20th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

May 12 - 23, 2004

Jury Award Winners

from 20th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival
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Jury Honorable Mention

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Audience Awards

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Best in Show Shorts

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All Feature Films

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SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Cowboys and Angels

in person
David Gleeson
89 min
English
Ireland
2003
Stuck in a horrible office job, frustrated Shane is a talented artist who longs to go to art school. Things start to look up when his new roommate Vincent teaches Shane how to dress and style himself, and Shane falls in love.
This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk. A contemporary story embracing the essence of what it is to be young in today’s Ireland.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Don’t You Worry, It Will Probably Pass

in person
Cecilia Neant-Falk
90 min
Swedish
Sweden
2003
This deeply personal documentary delves into three teenage girls’ desires, forbidden feelings, and fears also tells the story of director Cecilia Neant-Falk’s own life and the common experience shared by all teenagers who discover that their feelings may mean they are bi or homosexual.
Three Swedish teenagers express their thoughts about bi- and homosexuality while navigating questions of identity, self-acceptance, and societal expectations. Through personal stories and reflections, the film explores their struggles, hopes, and the challenges of growing up as LGBTQ+ youth in Sweden.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004

Eating Out

Director Q Allan Brocka in person
Q. Allan Brocka
85 min
English
USA
2004
In this sexy and entertaining film, Caleb is a hunky student with an affection for aggressive girls. Gwen is an aggressive girl who falls for gay-acting boys. In a plan hatched by his crafty roommate Kyle, Caleb finds himself pretending to be gay to woo Gwen.
After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb’s roommate, Gwen thinks he’s gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Facing Windows

in person
Ferzan Ozpetek
106 min
Italian
Italy
2003
A young wife contemplates an affair with her neighbor while caring for an amnesiac Holocaust survivor in this feature from multi-national director Ferzan Ozpetek.
Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Father and Son

in person
Alexander Sokurov
84 min
Russian
Russia
2003
A lustrous and passionate portrait of paternal bonds, Father and Son is a majestic new film by Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) about the relationship between a hale and hearty father and son who spend so much time gazing into each other’s eyes, that they could be mistaken for lovers.
In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei’s mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Garden

in person
Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash
85 min
Hebrew, Arabic
Israel
2003
The Garden is a desolate section of Tel Aviv where young gay prostitutes and drug addicts gather. Filmmakers Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash follow two young men who have made the Garden their home.
A look into the lives of teenage male prostitutes working the area known as the “Electricity Garden” in Tel Aviv.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Goldfish Memory

in person
Liz Gill
85 min
English
Ireland
2003
This charming romantic comedy is a light-hearted look at the dangers and delights of dating in contemporary Dublin. The film chronicles the ups and downs of several Irish singles who, like goldfish, seem to have a memory span that’s simply too short to prevent them from repeating the same mistakes.
A small group of friends experience relationships which grow and stumble, involving everything from straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationships. The speed with which these relationships last leads to the Goldfish memory effect, the belief that a Goldfish only has a 3 second memory is a metaphor for the transient nature of the characters relationships.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon

in person
Joan E. Biren
57 min
English
USA
2003
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have been partners in love and political struggle for over fifty years. No Secret Anymore reveals their inspiring public activism as well as their charming private relationship.
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have been partners in love and political struggle for over fifty years. No Secret Anymore reveals their inspiring public activism as well as their charming private relationship.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Put the Camera on Me

in person
Darren Stein and Adam Shell
70 min
English
USA
2003
Growing up in Encino, gay budding filmmaker Darren Stein was the neighborhood video auteur, directing his playmates in more than fifty mini-genre movies. The revealing documentary Put the Camera on Me weaves together clips from these videos and interviews with the participants.
Before he went on to direct “Jawbreaker” and “Sparkler,” Darren Stein grew up making videos. Along with his friend Adam Shell and the other neighborhood kids, these young film makers touched on such adult subjects as jealousy, cruelty, and sexuality.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2002

Radical Harmonies

with Michigan Fever

in person
Dee Mosbacher
90 min
English
USA
2002
This epic documentary traces the thirty-year evolution of women’s music, from the lesbian folk singers of the ’70s to the dyke punk rock grrl bands of the ’90s.
Interviews and performance footage are used to provide an overview of the women’s music scene.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004

Revolution

in person
Lorene Machado
85 min
English
USA
2004
Revolution captures Cho’s unbridled, no-holds-barred humor as she tackles the axis of evil, her travels through Thailand’s red light district, the explosion of childbirth, bartering sex for household chores, revolutionizing your self-esteem, the joy of bodily functions, her loser ex-boyfriend, and of course, her world famous mother.
Filmed live at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, REVOLUTION is comedian Margaret Cho’s triumphant return to the screen with the same unbridled, no holds-barred humor that infused her previous two concert films. In REVOLUTION, Margaret tackles the axis of evil, her travels through Thailand’s red light district, the explosion of child birth, bartering sex for household chores, revolutionizing one’s self-esteem, the joy of bodily functions, her loser ex-boyfriend, and of course, her now world-famous mother. Known as much for her social activism as she is for her raunchy humor, Margaret is a one-of-a-kind phenomenon who once again brings her distinctive and empowering personal voice to her devoted and adoring fans.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

with Shut Up White Boy

Tribe 8 lead singer Lynn Breedlove, band member Leslie Mah, and director Tracy Flannigan in person
Tracy Flannigan
66 min
English
USA
2003
A candid, often humorous, look into the private world of the sexy, radical dyke punk band, Tribe 8. Through filmed performances and intense personal stories of addiction and loss, Rise Above captures the beauty and resilience that lies just under the surface of a controversial and gender-bending punk rock band.
Interweaving performance footage, still photos and pointed interviews, filmmaker Tracy Flannigan provides an intriguing glimpse into the lives and psyches of in-your-face lesbian punk rockers Tribe 8. Based in San Francisco, the band is famous for breaking the rules on stage and everywhere else – and cameras capture it all as the outrageous ladies kindle controversy from coast to coast. Bonus material includes deletes scenes.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Robin’s Hood

in person
Sara Millman
81 min
English
USA
2003
In this twist on the classic Robin Hood story, Robin is an African American lesbian social worker who quits her job when she becomes disillusioned by the failure of the system to address the needs of her community.
Robin is a social worker in Oakland on the verge of losing her job for getting too close to her clients; she’s African-American and grew up in the neighborhood. She falls for Brooklyn, a White Frenchwoman, who’s a thief with dreams of running a motorcycle repair shop. Robin is not only willing to be Brooklyn’s lover, she’s willing to join in the robberies because she sees community projects that need money: she becomes an anonymous Robin Hood. When her personal life takes a sharp turn and she wants to do one last job, Brooklyn’s jealousy flares. Is there any way to resolve these conflicts of love, family, finance, and violence?
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004

Saints and Sinners

in person
Abigail Honor
71 min
English
USA
2004
This documentary is a mature and romantic love story about Edward DeBonis and Vincent Maniscalco, a gay couple in New York who want to marry in their Catholic faith.
This documentary explores the social, political and religious aspects of same-sex marriage and examines its effect on American society.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004

Straight-Jacket

Director Richard Day and musician Justin Tranter in person
Richard Day
91 min
English
USA
2004
This deliciously campy comedy tells the story of a 1950s Hollywood movie star who marries a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. With more than a nod to the life of Rock Hudson.
In 1950’s Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy’s life upside-down. However, soon after the wedding, Guy develops feelings for a writer named Rick.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2002

Tipping the Velvet

in person
Andrew Davies
144 min
English
UK
2002
Set in Brighton in the 1890s and adapted for the BBC from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed novel, Tipping the Velvet is a colorful, passionate lesbian love story about the adventures that befall Nan Astley after she realizes she is attracted to women.
A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s. Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with Kitty Butler, a music hall male impersonator.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Touch of Pink

in person
Ian Iqbal Rashid
91 min
English
Canada/UK
2003
A comic clash of cultures, values and sexuality, Touch of Pink is a romantic comedy featuring Alim (Jimi Mistry), a young South Asian-Canadian, now living in London, who is so caught up in the romance, style, and dreams of the old movies that he thinks he’s living with the ghost of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan).
Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

When Ocean Meets Sky

in person
Crayton Robey
99 min
English
USA
2003
This film is a look at the fifty-year history of Fire Island Pines, the community’s founding through its ups and downs (1970s hedonism to the AIDS era).
A look at Fire Island Pines and the gay community that gathers there every summer. From its founding 50 years ago to the presnt day, this community has seen the beginnings of gay liberation, the sexual revolution, the AIDS crisis and more.
 min total program
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003

Wild Side

in person
Sebastien Lifshitz
94 min
French
France
2003
Fifteen years after she was sent away by the city, transsexual Stephanie returns home to care for her dying mother. The desolate rural landscape of her childhood provokes a torrent of emotions and memories.
A transgender woman returns – with her two male lovers – to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.
 min total program
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All Short Film Programs

from 20th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival
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Men’s Short Films

FREE

in person
78
 min total program
A program of short films including: All Over Brazil, GayDar, Short, White, Pleated, Seventy, Lucky Bugger, Fairies, and Freud Slips.
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Women’s Short Films

FREE

in person
76
 min total program
A program of short films including: Olive, Little Black Boot, The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwalader, Skate Her, Straight Sex, Baker’s Men, Michigan Fever, After-School Delight.
No items found.

Screenings & Events

May 12 - 23, 2004

SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2002
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Radical Harmonies

FREE

with Michigan Fever

Sat, May 08, 2004 @ 12:15 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This epic documentary traces the thirty-year evolution of women’s music, from the lesbian folk singers of the ’70s to the dyke punk rock grrl bands of the ’90s.
Interviews and performance footage are used to provide an overview of the women’s music scene.
Dee Mosbacher
90
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Touch of Pink

FREE

Wed, May 12, 2004 @ 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A comic clash of cultures, values and sexuality, Touch of Pink is a romantic comedy featuring Alim (Jimi Mistry), a young South Asian-Canadian, now living in London, who is so caught up in the romance, style, and dreams of the old movies that he thinks he’s living with the ghost of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan).
Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.
Ian Iqbal Rashid
91
 min
English
Canada/UK
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Goldfish Memory

FREE

Thu, May 13, 2004 @ 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This charming romantic comedy is a light-hearted look at the dangers and delights of dating in contemporary Dublin. The film chronicles the ups and downs of several Irish singles who, like goldfish, seem to have a memory span that’s simply too short to prevent them from repeating the same mistakes.
A small group of friends experience relationships which grow and stumble, involving everything from straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationships. The speed with which these relationships last leads to the Goldfish memory effect, the belief that a Goldfish only has a 3 second memory is a metaphor for the transient nature of the characters relationships.
Liz Gill
85
 min
English
Ireland
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Robin’s Hood

FREE

Fri, May 14, 2004 @ 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In this twist on the classic Robin Hood story, Robin is an African American lesbian social worker who quits her job when she becomes disillusioned by the failure of the system to address the needs of her community.
Robin is a social worker in Oakland on the verge of losing her job for getting too close to her clients; she’s African-American and grew up in the neighborhood. She falls for Brooklyn, a White Frenchwoman, who’s a thief with dreams of running a motorcycle repair shop. Robin is not only willing to be Brooklyn’s lover, she’s willing to join in the robberies because she sees community projects that need money: she becomes an anonymous Robin Hood. When her personal life takes a sharp turn and she wants to do one last job, Brooklyn’s jealousy flares. Is there any way to resolve these conflicts of love, family, finance, and violence?
Sara Millman
81
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon

FREE

Sat, May 15, 2004 @ 2:15 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have been partners in love and political struggle for over fifty years. No Secret Anymore reveals their inspiring public activism as well as their charming private relationship.
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have been partners in love and political struggle for over fifty years. No Secret Anymore reveals their inspiring public activism as well as their charming private relationship.
Joan E. Biren
57
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Saints and Sinners

FREE

Sat, May 15, 2004 @ 3:45 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This documentary is a mature and romantic love story about Edward DeBonis and Vincent Maniscalco, a gay couple in New York who want to marry in their Catholic faith.
This documentary explores the social, political and religious aspects of same-sex marriage and examines its effect on American society.
Abigail Honor
71
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

When Ocean Meets Sky

FREE

Sat, May 15, 2004 @ 5:45 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This film is a look at the fifty-year history of Fire Island Pines, the community’s founding through its ups and downs (1970s hedonism to the AIDS era).
A look at Fire Island Pines and the gay community that gathers there every summer. From its founding 50 years ago to the presnt day, this community has seen the beginnings of gay liberation, the sexual revolution, the AIDS crisis and more.
Crayton Robey
99
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

FREE

with Shut Up White Boy

Sat, May 15, 2004 @ 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A candid, often humorous, look into the private world of the sexy, radical dyke punk band, Tribe 8. Through filmed performances and intense personal stories of addiction and loss, Rise Above captures the beauty and resilience that lies just under the surface of a controversial and gender-bending punk rock band.
Interweaving performance footage, still photos and pointed interviews, filmmaker Tracy Flannigan provides an intriguing glimpse into the lives and psyches of in-your-face lesbian punk rockers Tribe 8. Based in San Francisco, the band is famous for breaking the rules on stage and everywhere else – and cameras capture it all as the outrageous ladies kindle controversy from coast to coast. Bonus material includes deletes scenes.
Tracy Flannigan
66
 min
English
USA
 min total program
Tribe 8 lead singer Lynn Breedlove, band member Leslie Mah, and director Tracy Flannigan in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Revolution

FREE

Sat, May 15, 2004 @ 10:15 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Revolution captures Cho’s unbridled, no-holds-barred humor as she tackles the axis of evil, her travels through Thailand’s red light district, the explosion of childbirth, bartering sex for household chores, revolutionizing your self-esteem, the joy of bodily functions, her loser ex-boyfriend, and of course, her world famous mother.
Filmed live at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, REVOLUTION is comedian Margaret Cho’s triumphant return to the screen with the same unbridled, no holds-barred humor that infused her previous two concert films. In REVOLUTION, Margaret tackles the axis of evil, her travels through Thailand’s red light district, the explosion of child birth, bartering sex for household chores, revolutionizing one’s self-esteem, the joy of bodily functions, her loser ex-boyfriend, and of course, her now world-famous mother. Known as much for her social activism as she is for her raunchy humor, Margaret is a one-of-a-kind phenomenon who once again brings her distinctive and empowering personal voice to her devoted and adoring fans.
Lorene Machado
85
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2002
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Tipping the Velvet

FREE

Sun, May 16, 2004 @ 12:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Set in Brighton in the 1890s and adapted for the BBC from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed novel, Tipping the Velvet is a colorful, passionate lesbian love story about the adventures that befall Nan Astley after she realizes she is attracted to women.
A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s. Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with Kitty Butler, a music hall male impersonator.
Andrew Davies
144
 min
English
UK
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Garden

FREE

Sun, May 16, 2004 @ 5:15 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Garden is a desolate section of Tel Aviv where young gay prostitutes and drug addicts gather. Filmmakers Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash follow two young men who have made the Garden their home.
A look into the lives of teenage male prostitutes working the area known as the “Electricity Garden” in Tel Aviv.
Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash
85
 min
Hebrew, Arabic
Israel
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Wild Side

FREE

Sun, May 16, 2004 @ 7:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Fifteen years after she was sent away by the city, transsexual Stephanie returns home to care for her dying mother. The desolate rural landscape of her childhood provokes a torrent of emotions and memories.
A transgender woman returns – with her two male lovers – to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.
Sebastien Lifshitz
94
 min
French
France
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Facing Windows

FREE

Sun, May 16, 2004 @ 9:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A young wife contemplates an affair with her neighbor while caring for an amnesiac Holocaust survivor in this feature from multi-national director Ferzan Ozpetek.
Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her.
Ferzan Ozpetek
106
 min
Italian
Italy
 min total program
in person
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WORLD PREMIERE
FROM
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Men’s Short Films

FREE

Wed, May 19, 2004 @ 8:15 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A program of short films including: All Over Brazil, GayDar, Short, White, Pleated, Seventy, Lucky Bugger, Fairies, and Freud Slips.
 min
78
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Cowboys and Angels

FREE

Thu, May 20, 2004 @ 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Stuck in a horrible office job, frustrated Shane is a talented artist who longs to go to art school. Things start to look up when his new roommate Vincent teaches Shane how to dress and style himself, and Shane falls in love.
This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk. A contemporary story embracing the essence of what it is to be young in today’s Ireland.
David Gleeson
89
 min
English
Ireland
 min total program
in person
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WORLD PREMIERE
FROM
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Women’s Short Films

FREE

Fri, May 21, 2004 @ 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A program of short films including: Olive, Little Black Boot, The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwalader, Skate Her, Straight Sex, Baker’s Men, Michigan Fever, After-School Delight.
 min
76
 min total program
in person
SPOTLIGHT
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Don’t You Worry, It Will Probably Pass

FREE

Sat, May 22, 2004 @ 5:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This deeply personal documentary delves into three teenage girls’ desires, forbidden feelings, and fears also tells the story of director Cecilia Neant-Falk’s own life and the common experience shared by all teenagers who discover that their feelings may mean they are bi or homosexual.
Three Swedish teenagers express their thoughts about bi- and homosexuality while navigating questions of identity, self-acceptance, and societal expectations. Through personal stories and reflections, the film explores their struggles, hopes, and the challenges of growing up as LGBTQ+ youth in Sweden.
Cecilia Neant-Falk
90
 min
Swedish
Sweden
 min total program
in person
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WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2003
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Father and Son

FREE

Sat, May 22, 2004 @ 6:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A lustrous and passionate portrait of paternal bonds, Father and Son is a majestic new film by Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) about the relationship between a hale and hearty father and son who spend so much time gazing into each other’s eyes, that they could be mistaken for lovers.
In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei’s mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.
Alexander Sokurov
84
 min
Russian
Russia
 min total program
in person
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FROM 2004
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Eating Out

FREE

Sat, May 22, 2004 @ 8:15 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In this sexy and entertaining film, Caleb is a hunky student with an affection for aggressive girls. Gwen is an aggressive girl who falls for gay-acting boys. In a plan hatched by his crafty roommate Kyle, Caleb finds himself pretending to be gay to woo Gwen.
After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb’s roommate, Gwen thinks he’s gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.
Q. Allan Brocka
85
 min
English
USA
 min total program
Director Q Allan Brocka in person
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Put the Camera on Me

FREE

Sun, May 23, 2004 @ 5:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Growing up in Encino, gay budding filmmaker Darren Stein was the neighborhood video auteur, directing his playmates in more than fifty mini-genre movies. The revealing documentary Put the Camera on Me weaves together clips from these videos and interviews with the participants.
Before he went on to direct “Jawbreaker” and “Sparkler,” Darren Stein grew up making videos. Along with his friend Adam Shell and the other neighborhood kids, these young film makers touched on such adult subjects as jealousy, cruelty, and sexuality.
Darren Stein and Adam Shell
70
 min
English
USA
 min total program
in person
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WORLD PREMIERE
FROM 2004
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Straight-Jacket

FREE

Sun, May 23, 2004 @ 7:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This deliciously campy comedy tells the story of a 1950s Hollywood movie star who marries a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. With more than a nod to the life of Rock Hudson.
In 1950’s Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy’s life upside-down. However, soon after the wedding, Guy develops feelings for a writer named Rick.
Richard Day
91
 min
English
USA
 min total program
Director Richard Day and musician Justin Tranter in person
20th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

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May 12 - 23, 2004

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