Outfest 2009: Bisex Shorts, John Hurt, RAGING SUN, RAGING SKY
Outfest 2009 hightlights on Sunday, July 12. Synopses from the Outfest website.
Bi-Definition by Kai Salim (top); Mano-a-Mano by Todd Strauss-Schulson (middle); Clearing the Air by David Morgasen (bottom)
Shorts Program: The Bro Job (Sun, Jul 12th 11:30am, DGA 1)
Program Running Time is 92 min
A Mate
Directed By: Teemu Nikki
Finland, 2007, 7 min
Pera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However, Pera’s wife comes home a bit too soon.
The Watch
Directed By: Marco Berger
Argentina, 2008, 15 min
Two young men find a surprise connection during an impromptu sleepover.
Mano-A-Mano
Directed By: Todd Strauss-Schulson
USA, 2008, 5 min
Two dudes go head to head to become gay phone sex operators.
Bi-Definition
Directed By: Kai Salim
USA, 2008, 8 min
My fag’s more of a fag than your fag!
The Prince
Directed By: Petra Schröder
Germany, 2009, 15 min
It’s summertime. Two young girls are on their way to Rome, by InterRail. They are looking for adventure and find a prince.
Clearing the Air
Directed By: David Morgasen
USA, 2009, 4 min
A gay man asks another office worker out on a date and gets a surprising response.
Awakening (En Forelskelse)
Directed By: Christian Tafdrup
Denmark, 2008, 38 min
Finding himself unexpectedly attracted to his girlfriend’s father, a young man goes through a sexual awakening that will cause a seismic shift in his approach to both life and love.
An Englishman in New York (Sun, Jul 12th 2:00pm, DGA 1)
(UK, 2009, 74 mins)
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Directed By: Richard Laxton
SCR: Brian Fillis
John Hurt stars as Quentin Crisp in this delightful biopic about the final years of the famed gay wit. Following the aging eccentric, newly famous as a wry author and public speaker in England through his final years in New York, the film traces his on-again, off-again romance with his new home. Celebrated, exploited and misunderstood, the brilliant Crisp never seems to have expected anything different. Joined by a stellar supporting cast, including Cynthia Nixon, Swoosie Kurtz and Jonathan Tucker, Hurt is pitch-perfect in this illuminating portrayal of the unique queer pioneer.
Taking It To the Streets: Directors Get Political (Sun, Jul 12th 2:30pm, DGA 2)
Panel: 90 mins
Hollywood and politics have always been connected, but the past year has seen a distinct increase in the number of directors getting involved in the democratic process. From films like MILK and ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE to viral videos made in response to the passage of Prop 8, filmmakers are taking a more active role in creating social and political change. Are directors getting their message across and creating real change, or are they just preaching to the converted? What role should film play in shaping contemporary politics? And what can we expect during the next electoral cycles?
Co-presented by the Directors Guild of America. Panelists include: Jamie Babbit (ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE), Katherine Brooks (LOVING ANNABELLE), Kirby Dick (OUTRAGE), Charles Herman-Wurmfeld (KISSING JESSICA STEIN), Todd Holland ("Wonderfalls"), and Freida Lee Mock (WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER)
Raging Sun, Raging Sky (Rabioso Sol, Rabioso Cielo) (Sun, Jul 12th 2:00pm, REDCAT)
(Mexico, 2009, 191 mins)
In Spanish with English subtitles
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Directed By: Julián Hernández
SCR: Julian Hernández
Julian Hernandez returns to Outfest with this audacious portrait of passion in a metropolis. A mysterious Mexico City of seemingly interconnected pool rooms, bathrooms and bedrooms is the landscape upon which a string of beautiful men, and one mysterious woman, enact a full spectrum of emotion, with a tenderness, ferocity and sexual frankness rarely seen in contemporary film. Hitting new heights of allegory and experimentation, Hernandez remains an indispensable voice in queer cinema.
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (Sun, Jul 12th 2:30pm, FAIRFAX 1)
(USA, 2009, 59 mins)
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Directed By: Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir
SCR: Gréta Olafsdóttir & Susan Muska
After 42 years, feisty and delightful lesbian couple Edie and Thea are finally getting married. From the early ’60s to the present day, the tireless community activists persevere through many battles, both personal and political. As Edie says, "We just went on with this talent we have for wrestling joy from the shit." Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir (THE BRANDON TEENA STORY) return to Outfest with a love story of two remarkable women whose commitment to each other is an inspiration to us all.
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Tags: An Englishman in New York, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, John Hurt, Julian Hernandez, Lesbian Interest, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Raging Sun Raging Sky
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Any chance of John Hurt landing an Oscar nomination for this?