September 4, 2010 11:30 pm, Atlanta Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
All About Evil with appearances by Peaches Christ and Mink Stole
Peaches Christ and Mink StolePeaches Christ and Out on Film co-present an outrageous film that's sure to become a cult classic. And if the film wasn't enough, fans will gush at the special live appearance of cult film star Mink Stole. 'All About Evil,' the Peaches Christ experience in 4-D! Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta.
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Beginning August 13, 2010, Atlanta Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
Patrik, Age 1.5
'Patrik, Age 1.5' is one of our favorite films
One of our favorite films from the 2009 Out on Film festival, 'Patrik, Age 1.5' begins its much awaited theatrical release at Atlanta's Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta. The award willing film from Sweden tackles multiple issues facing the LGBT community. From the story line to the scenery, 'Patrik, Age 1.5' is a heartwarming drama where you'll laugh out loud while you're shedding a tear or two.
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August 19-22, 2010, Atlanta Hyatt Regency Hotel
Peachtree Village International Film Festival
Attention Out on Film fans! To get in the festival spirit, stop by the Peachtree Village International Film Festival Aug 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. PVIFF (formally known as the Sweet Auburn International Film Festival) is hosted by The African American Cinema Gallery and Gipp Museums. For more details visit www.pviff.com.
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>>> House Party Pajama Jam at the Hyatt Regency, page 1 and page 2
>>> Family Day at Underground
>>> PVIFF Film schedule
June 25-26, 2010 'Stonewall Uprising' screening
Link to 'Stonewall Uprising' trailer
Link to Atlanta Pride "Be Visible, Make a Statement" information
Link to New York Times review of the film
June 3, 2010 DVD signing 'The Butch Factor'
SPECIAL EVENT
THE BUTCH FACTOR DVD SIGNING
Thursday, June 3, 2010 7:30pm Director Christopher Hines signing copies of DVD 'The Butch Factor'
Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 991 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta GA 30309 404-607-0082
Followed by personal meet and greet at Woofs, 2425 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta GA 30324 404-869-9422
March 24, 2010 Screening of "Watercolors"
February 3, 2010 Encore screening of "Family"
Festival Schedule
October 2 – 8, 2009 at the Midtown Art Cinema
Opening Night Film, Friday, October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
"The Big Gay Musical" -- (100 minutes)
A delicious offering from Casper Andreas "Slutty Summer," "A Four Letter Word," relentlessly upbeat and packed with delicious musical numbers.Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve: Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing; Paul is looking for the perfect man & Eddie is dealing with how his sexuality & faith can mix. After yet another disastrous dating experience, Paul has an epiphany. He is done dating & just wants to be a slut like the sexy chorus boys that share his dressing room. Eddie has to tell his parents that he’s gay & is starring in a show that calls the bible the "Breeder's Informational Book of Living Examples." Eddie comes out to his family & Paul goes on the internet. Eddie’s parents are destroyed by the news & Paul can’t even have a good one-night stand. But after musical numbers with scantly clad tap dancing angels, a retelling of Genesis, tele-evangelists, a camp that attempts to turn gay kids straight & a bunch of showtunes, everyone realizes that life gets better once they accept who they really are: just the way God made ‘em!
Starring Daniel Robinson, Joey Dudding, Jeff Metzler, Brent Corrigan
Directed by Casper Andreas and Fred M. Caruso
Followed by a Q and A with actor Daniel Robinson and director Casper Andreas and an after party.
*Before “The Big Gay Musical,” we are proud to present “Disturb the Universe,” a short film by Atlantis Moon Productions (Cindy Abel) celebrating the life of late Atlanta activist Allen Thornell. Out on Film is dedicating this festival to the memory of Allen.
Saturday, October 3rd
12:00 p.m.
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY OUTFEST 2009
"Edie and Thea" 67 minutes
When Edie and Thea meet, it is love at first sight, and the beginning of a beautiful relationship that will last the rest of their lives. Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement recounts their romance,from the closeted pre-Stonewall days to the present.
Directed by Gréta Olafsdóttir and Susan Muska
2:00 p.m.
"Men and Shorts"
A selection of tantalizing men’s shorts:
“Nailing Jello” Jane Selle Morgan (11 minutes)
“Everybody is Having Sex…but Ryan” Brian Pelletier (14 minutes)
“Delphinium – A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman” Matthew Mishory (13 minutes)
“Round Trip” David Martin Porras (11 minutes)
“Weak Species” Dan Faltz (37 minutes)
“Asswax” David Burns (7 minutes)
“Teddy” Christopher Banks (13 minutes)
4:00 p.m.
"Annul Victory" - (80 minutes)
If you woke up on November 5th and your elation about Barack Obama’s groundbreaking victory was tinged with sadness because of the passing of Proposition 8 in California, then “Annul Victory” is a film for you. It starts on May 16th, 2008 with Mayor Gavin Newsom on the steps of San Franciso City Hall giving a stirring and uplifting speech celebrating the fact that the California Supreme Court had just made same-sex marriage legal. Through stunning news footage and eloquent and articulate interviews, the movie brings us up to near present day as we await the California Court’s ruling on whether Proposition 8 is constitutional.
Directed by Cheryl Riley. Q and A with producer Bill Manuel and editor Zaki Munis to follow.
5:30 p.m.
"The Baby Formula"(84 minutes)
In this hysterical mockumentary, two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child.They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humour and unexpected twists, their journey tailspins out of control when their families discover there is no father.
Starring: Angela Vint, Meghan Fahlenbock, Rosemary Dunsmore
Directed by Alison Reid
7:30 p.m. -- Centerpiece Screening
"Rivers Wash Over Me" (89 minutes)
7:30 p.m.
Fifteen-year-old Sequan Green is a lanky, erudite and very much gay New Yorker. Forced to move in with extended family members in the rural South, this fish out of water finds his new surroundings downright poisonous.
Starring: Derek L. Middleton, Xosha Roquemore, Darius Sills-Evans, Julia Carothers Hughes, Pamela Stewart, Sonequa Martin
Produced by Atlanta's Dexter Davis.
Directed by John G. Young
Screening followed by a Q and A with producer Dexter Davis, curated by Rich Eldredge of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Film preceded by “Mothers,” directed by B.J. Winfrey and produced by Alex Coppedge and Dexter Davis.
10:00 p.m.
"Eating Out 3" (80 minutes)
Mink Stole and Leslie Jordan join Rebekah Kochan and the requisite hunky men for the third in the immensely popular series, this time with an all-gay male cast, the requisite frontals and a threeway that needs to be seen to believed.
Starring Rebekah Kochan, Mink Stole, Leslie Jordan, Christopher Salvatore
Directed by Glenn Gaylord
Screening followed by a Q and A with director Glenn Gaylord and actress Rebekah Kochan
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE FINISHED FILM IS BEING SHOWN!!
Film preceded by “BFFS,” a short film by Glenn Gaylord.
Sunday, October 4th
SPECIAL EVENT
11:30 a.m., Ansley Park Playhouse (1545 Peachtree Street)
Out on Film is teaming with Touching Up Our Roots to present the world premiere of a documentary about Reverend Erin Swenson, the first known mainstream Protestant minister to openly transition from male to female while maintaining her ordination in the Presbyterian church. The documentary will take place Sunday, October 4th at Ansley Park Playhouse.
A fundraising brunch will take place at 11:30 a.m. with the film at 12:30 p.m., followed by a talk with Swenso
12:00 p.m.
"And then Came Lola" (70 minutes)
Sleek, sexy lesbian romantic comedy inspired by “Run Lola Run.” A talented, but distracted photographer, Lola, on the verge of success in both love and work, could lose it all if she doesn't make it to a crucial meeting on time.
Cast: Ashleigh Sumner,Jill Bennett
Directed by Ellen Siedler and Megan Siler
1:30 p.m.
Women’s Shorts
“Girl Talk” Jennifer Smith (7 minutes)
“I Am Who I Am” Anna Gutmanis (6 minutes)
"Trophy" Karla diBenedetto (11 minutes)
“The 6 Month Rule” Linda Andersson (12 minutes)
“What If?” BK Williams (22 minutes)
“The Incredible Dyke” Kurt Koehler (10 minutes)
“Butthole Lickin’” Kanako Wynkoop ( 5 minutes)
3:00 p.m.
"The Butch Factor" (88 minutes)
Christopher Hines’ informative, entertaining documentary on masculinity in the gay community not only features several Atlantans, but Woof’s Sports bar as well.
From clones to queens, Bears to gym rats, twinks to queers, the gay community has embraced and objectified men of every stripe. Christopher Hines' documentary - part socio- logical study and part pin-up calendar, tackles them all. Profiles include the Atlanta Venom gay softball team, and their sponsor, Woof's, one of the first gay sports bars in the country. Kevin Reed discusses problems of homophobia in the African American community. Vince Calvarese touches on being a big and burly out member of the police force, while embracing his feminine side to defuse tense prison situations. On the less testosterone-heavy side is Mark Snyder who is empowered by his effeminacy, (see his 'sissy' tattoo), and refuses to be deterred by the violence he faces. The director also presents recent changes in cultural norms of masculinity, such as the 'bromance' and the metrosexual, while excavating the past for images of the mustachioed 'clone' and stereotypical queen.
Directed by Christopher Hines
Screening followed by Q and A with director Christopher Hines
5:00 p.m.
“Family”
(111 minutes)
From former Atlantan Faith Trimel comes this breezy African American lesbian comedy, about a group of friends who all decide to come out.
Cast: Charyse Monet, Leslie gilliam, Fadhia Carmelle Marcelin, Mahogany Ratcliffe, Faith Trimel, Tarina Vershawn Pouncy, Nikki Klecha, Mykee Selkin, Adenrele Ojo, Bianca Avalos
Directed by Faith Trimel
Screening followed by a Q and A with director Faith Trimel
7:30 p.m.
WORLD PREMIERE
“A Cross Burning in Willacoochee”
(104 minutes)
On the morning of Wednesday, July 21, 1993, an incident occurred in the small South Georgia town of Willacoochee. Two gay men were awakened to find a seven-foot charred cross in their front yard. Further compounding the problem were comments made by a Willacoochee City Council member who said he was not surprised by the incident because the town is largely anti-gay. The Chief of Police said it was probably a "bunch of n-gg-rs down the road that did it". However, the cross burning was just the beginning. A few weeks later their mailbox was destroyed followed by the death threats on their answering machine. Then the unthinkable occurred, their home burned to ruins. Roy Kirkland and Doug Sebastian had no idea that after all that had happened, the worst was yet to come concerning one of the nation's largest insurance companies. This compelling documentary reveals how filmmakers Doug Sebastian and Roy Kirkland, both hate crime victims, come together to dig further into the reasoning behind the horrible acts committed against them and to tell their story about the time they lived through "A Cross Burning In Willacoochee".
Directed by Doug Sebastian
Screening followed by a Q and A with filmmakers Roy Kirkland and Doug Sebastian.
9:45 p.m.
“The Boy With the Sun in His Eyes”
(81 minutes)
Kevin's (Josh Ubaldi) funeral rockets John (Tim Swain) into the orbit of the flamboyant Solange (Mahogany Reynolds), a b-movie actress/one hit wonder best known in Europe for her roles in 80's Italian horror movies. As John follows her into heady whirlwind romances with cute French pop stars and deadly (but hot!) Milanese model managers, they barely survive murderous performance artists in Paris and fatal gourmet food poisonings in Italy. John begins to realize that Solange's world is far more complex and dangerous than he could possibly have imagined. Her chosen lifestyle abounds with trips, tricks and traps. Based on the novel by James Derek Dwyer.
Cast: Tim Swain, Mahogany Reynolds, Josh Ubaldi
Directed by Todd Verow
Monday, October 5th
4:00 p.m.
"Unraveling Michelle" (78 minutes)
For years successful filmmaker Joe O'Ferrell has kept his double life as Michelle a secret to all but three people. We observe Joe as he comes to the momentous decision to reveal his secret first to his friends and family, and then to the world as he makes the transition from boy, to girl, from Joe to Michelle. As the persona of Joe slowly fades away and is replaced by Michelle, how will her family, friends and co-workers react? Will she still be able to find work as a filmmaker or will prejudice and fear sabotage her hopes and everything she holds dear?
Directed by Dan Schaffer
5:30 p.m.
“Drool”
(84 minutes)
The relationship between an abused housewife and her new neighbor yields unexpected tragedy in his drama from first-time writer/director Nancy Kissam. Her kids can't stand her, her husband is a tyrant, and her family may live in the middle of nowhere, but Anora Fleece (Laura Harring) still does her best to make the most out of life. When Imogene Cochran (Jill Marie Jones) moves in next door, the two women become fast friends. Imogene sells cosmetics for Kathy K. Kosmetics, a company that caters exclusively to the cocoa-skinned woman. Despite the fact that such women aren't generally welcomed with open arms in Anora's neck of the woods, it isn't long before she and Imogene have found a common ground. And before long, their friendship develops into something more serious.
Cast: Laura Harring, Jill Marie Jones, Ruthie Austin
Directed by Nancy Kissam.
Q and A with Ruthie Austin after the film.
7:30 p.m.
“Patrik, Age 1.5”
(100 minutes)
Goran and Sven are the perfect gay couple; they have a beautiful house in the suburbs, a solid relationship, a home full of love and warmth. Newly approved for adoption, they believe that baby Patrik, age 1.5, is on his way. One tiny decimal mistake later, they find themselves saddled with a 15-year-old homophobe….who may have a criminal past.
Cast: Gustaf Skarsgard, Torkel Petersson, Thomas Ljungman
Directed by Ella Lemhagen.
9:15 p.m.
“Charmed Life”
(70 minutes)
Interviews with three generations of drag performers this all access documentary examines how a queen is conceived and what it means to be a performer. Starring noted New York drag persona Sweetie.
Directed by Katharine Delaney
Followed by a Q and A with Sweetie and director Katharine Delaney.
Tuesday, October 6
4:00 p.m.
“Chef’s Special”
Bright, breezy and briskly directed by Nacho G. Velilla, this Spanish delight was the Opening Night of the Lincoln Center’s Spanish Cinema Now and even had The New York Times declaring it “a raucous comedy.” Chef Maxi (Camára) has plenty on his plate. Between running a high-end restaurant, keeping it in the black and corralling his unpredictable staff, who could begrudge him a foul-mouthed outburst, or two, or several? His best gal pal and next door neighbor Alex (Dueñas) is desperate to find a good man while sous-chef Ramiro can't put his hard-partying days behind him. Add to the mix an unexpected reunion with two estranged children and a blossoming gay romance with a closeted international athlete, and you've got one troubled gourmet. Now the Michelin Guide food critic is coming to review his restaurant and it whips Maxi into such a frenzy the he must learn to juggle the new dynamics his children and lover bring to the table, with over-the-top, hilarious results.
6:00 p.m.
Even Mo’ Shorts
“Transproofed” Andrea James (14 minutes)
“Cooking With Kay” Kurt Koehler (21 minutes)
“Defenders and License” Keith Hartman (7 minutes)
“Even Cactus Goes to Heaven” Parthiban Shanmugan (18 minutes)
“Dirty Magazines” Jay J. Levy (37 minutes)
7:30 p.m.
“Hannah Free”
(85 minutes)
Starring Sharon Gless (Queer as Folk, Cagney & Lacey) in a tremendous performance, Hannah Free is a feature film about the lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home.
Cast: Sharon Gless, Maureen Gallagher, Kelli Strickland, Anne Hagemann
Directed by Wendy Jo Carlton
9:00 p.m.
“Shank”
(89 minutes)
Tender love and brutal violence collide in this gritty, incredibly sexual drama about wayward, British youths.
Cast: Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne, Tom Bott
Directed by Simon Pearce
Wednesday, October 7th
5:00 p.m.
“Ghosted”
(89 minutes)
In Taiwan, ghosts are rarely a laughing matter; in this ancestor-worship culture, where the memories of the living nurture the deceased, there is a belief that the dead become ghosts roaming between heaven and earth. In — an unconventional, meditative love story directed by veteran German filmmaker Monika Treat — we are introduced to Sophie (Ingra Busch), a 40-something renowned German video-artist who has returned to Taipei to open an exhibition dedicated to her late Taiwanese lover Ai-Ling (Huan-Ru Ke). There she meets Mei-Li (Ting Ting Hu), a pushy and beautiful journalist who eerily reminds her of Ai-Ling. Mei-Li’s constant questions and flirtatious overtures are too much, too soon, and Sophie retreats to Hamburg. When the journalist mysteriously turns up on her doorstep, Sophie decides to open herself to new sexual adventures. Her newfound trust is soon shattered when she discovers that Mei-Li isn’t who she claims to be. Suspenseful and complex, this cross-border narrative is a rich addition to Treut’s growing body of work
Cast: Ingra Busch, Huan-Ru Ke, Ting Ting Hu
Directed by Monika Treut
7:00 p.m.
"Hollywood, je t'aime" (95 minutes)
Jason Bushman's feature debut is a charmingly loving tale of a sweet Parisian lost in the wilds of gay L.A. Chad Allen stars.
Cast: Eric Debets, Jonathan Blanc, Chad Allen, Michael Airington, Diarra Kilpatrick
Directed by Jason Bushmann
9:00 p.m.
"Dream Boy (90 minutes)
Shy teenager Nathan and his family have moved from one town to another trying to escape the domestic disintegration within their own home. Roy and his family live a quiet life on a farm. When Nathan moves in next door to charismatic Roy, the boys strike up a friendship as high school study partners. Their strong emotional bond soon takes a natural turn toward physical passion, a secret they must hide from those around them in the backwoods rural community ... A haunting and mythical tale of first love, DREAM BOY is adapted from Jim Grimsley’s heartbreaking novel. Cast: Stephen Bender, Maximillian Roeg, Diana Scarwid, Rickie Lee Jones
Directed by James Bolton
Screening followed by Q and A with writer Jim Grimsley
Closing Night, October 8
5:00 p.m.
"Her Name Was Steven"
Florida takes center stage in this compelling CNN documentary about Steve Stanton, the Largo City Manager fired after a St. Petersburg Times article cited his plans to undergo sexual-reassignment surgery. His lucrative career, and his reputation as a fair and dynamic professional were in jeopardy, his marriage crumbling and his very existence was in flux as he began the years-long process of nipping, tucking and molding Steven into Susan — the woman he’d struggled to hide for years. As details of his life began to appear in the media, the entire Stanton family was caught in the storm. Donna Stanton, who had once uneasily indulged her husband’s desire to take on Susan’s persona, doesn’t appear on camera. But we witness her pain as her husband is fired, their life editorialized, and the family is threatened physically. A sudden celebrity in the transgender movement, Susan endured her own coming of age travails, angering many in the transgender community with what many saw as unfairly harsh criticisms of the local transgender community. There are many heroes in this story, and a fair number of easily identifiable villains, depending on your side of the fence. But the optimism and faith exhibited by Susan as she jokes through endless surgeries, rebuilds her life and faces rejection after rejection, is matched only by the teenaged Travis Stanton, who exhibits an unwavering love for his father throughout the family’s years under fire. As many of you know, the story has a happy ending for many of the people depicted in the film, one that Susan certainly deserves, but this film serves as a testament to the struggles that the transgender community must still endure – struggles both public and private. A Film by CNN Productions, directed by Dave Timko.
Followed by a Q and A with director Dave Timko and producer Bud Bultman.
7:00 p.m.
Two Andy Warhol classics: “Blow Job” and “My Hustler”
A collaboration with Film Love
Blow Job is a classic of Warhol’s early “silent” film phase. The titular sex act is performed on an anonymous leather-jacketed hustler, and was filmed in real time from start to finish – but only in a closeup view of the hustler’s face. Thus the film’s ironically explicit title becomes a commentary on audience expectation. Yet the joke of the film’s premise gives way to a profound meditation on sex and human consciousness. Entirely through facial expression, th film presents an intimate study of a man experiencing the multiple peaks and valleys of sexual excitation, slowly reaching a spectacular climax, and retreating into an enigmatic afterglow. As in all of Warhol’s “portrait” films the subject is dramatically lit, and the film is projected at slow speed, creating a hypnotic, dreamlike state. With the passage of time, its protagonists and director long since disappeared into history, Blow Job is ever more poignant and fascinating.
My Hustler is one of Warhol’s funniest and most successful early sound films, featuring brilliant performances by its lead actors, largely improvising roles based on their own personalities. Harvard grad student Ed Hood plays an erudite, sharp-tongued queen out for a weekend on Fire Island with the gorgeous Paul America – whom he has rented from “Dial-A-Hustler.” Trouble shows up as friends and neighbors begin a competition to see who can steal Paul away. The climax of the film is an astounding, reel-long improvisation by Paul America and Joe Campbell (later immortalized as “Sugar Plum Fairy” in Lou Reed’s song “Walk on the Wild Side”). As the two men share a cramped bathroom, Campbell plays an aging hustler who tries to seduce Paul with everything he’s got. Raucous and bitchy, My Hustler couldn’t be more different than Blow Job on the surface – yet both films circle around their subject in fascinating ways, and the resulting dramatic tension makes them as compelling to watch today as when they scandalized audiences in 1965 New York.
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
9:00 p.m.
"Pornography, A Thriller" (113 minutes)
Blurring the lines between reality, dreams and fantasy, David Kittredge's debut feature is the stunningly frightening David Cronenberg-meets-David-Lynch psychological thriller centering on a fictional gay porn star who mysteriously disappeared in 1995. Wholly original and taking wild cinematic risks, Pornography is a e trip into the darkest corners of the human soul.
Cast: Matthew Montgomery, Pete Scherer, Danny Vox,
Directed by David Kittredge
Followed by a Q and A with director David Kittredge, then an afterparty at the Atlanta Eagle