 305 distribution@frameline.org www.frameline.org/distribution

Mona Card World of Wonder mcard@worldofwonder.net www.worldofwonder.net

Beautiful Child

CAMP OUT

Sol Tryon Mangusta Productions soltryon@verizon.net

Larry Grimaldi larryggrimaldi@aol.com

Believers, The see Beauties Without a Cause

Bryan McHenry flicmaker@yahoo.com

AMNESIA

Beyond Conception Johnny Symons Persistent Visions johnny@johnnysymons.com www.persistent-visions.com

Blindfolded Isabel Coil isacoll@hotmail.com

Book of James Ho Tam hotam@fi nearts.uvic.ca www.ho-tam.com

Boomerang

Can You Take It? see Beauties Without a Cause

Coif Melanie McGraw U niversity of Southern California dcipher@mindspring.com

Colma: The M usical Richard Wong Greenrocksolid, LLC colmafilm@gmail.com www.colmafil m.com

Coming Up Roses Kill Rock Star Records www.killrockstars.com

Conrad Boys, The Justin Lo Newport Film s newportfilms@yahoo.com www.conradboys.com

Cosa Bella

Marie Agnely Local Films localfilms@free.fr www.local-films.com

Jeffrey Winter WOLFE RELEASING jeffrey@wolfereleasing.com www.wolfereleasing.com

see 20 Centimeters

Boy Culture

Cremmate: Muffy

Attack

Stephen Israel Neofight Film Inc. stephen@neofightfil m.com

Diane Wilkins Productions/ Faust Films Diane Wilkins videowilk@comcast.net

Boy I Am

Criminal Lovers

Another Gay Movie

Timothy Smith Attack Productions Limited tim@attackshortfilm .com www.attackshortfilm.com

Attack of the Bride Monster Vicky Boone Billy Fi lms vickyboone@gmail.com www.bridemonster.com

Available Men David Dean Bottrell I ndustryGuy@Earthlink.net

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David Picture This! Entertainment info@picturethisent.com www.picturethisent.com

Leigh Holtzin Pollywog Pictures cartersny@earthlink.net www.bugcru sh.net

Airplanes

Joaquin Ortiz Media Arts Center San Diego joaq uin@mediaartscenter.org . www.mediaartscenter.org

Tina Mabry tnmbry@hotmail.com www.tinamabry.com

Michael Larocco Guilt Trip Productions michael@guiltripictures.com

Betsy Wetsy Time Bomb Effect, The

Altared Lives

Brooklyn's Bridge To Jordan

Bafiales

Philipe Lonestar femmeboysupplies@hotmail.com Jen Heck jmh21 14@columbia.edu

see Backstage

Sam Feder samfeder7@gmail.com www.boyiam.com

Boys Gra mmar Dean Francis AFTRS ph 61 2 9805 661 1 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

san franci sco international lgbt film festival

see Backstage

Cruel and U n usual Dan Hunt Reid Productions huntvideo@aol.com www.cruelandunusualfilm.com

Dawn of the Drag King Zombies

Maryam Keshavarz marakesh7@yahoo.com www.marakeshfi lms.com

Debris Justin Kelly chartsandgraphs@gmail.com www.thisplaza.net

Derek Jarman: Life As Art see Beauties Without a Cause

Dichotomy Innocent Evie Farmer Alberta Sky Productions eafarmer@sympatico.ca albertasky.com

Dirty Laundry

Lesli Klainberg Orchard Films lesliklainberg@orchardfilms.com www.orchardfil ms.com

FAG HAGS: Women Who Love Gay Men Maya Gallus Red Queen Distribution ph 415 532 6001 redqueenproductions@sympatico.ca

Family Reunion Isold Uggadottir No 9 Productions isoldugga@gmail .com www.familyreunionthemovie.com

Far From Sunset Boulevard Francesca Van Der Staay Adesif Productions staay@wanadoo.fr

Fat Girls Kim Fishman Hear No Evil Films kim@hearnoevilfilms.com

Favor, The Veronique Courtois Casque D'Or Films veronique@casquedorfilms.com

Maurice Jamal Mojam Entertai nment dirtylaundryfilm@aol.com www.dirtylaundrythemovie.com

Gary Huggins ghuggins@gma il.com

Do the Math

see 20 Centimeters

Mary Guzman One of 9 Cubanitos Films oneof9films@aol.com www.oneof9films.com.

Double Fantasy 2

Justin Kelly chartsandgraphs@gmail.com

Drafting Dil11ensions Shon Kayli Oliwood Films shon@oliwoodfilms.com www.oliwoodfilms.com

Drive Me Crazy Laika Films info@laikafilms.com www.laikafilms.com

Dyketactics Canyon Cinema films@canyoncinema.com

iEI Presidente! Anne Cook troublewith2 productions geeznann@earthlink.net www.elpresidentethemovie.com

Eleven Men Out here! Films/Regent Releasing info@regentreleasing.com

Emilio's Eyes Moyses Jimenez CUEC - UNAM promocuec_unam@yahoo.com.mx www.cuec.unam.mx

First Date

Flirting With Anthony Follow My Voice Jillian Buckley Rainlake Productions ph 212 343 0777 ext 13 jillian@rainlake.com www.rainlake.com

For the Love of Dolly Tai Uhlmann tai@edgeworx.com

Forgiven Madeline Lim QWOCMAP ph 4 1 5 752 0868 madbullfilms@sbcglobal.net

FtF: Female to Femme Kami Chisholm ph 4 1 5 867 1 247 FtF@altcinema .com ftfthemovie.com

Gene Defcon -Yesses and Nose see Burger Baby

George Michael: A Different Story Gorilla Enterta in ment mail@gorillaentertainment.com www.gorillaentertainment.com

Get Up see Coming Up Roses

Ghost Boobs see Coming U p Roses


Gillery's Little Secret Tina Shaw Liquid Filmworks tina@liquidfilmworks.c om www.liquidfil mworks.com

Girl Cleans Sink see Cairo Calling

Go West Alma Telibecirevic alma@art-company.co.ba

God & Gays: Bridging the Gap Kim Clark Zernus Productions print@godandgaysthemovie.com www.godandgaysthemovie.com

I Think I Got Something to Prove

Garth Bardsley garthb@m ac.com

I Wanna Exercise

laughing Matters... More

If You Want It

Andrea Meyerson All Out Films alloutfilms@aol.com www.alloutfilms.com

Giles O'Dell giles@zoonbats.com

letters To Dolly

Nicky Click www.nickyclick.com

Imagining October Basilisk Communications jamesmackay44@hotmail.com

In Memory of Me

see Coming Up Roses

Samantha Lavin Fair Fight Films fairfight@mac.com www. inmemoryofmefilm.com

GoL?

Innocent

Gore in a Rut

Stephan A. McKenzie We Did It Productions ph 323 769 5887 wediditproductions@hotmail.com

Green Room Matt Palazzolo Mglfights mattpalazzolo@mglfights.com www.mglfights.com

Guess Who I Saw Today Abe Sylvia aes5678@aol.com

Gymnast, The Mike Carp mike@lunarfish.colJl

Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

Simon Chung darshanchung@yahoo.com.hk

IRENE WIlliAMS: Queen of Lincoln Road Eric Smith World Love Productions irenequeen@sbcglobal.net www.worldloveproductions.com

Jack Smith & the Destruction of Atlantis Julie Joannini Tongue Press jackfestivals@tonguepress.com www.tonguepress.com

"Jaywalking" Leigh Iacobucci and I<athy Huang leigh61 8@yahoo.com www.jaywalkingmovie.com

Andrea Janakas Fallen Angel Productions fallinaglp@aol.com

Jean Genet in Chicago

Half a Life

Frederic Moffet fmoffe@artic.edu

Kay Wishoth SEVGILIM PRODUCTIONS wishoth@gmx.de www.halbesleben.de

Kaden Harriet Storm harrietstorm@yahoo.com

Hallelujah!

Kathleen's Closet

Jochen Hick mail@galeria-alaska.de

Lauren Howes Video Out Distribution videoout@telus.net www.videoout.ca

Harsh Beauty see Beauties Without a Cause

latch Key

Cody Critcheloe ssions sion@ hotma il.com

Haley Ausserer hausserer8@yahoo.com

Like a Brother Wanadoo platypusvideo@wanadoo.fr info. ekl ipse@wannadoo.fr

Line of Beauty, The Kathleen McLynn BBC kathleen.mclynn@bbc.co.uk

look Away see Forgiven

looking for Cheyenne see Eleven Men Out

lost in Generation Kristian Petersen Kristian Petersen Film Production KristianPetersen@gmx.de

love Is Blind Peter Pizzi Magic Club Productions magicclubfilms@yahoo.com www.magicclubfilms.com

love Life New Media Entertainment info@damiondietz.com www.damiondietz.com

love, Struck Susan Ali Satori Productions rumor13@aol.com

lover Other Outcast Films Vanessa Domico vdomico@outcast-films.com www.outcast-films.com

loving Annabelle

see Cos a Bella

Kyla Tomlin KCT2525@aol.com

Jennifer Young Loving Annabelle Pictures, LLC jenniyoung@mac.com www.lovingannabelle.com

His Name is Cosmo

Kiki and Herb Reloaded

lulu Gets a Facelift

New American Vision ph 323 466 3536 jeffrey@newa mericanvision.com

Marc Huestis GARDENSPROUT PRODUCTIONS hostess2@earthlink.net www.lulugetsafacelift.com

Hello, Thanks

Laura Terruso nicole_opper@gmail.com

Hold U p Madeleine Olnek ph 212 627 5655 mo2132@columbia.edu

Homo High School Jonathon Rivait theatreofshadows@hotma il.com

Hotel Gondolfn see Favor, The

Hustler WP Craig Cobb m8 films, LLC craigcobb@mac.com www.m8films.com

I Just Wanted to Be Somebody Jay Rosenblatt ph 415 641 8220 jayr@jayrosenblattfilms.co m

Katie & Kasey

Kinsey Sicks: I Wanna Be a Republican, The Alonzo Ruvalcaba Eyethink Pictures alonzo@eyethinkpictures.com www.eyethinkpictures.com

la Fidanzata

Maggots and Men

Swank Motion Pictures bclaussen@swank.com www.swan k.com

Masseur, The see David

Meth Todd Ahlberg Babalu Pictures todd@babalupictures.com www.methmovie.com

Mockingbird Ben Timlett Bill and Ben Productions ben@billandben.net www.billandben.net

Mom

Mama, Wrap My Coffin in the AIDS Quilt Jake Yuzna jakeyuzna@yahoo.com

last Second

see Favor, The

Man Seeking Man

One Night Stand Catherin Oh Hysterie Production catherine@hysterieprod.com

Open

Mom's Apple Pie

OpenCam Out Now

Mona Lisa Sotiris Dounoukos Nestani Productions nestani@tpg.com.au www.dounoukos.com

Monsoon St., '77 Minda Martin minda@mindamartin.org www. mindamartin.org

Mormor's Visit Casper Andreas Embrem Enterta inment, LLC casper@embrem.com www.embrem.com/mormor

Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green, The see Eleven Men Out

Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing Linda Thornburg Mrs. Stevens Productions ph 614 267 7822 director@mermaidssinging.com www. mermaidssinging.com

Muxes Ethnoscope Film & Video mail@docfilm.com www.docfilm.com

My Mother's Hairdo

see Guess Who I Saw Today

Natasha

New Pornographers

ladies and Gentlemen

One Night In Bangkok Brent Anbe Brent Anbe Productions brentanbe@yahoo.com

Shad Reinstein Three Big Dykes Productions ThreeBigDykes@aol.com www. MomsApplePie.org

Make Waves

Amy Cargill Normal Pictures Inc. normalpictures@gmail.com www.ladiesandgentlmen.info

On My Skin / En Mi PieI

Amy Andre AltCinema Productions skin@altcinema.com www.altcinema.com

Teale Failla tealet@hotmail.com www.teale.rawcity.net

Jen Ashlock bearvshark@hotmail.com www.unc.edu/j ma 1396

see Coming Up Roses

Octopus Alarm Anne Laurent Austrian Film Commission festivals@afc.at www.austrianfilm.com

Erin Greenwell Smithy Productions erin@momthemovie.com www.momthemovie.com

Oakie Treadwell Postcode Productions maggotsandmen@gmail.com www.maggotsandmen.com

see Cairo Calling

Indika Cipta Media lutfie.makarim@indika.co.id www.detikterakhir.com

Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The

Michael Palmieri Villains / A Band Apart mike@michaelpalmieri.com www. michaelpalmieri.com

Night Swimming Daniel Falcone falc@earthlink. net

see Cosa Bella Peter Kleehaupt Paradigma Entertainment pk@paradigma-entertainment.com www.paradigma-entertainment.com

Outside see Beauties Without a Cause

OVO, (Ovo-the Video), THE Michael Brynntrup MBC Filmproduktion brynntrup@mbcc.de www.brynntrup.de

Paper Dolls see Backstage

Pegasus, The Subhadip Roy subhadip_roy_04@yahoo.com

Pick U p the Mic Planet Janice Films alanskinner@pickupthemic.com www.pickupthemic.com

Piper, The Abbe Robinson Flying Women Films, LTD abberobinson@yahoo.com

Pirate Parts Michael Kaufman mkhmsx@sfsu.edu

Playtime Arwel Gruffydd Unnos Films arwel@unnos.co.uk

Puccini for Beginners I nDigEnt ph 212 929 7 7 1 1 info@indegent.net

Punky Bruiser Lisa Ganser www.myspace.com/lisaganser Iganser@hotmail.com

Purge Etienne Kallos etiennekallos@hotmail.com

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Q-Tip Bliss - "14 Year Old Girls"

Saving Marriage

Spin the Bottle

Things I'll Never Say

Where have we been all this time?

Time to Leave

ericka sokolowershain broken_wings@ea rthlink.net

Queer Duck: The Movie

School Boy Art

Scott Boswell Paperback Films ph 415 845 2486 info@scottboswell.com www.scottboswell.com

see Forgiven

see Eleven Men Out

Mike Roth Documix Films mroth@documix.com www.savingmarriagethemovie.com

see Burger Baby

Queens

Vincent Moschetta The Karpel Group vmoschetta@thekarpelgroup.com www.thekarpelgroup.com

Erica Cho wegotmoves@earthlink.net

Science of Love, The

Stainless

see Backstage

Today's Specials

Juliana Spector toto.hakelev@gmail.com

Antonio Cecchi La Casa Gramatica lacasagramatica@libero.it

STILL

Trannymal

Anna Boluda Independent Documentary Filmmaker ph 34 619 77 45 16 annaboluda@gmail.com

Laureen Callo Hollywon't Films hollywont@earthlink.net

Jason Woo thejasonwoo@gmail.com

Dylan Vade & Chrys Curtis Fawley www.trannymals.com

Scream Clubbing

StrS For A Minute

see Punky Bruiser

Queer Youth Speak

Sensing the World by Echo

Michael Lucid prettythingsss@yahoo.com prettythingsss.com

Transitions

Queer Spawn

Jennifer Gilomen Bay Area Video Coalition jennifer@bavc.org www.bavc.org

Mark Taylor empty pictures mark@emptypictures.net www.emptypictures.net

Quitter, The

Serve Thy Master

Joy Taylor cmdrcoconut@yahoo.com

see Forgiven

Rag Tag Adaora Nwandu Muka Flicks Ltd muka.flicks@virgin.net www.ragtagmovie.com

Rainbow's End see Hallelujah!

Range Bill Basquin Eye of the Needle Productions ph 415 3 1 7 7 6 1 1 williamvirginia@earthlink.net www.BiIiBasquin.com

Rape For Who I Am Lovinsa Kavuma ph 44 0 794 07 66 397 lovinsa@gmail.com

Red Doors

sex movie, the Colton Lawrence Argentic Pictures colton@thesexmovie.com www.thesexmovie.com

Shabnam Mousi see Beauties Without A Cause

Shaolin Sisters Daniel Cockburn Vtape distribution@vtape.org www.vtape.org

She Kills He Caroline O'Brien Broadview Entertainment broadviewent@yahoo.com shekillshemovie.com

Shugar Shank

Blanc De Chine Entertainment jane@bdcfilms.com

Meredyth Wilson Rogue Wave Productions roguewaveproductions@gmail.com

Relative Distance

Sissy Frenchfry

Cathy Begien Closet Arts c@cbegien.com www.cbegien.com

see Cosa Bella

Reporter Zero Carrie Lozano The Free History Project clozano@reporterzero.com www.freehistoryproject.org

Rock Bottom

Sitcom Leisure Time Features ph 212 267 4501 bpleisure@aol.com

small town gay bar VA Productions thegruesomes@aol.com

Soap see Backstage

Colin A. Weil Lovett Productions colin@lovettproductions.com www.lovettproductions.com

Solo

Rock the Boat

Someday God

Luke Woodward lukewoodward@riseup.net

Room Number 3 Navarutt Roongaroon rutt_r@yahoo.com navarutt@hotmail.com

Sad and Lonely Soce the Elemental Wizard www.myspace.com/soce

Saint of 9/11

Equality Forum info@equalityforum.com

see Cairo Calling Valentin Aguirre 16th Street Productions valentinaguirre@sbcglobal.net groups.yahoo.com/group/ 16thstreetproductions

Sontag Morgen Beate Kunath [bi:keilproductions info@b-k-productions.de www.b-k-productions.de

Spaceboy Keith Dando Postcard Pictures keithdando@yahoo.com www.postcard-pictures.co.uk

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Straight Boys Sandrine Cassidy USC School of Cinema-Television cassidy@cinema.usc.edu

Strangers With Candy THINKFilm www.thinkfilmcompany.com

Stray Cats

Vnai Tachavirat & AI Kaye vnaiartlover@yahoo.com

Trantasia Chris Smith Smocko Productions csmith@csstelevision.com

Triple Minority Amber Sharp tripleminority@hotmail.com www.tripleminoritythemovie.com

Tuberose

Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil Erasto Films eomarfil@yahoo.com www.pusanggala.com

see Forgiven

Strip Mall Glass

Two Nights

see Debris

Such Great Joy Michelle Kramer Michelle.kramer@gmail.com www.suchgreatjoymovie.com

Suhail's Jihad Joey Gill Hi Concept Productions joeLgill@sympatico.ca www.hiconcept.ca

Summer Tom Abell Peccadillo Pictures tom@pprfilm.com www.parasolpeccadillo.com

Sun Kissed see Cosa Bella

SURF GANG Katrina del Mar Katrina del Mar Photography katrinadelmar@earthlink.net www.katrinadelmar.com

Sway Jakeb Anhvu jake@primemortal.com

Take the Flame David Sector The Movie Secter dsecter@moviesecter.net www.moviesecter.net

Team Queen Leah Meyeroff leah@leahmeyerhoff.com

Terrorist She Freaks of Texas bug Davidson / Holly Lewis Hybrid Vigor Productions hybridvigor@graffiti.net www.shefreak.com

Two Drifters see Backstage see Boys Grammar

Ugly Ducklings Lauren Sterling Hardy Girls Healthy Women Isterling@adeLphia.net www.hardygi rlshealthywomen.org

Untitled (Dyketactics Revisited) Liz Rosenfeld lizrosenfeld@hotmail.com

Unveiled see Cosa Bella

Vacationland Todd Verow bangorfilms todd@bangorfilms.com www.bangorfilms.com

Whispering Moon Johannes Steger Magic Movie OEG magicmovie@aon.at

Whole New Thing see David

Why We Sing! Lawrence Dillon Dillonwood Productions producerbud@aol.com wwwWhyWeSing.org

Wild Tigers I Have Known Cam Archer Cut + Paste Films camarcher@yahoo.com www.wildtigersfilm.com

With You! Yaniv Dabach LYR Productions, LLC withyoudoc@hotmail.com www.withyouthemovie.com

Without Fail see Forgiven

World's Worst Architecture Cameron Groves Glamour Lake Road cameron@glamourlakeroad.com www.glamourlakeroad.com

Worst Case Scenario: Butch Edition Mary Guzman One of 9 Cubanitos Films oneof9fi lms@aol.com . www.oneof9films.com

Wounded Winter see Punky Bruiser

Wrestling With Angels American Film Foundation a m.film@verizon.net

Wrong Bathroom

see Coming Up Roses

Shani Heckman Shanestar Productions shaniheckman@gmail.com www.shanestar.org

Vice & Consent

You're Dead After School

Vampire Beats

Howard Scott Warshaw V and C Films hsw@scottwestproductions.com www.viceandconsent.com

Water Drops on Burning Rocks Zeitgeist Films www.zeitgeitstfilms.com

Welcome To My Bedroom see Punky Bruiser

What I Love About Dying Silas Howard silas898@aol.com

What Makes a Man Start a Band Cody Critcheloe ssionssion@hotmail.com

What's Up, Scarlet? Randy Sinquefield randy@whatsupscarletmovie.com www.whatsupscarletmovie.com

see Shaolin Sisters

Yours Emotionally Niranjan Kamtkar Wise Thoughts niranjan@wisethoughts.org www.yoursemotionally.com


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