Arizona Premier • 2/17 • 7 PM @ the Screening Room
A coming of age musical extravaganza. Mark will be performing at the Opening Night party.
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MORGAN
Director: Michael Akers • Feature • 2011 • 90 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/17 • 7 PM @ the Screening Room
From director MICHAEL AKERS (Gone But Not Forgotten, Phoenix) and producer SANDON BERG (Gone, But Not Forgotten, Phoenix) comes another romantic film that centers on MORGAN (Leo Minaya, Manito, How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer), a young man who spirit and drive prevents him from accepting his new life as a paraplegic. When he meets DEAN (newcomer Jack Kesy), Morgan finds himself reverting to his old way, ways that lead to his crippling accident in the first place. With amazing performaces by Darra “Like Dat” Boyd (VH1′s hit Flavor of Love), Madalyn McKay (Pan Am, Taffy Was Born) and Theodore Bouloukos (Vacationland, Between Something and Nothing) and gorgeous cinematography by Chris Brown (Phoenix), MORGAN is a powerful story of perseverance, determination and, of course, love.
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 12:30 PM @ the Screening Room
James and Raymond are two men looking for a connection in life. They meet for a blind date in a Mexican restaurant. James is extremely nervous, but Raymond is calm and collected and tries to make the most of their awkward encounter. But as the two men learn more about each other, their rocky date takes an unexpected turn toward the absurd.
Blinders
Director: Jacob Brown • Short • 10 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 12:30 PM @ the Screening Room
When a beautiful, pale blond, milky skinned, androgynous boy shows up one night at a dingy bar, a young couple there dancing—a young man and woman—both find themselves drawn to him. Without quite knowing what he is doing, the young man pursues the boy…to melancholic results.
Dirty Magazines
Director: Jay J. Levy • Short • 2008 • 40 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 12:30 PM @ the Screening Room
In the ’80s, a woman determined to be the perfect mother discovers gay porn under her son’s bed the morning of his 16th birthday. Their relationship takes a wild left turn as she goes to unusual lengths to disprove the obvious. Over-the-top yet heartfelt, “Dirty Magazines” has had audiences roaring for more since its debut.
10,000 Hearts
Director: Lisa Lodico • Short • 2010 • 15 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 12:30 PM @ the Screening Room
A shy high school student summons the courage to stand up to his power-hungry older sister in hopes of attracting the attention of his crush.
The Maiden & The Princess
Director: Ali Scher • Short • 2011 • 18 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 12:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Little Emmy Adams kisses a girl on the playground and is left feeling isolated and alone. The Grand High Council of Fairy Tale Rules and Standards led by Bernard (Julian Sands) sends her a hetero-normative fairytale to set her down the ‘right’ path in life. With the help of fairy godmother and rogue fairytale narrator, Hammond (David Anders), Emmy searches for herself amidst this musical fairytale.
Director: KY Dickens • Documentary • 2009 • 61 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 2 PM @ the Screening Room
You might think you know where the Bible stands on the subject of homosexuality, but when was the last time you actually checked?
In the spirited documentary FISH OUT OF WATER , filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the seven Bible passages notoriously used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination.
With the help of a cartoon narrator, animated recollections of Bible passages and witty illustrations, LGBTQ community narratives and academic expertise from leading Biblical scholars, FISH OUT OF WATER makes this polarizing subject accessible and non-threatening.
FISH OUT OF WATER won the Jury Prize for BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Show Me Social Justice Film Festival and at the Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. It was the AUDIENCE AWARD at the Louisville LGBT Film festival and was the Audience Award runner up at the Tallgrass Film Festival. It also won the “After Ellen” prize for the BEST FESTIVAL RELEASE WITH A LESBIAN CHARACTER. Just recently, it was accepted into the Center for American Progress Library in Washington DC.
Director: Ash Christian • Feature • 2011 • 88 mins.
2/18 • 3:10 PM @ the Screening Room
This super fun, dark comedy from writer-director Ash Christian (Fat Girls), revolves around high school senior Mangus Spedgewick (Ryan Boggus) who hopes to fulfill his family’s tradition of playing Jesus in the local annual production of “Jesus Christ Spectacular.” This fresh queer cult hit co-stars Jennifer Coolidge as his trailer trash mother and out lesbian actress Heather Matarazzo as his lesbian half-sister; plus terrific cameos from John Waters and Leslie Jordan!
Mangus Spedgewick is handicapped. Make that “handicapable.” He lost his legs in a tragic drunk driving accident the night of his high school prom. Now with a father who is going to fight the war in Iraq, and a stepmother who simply can’t handle the “upkeep” of the young crippled, Mangus goes to live with his birth mother, Cookie and stepfather (who is only a few years older than him) and his lesbian half sister in a secluded trailer park in the small town of Rivercity, Texas.
While there, he auditions for the role of Jesus in their community theater production of Jesus Christ Spectacular (the cheap offspring of Jesus Christ Superstar)…but the town leaders don’t want a crippled Jesus. Mangus decides to take on their discriminatory casting and fights their decision. Will he get to be their towns first crippled Jesus? Not without a hard fight, a road trip and breaking the law a few times along the way.
Directors: Ben Kullerd and Caitlin Lundin • Short Doc • 2010 • 10 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 5:10 PM @ the Screening Room
Four transgender Austin, Texas residents share intimate stories about their gender transitions. Shane Whalley, a professor and employee of the University of Texas, discusses hir genderqueer identity, transition into a new, unexplored gender identity and choice of a gender non-specific name. Phoenix, a data consultant, discusses his journey from womanhood to manhood, the struggles he has faced as both transgender and African-American, and the relevance of the mythical origins of his chosen name. Tatiana Young, a UT graduate student in Women’s & Gender Studies, talks about her transition from boyhood to womanhood, her indigenous Hawaiian heritage, the strength of choosing a powerful name and the importance of not taking oneself too seriously. Karen Collett, a software developer, discusses her more recent transition into womanhood, the significance of her chosen name and the humor and joy one can find in overcoming the struggles of gender transition.
Death of My Daughter
Director: Leon Mostovoy • Short-Doc • 2010 • 9 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 5:10 PM @ the Screening Room
The idea for the project came from my mother, who, upon learning of my transition, announced to my family that I was dead to her, that her daughter was gone. In fact, that daughter of her creation had never existed.
In a meta-sense, “Death of My Daughter” is about the role of gender, and gender roles, in contemporary U.S. society. This video represents the burial, or putting to rest, of the gender roles our parents/society have imposed upon us and illustrates our metamorphoses into the men we have become. Transsexuals are changelings, of a sort we are deconstructing the great wall of conformity by living life and gender on our own terms.
Playing with Gender
Director: Ashley Altadonna • Short • 2007 • 7 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 5:10 PM @ the Screening Room
Young people on a picnic learn about gender, gender roles, and transgendered identities in this re-imagining of a 1950’s educational film. The film shows how gender is constructed and a multitude of gender identities that fall outside the boundaries of simply male or female.
MIND
Director: Emma Crimmings • Short • 2010 • 27 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 5:10 PM @ the Screening Room
Mind is a visually imaginative exploration of the nature of identity. From an early age, award winning writer Tom Cho thought he was different and knew he didn’t match his Chinese mother’s expectations of a good daughter.
2/18 • 5:10 PM @ the Screening Room
Spiral Transition is a compelling, candid, interwoven documentary exploring the filmmaker’s relationship with his mother and how it is changing and evolving as he transitions genders.
Director: Randy Caspersen • Short • 2011 • 13 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 6:30 PM @ the Screening Room
An amateur witch must undo a magical spell when it has unexpected consequences on her gay best friend.
Sylvia is an amateur witch in search of love. When she finds out her gay best friend Adam has fallen for their new roommate Peter with plans to move out and leave her all alone, she quickly casts a spell to make him stay. At first, the spell works. Adam dotes on Sylvia and bakes her favorite cookies. Suddenly, Adam’s personality begins to changes. Soon, he rejects Peter and moves into Sylvia’s bedroom uninvited. Ultimately, Sylvia must decide between keeping this “new” Adam or returning life to how it was and face up to her loneliness.
Requited
Director: Sal Bardo • Short • 2011 • 20 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 6:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Nicolas struggles to decide whether to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he’s always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron’s girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, subconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process.
Bedfellows
Director: Pierre Stefanos • Short • 2010 • 15 mins.
2/18 • 6:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Narrated in the style of an old children’s fairy tale but set against the modern-day backdrop of New York, ‘Bedfellows’ follows the adventure of 20-something Bobby as he returns to the gay bar where he got his heart broken for the first time. Upon meeting and spending the night with an attractive stranger named Jonathan, Bobby dreams about what a lifetime relationship with him could be like. The dream takes us on a 30-year journey of ups & downs in life and love. But what will happen when Bobby wakes up to reality in the morning?
Morning Before
Director: Zheng Wang • Short • 2011 • 19 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 6:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Two men spend a night together after they meet at a party and really hit it off. As their conversation continues in the morning, they reveal some things that the other person may not be ready to deal with. Will they be able to continue their romance? Or will their seemingly strong bond crumble under a dose of reality?
The Rescue
Director: Philippe Gosselin • Short • 2011 • 18 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/18 • 6:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Miguel decides to look for a new mate at the boyfriend pound, AKA the Society for Prevention to Cruelty to Boyfriends.
Director: John Lavin • Documentary • 2011 • 79 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/18 • 8 PM @ the Screening Room
Double Feature Ticket Deal with Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Twins brothers with a dream set out in an RV named Jolene, to try to find Dolly Parton and give her a script they wrote for her! Go on a journey of self discovery aswell. Featuring 15 Dolly Parton songs!
Directors: Phil Siegel and Gabriel Gaska • Short Doc • 2010 • 14 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 11 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
A series of interviews by teens of gay elders about their experiences growing up in the 1950’s and how they created/found/nurtured a gay community during a time when gay lives were underground and hidden.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 11 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
“The Devotion Project: More Than Ever” is a 10-minute documentary portrait of a touching 54-year love story between two New Yorkers, William Campbell and John Hilton. It traces their relationship from their meeting in a New York City bathhouse in 1957 through their military careers, education, travels, and right up to the present day, when an illness presents them with new struggles and an appreciation of their very special bond.
Johnny & Lyman: A Life Together
Directors: Paul Detwiler & Michael Chen • Short Doc • 2010 • 18 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 11 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery The documentary profiles the relationship of two men who have lived together through tremendous social change—who met the day WWII ended, and since then, have never parted. As an art director and film editor, they worked in film, television, and on Broadway. Their historical perspectives span pre-Stonewall to present, providing fascinating insights into how much has changed for GLBT people, as well as challenging and dispelling stereotypes about gay relationships. After 63 years of committed life together, we are privileged to watch them obtain a marriage license and legally marry, and watch the community honor and recognize their life together. They share their insights on monogamy and commitment with disarming candor and insight. Their touching story offers a universal message that resonates with audiences and illuminates some of the many complex facets of the GLBT experience.
Mr. Right
Director: Jim Knoop • Short • 2010 • 9 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 11 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Mr. Right chronicles the defining moments of a 20-year romance, spanning the 1970′s, 80′s and 90′s.
The Colonel’s Outing
Director: Christopher Banks • Short • 2011 • 17 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 11 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Two old war veterans find love in a rest home… but why is Matron so disturbed by their blossoming relationship?
World Premier • 2/19 • 11 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
“Say Only Yes”, the second short film from Antony Osso’s award-winning series THE DEVOTION PROJECT, features Brian Cantor and Paul Labrecque, New Yorkers who were among the first to marry when the NY state laws changed this past summer in order to recognize same-sex marriages. Cantor, a Brit, met Labrecque, a hairdresser, in London in 1986, and they proceeded to set up shop in New York City. Cantor and Labrecque intended to celebrate their 25th anniversary together when the laws changed, and they decided together to transform their anniversary party into a proper wedding. In the film they discuss their ups and downs and the way their relationship has flourished over time.
Director: Elizabeth Hesik • Documentary • 2008 • 58 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 11:30 AM @ the Screening Room
Lady Trojans is a feature documentary about a girls’ high school basketball team in 1990’s Tucson, AZ. The story focuses on Anna, star player and one of the group who identified as lesbians who made up the majority of the team for the four years that she played. Anna and her teammates took the risk to explore their sexuality, figuring out if they were gay, straight, or bi, by fooling around, dating, and falling in love with each other. Through current interviews with the Lady Trojans, archival VHS home movies from their high school escapades, reenactments, archival photographs, and original animation, Lady Trojans explores teen sexuality, manipulation, and love, coming out and coming of age.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 12:15 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Lesbians are the biggest consumers of wallet chains in the country. All ages, butches and femmes, dykes on bikes, and BDSM practitioners – why are they literally attached to chains? Chained! takes a sexy, humorous romp through the lives of lesbians who define themselves by their chains.
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Married in Spandex
Directors: Allison Kole and Devin Gallagher • Documentary • 2011 • 55 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 12:15 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Married in Spandex follows the young women as they navigate their way from their home in the City of Brotherly Love to the town of Ames, Iowa for a celebration like nothing anyone has ever seen. From the “brides mamas” and “butches” to the officiant (lady rapper and performance artist Leslie Hall) to Amanda and Rachel’s tutu-clad Chihuahua, the two have planned the day of their spandex-clad dreams.
Directors: Bec Stupak & Francis Legge • Music Video • 2008 • 3 mins.
2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
CAZWELL, Honeygun Labs Francis Legge and Peace Bisquit present “ I seen Beyonce at Burger King” featuring Jonny Makeup.
Amazing Grace
Director: Kirk Shannon-Butts • Music Video • 2011 • 5 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
photo courtesy Rod Patrick Risbrook
Amazing Grace as you have never seen it before! Supporting Marriage Equality as an inter-racial gay male couple commit their lives to each other.
CAZWELL – Get My Money Back
Director: Marco Ovando • Music Video • 2011 • 3 mins.
2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
Cazwell, Marco Ovando and the Ice Cream Truck Dancers Reunite for “Get My Money Back” music video.
The Joans – Joan Crawford Goes to Hell
Director: Peter Neville • Music Video • 2011 • 5 mins.
2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
This is the 2nd video by The Joans directed by Peter Neville of Image Control Unit.
Ice Cream Truck
Director: Marco Ovando • Music Video • 2010 • 3 mins.
2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
“Ice Cream Truck” written and produced by Cazwell and Chris Bracco.
Love
Director: Kirk Shannon-Butts • Music Video • 2009 • 4 mins
2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
MTV Hive #1 music video showing 2 young college males falling in love.
The Joans – Mad at the Dirt
Director: The Joans • Music Video • 2009 • 4 mins.
2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
A Chicago based rock band dedicated to giving Joan Crawford a rock and roll voice.
Skallamann (Baldguy)
Director: Maria Bock • Music Video • 2011 • 12 mins. • Subtitles
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
A Vital musical about being who you are and loving who ever you want.
A story about a young man’s quest for love and acceptance, all in a lively musical film about being yourself and loving whoever you want. This is a film about forbidden and boundless love and the risk of losing everything when your choice is head on with the morally accepted.
The Glitter Emergency
Director: Paul Festa • Short Musical • 2010 • 21 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 12:40 PM @ the Screening Room
Set to the haunting Canzonetta and barn-burning Finale of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, The Glitter Emergency tells the story of Peggy the Peg-Leg Ballerina (Trannyshack and Viva Variety favorite Matthew Simmons, a.k.a. Peggy L’Eggs) whose dreams of ballet stardom are thwarted by her disability and by her servitude to two Depraved Evil Stepsisters (Rumi Missabu of the Cockettes, Eric Glaser). Supernatural intervention comes in the form of two mercurial Pixies (Martyn Garside and San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Jaime Garcia Castilla) and the Mephistophelean superhero violinist Stringendo (director Paul Festa), who pursue Peggy up and down the hills of San Francisco. In the culminating ball scene, the Pixies vanquish the stepsisters, and Peggy triumphantly manifests her inner ballerina.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Gallery & Studio
Living a reckless lifestyle in San Francisco’s Mission District, Samantha Donnelly seems to be on a slow road to nowhere. She is 30-years-old and spends most of her time in bars, with no future prospects. When Sam receives a phone call from her mother, she is forced to return to her family’s suburban home to visit her newly-born niece. After spending some time with her niece, Samantha decides she wants to take part in the baby’s upbringing – ultimately reuniting her with the family and providing some purpose to her wandering life.
Viral
Director: Daniella Sorrentino • Short • 2011 • 7 mins.
U.S. Premier • 2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Emma, a struggling actor is forced into competition wither her girlfriend’s cat for both work and Jen’s affections when videos of the cat go viral.
Slow Burn
Director: Christine Chew • Short • 2011 • 13 mins
2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
It’s the high noon of ink and two artists are preparing to tattoo at ten paces. Cowboy chic meets steampunk meets gorgeously inked ladies as a mysterious girl looks for her first tattoo.
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
Director: Linda Mirabilio • Short • 2010 • 16 mins. • Subtitles
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not explores the complexity of family relationships and the pressure of upholding tradition. In a tug of war, Milena sways back and forth, between the women she loves. Trying to please her seductive lover and her conservative Italian mother is a comic drama fraught with miscommunication and frustration. As she battles with desire and obligation, Milena embarks on the almost impossible journey of satisfying her multiple loves.
Cyclicity
Director: Jason Knade • Short • 2011 • 11 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
A girl-meets-girl story that explores philosophical themes and contemporary romance, Cyclicity introduces us to two young ladies who get to know one another on a ferris wheel while discussing the theoretical future of their brand new relationship.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Two cynical best friends embark on a covert mission to retrieve the last batch of stuff from the apartment of a dangerously seductive ex-girlfriend.
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U-Haul Rap
Director: Bob Koherr • Music Video • 2008 • 6 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
The old joke “What does a Lesbian bring on a second date? A U-Haul” is explored thru hilarious rap music and hot girls.
In Your Face
Director: The Hungry Hearts Pin-up Performance Band • Music Video • 2010 • 4 mins.
2/19 • 1:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
The international lesbian anthem
Director: Daniel Ribeiro • Short • 2010 • 17 mins. • Subtitles
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 2 PM @ the Screening Room
The arrival of a new student in school changes everything in Leonardo’s life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his long-lasting friend Giovana while trying to figure out the feelings he found out he has for his new friend, Gabriel.
Arts + Crafts Spectacular #1
Directors: Wolf & Ritterskamp • Short Claymation • 2010 • 2 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 2 PM @ the Screening Room
Gilbert & George reflect on their day out in the country.
Masala Mama
Director: Michael Kam • Short • 2010 • 9 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 2 PM @ the Screening Room
Masala Mama is a film about finding allies and heroes in the most unlikely people. The young son of a struggling rag-and-bone man, much to his father’s chagrin, is constantly distracted by daydreams of drawing comic book superheroes. He steals a comic from the gentle owner of a small Indian grocery store (colloquially known as a “mama-shop”), setting in motion a series of confrontations between his father – a man hardened by the pursuit of earning a living, and the storeowner – a man open to the pursuit of a dream.
More or Less
Director: Alexander Siqueira • Short • 2010 • 14 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 2 PM @ the Screening Room
Teenager Ivo is constantly bullied by Sandro, his high school classmate. Their troubled relationship seems irreconcilable until an unexpected encounter changes everything.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 2 PM @ the Screening Room
Time Out is a story about the coming of age of a 13 year old boy, Gaurav. Gaurav, curious about his new found attraction towards girls, idolizes his elder brother Kunal who is the captain of the school basketball team. Gaurav dreams of one day being as popular as his brother and looks up to him for advice related to his own life and attractions towards girls.
Gaurav is left confused when he finds out that his elder brother is Gay and in a sexual relationship with another boy. This young boy is left to figure out whether it really matters what a person’s sexual preference is and does it change who and what your relationship with them is.
The story is based in New Delhi, India and seeks to raise this very question in society, specially in India where homosexuality though legalized is still a big taboo.
Director: Suzanne Hillinger • Short Doc • 21 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/19 • 2:40 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Three brazen women put on wigs, false eyelashes and sequins to challenge definitions of drag, gender, and what it means to come of age as a woman without feeling like one.
“What happens when a Juilliard-trained ballet dancer follows his heart and becomes a stripper? In the documentary ‘Waxie Moon’, it means a little less Giselle and a lot more gender ambiguity.” – Time Out New York
2/19 • 3:15 PM @ the Screening Room
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write “The Celluloid Closet,” the first book to critique Hollywood’s portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 4 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Facing a sex obsessed culture, a mountain of stereotypes and misconceptions, and a lack of social or scientific research, asexuals – people who experience no sexual attraction—struggle to claim their identity.
(A)sexual follows the growth of a community that experiences no sexual attraction. In 2000, David Jay came out to his parents. He was asexual and was fine with it. And he was not alone. Studies show that 1% of the population is asexual. But in a society obsessed with sex, how do you deal with life as an outsider? Combining intimate interviews, verity footage, and animation with fearless humor and pop culture imagery, David and our four other characters grapple with this universal question and the outcomes might surprise you.
Director: Lee Whitman • Feature • 2009 • 103 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/19 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
For Tim Curtright (Michael Gordon), life in his quiet suburban hometown of Derby, Kansas seems painfully ordinary. For him, his gay best-friend, Austin (Mark Ayesh), and girlfriend, Laura (Sara Hammond), life consists of a series of school, dances, and the occasional party.
Yet just beneath the surface of the quiet Kansas community lies a dark secret that will change their lives forever.
When Tim, having grown up believing that his father, Ben Curtright (Jay Sanderson), died while fighting in the Gulf War, is assigned a research project at school, he is stunned to discover his father didn’t die in the conflict.
With his mother, Emily Curtright (Danielle Wolverton), standing in the way, can Tim and his friends break through a generation of lies and secrets and discover what really happened to his dad?
Jamie is moving from Chicago to New York hoping to become a Broadway actress. Her best friend Jessica is bummed, because she thinks she is in love with Jamie. As moving day gets closer, Jessica tries to make Jamie jealous by dating other women. But Jessica’s plan backfires, in a way she could never imagine.
A romantic comedy with a big fat heart, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together is about two queer girls whose codependent, loyal friendship is fraught with erotic tension. As they struggle with the gray areas of love and lust, Jamie and Jessie must figure out either how to grow together or how to grow apart.
The film features Jacqui Jackson and Jessica London-Shields in the lead roles, along with Fawzia Mirza, Marika Engelhardt, and Sienna Harris.
Queer audiences and indie film lovers are hungry for movies that reflect our lives in all their complexity. Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together is a sexy, entertaining romp of a movie with broad appeal, exploring universal themes of jealousy, insecurity, and falling in and out of love, taking inspiration from indie films like Show Me Love, 500 Days of Summer and Lost in Translation.
Shot on location in Chicago, Illinois, the film is written and directed by Wendy Jo Carlton. It is Executive Produced by Catherine D. Halley and Produced by Anne T. Hanson. Jamie and Jessie are Not Together is a feature film made by Juicy Planet Pictures Ltd.
Director: Jennifer Tristan • Short • 2010 • 4 Mins.
2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
Follow a private detective on his fateful journey in this short Well Done by the AZ Gender Outlaws team. The detective soon finds out things are not always what they appear at the Wellington Estate.
Starring — Michael Teague, Matthew Harris, Jae Chant, Josstyn Redulla & Matt Chandler.
Producer — Scott Pierce, Director/Editor — Jennifer Tristan. 61 Productions 2010
Winner of the 48 Hour Challenge Award for Best Male Actor in a Female Part.
Screened at the Phoenix Comicon film festival on Saturday May 28, 2011.
Dinner at the Last Chance Café
Director: David M Ice • Short • 2010 • 26 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
When a young fundamentalist Christian woman dies, she doesn’t wake up in the arms of Jesus—she wakes up at the Last Chance Café, a diner with a plain spoken waitress and a most unusual menu. Heaven can wait until Evelyn confronts her own homophobia and gets forgiveness from the gay man she hated most. And she must also find it in herself to forgive the man who accidentally killed her.
Thresholds
Director: Linda Garcia Merchant • Short • 2011 • 7 mins.
2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
Thresholds is a powerful drama about three people, Benny, and his mother Nancy, and Detective Gomez; all marked by one life changing moment. This compelling story shatters the power of everyday assumptions.
A Fairy Tale
Director: Steven Tylor • Short • 2010 • 11 mins.
2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
The story of Jack and Jill on the night of their Senior Prom. When Jack is left alone after Jill goes to prom with Prince Charming, it’s up to his sassy, drag queen, fairy god mother (Sherry Vine) to save the night!
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Reunion
Dennis Hensley • Short • 2008 • 11 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
Kenny, the host of a TV decorating show, returns to his small Arizona town for his high school reunion, boyfriend in tow, and discovers his former classmates aren’t who he thought they were.
A Belch Can Ruin a Wedding
Director: David M Ice • Short • 2009 • 18 mins.
2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
A throwback to the early silent film era with a gay twist, A BELCH CAN RUIN A WEDDING is an old-fashioned melodrama about Little Mel searching for his true love, Studly Do-Right, while fending off the evils of the Far Right Rev. Fred Belch.
Faith of the Abomination
Directors: Han Nguyen and Ceil Melton • Documentary • 2009 • 52 mins.
2/24 • 7 PM @ Grand Cinemas Crossroads 6
Anti-Gay Church Punk’d by Lesbian Ministers
In a provocative new documentary film, two lesbian ministers (Ceil and Han) masquerade as husband and wife (CL and Cammy Morrison) to infiltrate a dogmatic, Evangelical Mega-church deep in the heart of Texas.
Penetrating the ‘inner circle’ of the church leadership, their experiment would expose a scheme that’s sure to rock the foundation of fundamentalist religion.
The ultimate irony comes when the lesbian couple successfully dupe the homophobic pastor as he swindles his faithful followers to build a multi-million dollar empire.
Faith of the Abomination… A frightening journey with no scripts, no retakes, no safety net.
Director: James Frawley • Feature – Family • 1979 • 94 mins.
2/25 • 10 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Jim Henson’s internationally famous Muppets make their feature film debut in the charming, musical fable that follows Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear who set out for Hollywood to seek stardom. Along the way, they are joined by Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Ruff the dog, and the rest of the Muppets who help them on their journey to find fame and fortune in Hollywood.
Hey kids make sure to bring your favor blanket, pillow or stuff animal. Adults you can bring your favorite blanket too.
Directors: Natalie Avery and Rob Guido • Documentary • 2008 • 57 mins.
2/25 • 11 AM @ the Screening Room
Outside follows four gay homeless youth as they face the challenging realities of daily life on the street in one of the nation’s most socially conservative states – Utah. The result is a gritty glimpse into a world largely invisible to the general society. The film explores the conflicted emotions and involvement of parents, family figures and adult mentors who drift in and out of the lives of the homeless youth for more than three years. Outside captures the intimate stories told by the subjects themselves, bringing to light how they survive and what brought them out of their homes and onto the street.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 11 AM @ the Screening Room
Homeless LGBT youth in New York City.
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Finding Judy
Director: Gary Riotto • Short Doc • 2011 • 8 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 11 AM @ the Screening Room
What happens when an African American teen from Chicago looks inside himself and discovers he can sing and act just like the legendary Judy Garland? A sweet, engaging look at how one young man’s quirky talent helped him disarm high school bullies, flummox telemarketers and propel himself from YouTube obscurity all the way to tinsel town.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 11:50 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Yoni and Shira are seen kissing through the window of the family home by Yoni’s mother and suddenly find themselves the object of her attention. Yoni, who is deep in the closet, is torn between her great love and her family, when only a window separates the two.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 11:50 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
The relationship between Iris and her mother, Amalya, is cold and defined. When Amalya dies prematurely, Iris realizes that she missed the opportunity for reconciliation. She tries- a daughter’s last effort- to win a hug from her Mom.
U.S. Premier • 2/25 • 11:50 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
In Yuval’s ideal world he maneges one perfect relationship with mulitple partners.
Adom Adom (Deep Red)
Director: Eddie Tapero • Short • 2010 • 19 mins. • Subtitles
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 11:50 AM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Gur and Yuval will stop at nothing to make enough money for a fresh start in Berlin. As they approach their goal, the tension is growing between the two, until an unexpected event causes Gur to question both their plan and their relationship.
Hugged by his boyfriend after an unsuccessful act of love, Ron realizes he is not able to say the words ‘I love you’ to his partner. This is the starting point of a day in which Ron gets dumped by his boyfriend, kicked out of his sisters apartment, and has close up intense encounters with diverse strangers.
Through these events Ron is desperately trying to deconstruct the idea of love leading him to realize why he cannot feel such.
Director: Nathan Zeitner • Short • 2010 • 10 mins.
U.S. Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Lucy, an independent, young lesbian, hasn’t spoken with her grandmother in years. Prejudice and a closed mind, on the part of the older woman, have come between them. Lucy has moved on. But suddenly, out of the blue, Lucy’s grandmother shows up and wants to make amends. Is forgiveness in the cards for the two women? How will Lucy’s grandmother react to meeting her granddaughter’s lover? What will Lucy do?
Director: Lonnie Tristan Renteria • Music Video • 2011 • 4 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
A queer hip hop parody.
Out of Bounds
Director: Nicholas Paul Ybarra • Short • 2011 • 17 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
A lesbian love story involving a gay-rights activist and her lover, who remains in the closet.
Cross Your Fingers
Director: Yun Joo Chang • Short • 2011 • 17 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Su-yeon, an Asian manicurist in a hair salon in Brixton, South London, and a good Catholic girl, is confronted with her desires and feelings, ever since a punk girl Maya walks into the salon and takes her hands.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Inspired by the grand operatic mezzo-soprano and Spanish politician diva Manuela Trasobares, this solid satirical performance piece simulates a “Xicana news” show. Pushing the boundaries of complacency, homonormativity, and cultural norms, the film highlights the politics of race, gender, sexuality, class, and nationality as they relate to identity, social justice, and decolonization.
Cried Suicide
Director: Lauren Palmigiano • Short • 2010 • 14 mins.
2/25 • 1:20 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Jay (Nicol Paone) is so heartbroken over an ex-girlfriend, she fakes suicide for attention and gets more than she bargained for from sympathetic friends who come bearing food, tears and even porn.
This Program is FREE with student ID, donation for all others
I Am Human
Directors: Landyn Pan, Keefe Bazemore and Niko Summers • Short • 2011 • 3 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
An experimental short film about a young person who confronts societal gender norms.
How Do I Say This? I’m Gay!
Directors: Michael Bodie and Silas Howard • Short Musical • 2009 • 5 mins.
2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
Mary, a closeted college sophomore, gets flustered at the first meeting between her mother and girlfriend Alex. Alex, disappointed that Mary didn’t come out to her family as promised over summer break, storms off. But Mary’s gay dorm-mates, in a musical spectacular, encourage her to tell her mother the truth before she loses Alex.
Non-Love-Song
Director: Erik Gernand • Short • 9 minutes
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
A short film about two high school best friends on their last day of the summer before heading apart for college.
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Gender Menu
Directors: Sophie Blinder, Tessa Garcia-Duarte and T.R. Raffa • Short • 2011 • 5 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
What if you could order your gender off of a menu… daily?
Cherry Bomb
Directors: Kyla Sisley, Cydnee Close, Maddi Davis and Sam Behrens • Short • 2009 • 5 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
She kissed a girl and she liked it… and then went back to her boyfriend. This is a story about the one she left behind.
The Rest of Us
Directors: Danny Tayara, Alyssa Piraino and Maddi Davis • Short • 2010 • 3 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
If you don’t match the bathroom icon, where do you go? This film is for the rest of us.
Pro Homo
Directors: Alayna Chamberland, Emilie Seguin and Alix Hamilton • Music Video • 2009 • 3 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
When a butch, a femme and a bisexual decide to write a rap song – this is what happens.
Love Is All You Need?
Director: Kim Rocco Shields • Short • 2011 • 20 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
Love is All You Need? tells the story of Ashley, a young teen who is raised in the picture perfect all-American family with two moms, two grandpas, two uncles, and a little brother. But Ashley has a problem, she has a crush on a boy at school, which is against everything this world has ever taught her. This undeniable attraction to the opposite sex causes her to be the constant target of verbal and physical abuse until she is driven to a tragic end. This film hopes to shed light onto the highly controversial issue of human and equal rights in the LB GT Community, and also raise awareness to our current world as to the obstacles that this community faces.
The Green Family Elbow
Director: Zach Green • Short • 2010 • 11 mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
A father after a recent divorce, and his son, Beau, are forced to deal with the outside world that mislabels both as homosexuals in this Comedy based on real life experience.
I’m In the Mood for Love
Director: Jason Varman • Short • 2010 • 7 mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 1:20 PM @ the Screening Room
A singing telegram worker meets his ex boyfriend while having hot pot and learns to embrace his new found bachelorhood through popular song.
Director: Christopher Banks • Short • 2009 • 13 Mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 2:45 PM @ the Screening Room
Dyed-in-the-wool Londoner Tony (Brian Moore) has travelled over 10,000 miles to rural New Zealand for a holiday with his ex, the man who abandoned him for a life on the other side of the world – Neil (Chris Tempest).
While Tony’s hopes of rekindling his relationship with Neil are complicated by the presence of Neil’s new man, Phil (Alan Granville), it’s a faded old teddy bear which will finally decide their fate.
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Communication
Director: Christopher Banks • Short • 2010 • 19 Mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 2:45 PM @ the Screening Room
An Orthodox Jewish student unexpectedly inherits the estate of his estranged mentor, and discovers a painful truth about their final days together.
Drowning
Director: Craig Boreham • Short • 2009 • 20 Mins.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 2:45 PM @ the Screening Room
Drowning’ is a journey through the final moments of youth as Mik struggles to make sense of the hole left by the death of his brother and his awakening desire for his best friend Dan.
We Once Were Tide
Director: Jason Bradbury • Short • 2011 • 19 Mins.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 2:45 PM @ the Screening Room
Set on a rural island of the south coast England, We Once Were Tide tells the story of Anthony and Kyle, and their last night together as Kyle moves away leaving Anthony to look after his dependent mother.
Director: Jerry Carlsson • Short • 2009 • 5 Mins • Subtitles
Arizona Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Joel has finally made up his mind, or so he thinks. Tonight he’s going to tell his parents, but is this the right moment? How should he do it, and what should he say?
Southwest Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
After finding himself bullied on the playground once again, fifth grader Henry decides to spend lunchtime with his former kindergarten teacher, Mr. Loh, who prefers eating alone.
Both teacher and former student gain unexpected insight in the spaces between words, in the unspoken connection that transcends background and generations.
Franswa Sharl
Director: Hannah Hilliard • Short • 14 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Remaining number one son requires a certain amount of ingenuity.
Twelve year old Greg has inherited his father’s competitive streak. On a family holiday to
Fiji they have different ideas about where Greg should focus his talents. When his
creative pursuits fail to amuse his father Greg goes to bizarre lengths to win him back.
Based on a true story.
Why Does God Hate Me?
Director: Joel McCarthy • Short • 2011 • 15 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
A coming-of-age comedy/drama about a 14-year-old boy struggling to come to terms with his homosexuality while growing up in a fundamentalist Christian community. Matthew and his best friend Ester use various humorous methods to try to “cure” Matthew until a trip to San Francisco shows him that he isn’t the one who needs curing.
Wild Imaginings
Director: Daniel Monks • Short • 2011 • 10 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Late one night, a teenage boy fantasizes about a beautiful woman, but when he accidentally lets his mind wander, he is forced to come face to face with his greatest fear – and himself.
On the Bus
Director: Tracy D. Smith • Short • 6 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Teenage years include such joys as bullies, conforming, and raging hormones. For Jeremy, the escape to all this is in his imagination, where he fantasizes conversations with his crush, Sean. But when he loses control of something completely in his mind, he also realizes what he should do.
Cure (D)
Director: Aaron Chan • Short • 2011 • 6 Mins
U.S. Premier • 2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
After coming out to his parents, Jason takes what he believes to be a cure for being gay.
Dolls
Director: Randy Caspersen • Short • 2008 • 10 Mins
2:45 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
When a garage sale turns violent, a mother is forced to come to terms with her teenage son’s sexuality.
When teenager Thomas rediscovers his doll in the attic, his mother demands they sell them. She insists that Thomas work the annual garage sale where a devilish ten-year-old boy defaces Thomas’s toys. As Thomas struggles to save his dolls, his mother begins to see the part of her son she always overlooked.
Director: Robert L. Camina • Short Musical • 2009 • 21 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 4 PM @ the Screening Room
“Martini the Movie” is an original comedy musical short about Martini Glass, the legendary actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Set in the present, the story follows Martini as she prepares to audition for the comeback role of a lifetime. Along the way, with cocktail in hand, she dishes the Tinseltown dirt with a flourish! With her fame fading, she is left to question whether her star will ever shine brightly again! Filled with hot shirtless hunks, sassy one liners and a toe-tappin’ showtune, Martini the Movie is certain to leave you shaken and stirred! The screenplay is based on the stand up comedy and character of Martini Glass created by Steven Jay Crabtree. Directed by Robert L. Camina. Original music by Brent Black, with lyrics by Brent Black and Robert L. Camina. (Note that the movies contain some adult themes and language and is not appropriate for all ages.)
Directors: Bernie Espinosa and Rod Andrada • Short Musical • 2011 • 9 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 4 PM @ the Screening Room
In this Glee-inspired musical short, a gay Asian boy, AndyMike, discovers a magical DVD that transports him into the dreamlike world of seven sassy Asian drag queens known as The Gaysians. Starring the Asian-American men of the Gay Mens Chorus of Los Angeles.
Director: Tonnette Stanford • Short Musical • 2010 • 16 Mins
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 4 PM @ the Screening Room
Slut the Musical, a spectacular gay love story filled with glorious 80s fashion, high energy dance numbers, glitter and fun!
Boycrazy
Director: John Sobrack • Short Musical • 2009 • 25 Mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 4 PM @ the Screening Room
Corey enjoys the single gay life while searching for love, or at least a connection, in such places as the gym, beach and even a singing chat‐room. When two love interests, coworker Derek and exboyfriend Nathan, pursue Corey at the same time, he faces a difficult decision. In a world of four sexy Dancers, along with his roommate Rebecca and her girlfriend, Sam, Corey explores his priorities and celebrates the joys of dating in this delightful musical.
Director: Jeffrey McHale • Short Doc • 2010 • 23 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 4:10 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
International Mr. Leather, began in Chicago in 1979 as The Mr. Gold Coast Contest. What once was a relatively small contest, has grown into a full weekend festival with contestants from every corner of the world. IML is the premiere event for those involved in the queer-centric leather community. Every Memorial Day weekend, thousands of people from around the world travel to Chicago to take part in the celebratory festivities of leather and kink.
Directors: Sigrid Smejkal and Manfred Hoschek • Documentary • 2009 • 70 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 4:10 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Gay men dressed as nuns fight against AIDS and discrimination. Founded 1977 in California, now you can find sisters of perpetual indulgence all over the world. On there 30th anniversary they all come together in San Francisco to celebrate and tell their stories.
Director: Barry Morse • Music Video • 2010 • 3 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
The story of a little boy who wants to be a little girl upon acceptance by his mother, both played by artist Lunna Menoh.
House for Sale
Director: Eisha Marjara • Short • 2012 • 18 mins
U.S. Premier • 2/25 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
SALIM shows up posing as a home buyer at a suburban house that is up for sale. As the owner’s wife gives him a tour of the place, he recalls one memorable night when a fatal promise was made.
Director: Hector Ceballos • Short • 2010 • 15 mins • Subtitles
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
When transgender beauty Alma Flora dies, Fidelia must figure out how to honor her friend’s life as a woman despite the parents’ decision to bury their son as a man.
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Door Prize
Director: Zsa Zsa Gershick • Short • 2011 • 7 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Public restrooms are always an adventure for this trans, two-spirit, butch, boi lesbian.
Loop Planes
Director: Robin Wilby • Short • 2010 • 11 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
Thirteen-year-old Nick lives and works with his dad at a small, family-owned amusement park. But today, Nick’s estranged mother is coming to take him away. This is also the day that Nick meets a rebellious, pink-haired girl named Katie. And, what starts out as animosity turns into romance. Just as Nick and Katie share their first kiss, Nick’s mother interrupts, totally humiliating him. Katie freaks out and runs away. Nick, devastated, has to leave with his mother.
World Premier • 2/25 • 5:30 PM @ the Screening Room
After being bullied and beaten at school for pretending to be a boy, Sam escapes into the fields surrounding her house, where she’s forced to spend the night and choose between who she is and who society thinks she should be.
Producers: Marc Smolowitz and Jorg Fockele • Feature • 2011 • 82 mins.
2/25 • 5:40 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Still Around is a feature length short film compilation that portrays 15 people living with HIV/AIDS from the San Francisco Bay Area. 15 well know local filmmaker collaborated with 15 protagonists to create 15 pieces that run from verite doc to experimental film to dance video, spoken words piece to straight forward doc weaving a diverse slate of stories into one powerful video AIDS quilt of our times.
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 7 PM @ The Screening Room
This is the story of transformation of a man becoming a woman. We document Carmen Rupe’s journey of self- discovery and sexuality in becoming a woman and leaving the identity of the once Trevor Rupe behind. Carmen was born in New Zealand as a woman trapped inside a man’s body, tormented by his mother telling him he could never be a nun.
Director: Michelle Lawler • Documentary • 2010 • 54 Mins
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 7 PM @ The Screening Room
Chronicling the remarkable experiences of Vicki Marlane, a drag performer still strutting it onstage in her seventies, Vicki takes us on the ride of her life — from roller-skating cross dressed in her youth, to hoochie-coochie girl carnival sideshows and romantic road trips. We hitchhike through the adventures that led to her being San Francisco’s “Toast of the Town” in the early ’70s, and Vicki even shares her tips of the trade acquired from decades of drag experience at hot-spot venues including Aunt Charlie’s in the Tenderloin District. Directed by Michelle Lawler, and produced by archivist Kim Klausner (Choosing Children) and Emmy Award-winning Susan Stryker (Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria, Frameline30) this film is a loving tribute to a living legend.
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 7:10 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A model queer activist, poet and community advocate, Jesus (Maximillian Davis) prides himself in his work with the Seattle LGBT community. At the same time, Jesus is having unprotected sex and cheating on his long-time partner (Samonte Cruz). Jesus’s world implodes when he discovers that he is HIV positive, forcing him to confront his innermost fears, his relationship with his ex-boyfriend, and a future living with HIV. Faced with the unknown, Jesus is pulled from the brink of self-destruction by Sister Alysa Trailer (Brian Peters), a drag nun who leads him down a path of self-discovery.
No one under the age of 21 will be permitted to this program due to sexual content
manhunt (chasse à l’homme)
Director: Stéphane Olijnyk • Short • 2010 • 28 mins • Subtitles
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 8:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
A young terrorist is trapped by Gavras, a hunter of the Special Intervention Unit who is tracking him. Then starts a long walk through the forest, each one trying to dominate the other.
Just the Tip
Director: Sean Horlor and Steve Adams • Short • 2011 • 7 mins
US Premier • 2/25 • 8:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Just the Tip is an off-beat story about all the horrible things friends do to each other and explores one day in the life of Jayson, a twenty-something searching for love in all the wrong places. To help Jayson on his way, he’s joined by his best friend Kate and the enigmatic “Throb.” Further complicating his search for love is his friendship with Kate, especially when her plan to help Jayson find his perfect match takes a turn for the worse.
Director: Philippe Gosselin • Short • 2008 • 5 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25 • 8:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Three men discover their exhibitionist sides as they learn to flirt with their apartment windows.
Masturbation: Putting the Fun into Self-Loving
Director: J.T. Tepnapa • Short • 8 mins
2/25 • 8:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
Dr. Winston and Billy teach the boys of the YMCA how to put more fun into self-loving.
Deaf Relay – At Your Service!
Directors: Diane Wilkins and Jeanette Castillo • Short • 2010 • 4 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 8:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio & Gallery
An inside look at the high-tech critical communications service provided to deaf or hard-of-hearing folks so they can access any type of valuable benefits within an uncensored environment. It’s all about service as these tireless operators provide 24-hour-a-day assistance to our fellow citizens. A call from the Deaf Relay Service might just be the most exciting call of the day!
Southwest Premier • 2/25 • 8:40 PM @ The Screening Room
A dramedy about a recently widowed woman living on a bison farm in Kansas who hires a Norwegian soccer player to be a male au pair (nanny) and help her raise two sons.
No one under the age of 21 will be permitted to this program due to sexual content, violence and blood.
Remission
Director: Greg Ivan Smith • Short • 2010 • 14 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25-26 • 9:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
As a man awaits the results of a latest biopsy at his secluded cabin, his dread amplifies when he suspects that he may not be alone. Is his fear playing tricks on his mind, or is something there, hunting him?
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Fortune Cookie Magic Tricks
Director: Alex Chu • Short • 2011 • 11 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/25-26 • 9:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A traditional Chinese father (Huang) visits his ill son (Justin) cooped up at a “discount” hospital along with Justin’s boyfriend (Chris). Believing that homosexuality can be “cured”, Huang tries to teach Justin the birds and the bees, only to be rebuffed by Chris in song. Huang then resorts to a botched Chinese exorcism that awakens zombies, whom they must defeat by setting aside their own differences.
I was a Teenage Werebear
Director: Tim Sullivan • Short • 2011 • 29 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25-26 • 9:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Gay adult superstar, Sean Lockhart aka Brent Corrigan, stars in the leading role as a closeted new kid who falls for Malibu High’s mysterious bad boy. As an homage to the Drive-In movies of the 50’s and 60’s, “I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR” features five rock and roll musical-dance numbers penned by the writer/director, Tim Sullivan, himself.
Gay Zombie
Director: Michael Simon • Short • 2007 • 20 mins
2/25-26 • 9:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A sexually confused zombie meets a boy and eats another. Watch the trailer
The Hike
Director: Walter Michael Bost • Short • 2011 • 18 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/25-26 • 9:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Tyler’s planned a day hike in the wilderness for his boyfriend Nate and their friends Sarah and Daniel, but something in the woods has other plans for them.
LA Zombie – Bruce LaBruce
Director: Bruce LaBruce • Feature • 2010 • 62 min
2/25-26 • 9:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A homeless Schizophrenic (François Sagat), thinks he’s an alien zombie sent to earth. Roaming the streets of Los Angeles in search of dead bodies, he tries to bring the dead back to life by engaging in homosexual sex.
Director: Lucy Asten Elliott • Short • 2011 • 8 mins
2/26 • 11 AM @ The Screening Room
A family tries it’s best to get out of the driveway, but one of their daughters has decided it’s finally time to bring out the ‘real’ her.
Photos of Angie
Director: Alan Dominguez • Documentary • 2011 • 55 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 11 AM @ The Screening Room
Film chronicles the murder of Angie Zapata, a transgender teen in Greeley, Colorado and the subsequent trial.
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I’m Just Anneke
Director: Jonathan Skurnik • Short Doc • 2010 • 11 mins
2/26 • 11 AM @ The Screening Room
“I’m Just Anneke” is a portrait of a 12-year-old girl who loves ice hockey and has a loving, close-knit family. Anneke is also a hardcore tomboy and everybody she meets assumes she’s a boy. The onset of puberty has created an identity crisis for Anneke. Does she want to be a boy or a girl when she grows up, or something in between? To give her more time to make a decision, her doctor has put her on Lupron, a hormone blocker that temporarily freezes her body in a pre-pubescent state. Despite rejection by her friends and struggles with suicidal depression, Anneke is determined to be true to herself and maintain a gender fluid identity that matches what she feels on the inside. “Anneke” takes us into the heart of a new generation of children who are intuitively questioning the binary gender paradigm.
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves living together under one roof in the Hollywood Hills. Tempers flare and bitchiness ensues as the girls cope with their new roommates, all while trying to find their happily ever after.
Rubdown
Director: Dennis Hensley • Short • 2010 • 13 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Andrew, a single gay man, goes undercover as a “secret shopper” at a high-end spend to investigate whether Hunter, a hunky masseur, is adhering the company’s modesty policy.
Strip
Director: Michael Jortner • Short • 2011 • 13 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A handsome businessman meets a blonde siren in a Las Vegas bar – only to be asked to sleep with her husband.
The Back Room
Director: Greg Ivan Smith • Short • 2008 • 17 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Two strangers uncover astonishing connections as they search for a mysterious Renaissance painting.
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Laundromat
Director: Edward Gunawan • Short • 2009 • 17 mins
2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Set in a neighborhood laundromat, “Laundromat” is a Romantic Drama-edy that follows a young gay couple, who after a chance encounter with an older man, realize that the little things mean nothing and everything when it comes to love.
Scent
Director: David Maurice Gil • Short • 5 mins
2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Some things never leave you. The scent of a memory, a place, a person… A young man sniffs random objects to forget (or is it remember?) his lover.
Just
Director: David Maurice Gil • Short • 2009 • 11 mins
2/26 • 11:30 AM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
“Just” is about the after-sex acquaintance of two strangers who met online. As the two men learn more about each other, they discover that a casual hook-up is anything but.
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 12:30 PM @ The Screening Room
After surviving a near-death experience, Jason attempts to return to his life as normal, but is haunted by a past love.
You Can’t Curry Love
Director: Reid Waterer • Short • 2010 • 23 mins
2/26 • 12:30 PM @ The Screening Room
A handsome South Asian from London visits India for work, falls for a local guy there, encounters a transgendered ‘hijra’, and discovers a country he only thought he knew.
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Everyone Who Hears This Story Gets Laid
Director: Russell Brown • Short • 2011 • 14 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 12:30 PM @ The Screening Room
Noted New York performance artist Philip Littell tells the true story of his sexual awakening in the early 1970s at the hands of a dicey triumverate: his superior officer’s wife, a fellow soldier in the barracks, and a mustached sergeant in Munich.
Daddy’s Big Girl
Director: Reid Waterer • Short • 2009 • 17 mins
2/26 • 12:30 PM @ The Screening Room
Overweight and uninspired Millie attempts to finally reconcile with her gay father, but his half-naked male companions keep getting in the way.
Lesbian National Parks Services: Endangered Species
Directors: Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan • Short • 2009 • 7 mins
U.S. Premier • 2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
That formidable force of conservation officials, Lesbian National Parks and Services, presents three portraits of lesbian species in crisis. Not unlike the renowned 1970s Hinterlands Who’s-Who series, these public service announcements point to the perils of habitat loss and poaching. The Marxist Feminist, the Lesbian Separatist and the Bull-Dykus Americanus are featured in this parody of nature education.
Lesbian Cliché Song
Director: Bob Koherr • Music Video • 2011 • 7 mins
2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Lesbian Cliché Song is a humorous music video that takes a cornucopia of sapphic stereotypes and serves it up in a tasty meal of a song. Featuring a cast of…many, this music video offers a friendly wink to stereotypes.
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Alice in Andrew’s Land
Director: Lauren Mackenzie • Short • 2010 • 20 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Alice Turner’s recent return home from Iraq has caused her upset enough, and now her current employment struggle is only adding to that heartache. We follow Alice down a rigorous path of painful events where desperation quickly sets in. What extent will Alice go to in order to keep her life together? During this story of anguish, betrayal, heartache and redemption…
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
After having constant girl fantasies Angie decides to give a shot at lesbianism, however she soon finds that its harder than she thought.
Trophy
Director: Karla DiBenedetto • Short • 2008 • 11 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A teenager’s routine visit to her father’s vacation home turns steamy when she finds herself unexpectedly attracted to her father’s fiancée.
The Archivist
Director: Katherine Scoones • Short • 2011 • 8 mins
2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
After walking home from work one day, the archivist Angela sees the beautiful Emerson for the first time. As their eyes meet, an imaginary story begins to play in her head, almost as if she is watching stock footage of their possible relationship. She is forced to ponder further, do people meet by fate or by the alignment of random events?
Vigilant! Healthy! Wholesome!
Director: Lauren Anderson • Short • 14 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 1 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
A shop girl and a runaway bride defend themselves from a repressive, propaganda-spewing town.
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
A Realtor tries her best to hide an embarrassing secret from her client while showing an important home.
2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
An unexpected collision starts a budding young love.
Go Go Reject
Director: Michael J. Saul • Short • 2010 • 20 mins
2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
A skinny, naive go go dancer meets with unexpected rejection when he attempts to fulfill his childhood ‘Flashdance’ fantasy.
52
Director: Josh Levy • Short • 2010 • 4 mins
2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
52 probes one man’s greatest nightmare: getting old.
4 Pounds
Director: Josh Levy • Short • 2010 • 8 mins
2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
4 Pounds is the story of an actor who, over the course of four life changing weeks, focuses his considerable will to the goal of losing some weight. Though the people in his life try to dissuade him from his ruinous path, he ignores them in his headlong rush towards self destruction.
Yes Man
Director: Grant Reed • Short • 2010 • 11 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
Nathan, a devout Christian, an employee of the church, and a closeted homosexual, faces a crisis when he is forced to star in a commercial in favor of Prop 8.
Performance Anxiety
Director: Reid Waterer • Short • 2012 • 16 mins
2/26 • 1:50 PM @ The Screening Room
Two straight actors rehearse to film a gay love scene. How will they make out?
Director: Q. Allan Brocka • Feature • 2011 • 80 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 2:30 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
Zack and Benji open up their relationship for a weekend of fun at a gay resort in Palm Springs. After Zack runs into his ex-boyfriend Casey, Casey lies and tells him he met someone new to avoid Zack’s pity. When Casey reacquaints with an old high school friend, Peter, he manages to convince him to pretend to be his boyfriend despite Peter’s reluctance that it will interfere with his promiscuous weekend opportunities. As sexual tensions start to mount between Benji and Peter, Zack becomes increasingly dissatisfied with his relationship while Casey longs for a stable relationship of his own. A sexy and outrageous comedy, Eating Out: The Open Weekend serves up plenty of eye-candy and raunchy fun along with the pursuit of finding true love.
Director: Michael Simon • Feature • 2011 • 95 mins
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 4 PM @ The Screening Room
A hunky ad exec concocts an outrageous scheme to win back his ex-boyfriend – he feigns a life threatening illness.
2/26 • 3:50 PM @ FLUXX Studio and Gallery
This candid documentary combines Keith Price’s, Sirius XM radio personality’s stand-up act along with interviews to offer a funny and intelligent commentary on issues of family dynamics, class, race, and body image in the gay community.
Southwest Premier • 2/26 • 6 PM @ The Screening Room
TIERRA MADRE is based on Aidee Gonzalez’s true life, a woman living on the Mexican border town of Tecate, determined to raise her children with her female partner. This narrative feature makes the strong case of the strength, the independence and the solidarity that exits among women of all ages, and a mother’s determination to provide a better future for her daughter.
It was shot in ten days with a cast of non-professional-actors with a budget of $2,000, and a crew of one. 2011 IMCED Prize, Best Picture Chicago Reeling Film Festival, Special Jury Prize Morelia International Film Festival, Best Picture Barcelona Film Festival, Best Picture Cinesul Film Festival, Foreign Feature Outstanding Achievement Williamsburg Film Festival, Honorable Mention New Jersey Film Festival, Golden Palm Mexico Film Festival and Silver Lei Award Honolulu Film Festival.
Director: Robert L. Camina • Short • 2009 • 10 mins
Arizona Premier • 2/26 • 7:15 PM @ The Screening Room
Described as Jim Carrey meets “Sex in the City”, HUNTER4LOVE is a fast paced, laugh out loud comedy about a gay man desperately seeking true love in New York City. His quest brings him face to face with outrageous, colorful characters that challenge him at every turn. Will there be a happy ending for this HUNTER4LOVE?
Marshall is a cocky young ad man working at a dead-end job for a boss who overlooks his talents. After seven years with his boyfriend, Gabe Marshall’s love life had become too comfortable. On top of that, he’s turning 30!
He is desperate for a new life. He goes looking for it online, where he comes upon a mysterious app called “eCupid” that guarantees to find true love. From the moment he downloads it, “eCupid” scans every inch of Marshall’s online world and instantly turns his life upside down.
Marshall suddenly gets everything he thinks he wanted. Newly single and ready for adventure, “eCupid” overwhelms Marshall with sexy guys at every turn, each promising to be the man of his fantasies. But too much of a good thing may not be a good thing. Marshall soon finds that all the attention is more than he bargained for.
With the help of a wise and mysterious waitress ( Morgan Fairchild), Marshall is given one last chance to listen to his heart and figure out what (and who) is really important.
