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The Festival Team
James A. Nadeau
Executive Director
Kelly M. May
Managing Director
Amit Dixit
Communications & Community Relations
John B. Smith
Financial Manager
Kevin Langston
Programming Assistant
Kate Krosschell
European Programmer
Charlotte Robinson
Media Director
The LGBT Film Festival is a fscally sponsored program
of the Smith Foundation. The foundation is proud to
support the Festival and all its activities.
Festival Greetings
Letter from Mayor Menino
Special Thanks
Sponsors
Locations & Directions
Festival Highlights & Events
Opening Gala
Daily Schedule
Festival Calendar
20th year anniversary with MFA
Table of Contents
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ow in its twenty-eighth year, the Boston LGBT
Film Festival has throughout its existence been
instrumental in bringing to the Boston area the
best of LGBT-themed flms from around the world. As
an annual showcase for major studio releases, critically
acclaimed foreign features, and the work of the most
independent underground American video artists, the
Boston LGBT Film Festival is well established as one
of the nations foremost forums for the presentation of
LGBT cinema and is without question one of the greatest
highlights in our programming each year.
This 2012 series marks the twentieth year in the MFAs
relationship with the Boston LGBT Film Festival and is
certainly cause for celebration. Perhaps more than any of
the MFAs numerous annual flm series, the LGBT Film
Festival provides an opportunity for us to welcome to the
Museum an incredibly diverse set of audiences within
the larger LBGT community. With an incredible selection
of flms representing cultures from all over the world,
including flms from Iran, Turkey, Sweden, Belgium, and
even right here in Massachusetts, the 2012 LGBT Film
Festival, as always, truly offers something for everybody.
It is with great pride and a tremendous sense of honor
that we, the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Film Program at
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, host the 28th annual
Boston LGBT Film Festival. On behalf of the Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, I offer my sincerest gratitude to
our LGBT Film Festival partners, past and present, for
everything they have done towards putting together this
invariably fantastic series.
Carter Long
Katharine Stone White Curator of Film and
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elcome to the 28th Annual Boston LGBT Film
Festival. The past year has brought about a lot of
changes for us. Weve brought on a great new
group of volunteers and we have a new Managing Director,
Kelly May. The festival is stronger than it has ever been and
this years festival has us growing to new venues. We are
returning to the Institute of Contemporary Art after a twenty-
year absence and beginning a series of screenings at the
Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. We are very excited
about these new theatres and hope you join us there!
Since our last festival flms by, for, and about the gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender community have exploded. Weve
seen flms about LGBT people get nominated for Oscars and
hit mainstream cinemas. Who would have thought that wed
see flms like Beginners, Albert Nobbs or Weekend attain
the success they have. It was twenty year ago that flm
scholar B. Ruby Rich coined the term New Queer Cinema
in an article in Sight and Sound Magazine. It seems ftting
that on the twentieth anniversary of Richs article we are
celebrating twenty years at the Museum of Fine Arts. And it
has been twenty years since we collaborated with the ICA.
Queer flm has come a long way in those twenty years.
We are seeing flms about our community hit mainstream
cinema. Once marginalized and now mainstream, one can
say that queer cinema has come of age. Films about gay
people can actually make money! Well, the right kind of
flm can. So with all this success what is the need for an
LGBT flm festival? If gay flms are playing at the multiplex
then why is there a ten- day period in the year where
a whole bunch of gay flms are playing together? Good
question. The truth is, despite what you read or what
makes it to the cinemas, queer flm is still marginalized.
There are stories that the mainstream doesnt want to
tackle. There are images that dont ft into their notion of
what LGBT are, can be, and want to be. There are stories
that are diffcult and painful. These are our stories.
In putting together the festival we think about the stories
that never get told. The festival serves all of us by showing
how diverse we are, what our lives are like, and what it
means to live as an openly gay person in a place where
people feel you deserve to die simply for who you are.
Where are the stories of African-American lesbian blues
singers? Where do you get to see a flm about a trans
superhero fghting violent gangs in Jakarta? Where do you
get to see a flm about being gay in the Middle East? Those
flms play here, in our festival. For 28 years the Boston
LGBT Film Festival has brought together flms and people.
Once again, we are bringing you another 10 days of great
queer flm. There will be ups, downs, thrills, chills, and
maybe some tears. We thank you for joining the ride.
Well see you in the theatre!
James Nadeau
Executive Director
Festival Greetings
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May 5th, 2011
Dear Friends:

On behalf of the City of Boston, it is my distinct pleasure to extend a
warm welcome as you gather for the 28
th
Annual Boston LGBT Film Festival
one of the longest running LBGT festivals in the world. As it does every year, the
Festival presents a dynamic, international roast of flms exploring gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender experiences and culture.

I am pleased that the Festival highlights the rich diversity and culture
in Boston accross the region through its Screening on Tour and Festival
Partnerships in collaboration with other flm festivals. With its Young LGBT
Filmmakers program, the Festival provides education, outreach, and exposure for
emerging flmmakers.

With flms produced here in Boston and throughout the world, the
Festival has become and remains a cultural destination for all Bostonians and
visitors to this city. I send you all my best regards and hope that you enjoy this
years Festival.

Sincerely,

Thomas M. Menino
Mayor of Boston
A Word from our Mayor
Special thanks to Reproductive Science Center for
sponsoring the Boston LGBT Film Festival.
RSC New England has been helping same-sex, and now trans, couples become
parents since 1989. In fact, Reproductive Science Center, is the only assisted
reproduction treatment center in New England to have a website exclusively dedicated
to the LGBT community. www.GayIVF.com
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Sponsors & Friends
Premiere Sponsors
Sponsors
Venue Locations

Friends of the Festival
Orlando del Valle
Robert Geary
Richard D. McCarthy & Gary Bailey M.S.W.
Program Sponsorship
The German and Israeli programs are supported by the following groups:
Consulate General of Israel to New England
Consulate General of Italy in Boston
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Carter Long
Katharine Stone White Curator
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The Staff of the Brattle and Coolidge
Corner Theatres for all their help
and support.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Mayor of the City of Boston
Mayor Henrietta Davis
Mayor of the City of Cambridge
Thanks to, Jeffrey Winter, Brandon
Peters, Michael Slaven, and many
others who have helped us over the
past year. We thank all of you for
your help and support.
Our Screening Committee:
Bug Davidson, Amit Dixit, Patrick
Faloon, Adrienne Katz, Kevin Langs-
ton, Kelly May, Rick McCarthy, Ross
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Tickets & Venues
465 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 267-9300
Purchase tickets: http://www.mfa.org/
Parking is scarce near the MFA. Please consider taking the Green
Line to screenings.
Brattle Theatre
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Purchase tickets: http://brattleflm.org
Parking is scarce in Harvard Square. Please consider taking the Red
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Coolidge Corner
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Phone: (617) 734-2500
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Festival Highlights & Events Festival Highlights & Events
Brattle Opening Night & Reception
Friday, May 4th
Brattle Theatre
7:00 9:00 p.m. August
9 10 p.m. Casablanca Reception
10:30 12 a.m. In Their Room/Berlin
Brattles Opening Night screening is August. Following
the screening, join us at Casablanca Restaurant for drinks
and free appetizers with the lead actor, Murray Bartlett.
Finish the night with our late night screening of In Their
Room/Berlin.
Religion Panel Discussion
Monday, May 7th
Brattle Theatre
7:00 8:30 p.m. Love Free or Die
8:30 9:30 p.m. Religion Panel Discussion
View a screening of Love Free or Die. Following the
screening there will be a religion panel discussion. Panel-
ists include Bishop Gene Robinson.
Fenway Health celebrates
the LGBT Community
Tuesday, May 8th
Fenway Community Health Center Theatre
7:30 9:00 p.m. Shorts Program

Co-presented with the Fenway Health Young Leaders
Council, an initiative that empowers emerging LGBT lead-
ers and allies to shape our communitys future.
Consulate Party
Tuesday, May 8th
An evening of cocktails
and conversation with
representatives of the
international consulate
community.
Invitation Only.
Opening Night Gala
Thursday, May 3rd
Institute of Contemporary Art
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm - VIP cocktail party
8:15pm - 10:15 pm Loose Cannons
See p. 14 for more details.
MFA Opening Night & After Party
Friday, May 4th
Museum of Fine Arts
7:45 9:45 p.m. Mosquita Y Mari
10 p.m. 2 a.m. Venus Rising @ Foundation
Room at the House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne
Street; 21+
MFA Opening Night includes a screening of Mosquita y
Mari. Join us afterwards at Venus Rising for dancing and
lounging in the LBGT Film Festival room. Visit us online for
more details.
Sci-f Night & Reception
Wednesday, May 9th
Brattle Theatre
7:00 8:30 p.m. Outland, Part I
8:30 9:30 p.m. Casablanca Recep-
tion
9:30 11 p.m. Outland, Part II
Join us for Sci-f Night with a hilari-
ous Australian comedy tv show that
revolves around a gay science fc-
tion club. Following Part I, join us at Casablanca Restaurant
for drinks and free appetizers. Finish the night off back at the
Brattle with Part II.
Alley Afterparty
Friday, May 11th
Alley Bar - 275 Washington - Downtown Boston
Join us for the Fur and Gold afterparty.
Jury Brunch
Saturday, May 12th
Invitation Only.
Girl Trash (Work in Progress Film)
& After Party
Saturday, May 12th
Museum of Fine Arts
7:00 8:30 p.m. GirlTrash: All Night Long
8:30 9:00 p.m. Producer Discussion
9:00 2:00 a.m. Dyke Night @ Machine Nightclub
1254 Bolyston Street; 21+
Come to see the work in progress, Girl Trash. Girl Trash fol-
lows 5 girls will fnd love, lust, girl-fghts, rock and roll, and
a whole lot of stoned sorority girls. Oh, did we mention its a
musical? Following the flm, there will be a Q&A time with Lisa
Thrasher, Producer of Girl Trash and President of POWER UP.
Finish the night off dancing at Dyke Night.
Alley Bar
Afterparty
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5
May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12
April 29 April 30 May 1
Opening Gala MFA
Opening Night
Brattle
Opening Night
LGBT Panel Fenway
Health
Consulate
Party
Scifi Night &
Reception
Girl Trash &
After party
Jury Brunch
For more details, visit us online.
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Opening Night
Where: Institute of Contemporary Art
When: May 3rd
Time: 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm - VIP cocktail party
8:15pm - 10:15 pm - Film screening
Purchase tickets: Visit buy.icaboston.org
VIP Party Pass -
$75 - includes VIP Cocktail party, VIP gift bag, and flm
screening
Film screening -
$20 tickets, $18 ICA members, students and seniors
VIP Party
Join us for the VIP cocktail party and screening at the
ICA. Start the evening with a reception that includes
spectacular views of the city, an open bar and hors
doeuvre by Wolfgang Puck catering.
Stay tuned for more information about our
afterparty. Visit us on Facebook or at our website!
Opening Gala, Thursday May 3rd Friday, May 4th
Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti)
Directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. 2010, Italy, 110 min
Festival favourite Ferzan Ozpetek (Ignorant Fairies; Saturn in Op-
position) returns to with a light-hearted tale of family obligation
and repressed desire that is as playful and sunny as a weekend
on the Italian Riviera.
Tommaso is the youngest son of the well-to-do and ultra-con-
servative Cantone family, who own a pasta factory in Puglia. He
returns home for an important family dinner at which his father
plans to hand over the business to Tommaso and his brother An-
tonio. But Tommaso has a comfortable life in Rome as an as-
piring writer and a steady relationship with his boyfriend Mar-
coa life he has kept secret from his family. He has no desire to
move back to his hometown or to give up his writing career, so
he plans to announce to his family at the dinner that he is gay.
That evening, however, just as Tomasso begins his speech, he is
upstaged by his brother, who, to everyones surprise, reveals his
own secret!
Antonio is promptly disowned and their father Vincenzo col-
lapses from a heart attack. With the family in a state of turmoil,
Tommaso reluctantly steps in to run the factory with Alba, the
daughter of their new business partner.
The comedy follows Tommaso as he balances running the frm,
consoling his outraged family and keeping his homosexuality a
secret in case the news altogether kills his stricken father. A sur-
prise visit from some of Tomassos friends, including boyfriend
Marco, uncovers some well-hidden family secrets and helps to
change some long-held beliefs among the family.
Loose Cannons is a witty, penetrating drama, beautifully acted
by its ensemble cast. The flm takes a lighthearted approach,
revealing each family members quirks in a story that mean-
ders through an emotional terrain of unspoken feelings that are
played out against a backdrop of sumptuous beauty. (Descrip-
tion courtesy of Inside Out: The Toronto LGBT Film Festival.)
August
Directed by Eldar Rappaport. 2011, USA, 105 min.
May 4th + 7:00 PM | Brattle Theatre
When Troy (Murray Bartlett) returns to Los Angeles after a multi-
year foray in Barcelona, he contacts Jonathan (Daniel Dugan),
the object of his desire during a short-lived, intense summer fing
fve years earlier. Their still-smoldering connection is obvious
from the frst, but Jonathan tries to fght his desires while his
live-in boyfriend Raoul (Adrian Gonzalez) approaches the situ-
ation with a hands-off approach. Meanwhile, Troys inability to
make a commitment one way or the other complicates matters.
Lovingly shot and languidly told, August uses the perspectives
of all three men and a muddled timeline to tell their stories, suc-
cessfully mixing Rashomon with a dash of Memento to give a
unique twist to the romantic-triangle genre. Writer and director
Eldar Rapaport. (Description courtesy of Seattle International
Film Festival.)
In Their Room/Berlin
Directed by Travis Matthews. 2011, USA/Germany, 60 min. In Ger-
man with English subtitles.

In Their Room is about gay men, bedrooms, sex and intimacy.
The flm veers into the bedrooms of eight different men where
you see them doing everything from the most banal to the most
erotic. Complimenting the revealing nature of their everyday ac-
tivities are confessional interviews about fantasies, turn ons and
vulnerabilities. You never leave their bedrooms, but this is un-
mistakably Berlin.
This flm contains graphic sexual imagery and only 18+ will be
admitted.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. 2001, Canada, 95 min
May 4th + Midnight | Coolidge Corner Theatre

We begin our run at the Coolidge Corner Theatre with two mid-
night screenings of John Cameron Mitchells acclaimed flm Hed-
wig and the Angry Inch which tells the story of an internationally
ignored rock singer, Hedwig, and her search for stardom and
love. Born a boy named Hansel who searches for love, Hedwig
reluctantly submits to a sex change operation in order to marry
an American G.I. The operation is botched, leaving her with an
angry inch. Finding herself divorced in a Kansas trailer park, she
forms a rock band and encounters a lover, Tommy, who leaves
her, steals her songs, and becomes a rock star. Touring with her
pan-Slavic band, The Angry Inch, Hedwig shadows Tommys sta-
dium tour, performing in near-empty restaurants for bewildered
diners and a few die-hard fans. Somewhere between the crab
cakes and the cramped motel rooms, between the anguish and
the acid-wash, she pursues her dreams and discovers the origin
of love.
Mosquita y Mari
Directed by Aurora Geurrero. 2012, USA, 85 min. In Spanish with
English subtitles.
May 4th + 7:45 PM | Museum of Fine Arts

Mosquita y Mari is a coming of age story that focuses on a ten-
der love between two young Chicanas growing up in Huntington
Park, Los Angeles. Growing up in immigrant households, both
girls are expected to prioritize the well-being of their families.
Yolanda, an only child, delivers straight As and the hope of the
American Dream while Mari, the eldest, shares economic respon-
sibilities with her undocumented mother who scrambles to make
ends meet. When Mari moves in across the street from Yolanda,
a friendship develops. As their friendship grows, a yearning to
explore their strange yet beautiful connection surfaces.
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Saturday, May 5th
(A)Sexual
Directed by Angela Tucker. USA, 2011, 75 min

Hold the skepticismthe smart and funny group
of people profled in this fast-moving documen-
tary have heard it all before. Meet Swank Ivy who
makes YouTube videos debunking common be-
liefs; or David Jay, the movements poster boy
and regular on television talk shows, including
The View. (A)sexual documents the growth of this newly organized
sexual minority while raising provocative questions about queer
inclusiveness and the boundaries of normal sexual desire.
In 2002 Jay created a website, asexuality.org; today, there are
some 26,000 members of AVEN (Asexual Visibility and Education
Network). Members discuss coming out as an asexual, their strug-
gles for acceptance, and the various subgroups within the commu-
nity (to cuddle or not to cuddle?). Along with David Jay and other
members of the asexual community, the flm features academic re-
searchers who speculate that there are over three million asexuals
in the US. Sexperts Carol Queen and Dan Savage weigh in on the
fedgling asexual movement and its place in queerdom. Is it pos-
sible that in todays sexualized society, lack of desire is perversions
fnal frontier? (Description courtesy of Monica Nolan, Frameline In-
ternational LGBT Film Festival)
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Directed by Pascal-Alex Vincent. France/
Japan, 2011, 65 min. In Japanese and French
with English Subtitles.
May 5th + 1:30 PM | Museum of Fine Arts

With glitter, wit, evening gowns, and en-
chanting storytelling, Miwa looks back over
a 50-year career and a fascinating life in music, flm, and television
(including the cult classic Black Lizard). As a young singer, Miwa
popularized androgyny as a fashion statement, fusing the mascu-
line and the feminine into a signal of a new generation of aesthet-
ics. This evolved into performing as a woman and living off-stage
as a man. In recent years he has voiced characters in Hayao Mi-
yazakis internationally successful anime flms like Howls Moving
Castle and appears almost daily on Japanese talk shows. Having
sold millions of records, publishing over 20 books, and performing
to sell out crowds, Miwa continues to fght for gay rights.
Preceded by:
Kiyumis Poetry and Sayurus Embroidery
(La posie de Kiyumi, la broderie de Sayuru)
Directed by Satoru Sugita. Japan, 2010, 30 min. In Japanese with
English subtitles.
Kiyumi says that for her, writing poems is like placing fallen leaves
on withered branches. She says she places words as if gently re-
turning the leaves to their original place without ever watering
them and expecting them to bloom. Every time Kiyumi writes one
poem, her friend Sayuru embroiders one leaf on a book cover that
she will use to cover Kiyumis rainbow colored book of poetry.
Mens Shorts
Program
May 5th + 4:30 pm |
MFA, Remis
Once again we bring
you the best in mens
short flms. Well be
screening the world premiere of Vince Sandovals documentary
on the 2011 Harbour to Bay ride H2B Angels along with fun, sad,
challenging, and just plain queer short flms as well as the world
premiere of local flmmaker David Youngs Last Man Out.
Jamie and Jesse are
Not Together
Directed by Wendy Jo Carlton. 2011,
USA, 95 min.

Got it Bad for the Wrong Girl? From
the director of the festival circuit hit
Hannah Free comes Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together, a ro-
mantic musical comedy that tells the story of two queer girls
whose codependent, loyal friendship is fraught with erotic
tension. Jamie is moving from Chicago to Brooklyn with
hopes of becoming a Broadway actress. Her best friend Jes-
sica is bummed because she thinks shes in love with Jamie.
As moving day gets closer, Jessica tries to make Jamie jeal-
ous by dating other women, but Jessicas plan backfres in a
way she could never imagine. Within this world of love and
lust, Jamie and Jessie must fgure out how to grow together,
or how to grow apart. Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together is
a sweet, appealing musical comedy, Roger Ebert.
Leave it on the Floor
Directed by Sheldon Larry. 2011,
USA, 106 min.
May 5th + 7:00 PM | MFA, Remis

Sheldon Larrys audacious, raun-
chy and big-hearted musicalwith songs by Beyonces
music director Kim Burse and choreography by Beyonces
dance master Frank Gatson Jr.takes us into the fabulously
funky world of voguing. (Remember the documentary Paris
is Burning?) Here the setting is contemporary downtown
L.A. Our hunky, homeless hero Brad , discarded by his ho-
mophobic mom, falls in with the members of the House of
Eminence, ruled by the stern aging diva Queef Latina, who
keeps a careful, loving watch over her makeshift family of
runaways and throwaways. When two of her crew fall for
Brad, the Queef is royally unamused.
High fying and low down, Leave it on the Floor is a one of
a kind celebrationa gay African-American musical about
fnding your true family. (Description courtesy of the LA Film
Festival.)
Co-Dependant Lesbian
Space Alien Seeks Same
Directed by Madeleine Olnek. 2011,
USA, 76 min.

Danger! The ozone layer of planet Zots is disappearing due
to an overabundance of emotion! What can a lesbian space
alien do to save her world? Well, board a fying saucer of
course, and take a trip to New York City (its on planet Earth),
where hearts will be broken and big feelings will be over-
come.
From the out-of-this-world people who brought you the
wonderful shorts Dyke Dollar, Countertransference, and
Hold Up comes the tale of codependent Barr, promiscuous
Womans Lake (Frauensee)
Directed by Zoltan Paul. 2012,
Germany, 87 min. In German with English
subtitles.
Womans Lake takes places in the magi-
cal and largely undiscovered landscapes
of Brandenburg, the hinterland around Berlin, which is criss-
crossed by Europes largest network of interconnected lakes.
A glorious long weekend in the waning days of summer. The
protagonist, Rosa, is a guardian of the lakes and waterways in
the magical hinterland north of Berlin. Besides professional fsh-
ing, she is in charge of protecting the environment and issuing
fshing licenses, therefore she is a thorn in the side of amateur
anglers and tourists. Rosas lover Kirsten, a successful architect,
lives in a lakeside bungalow, and together the couple play host to
two brash and self-confdent young students on a weekend break
from Berlin. The four womens intense sexual attraction is fueled
by their profoundly different hopes, dreams and worldviews.
Saturday, May 5th
Zylar, and sweet Zoinx, three shiny-headed space aliens on a
mission of heartbreak. Can love survive the trials and tribulations
of intergalactic romance? With the low-f kitsch of 50s B movies,
director Madeleine Olnek embraces what sci-f fans have known
for yearsouter space is the perfect setting for the fnal frontier
of relationship drama. Soup up your cardboard spaceship, put
on your tinfoil hat, and fnd the nearest wormhole to claim your
seats for the hilarious Sundance hit Codependent Lesbian Space
Alien Seeks Same. (Description courtesy of Alexis Whitham, Fra-
meline International LGBT Film Festival.)
Question One
Directed by Joe Fox. 2011, USA, 113 min
May 5 + 3:00 PM | ICA, Boston
On May 6th, 2009 Maine became the
frst state to legislatively grant same-sex
couples the right to marry. Seven months
later, a referendum reversed this right, and Maine became thir-
ty-frst state to say no. Question One, a new documentary by
award winning flmmakers Joe Fox and James Nubile, chroni-
cles the ferce and emotional battle. The flm chronicles in War
Room fashion the behind the scenes workings on BOTH sides of
the campaign (the frst time this has ever been done). With deeply
personal and revealing interviews, people bared their hope and
heartache as they fought to the fnish for an issue framed and
anchored in passion and purpose.
The flm also documents the controversial leading role of Cali-
fornia based campaign consultants Frank Schubert and Jeff Flint
as referendum proponents. Schubert-Flint Public Affairs headed
the 2008 campaign for Proposition 8 in California, and have since
taken the lead in a nationwide effort to outlaw same-sex mar-
riage in other states. (Description courtesy of flmmaker.)
Senorita
Directed by Vincent Sandoval, 2009, Philipines, 99 min. In Tagalog
with English subtitles.

Wanting to quit prostitution in Manila and start a new life, So-
fa, a transgender woman, gets her chance when an old friend
asks her to look after her twelve year-old son, Tomas, while she
works overseas for a year. Sofa packs her bags and moves to
the small town of Talisay where she becomes Donna, taking
care of Tomas. As shes about to settle into this quiet, idyllic life,
the past inevitably creeps back up and she discovers that the
towns mayor Tiongson, who is seeking re-election, is a crony
of Verano, one of her regular clients back in Manila. Deter-
mined to erase any trace of her past, Donna discreetly hatches
a plan to remove Tiongson from power and rid the town of
Veranos infuence.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. 2001, Canada, 95 min
May 5th + Midnight | Coolidge Corner Theatre

We begin our run at the Coolidge Corner Theatre with two mid-
night screenings of John Cameron Mitchells acclaimed flm Hed-
wig and the Angry Inch which tells the story of an internationally
ignored rock singer, Hedwig, and her search for stardom and
love. Born a boy named Hansel who searches for love, Hedwig
reluctantly submits to a sex change operation in order to marry
an American G.I. The operation is botched, leaving her with an
angry inch. Finding herself divorced in a Kansas trailer park, she
forms a rock band and encounters a lover, Tommy, who leaves
her, steals her songs, and becomes a rock star. Touring with her
pan-Slavic band, The Angry Inch, Hedwig shadows Tommys sta-
dium tour, performing in near-empty restaurants for bewildered
diners and a few die-hard fans. Somewhere between the crab
cakes and the cramped motel rooms, between the anguish and
the acid-wash, she pursues her dreams and discovers the origin
of love.
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Sunday, May 6th
United in Anger:
A History of ACT UP
Directed by Jim Hubbard. 2012, USA, 93 min
May 6th + 2:30 PM | ICA Boston

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP ex-
plores the story of ACT UP (the AIDS Coali-
tion to Unleash Power) from the grassroots
perspectivehow a small group of men and women of all races
and classes, came together to change the world and save each
others lives. The flm takes the viewer through the planning and
execution of a dozen exhilarating major actions including Seize
Control of the FDA, Stop the Church, and Day of Desperation, with
a timeline of many of the other zaps and actions that forced the
U.S. government and mainstream media to deal with the AIDS cri-
sis. United in Anger reveals the groups complex culturemeet-
ings, affnity groups, and approaches to civil disobedience mingle
with profound grief, sexiness, and the incredible energy of ACT UP.
Before there was Occupy Wall Street or the Arab Spring, there was
ACT UP.
Orchids/Trans Shorts
Directed by Phoebe Hart. 2010, Australia, 60 min
Documentary flmmaker, Phoebe Hart, comes clean on her jour-
ney of self-discovery to embrace her future and reconcile the past
shame and family secrecy surrounding her intersex condition.
Despite her mothers outright refusal to be in the flm, Phoebe
decides she must push on with her quest to resolve her life story
and connect with other intersex people on camera. With the help
of her sister Bonnie and support from her partner James, she hits
the open road and refects on her youth.
Other shorts to be announced.
North Sea Texas
Directed by Bavo Defurne. 2011, Belgium,
96 min. In Dutch with English subtitles.
Set in a small town on the Belgian coast
in the late 1960s and 70s, adolescent intro-
verted dreamer Pim grows up accustomed
to neglect from his selfsh mother Yvette. Pim eventually fnds
succor at the home of Yvettes co-worker Marcella where he hero-
worships her older son, Gino. Friendship grows into love when
Gino, cautioning Pim to secrecy, supplies the besotted boys frst
sexual experiences. But when Gino begins a relationship with a
French girl, jealous Pim focuses his wistful romantic fantasies on
Zoltan, the hunky itinerant fun-fair worker who comes to board
at his house.
Winner: Alice in the City Award, Rome Film Festival; FIPRESCI
Award and Best Feature Debut, Montreal Film Festival. (Descrip-
tion courtesy of Palm Spring International Film Festival.)
Funkytown
Directed by Daniel Roby. 2011, Canada, 132
min. In French and English with English
subtitles.
May 6th + 5:00 PM | ICA, Boston
Set during a tumultuous period of French-
Canadian history, Funkytown follows the
lives of eight people who are linked to a
world famous Montreal nightclub called The Starlight in the late
1970s, when disco, casual sex, cocaine, and corruption reigned
supreme. The action pivots around Bastien (Patrick Huard), a
larger-than-life TV personality with a heroic appetite for booze,
drugs, women, and outlandish clothes. We also follow aspiring
singer Adriana, who has her sights set on record producer Gilles
as her ticket to fame, and club dancer Tino, who becomes con-
fused about his sexuality when he meets the openly gay Jon-
athan. By 1980, as the disco lifestyle fades, the characters feel
the hangover acutely and are forced to make some diffcult life
choices. With many characters based on real-life fgures from the
era, Funkytown is a realistic portrait of Montreal.
Cloudburst
Directed by Thom Fitzgerald. 2011, Canada, 93 min
Director Thom Fitzgerald (The Wild Dogs; The Hanging Garden)
evokes virtuoso performances from Oscar-winning actresses
Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker in this uproarious dramedy
about two women lovers for 31 years who must go on the
run in order to stay together. Fitzgeralds flm is especially timely
against the backdrop of the current marriage battle in Maine tak-
ing place this summer.

Dukakis plays Stella, an antagonistic, foul-mouthed old bull dyke
who lives with her long-time lover the near-blind and slightly
dotty Dot (Fricker)in their bucolic home by the sea. When Dots
neurotic granddaughter Molly shows up, announcing that shes
putting Dot in an old folks home, Stella throws her out, giving
her an earful in the process. Not to be put off, Molly returns with
a policeman and takes Dot away, leaving Stella bereft, but not
beaten. Stella soon breaks her out of the home, and the two head
Look at Me Again (Olhe Pra Mim de Novo)
Directed by Kiko Goifman and Claudia Priscilla. 2012, 77 min. In
Portuguese with English subtitles.
Look at Me Again is a road movie that whisks us away to the
wild, semi-arid expanse of north-eastern Brazil. Our tough, cool
travelling companion is Silvyo Luccio ( I was born a woman,
became a lesbian and am now a man), a thinker in the throes
of transition and transformation who fnds himself on a journey
back into his religious-fundamentalist, deeply prejudiced, tradi-
tionalist past. At the heart of old wounds, humiliation and trau-
ma lies an anxiously awaited encounter with a daughter and the
hope of familial reconciliation.
Look at Me Again portrays a vibrant human being full of resil-
ience, who has broken free of the sexual catechisms stale trin-
ity of hetero-homo-bisexuality in order to set off on a different
path in search of new horizons. Before him lies a baking hot road
through regions marked by grinding poverty, ardent religious
faith, superstition and bloated machismo, as well as several en-
counters with some extraordinary people. (Description courtesy
of the Berlinale: The Berlin International Film Festival.)
Joe + Belle
Directed by Veronica Kedar, 2011,
Israel, 80 min. In Hebrew with
English subtitles.
Things get very complicated very
quickly when Joe, an angsty drug
dealer, meets Belle, a buoyant sui-
cidal psychopath, in this dark com-
edy. After an outlandish accident
in Tel Aviv leaves the pair with a
body to dispose of, they embark
on a madcap journey to lose the
cops - and end up fnding love in
Sderot (the target of ongoing rock-
et attacks). Gritty but tender, Joe
+ Belle offers an absurd portrait of life in contemporary Israel.
Come and see the flm that AFTERELLEN.com calls Totally off-
kilter, sexy and stylish in a distinctly grungy, almost 90s sort of
way that manages to say something deep about love and vio-
lence while still offering all the gallows humor you could
hope for.
International Shorts Program
LGBT Cinema has truly become an international phenomenon.
From countries as diverse as Israel, Romania, Singapore, and the
Philippines, queer flmmakers are telling their stories with candor.
Join us for the best shorts from around the world.
Taking a Chance on God
Directed by Brendan Fay. 2011, USA, 54 min
May 6th + 2:00 PM | MFA, Alfond
A POW in Nazi Germany, Vietnam peace pro-
moter, leading gay rights advocate and lov-
ing partner of 46 years to Charles Chiarelli,
Taking a Chance on God follows the extraor-
dinary life of 86-year-old Jesuit priest John
McNeill. This powerful documentary, tells
McNeills inspiring story of faith, love and perseverance in the face
of oppression and rejection. McNeill, the co-founder of the LGBT
Catholic group Dignity NY, author of the revolutionary The Church
and the Homosexual, and leader in the gay community during the
AIDS crisis of the 1980s, has refused to let his voice be silenced
despite being expelled from the Jesuits after forty years of faithful
service. Chronicling his love for the Church, the LGBT community,
his Jesuit brothers and his partner Charlie, Taking a Chance on
God proves that there can and should be harmony between the
gay community and the Catholic Church. (Description courtesy of
Emily Suttmeier, Woodstock Film Festival.)
Sunday, May 6th
Heart of Broadway
Directed by Josh Rosenzweig. 2011, USA, 57 min
May 6th + 6:00 p.m. | Brattle Theatre
Heart of Broadway goes inside Broadway Cares/Equity Fights
AIDS for a look at the organization, which, by drawing upon
the talents, resources, and generosity of the American theater
community, since 1988 has raised more than $195 million for
essential services for people with AIDS and other critical ill-
nesses across the United States. The special takes viewers
backstage and behind the scenes for conversations with key
players who reveal what makes this one of the most infuen-
tial organizations in the world. Featured celebrities, whove
repeatedly and graciously donated their time and talents to
Broadway Cares, include Denis OHare, Marc Kudisch, Jerry
Mitchell, Tom Viola, Judith Light, Jen Cody, Terrence McNally,
Lillias White, Kathleen Chalfant, Billy Porter, and Ann Harada.
for Canada to get married, picking up a young hitchhiker on the
way. Thus begins an alternately poignant and riotous comedy
that has much to say about the true nature of love
and commitment.
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Tuesday, May 8th
365 Without 377
Directed by Adele Tulli. 2011, India, 53
min. In Hindi with English subtitles.
Section 377 is a British colonial law
from the Indian Penal Code that
criminalizes same sex relations
between consenting adults. When
Delhi High court struck it down, the LGBTIQ community of India
decided to celebrate this in a grand manner with colorful parades,
songs and dances. Adele Tulli has not only captured the magnif-
cent scenes of pride celebration, she has also interpreted the per-
sonal stories of the struggles of the three protagonists, Beena,
Pallav and Abheena. These characters, Beena, Pallav and Abheena
travel through the city of Bombay heading to the celebrations for
the frst anniversary of the historic verdict. 365 without 377 is the
story of their journey towards freedom. The flm truly makes you
understand why it is so important to come out and be proud.
Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Turin GLBT Film Festival
A very intense and well-written documentary
la Repubblica
Inspiring and beautifully shot, Adele Tullis flm is a very powerful directorial debut
cinemaitaliano
Gorgeously shot in wildly vivid colours, the flm lovingly documents the diverse lives of three members of Mumbais LGBT community. Through their stories, the flm paints a rich and moving picture of the activist, artistic, and everyday life of Indias queer community. In a word, beautiful.
Gaze Film Review
Special Mention of the Jury at the Hai Visto Mai Documentary Festival in Siena
Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Madrid LesGaiCineMad Film Festival
This is what Love in Action Looks Like
Directed by Morgan Jon Fox, 2011, USA
May 8th + 7:00 PM | Coolidge Corner Theatre
The worst fear of many closeted teens came true for 16-year-old
Zach Stark in 2005, when his parents sent him against his will to
a camp run by the ex-gay Christian reform group Love In Action.
Depressed and fearful, Zach began blogging, and from this mod-
ern-day message in a bottle, news of his plight spread internation-
ally. Featuring interviews with activists, ex-clients, psychologists,
the Rev. John Smid (director of Love In Action during Zachs in-
ternment), and, for the frst time, Zach himself, this inspirational
documentary recounts the events that resulted from a young mans
cry for help. (Description courtesy of the Seattle Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival.)
Young Leaders Council
Shorts
May 8th + 7:30 PM | Fenway Community
Health Center Theatre
Please join us for a special screening
of short flms at the Fenway Commu-
nity Health Center. The Boston LGBT
Film Festival and Young Leaders Coun-
cil (YLC) are presenting a series of short flms that celebrate the
LGBT Community. Young Leaders Council (YLC) is an initiative of
Fenway Health to empower emerging LGBT leaders and allies to
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Monday, May 7th
Love Free or Die
Directed by Macky Alston, 2012, USA, 88 min

In June 2003, the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire came un-
der fre when it became the frst to elect an openly gay man,
Gene Robinson, as a bishop. Since that fash point, Robinson has
been at the center of the contentious battle for LGBT people to
receive full acceptance in the faith.
Director Macky Alston (whose flm, Family Name, won the Free-
dom of Expression Award at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival)
follows Robinson into the breach in the struggle for equality.
While resolute in his calling, Robinson grows increasingly criti-
cal of the central role that religious institutions have played in
fostering homophobia and hatred. He is pointedly not invited to
a once-a-decade convocation of bishops and courts controversy
by attending. His presence the next year for the Episcopal Gen-
eral Convention underscores the impact of its impending deci-
sions about the churchs stance on the consecration of future gay
bishops and the performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies.
While Robinson never intended to be the poster boy for gay bish-
ops, Love Free or Die demonstrates that he has become a beacon
of hope for millions. His history-making church provides a model
for other communities of faith to treat all people with dignity and
respect, regardless of their sexuality. (Description courtesy of the
Sundance Film Festival.)
Winner, U.S. Documentary Special Jury Prize for An Agent of
Change, Sundance Film Festival.
Bishop Gene Robinson will be in attendance. Discussion/Panel to
follow screening.
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Wednesday, May 9th
Outland Part 2 (episodes 4-6)
Directed by Adam Richard and John Richards, 2012, Australia,

Episodes 46: Close Encounters. Our ragtag feet of friends contin-
ues their search for signs of intelligent life among them, leading to
a creepy apartment of X Files-style terrors, a futuristic penthouse
where a secret crush is revealed (in song!), and a Gay Pride pa-
rade where their ultimate sci-f gay icon is honored with hilarious
results. (Description courtesy of the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film
Festival.)
Outland Part 1 (Episodes 1-3)
Directed by Adam Richard and John Rich-
ards, 2012, Australia.
Where do you go if you grew up un-
popular and pimply, having unrequited
crushes on boys in the rugby team and
wishing to be transported to the exotic
yet often papier-mache worlds of English
science fction serials? How do you cope
if you are both a geek, and gay? Outland
is a situation comedy from the produc-
ers of Summer Heights High and John
Safrans Race Relations that revolves around a gay science-fction
club. It is a comedy about belonging, and how everyone searches
to fnd a place where they ft in.
Episodes 1-3: Bondage & Bionics. Open about their sexuality but
not so much about their geekdom, the gang outs one of their own
on a frst date, stumbles into a complicated BDSM scene, and faces
the Khan-like wrath of their clubs former leader. (Description cour-
tesy of the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.)
QWOCMAP Shorts Program:
Queering The Intersections. 92 min.
Five queer black women families raising children reveal The Gift of
Family. After a job loss, a South-Asian lesbian couple fnds them-
selves Legally Challenged to hold onto their love. Unsaid words
and unexpressed emotions fare in a series of letters that are Un-
deliverables. In the heat of desperate times, Help Wanted doesnt
apply to a genderqueer Asian looking for employment. A smoking
talented jazz trumpeter sets it off In The Key of D when she makes
a decision that will change her life forever. Queering sex and resil-
ience, Fat Femmes seduce With Conviction.
Keep the Lights On
Directed by Ira Sachs. 2012, USA, 101 min
From the acclaimed director of Married Life and Forty Shades of
Blue comes a haunting, subtle tale of a contemporary gay rela-
tionship. Debuting at Sundance and winning the Teddy Award at
the 2012 Berlinale, Keep the Lights On is a visually stunning flm
that breaks new ground in contemporary American gay cine-
ma (The Hollywood Reporter). The deeply personal story charts
the highs and lows of an emotionally and sexually charged re-
lationship between two men. Its 1997 and New York City is in a
state of intense fux when documentary flmmaker Erik Rothman
(Thure Lindhardt) frst meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a hand-
some but closeted lawyer in the publishing feld. What begins as
a highly charged frst encounter soon becomes something much
more, and a relationship quickly develops. Told over the course of
ten years, this is a flm about sex, friendship, intimacy and most
of all, love.
Yes or No?
Directed by Sarasawadee Wongsompetch, 2010, Thailand, 107 min.
In Thai with English subtitles.

Joins us for a disarmingly sweet tale of two Thai students who
must decide whether they are brave enough to live lesbian lives.
The frst feature flm in Thailand to be promoted as a lesbian
flm, Yes or No? has been an impressive success. Five years in
the making, this disarmingly sweet flm has been shown in cin-
emas across Thailand, made a modest proft at the box offce and
gained a best director nomination at the Thai equivalent to the
Oscars. The plot focuses on the forthright Pie and more gentle
Kim who are thrown together at university halls of residence. As
Pie begins to let go of the prejudices she has inherited from her
mother and Kim comes to terms with her tom (butch) identity,
the pair become close friends and have to consider whether they
are brave enough to be more than that. (Description courtesy of
Nazmia Jamal, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.)
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Opening Gala
Event Starts at 6:45
fim @ 8:15 Loose
Cannons - G
MFA Fenway
2pm Taking a Chance
on God - G
1:30pm International
Shorts - LGBT
4:15pm North Sea
Texas - G
4pm Orchids/Trans
Shorts - T
2:30 United in Anger
LGBT
6pm Heart of Broadway
LGBT
5pm Funkytown
G + Other
7pm Cloudburst
L
7:30pm Look at Me
Again - T
9:30pm Joe and Belle
L
7pm Love Free or Die
G
8:30pm Religion Panel
Discussion
7:30pm Fenway Short
film event. - LGBT
7pm This is what Love
in Action Looks Like
LGBT
6pm 365 Without 377
LGBT
Consulate Party
12 Midnight
Hedwig - T
10pm Frauensee - L
8pm Co-dependant
Lesbian Space Alien
Seeks Same - L
7pm Leave it on the
Floor - G
3pm Question One
LGBT
6pm Jamie & Jesse
are not together - L
4:30pm Men's Shorts
G
1:30 pm MIWA - T
1:30pm (A)Sexual
LGBT
4pm Senorita - T
3pm Jitters - G
9pm Dyke Night
10pm Bashment - G
7:30 pm Gayby - G
7pm Girl Trash - L
5:30pm Australian
Shorts, LGBT
4:30 pm Womens
Shorts - L
1pm Crk-The Pink
Report, G + L
2pm The Invisible Men
G
No Screening ICA Coolidge Event Brattle
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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Calendar
Key:
G - Gay L - Lesbian T - Trans
LGBT - Community Wide
For specific details, including times, see movie or events pages
6:15 pm Zenne Dancer
G
6:30pm Wish Me Away
L
8:30 pm Facing Mirrors
T
9pm Jobriath AD - G
12 Midnight
Madame X - T
11:15pm "Outliving
Dracula: Le Fanu's
Carmilla" screening
with "Blaue Stunde-L
8:30pm Men to Kiss - G
8:30pm MIXFest
Screening - LGBT
6:30pm Sleepless Knights
G
7:30pm Kiss Me - L
7pm Youth Shorts
LGBT
11pm Alley After
Party
7:45 Opening Night
at MFA - Mosquita Y
Mari - L
Opening Night
Cambridge: August
G
10:30pm In their
Room/ Berlin - G
Venus
Rising/Harvard
12 Midnight
Hedwig - T
9pm Casablanca
Reception
7pm Yes or No - L
7:45 pm QWOCMAP -L
7pm Outland Part 1
LGBT
8:45pm Keep the
Lights On - G
9:30pm Outland Part 2
LGBT
8:30pm
Sci-Fi Reception
12 Midnight
Madame X - T
7:30 pm Naked as We
Came - G + Other
4:30pm UNFIT:
Ward vs. Ward
L
3:45 pm Vito - G
2:30 pm Audre Lorde:
The Berlin Years
L
12:30pm Our lives On
Film: shorts program
LGBT
1:30 pm Parenting
Program - LGBT
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
11:00 PM
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
11:00 PM
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Thursday, May 10th
Men to Kiss
Directed by Robert Hasfo-
gel, 2012, Germany, 83 min.
In German with English
subtitles.
May 10th + 8:30 PM |
Brattle Theatre

Come and enjoy the New England Premiere of this great com-
edy. Colourful balloon dresses, long party nights in Berlins
trendy clubs and erotic evenings on the dining table this is
the chaotic relationship of the unequal couple of Ernst and To-
bias. Though opposites attract, respectable banker Ernst is often
unsure, whether bubbly and always cheerful Tobias takes their
relationship as seriously as he does. Soon they rise to a chal-
lenge of every relationship: everyday living together and mutual
trust. The sudden appearance of Uta, Ernsts eccentric school
friend, fundamentally changes their relationship. Uta forges out
a scheming plan, which Ernst completely falls for. Together with
his friends, Tobias spares no efforts to checkmate the unwelcome
guest as soon as possible and sets events in motion that in-
creasingly get out of control. To date, the German gay movie
was mostly limited to coming out stories of young men. Men
to kiss charmingly proves that homosexuality can play another
role in gay movie and replaces common clichs with authentic
everyday stories. Men to kiss: an entertaining comedy about
love, friendship and Berlin, full of vivid dialogues and emotional
moments, that captivates the viewer with its taking characters
from the frst minutes on.
Selections from MIX NYC: The New York Queer
Experimental Film Festival.

For the frst time ever we are collaborating with MIX NYC to bring
the best in queer experimental flm to the festival. Founded in 1987
by author Sarah Schulman and flmmaker Jim Hubbard, MIX NYC
produces New Yorks longest-running lesbian & gay flm festival.
MIX NYC promotes, produces and preserves experimental me-
dia that is rooted in the lives, politics, and experiences of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and otherwise queer-identifed people.
MIXS work challenges mainstream notions of gender and sexual-
ity while also upending traditional categories of form and content.
(This program was curated by Bug Davidson.)
Youth Shorts Program
Growing up queer in a straight world isnt easy, but these
flmmakers show you how to navigate it.
Kiss Me
Directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining, 2011, Sweden, 104 min. In
Swedish with English subtitles.

A beautifully told love story of what happens when one woman f-
nally follows her heart. Mia and Frida meet for the frst time at their
respective parents engagement party. As their eyes meet over the
champagne toast, both women recognise a deep attraction for each
other. But standing in their way is Tim, Mias long term boyfriend
and business partner, who has just asked Mia to marry him. Thrown
together by circumstance, Mia fnds it hard to resist acting on her
desires for the beautiful and openly gay Frida. Although she insists
it was just a one-time thing, she is drawn to the other woman as
Sleepless Knights
Directed by Stefan Butzmhlen,
Cristina Diz, 2012, Germany, 82 min.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
May 10th +6:30 PM | Brattle Theatre
Carlos is spending the summer in
the country with his family in order
to help out with things. Perhaps he wont even be returning to
the capital, as economic prospects are hardly rosy there either.
Extremadura on the other hand, sparsely populated and for a
long time one of the most neglected regions in Europe, is experi-
encing a tentative upturn. Tourism and modernisation rub shoul-
ders with almost archaic customs and a conservative, mostly
elderly population here. Sleepless Knights depicts all this in ca-
sual, unobtrusive fashion, in images that have at times a truly
otherworldly beauty. The central theme is the love story between
the newly returned Carlos and the young policeman Juan. You
dont look like youre from here, remarks Juan when they meet.
Im not from here, replies Carlos, I live in Madrid. Whether
to be from here or elsewhere is a decision that many here have
to make. Extremadura, Madrid, maybe even Munich? This uncer-
tainty suffuses their love story with a peculiar sense of tension
before the backdrop of a seemingly relaxed, uneventful summer.
It is only the old men striding through the austere landscape in
their strange knight costumes who remain blissfully untroubled.
strongly as Frida is drawn to her. Realising the love and accep-
tance she experiences with Frida is what she truly wants in life,
Mias actions have the potential to turn everyones lives upside
down. How far will she go to keep the woman of her dreams? A
beautiful and sensual flm told elegantly by Keining with strong
performances by all involved. (Description courtesy of Emma
Smart, BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.)
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Friday, May 11th
Zenne Dancer
Directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay,
2012, Turkey, 99 min. In Turkish with English
subtitles.
Zenne Dancer is inspired by the true
characters and stories of Zenne Can and
Ahmet Yildiz, who was murdered by his father July 18, 2008 in
Istanbul. It is the contemporary story of three unlikely friends:
Ahmet, a hyper-masculine gay (bear); Can, a male belly dancer
(Zenne); and Daniel, a German photo-journalist. One day they
meet Daniel, a German photojournalist newly arrived in Istan-
bul. The three of them forge a friendship and Daniel and Ahmet
grow even closer, as a relationship begins to blossom between
them. Soon, Ahmets hyper conservative family, suspicious and
fearful of Ahmet`s sexual orientation, has hires a man to spy on
him When Ahmets family discovers Ahmets plans to leave the
country, they decide to defend their family honor. Zenne Dancer
is an honest and unfinching look at living opening gay in Turkey,
confronted by a systemic, institutionalized and culturally embed-
ded homophobia.
Wish Me Away
Directed by Bobbie Birleff and Beverly Kopf,
2012, USA, 96 min
Country music star Chely Wright had a
huge secret that seemed impossible to
reveal to her family, friends, and fans.
Raised in a deeply religious home and
working in a homophobic country music industry, Chely prayed
for years that her homosexuality would just go away. In 2010,
Chely began an arduous but carefully mapped journey of coming
out to the world. Over a three-year period, award-winning flm-
makers Bobbie Birleff and Beverly Kopf captured every moment
of Chelys struggle. (Description courtesy of the Seattle Lesbian
and Gay Film Festival.)

Winner of the Outstanding Documentary Feature Award at Fra-
meline 35: The 2011 San Francisco International LGBT Film Fes-
tival and the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2011
Los Angeles Film Festival.
Facing Mirrors (Aynehaye Rooberoo)
Directed by Negar Azarbeyjani, 2011, Iran, 98
min. In Persian with English Subtitles.
Rana and Adineh, two women of very dif-
ferent backgrounds and social class are
accidentally brought together to share a
journey. Rana, inexperienced, religious and
bound by traditions, is forced to drive a cab in order to survive
fnancially. Adineh, wealthy yet rebellious, has escaped from her
home. Along the way, Rana begins to understand that her pas-
senger is a transsexual who is planning on having an operation.
For Rana, comprehending and accepting such a reality is close to
impossible and tantamount to abandoning everything she was
raised to believe. (Description courtesy of the Montreal World
Film Festival.)
Jobriath AD
Directed by Kieran Turner, 2011, USA, 102
min May 11th + 9:00 PM | Brattle Theatre
Called The True Fairy of Rock & Roll and
Hype of the Year, Jobriaths reign as the
frst openly gay rock star was brief and
over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, Jobri-
ath A.D. spotlights his life, music, ground-
breaking infuence and the new generations of fans slowly
re-discovering him. A hymn to the enigmatic, cult glam rocker
Jobriath, I am the true fairy of rock. His brief but fascinating ca-
reer as an openly gay performer, sometimes called the American
Bowie is uncovered by this pioneering documentary which has a
wealth of archive footage. Adored by Morrissey and The Pet Shop
Boys, this is a celebration of a singer-songwriter whose legacy
has been all-too-little appreciated; Jayne County, Gloria Jones,
Jake Shears, Marc Almond and manager Jerry Brandt are among
the interview subjects. Jobriaths unashamed queerness was just
too much for the early 70s. Director Kieran Turner has crafted a
rewarding flm as a lasting tribute to the creative talent of a major
fgure. (Description courtesy of Brian Robinson, BFI London Les-
bian and Gay Film Festival.)
Outliving Dracula:
Le Fanus Carmilla
Directed by Fergus Daly, 2011, 60 min
May 11th + 11:15 PM |
Brattle Theatre
Outliving Dracula explores the radical in-
fuence of the classic (and frst) lesbian vampire story, JS Le Fa-
nus Carmilla, on generations of flmmakers - from Carl Dreyers
extraordinary Vampyr to Roger Vadims Blood and Roses, from
the Gothic kitsch of Hammer through to flms produced for an
art gallery context. Featuring interviews with leading flm schol-
ars and lesbian artists infuenced by Le Fanu, Outliving Dracula
seeks to redefne Le Fanus critical importance as an Irish writer
whose ghostly traces remain profound and enigmatic. This doc-
umentary suggests that Carmilla may perhaps be more radical
and transgressive today as a creative wellspring than its succes-
sor Dracula.
Followed by:
Blaue Stunde
Directed by Stella Tmmler, 2011, 37 min. In German with
English subtitles.
Madame X
Directed by Lucky Kuswandi, 2010,
Indonesia, 106 min. In Indonesian
May 11th + Midnight | Coolidge
Corner Theatre
Description on page 31.
Boston LGBT Film Festival: LGBT History on Film
The donation of a complete set of Boston LGBT Film Festival calendars to The History Project provides an opportunity to
refect on the work the series has done to present LGBTQ history to the Boston audience.
George Mansour, who in the early 1980s booked flms for art movie houses such as the Orson Welles in Cambridge and the
Nickelodeon near the campus of B.U. (and who also scheduled gay porn flms for the South Station Cinema, a well-known venue for
what was known as tea room sex), organized the Boston Premier Gay Film Festival at the Nickelodeon in 1984, a frst for Boston.
From the Nickelodeon, the festival moved in 1989 to the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, and in 1990 to the Institute of Contemporary
Art, in its former home across from Hynes Convention Center. Since 1992, the principal venue for the Boston LGBT Film Festival has
been Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
In its frst years, the festival primarily offered flms by gay directors, or featured gay characters or themes appealing to a gay
sensibility. Over time, documentary flms by independent flm makers about LGBT history and LGBT politics, health, and culture gradu-
ally became an indispensible part of the menu for flmgoers.
Documentary flms like Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (presented in 1993), whose research led to the
declassifcation of homosexuality as a disorder by the American Psychiatric Association in 1974, and 1994s One Nation Under God, a
study of ex-gay ministries, confront the basic nature of LGBT identity. A reappraisal of 20th century lesbian and gay culture in Great
Britain by Ian MacMillan and Cheryl Farthing, Its Not Unusual: A Lesbian and Gay History was shown in 1997. Pride Divide (1998) is
a look at issues dividing gay men and lesbians in the struggle for civil rights, featuring interviews with Barney Frank, Camille Paglia,
Martin Duberman and Kate Clinton. Barbara Hammers History Lessons (2001), is an irreverent reconstruction of lesbian history using
Hollywood flm clips from the dawn of cinema, while Off the Straight and Narrow (1998), showcases gay, lesbian and bisexual repre-
sentation on American television. Biographies of pioneers and heroes of the LGBT civil rights movement such as writers Audre Lorde
(A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde, 1996) and Paul Monette (Paul Monette: The Brink of Summers End, 1997),
NAACP leader Bayard Rustin (Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, 2003), flmmaker Marlon Riggs (Black Is Black Aint, 1995),
lesbian crusaders (No Secret Any More: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon, 2003 and Living With Pride: Ruth Ellis at 100), Canadian
gay rights activists James Egan and partner Jack Nesbitt (Jim Loves Jack, 1996), and the drag queen/artist/playwright protg of Andy
Warhol, Jackie Curtis (Superstar in a House Dress, 2005), both preserve and bring LGBT history to life.
LGBT performance is captured in such flms as Wigstock: The Movie (1994), Menmaniacs: The Legacy of Leather (1995), which
covers the circuit of leathermen contests, and the story of gender-bending theatrical troupe, San Franciscos the Cockettes (2002). The
contemporary lives of trans people are viewed through the lenses of Bestor Cram (You Dont Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Trans-
sexual Men, 1997), and Daniel Peddle (The Aggressives, 2005).
The AIDS crisis is documented in David Weissmanns We Were Here: Voices from the AIDS Years in San Francisco (2011).
Violence against gays is treated in Out in Silence (2010) and the French flm Beyond Hatred (2005), while the issue of teen suicide and
the struggles of queer youth in rural America are portrayed in Glen Holstens Jim in Bold (2003).
LGBT parenthood is the subject of a 1992 feature Making Babies: The Gay and Lesbian Baby Boom as well as Catherine
Gunds Making Grace (2004), while in 2008 marriage equality was the theme of In Sickness and in Health as well as Essay Assignment.
Issues confronting LGBT seniors have been detailed in the locally produced flms Gen Silent, by Stu Maddox (2010), and Sapphos Fire
(2011). The History Project, which has been collecting and sharing New Englands LGBTQ history since 1980 is grateful to the Boston
LGBT Film Festival for presenting documentary flm works that shine light on the pleasures and perils, the tragedies and triumphs, and
the epic struggles and quotidian concerns of lesbians and gay men both looking at the past and at history as it is being made today.
Stephen Z. Nonack
The History Project

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Saturday, May 12th
Gayby
Directed by Jonathan Lisecki, 2012,
USA, 88 min
Jenn and Matt are best friends from
college who are now in their 30s.
Single by choice, Jenn spends her
days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt
suffers from comic-book writers block and cant get over his
ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfll a youthful promise to have
a child together the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the
serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get
their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for
parenthood? Gayby is an irreverent comedy about friendship,
growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you chose. (De-
scription courtesy of SXSW Film Festival.)
Bashment
Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair, 2010, UK
J.J. is an aspiring M.C. whos taken Londons outlaw urban music
scene by storm. Hes got the skills, the rhymes, and the drive.
But he may run into a few hurdles on his reach for greatness;
hes white, hes from the sticks, and hes gay. J.J.s resolved to
come out onstage at the Urban Slam Finals, bringing his boy-
friend Orlando along as moral support. While J.J. is onstage,
the frustrated competing band, Illmanics, take out their rage on
Orlando, beating him so badly that he suffers permanent brain
damage. A victim reconciliation program brings J.J. face to face
with Orlandos attackers. (Description courtesy of Trista Kendall,
Frameline International LGBT Film Festival.)
GIRLTRASH: All Night Long (A Work in Progress)
Directed by Alexander Kondracke, 2012, USA, 83 min
Please join us for very special work in progress screening of
Girl Trash: All Night Long. Producer Lisa Thrasher will be in atten-
dance to chat about the flmmaking process.
GIRLTRASH: All Night Long is the tale of 5 Girls in one epic
night, where they fnd sex, drugs & Rock-n-Roll in this Romantic
Musical-Comedy about going for broke and believing in your-
self. Daisy and Tyler are two hapless rockers trying to make it to
a Battle of the Bands on time. They are waylaid by Daisys sister,
Colby, who has her sights set on hooking up with the girl of her
dreams, Misty (that is, if she can manage to have a conversation
with her frst.) As the night spirals out of control, the girls will
fnd love, lust, girl-fghts, rock and roll, and a whole lot of stoned
sorority girls. Oh, did we mention its a musical?
Australian Shorts
The Best LGBT Films from Down Under.
90 min
We are very excited to bring you the
best queer shorts from Australia.
From animated aliens to musical sluts,
it is all here!
Womens Shorts. 100 min.
Once again we bring you the
best in womens short flms in-
cluding the area premiere of
Coffee and Pie starring Amy
Seimetz (Alexander the Last, The
Off Hours) who was named one of the breakout stars at the 2011
Sundance Film Festival, as well as rising star Sophia Takal (Gabi
on the Roof in July, Green).
Saturday, May 12th
Crk - The Pink Report
Directed by Ulrike Bhnisch. 2012, Turkey,
75 min. In Turkish with English subtitles.
The Turkish army considers homosexu-
ality a mental disorder which exoner-
ates young men from military service,
but also requires a medical diagnosis
to be reached through both psychological and more invasive
(and humiliating) diagnostic procedures. This flm tells the
heartfelt stories of several gay men, who have made entirely
different choices about military service. Due to missing free-
dom of speech the young men are forced to hide their faces
while exposing one of Turkeys biggest taboos. (Description
courtesy of the flmmaker.)
The Invisible Men
(Gvarim Bilti Norim)
Directed by Yariv M. Mozer, 2012, Israel, 67 min. In Hebrew with
English subtitles.
The Invisible Men tells the untold story of persecuted gay Pal-
estinian who have run away from their families and are now
hiding illegally in Tel Aviv. Their stories will be told through the
flms heroes: Louie, 32 years old, a gay Palestinian who has
been hiding in Tel Aviv for the past 8 years; Abdu, 24 years old,
who was exposed as gay in Ramallah and then accused of es-
pionage and tortured by Palestinian security forces; Faris, 23
years old, who escaped to Tel Aviv from the West Bank after his
family tried to kill him. Their only chance for survival -- to seek
asylum outside Israel and Palestine and leave their homelands
forever behind.
Madame X
Directed by Lucky Kuswandi, 2010,
Indonesia, 106 min. In Indonesian
May 12th + Midnight | Coolidge
Corner
Theatre
In this Indonesian-styled Priscilla Queen of the Desert, our trans-
sexual superhero goes up against Mr. Storm, The National Mo-
rality Front, and his deadly burqa-clad wives. A dark wit pervades
this daring, camp-flled frst feature from director Lucky Kuswan-
di. Is it a curling iron? Is it a hair dryer? No, its Madame X the
worlds frst trans superhero! The trans, Adam, leads a regular
life as a hairdresser until shes suddenly chosen by destiny to
fght a transphobic gang who commits hate crimes in the night
life of Jakarta. highly original and kitschy flm fueled with great
energy, self-irony and a heart of gold. (Description courtesy of
MIX Copenhagen.)
Jitters
Directed by Baldvin Zopho-
niasson. 2010, Iceland, 97
min. In Icelandic with English
subtitles.
May 12th + 3:00 PM | Brattle
Theatre
A refreshingly realistic take
on teenage life, Jitters follows Icelandic teenager Gabriel on a
trip to England, where he has a life-changing encounter with
the rebellious and freethinking Marcus. As Gabriel reconnects
with his tight-knit circle of friends back home, his confusion
about his sexual identity is brought to the fore when tragedy
befalls the group, forcing them to re-evaluate their fragile rela-
tionships to each other and to their families.
Jitters has been awarded the Don Quixote Award at the Kris-
tiansand International Childrens Film Festival as well as being
selected as the opening flm in the youth section.
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LGBT Parents, 80 min
In celebration of Mothers day we are screening flms that deal with
LGBT parenting issues, trying to be a parent, or just being a par-
ent of LGBT children. Well be presenting Alison Segars flm And I
Am Me, an honest portrayal of the relationship between a lesbian
mother and her adopted, Ethiopian son, as well as Same Differ-
ence, Catherine Opie and Lisa Udelsons short flm about two artists
raising young sons with same sex partners.
Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years
Directed by Dagmar Schultz, 2012, Germany, 84 min. In English and
German with English subtitles.
According to Audre Lordes own description of herself she was: a
lesbian, a feminist, black, a poet, mother and activist. In the 1980s
Dagmar Schultz, who at the time was lecturing at the John F. Ken-
nedy Institute at Berlins Freie Universitt, invited Lorde to Berlin as a visiting professor. This move
was to have an enduring infuence, for Lorde soon became co-founder and mentor of the Afro-
German movement. In her documentary portrait, Dagmar Schultz distills hitherto unpublished and
often very personal material of Lorde that portrays her among her Berlin women friends, fellow-
travellers and students, many of whom she encouraged to begin writing.
Our lives On Film: Womens Stories, 90 min
Lesbian Factory
Directed by Susan Chen. 2010, Taiwan, 57 min. In Mandarin with Eng-
lish Subtitles.
Lesbian Factory is a love story as well as a document of a social
movement. It portrays a group of foreign migrant workers far from
home, courageously resisting an unjust social system in a strange
country. At the same time it faithfully records the trust and emo-
tional bonds between people during times of greatest diffculty. Lesbian Factory presents the sto-
ries of seven lesbian couples against an atypical setting, covering labor disputes, refecting on the
migrant worker system, examining the discriminatory treatment of migrant workers, and showing
love without bounds
Followed By:
TAint Nobodys Bizness:
Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s
Directed by Robert Phillips. 2011, USA, 28 min.
1920s blues divas such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Alberta Hunter created
and promoted a working-class vision of blues life that provided an alternative to
the Victorian gentility of middle-class manners.
Unique within musical genres, urban blues occasionally treated subjects of les-
bianism and homosexuality. Bisexuals themselves, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith
sold records that were daring in their references to sissy men and mannish
women. As straight-up lesbians, Alberta Hunter and Ethel Waters pursued careers that catapulted
them well beyond the confnes of African-American culture. And cabaret singer Gladys Bentley
actually traded on her image as a bulldagger.
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was more ft; even though he did not know what grade his daughter
was in nor what school she attended. This is the story of that case and
its aftermath.
Vito
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, 2011, USA, 93 min
Vito Russo was at the forefront of every gay
rights movement from Stonewall to the AIDS
crisis in the 1980s, as a passionate advocate for
justice in the newly formed ACT UP, and a co-
founder of GLADD. In 1981, he published his landmark book The Cel-
luloid Closet that examined the way Hollywood depicted homosexu-
ality. It was the most extensive record to date of LGBT representation
on screen, and forced an examination of flms often-homophobic
messages. It still remains the defnite text on the subjects and is stud-
ied worldwide.
With heartwarming and humorous interviews of Vitos family and
friends (Armistead Maupin, Jeffrey Freidman, Rob Epstein, and Lily
Tomlin among them), and clips from an astonishing collection of flm
treasures, Vito presents a moving portrait of the person who paved
the way forand proved the importance ofLGBT flm festivals
like ours. Even after his death in 1990, his story continues to inspire
and his mark on the gay community is unquestionable. (Description
adapted from the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.)
Introduction by Roy Grundmann, Associate Professor of Film Studies
at Boston University.
Naked as We Came
Directed by Richard LeMay, 2011, USA
We are pleased close the 28th Annual Film
Festival with the area premiere of director/
producer Richard LeMays (2010 festival closer
Children of God, 200 American) stunning fam-
ily drama Naked As We Came. Shot entirely in
Massachusetts and staring a stunning ensemble including Ryan Vigi-
lant of Gossip Girl and Karmine Alers, (Mimi in Rent), Naked As We
Came is a story about letting go of the past and recreating family rela-
tionships. After an unexpected phone call, Laura and her brother Elliot
rush to their familys country estate to fnd their mother, Lilly, gravely
ill and living with a handsome young stranger named Ted. Their moth-
ers condition sets Laura and Elliot on a path to realizing where their
own lives have gone wrong. Love, loss and hope are all explored in
this powerful drama, which asks the question: What is your dream?
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