festival archives - 2004

All about My Father
(2002) Evan Benestad, Norway
A personal documentary about a well-respected doctor and transvestite in a small Christian town, directed by the one person most likely to convey his story with warmth, humor and irony: his son. Armed with a small video camera, and with the use of nostalgic “super 8mm” family footage, he set out to make a personal portrait of his transvestite father. (Norwegian with English subtitles)
     April 2nd & 3rd: 112 Chambers 7pm & 9:15 PM

Farm Family:In Search of Gay Life in rural America
(2004) Tom Murray, USA
The seldom heard voices from gay rural America. Stories that are poignant, funny, frightening and inspiring from men who are almost an invisible part of gay culture.From men raising children, to dairy farmers, to radical faeries, to hermits, this is a far cry from the stereotyped urban gay culture. Informative and poignant.
     April 5th 7pm 101 Chambers (Panel Discussion of Gay Rodeo to follow)
     April 9th 6:30pm 112 Kern (Panel Discussion with Hermitage and Directors to follow)

Gasoline
(2003) Monica Strambini, Italy
The tender, dramatic story of two young women in their early twenties. The story revolves around Stella and Eleonora (nicknamed Lenni), a gasoline station, a snobby, super-bourgeois mother hovering threateningly over Lenni’s life, the two girls’ love affair, and their desire to escape. Then, nighttime and an accident, or maybe a crime… the desperate escape, like an odyssey, with the cumbersome corpse of the mother to dispose of without being seen. (Italian with English subtitles)
     April 4th 7pm 101 Chambers
     April 7th 9:15pm 117 Osmond

Gone But Not Forgotten
(2003) Michael Akers, USA
An intriguing mystery-romance where two men’s lives intersect and become one through a meeting of pure chance. Lonely small town forest ranger Drew Parker comes across a stranded and injured hiker suffering from amnesia. Mark has no memory of his accident or how he ended up on the mountain that day. During his recovery, Mark falls in love with Drew. "As he remembers who he was, he discovers who he is, and who he really loves."
     April 5th 9:15pm 101 Chambers
     April 8th 7pm 101 Chambers

I Can't Marry You
(2003) Catherine Gray, USA
E xplores the issue of legalizing gay marriages in a documentary presenting the compelling, poignant, and personal stories of long-term couples (from 10 years to 55 years) across the United States who are unable to benefit from some of the basic rights granted to heterosexual married couples - e.g. hospital visitation, adoption, survivor benefits.
     April 6th 9:15 101 Chambers

The Trip
(2003) Miles Swain, USA
An ambitiously epic gay romance that traces the course of two men from their initial meeting as teenagers in 1973 until 1984. The time is the socially turbulent 1970s when radical politics and the emerging gay rights movement clashed with the rigidly conservative establishment.
     April 2nd & 3rd: 101 Chambers 6:30 & 9pm

Venus Boyz
(2001) Gabriel Baur, Switzerland/USA/Germany
Winner of the Critics’ Week Award at the Locarno Film Festival 2001, explores the universe of female masculinity in NYC’s vibrant Drag King scene. Interviews with lesbian, bisexual and transgender Drag Kings are interspersed with witty and thought-provoking performances, which both explore and parody male sexuality and power. Among the vivid personalities here is Storme Webber, transgender artist, poet and performer, who’s stories reveal how invisible both black transgender and queer family histories have been.
     April 4th 9:15pm 101 Chambers
     April 6th 7pm 101 Chambers

Yossi & Jagger
(2002) Eyton Fox, Israel
Based on a true story about two Israeli army officers whose secret love affair adds further complication to their lives on the base. (Hebrew with English subtitles.)
     April 7th 7pm 117 Osmond
     April 8th 9:15pm 101 Chambers

One in Ten Shorts
Showcasing LGBT shorts and LGBT filmakers of the short film genre.
Fruitcake
The Perfect Bubble Butt
Remember the Earth
XX to XY: Fighting to be Jake (April 6th only)
     April 6th 9:15pm 101 Chambers
     April 9th 6:30pm 112 Kern (Panel Discussion with Hermitage and Directors to follow)