| Thursday, May 31, 8:00 p.m. - Special
Sneak Preview!
A Four Letter Word
(Casper Andreas, USA , 2007, 85 min) ***
Director Casper Andreas will be present ***
Luke appears to be a “typical” gay guy – he works in a Chelsea
sex shop, he likes to party, and he likes to hook up…and he probably
will not remember your name. When he enters the gay bar flanked by his
sidekicks, Luke doesn't know that he is about to meet his match--in
hot macho man, and self-described artist, Stephen. As he opens up to a
possible relationship with Stephen, and they discover each other’s
secrets and desires, Luke realizes that perhaps love is more than just
a four letter word in this amusing and surprising romantic comedy.
New England premiere.
www.afourletterwordmovie.com
Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m. - Opening Night
Come out early to the Cinema Café -- Rain or Shine
Nina's
Heavenly Delights
(Pratibha Parmar, UK, 2006, 94 min)
Prodigal daughter Nina Shah returns home to Scotland after her father's sudden death. When she discovers that her father had secretly entered the family restaurant in the Best of the West Curry Competition, Nina embarks on a personal mission to lead “The New Taj” to a win. Things get complicated however, when she finds herself falling for Lisa, the charismatic young woman who is now part owner of the restaurant. Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar serves up a romantic cinematic feast where Scottish humor meets Bollywood spectacle.
www.ninasheavenlydelights.com
Preceded by
Private
Life
(Abbe Robinson, UK, 2006, 16 min)
In 1952 England, Ruth leaves the monotony of her work at a textile mill and secretly takes the train to Manchester, where a secret rendezvous reveals that nothing is quite what it seems.
Happy Hamptons Holiday Camp for Troubled
Couples
(Greg Pak, US, 2005, 7 min)
A man gets the hiccups at a camp for troubled
couples… but what secret is he really hiding?
Frocks Off - Jamel
(Rosetta Cook, Australia, 2005, 4 min)
Her mother's engagement dress symbolizes both the love and despair of Jamel's life...
The Police Box
(Josh Kim, Hong Kong, 2006, 7 min)
A girl writes love letters to a policeman and puts them in a police box on his beat. One day a jealous boy sees her tampering with the box and decides to play a trick on the two.
The Frank Anderson
(Dave Perkal, US, 2006, 13 min)
Frank Anderson has man-boobs. Losing his battle against the insurance company to have them reduced, yet winning the super hot woman, starts a man-boob phenomenon.
Written by Orit Schwartz. www.thefrankanderson.com
Saturday, June 2, 4:00 p.m.
The
Godfather of Disco
(Gene Graham, USA, 2007, 90 min)
*** Director Gene Graham will be present along with special
guest Mel Cheren ***
At the heart of this remarkable, music-filled documentary is the story of Mel
Cheren, the ‘Godfather’ himself. The film traces the cultural conditions which led to the flowering of disco, the founding of West End Records and the Paradise Garage and, eventually, the onslaught of AIDS and its devastating effect on the musical and gay communities of New York City. Yet, like disco itself, it is primarily celebratory in nature. Randy Jones, Junior Vasquez and Louis Vega contribute, among many others.
This evocative work will interest anyone who has danced to anything, ever.
web.mac.com/genegraham
Preceded by
'Queens'land
(Matthias Serwen, Australia, 2006, 6 min)
Three manly men dish the dirt on who’s gay and who’s not in this hilarious outback short.
Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m.
Come out early to the Cinema Café -- Rain or Shine
Cut
Sleeve Boys
(Ray Yeung, UK, 2005, 86 min)
Mel, a stylish but mature scene queen with an outsize ego rejects the love of Todd, a hunky Welsh country lad, in favor of
one-nighters to fight his insecurities. But how long can he work the dance floors when his eye bags are bigger than his Gucci bag? Tired of the shallow gay scene where only buff bodies need apply, Ash decides the only way to find a real man is to embrace cross-dressing. Will his foray into the wonderland of an underground drag club bring him his dream man? With wit to spare and an all male production of the Miss Pacific Rim Beauty Pageant to boot, don’t miss this quirky stir fried journey of self discovery and makeover of the British Chinese gay experience.
www.cutsleeveboys-themovie.com
Preceded by
Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure
(Stu Maddux, USA, 2006, 41 min)
In 1952 an Army sergeant was cornered and courted by his commanding officer. Thus begins this utterly charming account of the half-century-plus romance between gay life partners Jack and Bob, now in their 80s. Anybody in a relationship, gay or straight, will find common ground with these two endearing and still in-love
men...
http://bobandjack.org
Succubus
(Alison Reid, Canada, 2006, 14 min)
Cleverly referencing the name of a mythological demon, Succubus is the tale of two women, Lilith and Athena, who have exhausted all scientific attempts to have a child together and hatch a plan to steal a test-tube of baby-making potion.
A Trip To Prague
(Neil Needleman, US, 2006, 5 min)
Gorgeous illustrations and the narration of a lovable Brooklyn Jew form this love story-in-progress with a happy ending.
Saturday, June 2, 10:30 p.m.
Creatures from the Pink Lagoon
(Chris Diani, US, 2006, 71 min) ***
Director Chris Diani will be present ***
In a small town in 1967, spirited young Phillip and his friends are planning to celebrate his birthday at the beach cottage owned by his best friend.
Meanwhile, a horde of gay men – turned into ravenous flesh-eating zombies by toxic mosquitoes at a cruisy highway rest stop – are making their way towards our oblivious celebrants, eating every man in their path.
No one is safe in this campy mix of classic B horror flicks. It's "The Boys in the Band" meets "Night of the Living
Dead!"
www.creaturesfromthepinklagoon.com
Preceded by
The
Incredible Dyke
(Kurt Koehler and James Edward Quinn, USA, 2006, 9 min)
Don’t make her angry… an unassuming woman turns a distinct shade of magenta in this hilarious lesbian homage to a Marvel comic’s super-hero from the
70s.
Sunday, June 3, 4:00 p.m.
Puccini
for Beginners
(Maria Maggenti, USA, 2005, 82 min)
From the director of “The Incredible Adventure of Two Girls in Love,” comes this witty New York City tale… Writer and opera addict Allegra loves her girlfriend Samantha, but can’t commit. When Samantha leaves her, Allegra rebounds with handsome philosophy professor Phillip as well as the irresistibly beautiful, recently single Grace. Allegra juggles secret relationships with both of them, never suspecting that Philip and Grace have a connection of their own. With a sophisticated blend of humor and irony, this screwball comedy twists and turns with all the “the crackle of vintage Woody Allen”…Steven Holden – New York Times.
Official
website
Preceded by
Family
Reunion (Gódir Gestir)
(Ísold Uggadóttir, USA/Iceland, 2006, 25 min)
Katrín discovers that some family members have secrets of their own when she returns home to her native Reykjavik for her grandfather’s 70th birthday celebration.
In English and Icelandic with English subtitles. Official
website
Miggy N Lil
(bug Davidson, USA, 2006, 17 min)
A black comedy played out on the desolate highways of South Central
Texas, with a butch butcher, two petty hustlers and a missing
finger.
Sunday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.
Eating
Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
(Phillip J Bartell, US, 2006, 85 min)
How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? Kyle convinced his straight roommate to pretend to be gay to get the girl. Now, with the help of Gwen and
Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual to land Troy, the new guy -- and nude model -- in town, only to find himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend! Kyle's ex boyfriend, Marc, is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic -- being his out gay self. Who will win him first? There’s lots of room for comic craziness as the charade heats up.
http://eatingout2.blogspot.com
Preceded by
The Seven Secrets to Perfect Porn
(Max Barber, UK, 2005, 32 min)
An entertaining look at the changing face of the British gay male porn industry since
the legislation changes of 2001.
Lead Role: Father
(PJ Raval, US, 2004, 15 min)
A film director holds auditions for the role of “The Dad” when his real-life father appears to read the part. Past and present intertwine seamlessly and roles reverse, until the secret their estrangement is revealed.
Dirty Love
(Michael Tringe, US, 2006, 6 min)
Lost in the city maze, a young fresh-to-the-scene teen is exposed to the darker underbelly of Los Angeles during a moment of embrace.
Monday, June 4, 7:30 p.m.
Spider
Lilies (Ci Qing)
(Zero Chou, Taiwan, 2007, 94 min)
Jade (Rainie Yang) is an Internet web-cam girl, living with her grandma, and making a living of enticing men to trade money for moments of online peek-a-boo pleasure.
Jade’s rediscovery of her girlhood love at 9 years of age, Takeko (Isabella
Leong), a tattooist, forms the fulcrum of the story.
Takeko bears a strong and beautiful spider lily tattoo on her left arm, something that Jade craves for herself as she dreams of rekindling their lost love.
Beautifully filmed with lush imagery that deepens this tale of longing, love and the courage to live the life you want.
Preceded by
Freeheld
(Cynthia Wade, USA, 2006, 38 min)
Lieut. Laurel Hester is dying. All she wants to do is leave her pension benefits to her life partner - Stacie, so she can afford to keep their home.
Laurel is told no; they are not husband and wife. After spending a lifetime fighting for justice for other people, Laurel - a veteran New Jersey detective - launches a final battle for justice.
Gripping and dramatic, Freeheld chronicles a dying policewoman's bitter fight to provide for the love of her life.
Winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize. www.freeheld.com
Tuesday, June 5, 7:30 p.m.
Another
Woman (Une Autre Femme)
(Jerome Foulon, France, 2002, 106 min)
Before Nicholas had a family and children, he was a doctor. It was 10 years ago when he left them to create a new life. Now Nicholas is Lea. When a business trip brings Lea to Paris the urge to see her children again is too great to resist, Lea pretends to be a musical journalist and interviews her daughter Emma, a pianist. Through gradual revelation the children learn the truth. Lea’s unwavering determination and spirit lead her to find reconciliation with her family no matter what the price.
Preceded by
Transparent
(Jules Rosskam, USA, 2005, 61 min)
Pink or blue. Male or Female. Mommy or Daddy. Binaries we all take for granted are blown wide open in this amazing documentary about 19 female-to-male transsexuals who are parents--biological mothers now living in the world as men. The first-person stories reveal how much or little changing genders impacts the relationships within these families. Prepare to have your ideas of family relations based on gender challenged and expanded in this well-crafted film.
www.transparentthemovie.com
Wednesday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.
Mom
(Erin Greenwell, US, 2006, 72 min)
Emily Burton plays Kelly, an aspiring TV news reporter who is sent off to the town of Little Hope conduct marketing interviews with Linda (comedian Julie Goldman), a butch, talkative cameraperson who has aspirations of her own (she wants to be a tattoo artist).
Unexpectedly stranded at a quirky youth hostel as the annual Chili Cook-Off hits town, Kelly just wants to get on to a career-changing interview while carefree Linda finds reasons to take her time when bored housewife enters the mix... Director Erin Greenwell takes us on a ride through humorous misadventures complete with snappy dialogue, sympathetic characters and intriguing relationships putting a Sapphic twist on the classic buddy comedy.
www.momthemovie.com
Preceded by
Out Running: Stories from the Campaign Trail
(Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, US, 2006, 22 minutes)
Take a glimpse into the lives of three gay political hopefuls as they pursue their political dreams as a State Senator, State Supreme Court Judge and County Commissioner.
The Science of Love
(Joyce Draganosky, US, 2005, 14 min)
A lesbian romantic comedy that asks if love can be explained through scientific data.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Funeral
(Max Barber, UK, 2006, 15 min)
A quickie in a park goes awry for a horny hearse driver who winds up getting a life lesson instead.
www.clevermax.co.uk/funeral
Last Exit
(Nichola Marsh, US, 2006, 12 min)
The past and the present gets muddied when Cody travels with her girlfriend to her conservative hometown to visit her best friend Heather and her husband.
Thursday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.
Go West
(Ahmed Imamovic, Bosnia-Herzogovina, 2005, 97 min)
This extraordinary and courageous film takes place during the collapse of Yugoslavia into hatred and ethnic war in the ‘90s.
Two lovers, a Serb, Milan, and a Muslim, Kenan, flee to Milan’s home village, hoping to find a way to the Netherlands.
Milan disguises Kenan as his wife. After Milan is drafted into the army,
Kenan, waiting for his lover’s return, must continue to live as a woman, fearful of being found out… A serious, shocking film which somehow manages to carry its subject, if not lightly, certainly with humor.
Watch for an appearance by French cinema icon Jeanne Moreau, one of the film’s producers.
In Serbo-Croatian with English subtitles. www.gowest.ba
Preceded by
Night Swimming
(Daniel Falcone, USA, 2005, 17 min)
A teenage punker named Otter sets out on a mission with his
best friend to see a beloved band perform in New York City.
Once their road trip ends, the real adventure begins!
A Moment Like This (Esse Momento)
(Vitor Leite, Brazil, 2006, 13 min)
This film chronicles an afternoon in the life of two regular girls. Manuela walks to an old bookstore, while Bebel leaves school. A chance encounter sparks an immediate conversation. Punctuated by glimpses of a possible relationship between the two of them, the film explores the unique connection that composes ordinary conversations.
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Straight Boys
(Dave O’Brien, US, 2006, 14 min)
Straight boys – or perhaps not. Ben knows what he wants… he just never goes after it. He thinks he’s found true love in Morgan, his straight roommate, but lives out his passions in an active fantasy life. But as his obsession grows, their relationship becomes more and more complicated, forcing the two to confront each other and their own feelings.
www.straightboysmovie.com
Friday, June 8, 7:30 p.m.
Come out early to the Cinema Café -- Rain or Shine
Itty
Bitty Titty Committee
(Jamie Babbit, USA, 2007, 85 min)
Part social commentary, part drama and part romantic comedy, Itty Bitty Titty Committee has a blast exploring social change and coming out. When we first meet Anna, she is working at a plastic surgeon's office and generally moping her way through her days. One night when leaving work, she catches Sadie spray-painting the front of the plastic surgeon's building. Instead of calling the cops, she and Sadie find common ground and Sadie recruits Anna into her group of radical feminists. Guerilla art, street theater, happy road trips and a stand out climax make
I.B.T.C. a fun romp through politics and desire. In the end, the universality of the desire to be in a posse that can change the world is what truly elevates this engaging ride through the
mosh-pit of 20-something girlie-activism. www.myspace.com/ittybittymovie
Preceded by
FtF: Female to Femme
(Kami Chisholm and Elizabeth Stark, USA, 2007, 48 min)
A wildly original extravaganza, FtF: Female to Femme presents a saucy, indelible portrait of a people central to the gender revolution.
Part doc-, part mock-umentary (see if you can tell which is which!), FtF explores the variations of femme identity.
Interviews with famous femmes, including Guinivere Turner, Bitch and Leslie Mah (from Tribe 8) are interspersed with scenes from a parodic consciousness-raising group.
FtF asks a lot of hard questions like “Does wearing a push-up bra make one a bad feminist?”
Sub-genres such as the retro femme, fat femme, tomboy femme, punk femme, and high femme are all given their due.
FtF is a savvy, defiant documentary that’ll make you laugh, make you think and make you want to dismantle the patriarchy, while in stilettos.
www.altcinema.com/ftf.html
Do the Math
(Mary Guzman, US, 2006, 4 min)
Follow a young Latina as she seeks a better life. From an immigrant father to a college graduate, this poetic verse film tells the story about one girls struggle to achieve the American dream.
Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m. - Closing Night
Come out early to the Cinema Café -- Rain or Shine
Boy
Culture
(Q. Allan Brocka, USA, 2006, 88 min)
A sharply written gay comedy of manners adapted from a critically-acclaimed novel about three roommates, hustling and the human heart. A successful male escort known to we viewers only as ‘X’ (played by Derek Magyar) begins to rethink his chosen profession, spurred on by newly complex relationships with his younger smitten roommate and an unusually chivalrous older client with a heap of secrets. Q. Allen Brocka’s follow-up to his Eating Out films is a satisfyingly complex farce.
www.boyculturemovie.com
Preceded by
Flowers
at the Park
(Mariel Marcia, Spain, 2006, 10 min)
Ana and Lola arrange to meet in the park. Lola will bring flowers. Ana will bring doubts.
Available Men
(David Dean Bottrell, US, 2005, 15 mins)
Rob, a harried Hollywood agent is dispatched to a trendy L.A. bar with strict orders to sign a hot new writer that he has never met. On the same night, Steve, a sensitive gay man (with same first name as the writer) arrives at the bar to meet a blind date...
Make Room for Phyllis
(Madeleine Olnek, USA, 2006, 12 min)
Phyllis gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to a polyamorous arrangement.
Scarred
(Damien Rea, UK, 2007, 10 min)
In this beautifully told mysterious tale, Rafi’s physiognomy
betrays his past, drives his destiny and conclusively influences the
dynamics of his new relationship.
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