Boston LGBT Film Festival 2011

May 5 - 15, 2011

Jury Award Winners

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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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A Few Days of Respite

Reminiscent of the work of famous Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarsatomi, Amor Hakkar directs and stars in his latest feature. This is a quiet film about two homosexual Iranian men who illegally cross the border of France to escape the death sentence that inevitably would fall upon them for their love of one another. Skipping preachy dialogue, Hakkar opts instead for lingering shots of expressions that manage to make the film feel visually and emotionally complete.

After escaping Iran, where their relationship means a death sentence, Hassan and Mohsen make it all the way to France. While stopped over in a small town to await their train to Paris, Mohsen befriends the lonely, but warm, Yolande, who offers him employment, kindness, and the possibility of a peaceful life.

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A Marine Story

with Don't Ask, I Won't Tell

A Marine Story stands up to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell honestly with this unflinching look at the policy’s effects on gays and lesbians in uniform. Preceded by the short film: Don't Ask, I Won't Tell Dir by April Wilson.

A Marine Story stands up to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell honestly with this unflinching look at the policy’s effects on gays and lesbians in uniform. When a decorated Marine officer unexpectedly returns home from the war, she’s quickly recruited to help a troubled teen prepare for boot camp in this brave new film starring Dreya Weber (The Gymnast).

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Bad Romance

Hua Wei Mei

Francois Chang in person

Please join us for the U.S. premiere of Francois Chang's beautiful story of love and life in Beijing.

Beijing has to be one of the most exciting cities in the world. Follow seven young men and women and their love lives. Heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual affairs happen across the city. A single mom meets a young student; a city boy meets a guy of his dreams; a girl falls into a love game between a male and a female classmate from her French class. Francois Chang’s debut feature is a stunningly beautiful story of love and life in contemporary China.

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Beginners

Sneak Preview

Please join us for this very special sneak preview screening of Beginners.

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

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Bloomington

Going Down In La La Land

with 4 Pounds

Casper Andreas in person

Please join us for the Northeast debut of Casper Andreas’ new romantic comedy Going Down in La La Land,adapted from the hysterical novel by Andy Zeffer (which was itself inspired by his real life experiences!).

Please join us for the Northeast debut of Casper Andreas’ new romantic comedy adapted from the hysterical novel by Andy Zeffer (which was itself inspired by his real life experiences!).

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Grown Up Movie Star

Adriana Maggs in person

In Grown Up Movie Star writer-director Adriana Maggs and star Tatiana Maslany (who won a Special Jury prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival for her performance) flawlessly capture the recklessness and confusion of adolescence. Maggs makes a memorable feature debut with this character-driven melodrama that is funny, touching and pitch-perfect in its evocation of a contentious father-daughter relationship. More than that, it also portrays a sexy, poignant portrait of the ecstasy, agony and frustration of sexual awakening — whether it happens at 13 or 40.

Bored with life in her tiny Newfoundland town, precocious though extremely naïve 13-year-old Ruby is an unguided missile waiting to explode. There is no one at home to put the brakes on her risky behavior as she finds new ways to get into trouble with boys. Mom’s long gone and her ex-hockey star father Ray is grappling with his own sexuality as the closet he has built around himself begins to splinter under the weight of a new affair.

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Gun Hill Road

Rashaad Ernesto Green in person

Rashaad Ernesto Green

The heart of Gun Hill Road lies in two places: a father’s inability to escape the vicious cycle of his life, and the richly drawn character of Michael/Vanessa (newcomer Harmony Santana is unforgettable). Writer/director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s first feature film is a complex family drama, told with gentle humor, sensitivity, and a deep understanding of the environment that defines its inhabitants.

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.

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I Am

Having lost the opportunity to tell her mother that she is a lesbian, a young Indian filmmaker in search of answers, travels across India to meet with parents of other gay and lesbian South Asians. I Am is a personal and revealing film that journeys to a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense. With courage, determination, and humor, families share untold stories that have thus far remained in the realm of secrecy and silence. It is a unique and groundbreaking film that defies the very genre of documentary filmmaking.

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Judas Kiss

Failed filmmaker Zachary Wells is convinced by his friend, hotshot director Topher Shadoe, to replace him as a judge in Keystone University’s annual film festival. His first night, Zach hooks up with a student at a bar. He’s shocked the next morning when the same student walks into an interview calling himself Danny Reyes — the name Zach went by when he attended Keystone.

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Kickoff

with Just Friends

Another film in our Spotlight on Films from the UK series. What happens when the hardest team in the Sunday Soccer league comes up against a gay team (pun intended) and finds they've finally met their match? Watch and wince as fledging referee Elton Glixton struggles to control this testosterone tsunami as rude-boy meets bum-boy in this outrageous new comedy set in the crazy gung-ho world of 5-a-side footie.

Archer is the captain of a gay football team, Platoon F.C. He wants a chance for his team to break the boundaries and win the game. But already things are not going as planned. Not only have his rebellious team brought along a posse of flamboyant supporters but his well-meaning but clueless boyfriend has designed a neon pink team strip... size Xtra small. On the other team, Captain Adam of Reaper’s is trying to convince his team of ex-convict, addict, Beckham-wannabe, and loose canons to play a clean game – or this will be their last game.

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Kink Crusaders

What’s your idea of kinky sex? Hot wax? Whips? Leaving the lights on? Go behind the scenes at annual International Mr. Leather competition, where thousands of men from around the world have gathered for over 30 years to compete for this title of Kink community leadership.

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Last Fast Ride: The Life, and Death of a Punk Goddess

Straight from Slamdance Film Festival comes an intense look at the life of a punk rock star who died before her time. If you were part of any punk scene in the early nineties, be in in SF, Boston, or Portland, you knew someone like Marian Anderson: driven, talented, sexy, and troubled. Please join us for this astounding documentary that shines a light on a musician who burned bright but all too briefly.

An intense look at the life of a punk rock star who died before her time. If you were part of any punk scene in the early nineties, be in in SF, Boston, or Providence, you knew someone like Marian Anderson: driven, talented, sexy, and troubled. Please join us for this astounding documentary that shines a light on a musician who burned bright but all too briefly.

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Lulu Sessions

S. Casper Wong in person

Please join us for a documentary that will move and inspire you. S. Casper Wong's film is a tribute to her friend Dr. Louise Nutter, or as she was know "Lulu." This is the story of their relationship and Lulu's struggle against breast cancer. It is an unflinching look at one woman's battle with cancer and the powerful friendship between the filmmaker and the doctor.

LuLu is unlike anyone you’ll ever meet. Meet her for a Bud Lite, and you’ll end up snorting beer through your nose, swaying to the jukebox, feeling the inner rebel in you bubbling up. Her cussing puts sailors to shame. She inhales Marlboros like a six-year-old devours M&Ms.; She downs Double White Russians and Dewar’s straight up.

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Mary Lou

In Mary Lou, Eytan Fox (The Bubble, Walk on Water, Yossi & Jagger) brings to life a modern fable with a catchy musical message and a story based on the songs of Israeli pop legend Svika Pick. One could think of this film as the Israeli Glee but it is oh so much more than that. Part Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, part Mamma Mia, Mary Lou is a heartfelt story that rises about its sugar coating to tell a story of love, life and being true to yourself…all set to music!

In Mary Lou, Eytan Fox (The Bubble, Walk on Water, Yossi & Jagger) brings to life a modern fable with a catchy musical message and a story based on the songs of Israeli pop legend Svika Pick. Miriam (Maya Dagan) is an adoring fan of Svika Pick (who appears as himself). She dreams of being a famous singer, leading her to mysteriously abandon her son Meir (Ido Rosenberg) on his tenth birthday. As a high school student, Meir and his best friend Shuli compete for the same gorgeous guy.

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Off Beat

When it’s cold – breathe. It’s November and 26-year-old Lukas is not so much living as floating. His dream of making it as a musician is on the wane and his great passion – rap – has also past its heyday. Lukas lives with his producer, 46-year-old Mischa, in an old loft where they cultivate cannabis. They have been having a turbulent affair for years – but this is a closely guarded secret.

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Open

This feature debut takes us on two parallel road trips in which travellers try to find love in the twin cities. Quiet, contemplative and with a dream-like quality, Open reveals secret places in the city, emotional intimacies and the wonder and strangeness of the human body through beautiful camera work.

Charting new territory in gender, sexuality and identity, this feature debut takes us on two parallel road trips in which the travellers try to find love in twin cities.

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Out at Annapolis

Especially relevant considering the current debate surrounding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Out of Annapolis is a riveting look at the lives of some of the U.S. Naval Academy’s lesbian and gay alumni.

Out of Annapolis is a riveting look at the lives of some of the U.S. Naval Academy’s lesbian and gay alumni. The documentary tells the stories of eleven former sailors and Marines who attended Annapolis in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Through candid interviews, these former midshipmen discuss the reasons why they entered the Naval Academy (most wanted to serve their country and get an Ivy League-quality education) and the struggles they faced both while students and once they entered the fleet.

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Out for the Long Run

Please join us for this very special screening. Many of the films subjects are local and will be present. A feature length documentary, “Out For The Long Run” looks at the lives of openly gay high school and college age athletes. Inspired by a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, the film's focus is on a handful of openly gay high school and college athletes as they navigate the turbulent waters of their uncertain world. Utilizing footage shot by our cameras and video diaries kept throughout the year, we will show the world a new generation of courage in what could be the most homophobic place on a high school campus: the locker room. At a time where young gay men and women are literally being bullied to death, this film's poignant message is, there is hope.

Out For The Long Run looks at the lives of openly gay high school and college age athletes. Inspired by a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, the film's focus is on a handful of openly gay high school and college athletes as they navigate the turbulent waters of their uncertain world. Utilizing footage shot by our cameras and video diaries kept throughout the year, we will show the world a new generation of courage in what could be the most homophobic place on a high school campus: the locker room.

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Romeos

Lukas has just turned twenty. He’s going through hormone replacement therapy induced male puberty, because he was born a girl. Ready for action, he launches into his new life in the big city, but things don’t exactly get off to a good start: on his arrival he finds he has been assigned to live not in a hostel for young men doing community service but in a nurses’ hostel where he is the only boy. While everyone else is merely somewhat disconcerted, Lukas’ daily life is nothing but stress. For him, being transgender means constantly being put into false categories.

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Sappho's Fire

Join us for the world premiere of this locally made documentary on older lesbians.

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So Hard to Forget

Julia is a 35-year-old English Literature teacher struggling with depression as she tries to get her life back together again after her long, intense love affair with Antonia. Feeling totally abandoned after she and her enigmatic girlfriend broke up, Julia is thrown into a desperate, painful process. Her life and her values have been tinged with unbearable melancholy and her life's measure seems reduced to out-of-focus fragments of her memories. Her inner turmoil and conflicts hamper a process now made necessary - that of readapting to her new life.

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Stadt Land Fluss (Harvest)

Benjamin Cantu in person

Winner of the Siegessaeule Readers Award at this year's Teddy Awards, Benjamin Cantu's film is a simple coming of age story done right. Harvest is one of those films that is a sweet, love story that avoid cliches and excessive drama. And it has two hot farm hands! What more could you want? If you loved Beautiful Thing then you'll love this film. It is a story for the romantic in all of us (even you bitter things!).

Marko is an apprentice working on a large agricultural complex in the Nuthe Urstrom valley district sixty kilometres south of Berlin. If he passes his final examinations he will be a fully-fledged farmer. That is, if he really wants to. But he’s not sure. He doesn’t have many friends outside the workplace and the eleven other apprentices see him as a rather uncommunicative guy and something of a loner. But when a new apprentice named Jacob joins them Marko slowly begins to come out of his shell.

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Still Around

with Last Address

Marc Smolowitz & Jörg Fockele in person

Jörg Fockele & Marc Smolowitz

We are proud to offer the World Premiere of this remarkable film. 16 filmmakers created 15 films that speak about living and thriving with HIV/AIDS at the 30th anniversary. Including films directed by: Emmanuelle Antolin, Daniel Cardone, Leo Chiang, Deborah Craig, Robert Dekkers, Veronica Duport Deliz, Jörg Fockele, Stuart Gaffney, Amir Jaffer, Sade Huron, Tim Kulikowski & Ian Wolfley, Rick Osmon, Anne Siegel, Marc Smolowitz and Debra A. Wilson Executive Producers: Marc Smolowitz, Jörg Fockele Screening will be followed by a round table panel discussion on 30 years of HIV/AIDS. Panel to be announced shortly.

'The HIV Story Project', a San Francisco based film collective has commissioned and produced 15 short films that portray people living with HIV/AIDS from the San Francisco Bay Area - a region that has been deeply affected by the disease. The end result is Still Around a feature length compilation that weaves a diverse slate of stories into one powerful video AIDS quilt of our times.

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The Game of Juan's Life

The Game of Juan’s Life explores two hours in the life of Juan Reyes, a live-sex performer at an underground gay bar, who has decided to leave Manila and go back home to his home province. On the day of his departure, he will take us with him as he makes life decisions- big and small. The most important one of all is leaving the impoverished place he called home for a year , capping it with his emotional goodbyes with his lover, Noel. Then, he will let us in to the underground bar on his last performance which is marred by the raid by the authorities. Thus, changing his resolve.

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The Night Watch

We close out the 27th annual festival with a very special New England premiere screening of the BBC adaptation of Sarah Water’s acclaimed novel Night Watch, a tale of lost young Londoners whose lives are inextricably linked via their wartime experiences. Our closing night screening is co-presented by the History Project. They will be projecting scenes of LGBT Bostonians during WWII on screen prior to the films screening.

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The Purple Sea

Donatella Maiorca’s sensuous melodrama Purple Sea explores the old-world European tradition of women passing as men. Based on a true story, this taut epic is as intricate as Italian lace.

Donatella Maiorca’s sensuous melodrama Purple Sea explores the old-world European tradition of women passing as men. Based on a true story, this taut epic is as intricate as Italian lace. In 19th century Sicily, rebellious Angela is considered to be possessed by evil and must endure brutal beatings by her father, the authoritarian quarry master. When her best friend Sara is forcefully transferred to the mainland, Angela is left in the dreary village. Years pass and Sara returns. Their childhood friendship deepens and eventually they give in to their shared passion for one another.

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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Anne Lister was a weathly unmarried woman in the early 19th century. Throughout her life she kept diaries which chronicled the details of her everyday life, including her lesbian relationships, her financial concerns, her industrial activities and her work improving Shibden Hall. The diaries contain more than 4,000,000 words and about a sixth of them—those concerning the intimate details of her romantic and sexual relationships—were written in code. The code, derived from a combination of algebra and Ancient Greek, was deciphered in the 1930s. The script was taken from these diaries and adapted by Jane English. Don't miss the Northeast premiere of this spectacular drama!

What might have happened if Elizabeth Bennet had ignored Mr. Darcy and pursued the local ladies? That scenario only begins to describe The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, the incredible, based-on-fact tale of an early 19th century English gentlewoman who “preferred the fairer sex” and recorded her conquests in a coded diary. But get ready — this is no decorous, Jane Austen costume drama. Anne and her beloved Mariana are sneaking off into the woods for a clandestine dalliance in the first five minutes and even manage a romantic bathtub scene.

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Three (Drei)

From the renowned director of Run Lola Run, Perfume, and The International comes a raw and engaging look at a love triangle. 3 is a film that marks Tom Tykwer’s return to German cinema and his home territory of Berlin and it is clear that it has done him a world of good. Please join us for the New England Premiere of this remarkable film.

From the renowned director of Run Lola Run, Perfume, and The International comes a raw and engaging look at a love triangle. Drei is a film that marks Tykwer’s return to German cinema and his home territory of Berlin and it is clear that it has done him a world of good.

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We Are the Night

Who doesn’t like lesbian vampires? Lets celebrate Friday, the 13th with one of the best vampire films you’ll ever see! 18 year old Lena is trouble. Her home life is terrible. She is caught by the police trying to rip off a Russian mobster and she doesn’t know what to do with herself. One night she sets off to an underground disco at an abandoned amusement park in Berlin. She catches the eye of a beautiful woman, but not just any woman. Louise is the leader of a vampire pack. And she wants Lena. This begins one of the most exciting vampire films in ages. Forget Twilight! This is the film you want to see. !

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We Were Here

David Weissman & Bill Weber in person

David Weissman & Bill Weber

Filmmakers David Weissman and Bill Weber co-directed the 2001 documentary, The Cockettes, chronicling San Francisco’s legendary theater troupe of hippies and drag queens, 1969–1972. We Were Here revisits San Francisco a decade later, as its flourishing gay community is hit with an unimaginable disaster.

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Wishmakers of West Hollywood

Dave Grotell in person

Join us for the World Premiere of local filmmaker Dave Grotell's feature film The Wishmakers of West Hollywood! Three young gay men arrive in Los Angeles to fulfill their dreams and aspirations, during a summer which will change their lives. In a world of You Tube celebrities, unemployment, downward mobility, and socializing through Facebook, they make a wish in a fountain to find love, fame, and transcendence. Will any of them do it? Please join us at OM following the screening for a reception for the filmmaker.

Join us for the world premiere of local filmmaker Dave Grotell’s debut feature film. Three young gay men arrive in Los Angeles to fulfill their dreams and aspirations, during a summer which will change their lives. In a world of You Tube celebrities, unemployment, downward mobility, and socializing through Facebook, they make a wish in a fountain to find love, fame, and transcendence. Will any of them do it?

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eCupid

with I Saw U

J.C. Calciano in person

We are proud to present the world premiere of J.C. Calciano's new film eCupid. J.C.'s last feature film Is it Just Me? was a smash hit at last year's festival and we are honored to be hosting the world premiere of his new film at the Brattle. We are also celebrating our Cambridge opening night with the city mayor, the Honorable David P. Maher, will be in attendance. Filmmaker and actors will be present as well. And please join us at OM after the screening to celebrate the start of the festival! OM is at 92 Winthrop Street in Harvard Square.

Join us for the opening of the Cambridge side of the festival and the World Premiere of J.C. Calciano’s new film eCupid. Mr. Calciano’s first film Is it Just Me? was a huge hit at the 2010 film festival and we are honored to be the world premiere of his wonderful new romantic comedy.

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All Short Film Programs

from Boston LGBT Film Festival 2011

Bisexual Revolution and Other Shorts

FREE

in person

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Putting the "B" in LGBT we bring you the bisexual program. In He, She, We we find out what happens when a handsome young man leaves his older female lover for a man. Is it over or is there another way? Vera wonders what to do when she is invited to the straight wedding of her ex-girlfriend in Bye Bi Love. And in Santiago from the Other Side Lucia waits for just the right moment to tell Santiago that she is pregnant only to discover that he is a little too busy. To cap it off we bring you the film that unleashed a firestorm of debate when released in France. Bisexual Revolution brings together archival footage, cinematic excerpts and star-studded interviews with international academics and artists to deconstruct the hetero-homo polarization of sexuality.

European Short Films

FREE

in person

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As part of our focus on New European Cinema we bring you some of the best short films from across the Atlantic which happened to cross our desks! As the European Union grows so does our selection of films.

Gay Parenting

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in person

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In honor of Mother’s Day we are screening three short films on LGBT Parenting. Mama Mama, Papa Papa explores the issues around gay parenting in Switzerland from the perspective of both parents and children. Living Adoption: Gay Parents Speak tells the story of gay adoption from the parent's perspective and A Family Portrait shows us that challenges that a couple faces raising children. The Gay Parenting Program is sponsored by Star Island LGBTQ Conference and Mama Mama, Papa, Papa has been sponsored by Swissnex Boston, The Swiss Consulate in Boston.

Gays Behaving Badly!

FREE

in person

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Space cops, werebears, zombies and more! We continue our celebration of Friday the 13th with a late night program aimed directly at your love of horror, gangsters, slash fiction, and all around weirdness. These shorts are just plain queer and we love them!

I Can Feel It, But I Don't Get It

FREE

in person

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These pieces, all influenced by histories of cinema and contemporary video art explore various seen and unseen forces: materials, logics and pressures that ambiguously ooze into the frame of the story through often unspoken and unsettling means.

International Short Films

FREE

in person

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Once again the Boston LGBT Film Festival brings you the best of short films from around the world. This year our program takes you from Nigeria to New Zealand and around the world.

Men's Shorts Program

FREE

in person

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Another year and another round of the best gay men's shorts out there! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll be wondering "what the hell?" Rodney Evans explores the dilema's facing famed 1940's jazz composer Billy Strayhorn in Billy and Aaron while forner Kids in the Hall star Scott Thompson confronts his greatest nightmare in 52. In Gayby Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who decide to reconnect by having a baby together - by having sex! Awkwardness ensues given that Matt is very, very gay. Bon Voyage is a sad story of two teenagers moving apart necessitating a confession between them. Jon Bryant Crawford's Tell me a Memory takes a look at the effects of aging on a couple while in The Support Group Parker bring his best friend James to a local support group in order to come out to him. Sometimes it is easier to share a secret in a room full of strangers! In Rubdown a secret shopper goes undercover to investigate a massage service that leaves him with more than he expected. And in Gaysharktank.com 25 strangers look for love, lust, and other things in an online chat room.

Our Traditional Values

FREE

Shorts From the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project

in person

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Once again we are partnering with the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project to bring you the best shorts from the past year.

Sexy Men's Shorts

FREE

Dirty Drawings with Happy Endings & Other Stories

in person

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Join us for a program that is certain to entertain. From a sexy retelling of life in the Military to a documentary on artists who draw erotic nudes, this program explores the complications arising from sexy men.

Silent Stories

FREE

in person

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This program brings together various films that deal with the difficulties of being a queer person who is forced to leave their home countries due to persecution simply for being who they are. We are proud to have Amnesty International co-present this program. They will be present at the screening and providing information about how you can be active in supporting the LGBT struggle in Uganda. You can learn more here.

This is Who We Are

FREE

Documenting LGBT Life

in person

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As we all know, us gays come in all shapes and sizes and are all over the world! This program of shorts takes us around the US and even to China to tell the stories of LGBT people living their lives. From the constant struggle to participate in New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade to the celebration of being queer in Shanghai, and to the wilds of Alaska, we are everywhere and lving our lives sometimes takes a struggle.

Transgender Shorts Program

FREE

in person

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Please join us for this amazing program of short films created by, for, and about the transgender community.

Women's Short Films

FREE

in person

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Another year, another round of the best in women’s short films! This program was curated by Kate Krosschell.

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Screenings & Events

May 5 - 15, 2011

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Three (Drei)

FREE

Thu, May 05, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

FREE

Fri, May 06, 2011 @ 6:15 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

eCupid

FREE

with I Saw U

Fri, May 06, 2011 @ 7:00 pm

J.C. Calciano in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Gigola

FREE

Fri, May 06, 2011 @ 8:15 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Kink Crusaders

FREE

Fri, May 06, 2011 @ 9:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Lulu Sessions

FREE

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 1:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

S. Casper Wong in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Bad Romance

FREE

Hua Wei Mei

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 2:00 pm

Brattle Theater

Please join us for the U.S. premiere of Francois Chang's beautiful story of love and life in Beijing.

Francois Chang in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

A Few Days of Respite

FREE

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 3:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

This is Who We Are

FREE

Documenting LGBT Life

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 3:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Men's Shorts Program

FREE

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 5:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Bloomington

FREE

with Cyclicty

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 6:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Going Down In La La Land

FREE

with 4 Pounds

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Please join us for the Northeast debut of Casper Andreas’ new romantic comedy adapted from the hysterical novel by Andy Zeffer (which was itself inspired by his real life experiences!).

Casper Andreas in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Open

FREE

Sat, May 07, 2011 @ 8:30 pm

Brattle Theater

Charting new territory in gender, sexuality and identity, this feature debut takes us on two parallel road trips in which the travellers try to find love in twin cities.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

International Short Films

FREE

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 12:30 pm

Brattle Theater

Once again the Boston LGBT Film Festival brings you the best of short films from around the world. This year our program takes you from Nigeria to New Zealand and around the world.

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in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

A Queer History of the United States

FREE

Michael Bronski Lecture

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 1:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Local author Michael Bronski will give an hour-long talk on his new book A Queer History of The United States. Please join us for this pre-release event. Michael Bronski is senior lecturer in the Women's and Gender Studies Program and in the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College. He has written extensively on LGBT issues for four decades, in both mainstream and queer publications. His book Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps won a Lambda Literary Award in 2003. This event is free and tickets are first come, first served. Books will be available for purchase

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Michael Bronski in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

I Am

FREE

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 2:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Gay Parenting

FREE

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 2:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

We Were Here

FREE

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 5:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

David Weissman & Bill Weber

David Weissman & Bill Weber in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Transgender Shorts Program

FREE

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 6:00 pm

Brattle Theater

Please join us for this amazing program of short films created by, for, and about the transgender community.

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in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Beginners

FREE

Sneak Preview

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Please join us for this very special sneak preview screening of Beginners.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

A Marine Story

FREE

with Don't Ask, I Won't Tell

Sun, May 08, 2011 @ 8:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Bisexual Revolution and Other Shorts

FREE

Mon, May 09, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Grown Up Movie Star

FREE

Mon, May 09, 2011 @ 8:30 pm

Adriana Maggs in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

European Short Films

FREE

Tue, May 10, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Silent Stories

FREE

Tue, May 10, 2011 @ 8:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Our Traditional Values

FREE

Shorts From the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project

Wed, May 11, 2011 @ 6:15 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Once again we are partnering with the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project to bring you the best shorts from the past year.

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in person

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Mary Lou

FREE

Wed, May 11, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

Brattle Theater

In Mary Lou, Eytan Fox (The Bubble, Walk on Water, Yossi & Jagger) brings to life a modern fable with a catchy musical message and a story based on the songs of Israeli pop legend Svika Pick. Miriam (Maya Dagan) is an adoring fan of Svika Pick (who appears as himself). She dreams of being a famous singer, leading her to mysteriously abandon her son Meir (Ido Rosenberg) on his tenth birthday. As a high school student, Meir and his best friend Shuli compete for the same gorgeous guy.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Go Go Crazy

FREE

Wed, May 11, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

So Hard to Forget

FREE

Wed, May 11, 2011 @ 8:15 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

I Can Feel It, But I Don't Get It

FREE

Wed, May 11, 2011 @ 9:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Stadt Land Fluss (Harvest)

FREE

Thu, May 12, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Benjamin Cantu in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

FIT

FREE

Thu, May 12, 2011 @ 7:00 pm

Rikki Beadle-Blair in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Kickoff

FREE

with Just Friends

Thu, May 12, 2011 @ 8:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Last Fast Ride: The Life, and Death of a Punk Goddess

FREE

Thu, May 12, 2011 @ 9:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Daphne

FREE

Fri, May 13, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Sexy Men's Shorts

FREE

Dirty Drawings with Happy Endings & Other Stories

Fri, May 13, 2011 @ 7:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Romeos

FREE

Fri, May 13, 2011 @ 8:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

We Are the Night

FREE

Fri, May 13, 2011 @ 9:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Gays Behaving Badly!

FREE

Fri, May 13, 2011 @ 11:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Sappho's Fire

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 1:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join us for the world premiere of this locally made documentary on older lesbians.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Off Beat

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 3:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Out at Annapolis

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 5:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Women's Short Films

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 5:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Another year, another round of the best in women’s short films! This program was curated by Kate Krosschell.

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in person

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Wishmakers of West Hollywood

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

Dave Grotell in person

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The Purple Sea

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 8:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Donatella Maiorca’s sensuous melodrama Purple Sea explores the old-world European tradition of women passing as men. Based on a true story, this taut epic is as intricate as Italian lace.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Judas Kiss

FREE

Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 9:30 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Game of Juan's Life

FREE

Sun, May 15, 2011 @ 12:30 pm

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Out for the Long Run

FREE

Sun, May 15, 2011 @ 1:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Still Around

FREE

with Last Address

Sun, May 15, 2011 @ 2:00 pm

Brattle Theater

Jörg Fockele & Marc Smolowitz

Marc Smolowitz & Jörg Fockele in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Gun Hill Road

FREE

Sun, May 15, 2011 @ 2:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rashaad Ernesto Green

Rashaad Ernesto Green in person

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Four More Years

FREE

Sun, May 15, 2011 @ 5:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Our focus on European Cinema ends with the smash comedy hit from Sweden.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Night Watch

FREE

Sun, May 15, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Boston LGBT Film Festival 2011

Screenings & Events

May 5 - 15, 2011

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