Outfest 2009 hightlights on Saturday, July 18. Synopses from the Outfest website.
Chef's Special / Fuera de Carta (Sat, Jul 18th 11:00am, DGA 1)
(Spain, 2008, 111 mins)
In Spanish with English subtitles
video
Directed By: Nacho G. Velilla
SCR: Nacho G. Velilla, Oriol Capel, Antonio Sanchez & David Sanchez
Gay type-A-plus chef Maxi (Javier Cámara, TALK TO HER) is too busy trying to run his chic restaurant and dreaming of a write-up in the Michelin guide to have a personal life. But when his estranged wife dies – leaving him two kids to raise – and a gorgeous Argentine soccer player (Benjamín Vicuña) moves in next door, Maxi may have to change the menu. This tasty Spanish comedy also features Almodóvar regulars Lola Dueñas and Chus Lampreave.
Make the Yuletide Gay (Sat, Jul 18th Noon, FAIRFAX 1)
See Outfest July 14 highlights
On These Shoulders We Stand (Sat, Jul 18th 1:00pm, DGA 2)
See Outfest July 11 highlights
Prodigal Sons (Sat, Jul 18th 1:00pm, REDCAT)
See Outfest July 11 highlights
The Man Who Loved Yngve (Sat, Jul 18th 2:15pm, FAIRFAX 1)
See Outfest July 14 highlights
PTOWN Diaries (Sat, Jul 18th 3:30pm, REDCAT)
(2009, 64 mins)
Directed By: Joseph Mantegna
Alan Cumming narrates PTOWN DIARIES, an essential new documentary that chronicles the amazing history of a Massachusetts town. From its evolution from Pilgrim's Landing to the home of American drama to the first state to legalize gay marriage in the United States, the film highlights the lively events of Carnival Week, Bear Week and Family Week, and delves seamlessly into the town's progression as the first artist's colony in the US, from the arrival of Eugene O'Neil to the groundbreaking work of Tennessee Williams.
Embracing Provincetown's eccentric and rich heritage with deft insight, this film weaves the stories of the New England Yankees, Portuguese fishermen, bohemian artists and everything in between into a single mesmerizing history of the magnificent landscape known as Lands End.
IN PERSON Q&A with Alan Cumming
Love Is the Devil (Sat, Jul 18th 6:00pm, DGA 2)
(UK, 1998, 86 mins)
35mm
Directed By: John Maybury
SCR: John Maybury
From the Outfest Legacy Project Collection
Veteran experimental filmmaker and music video auteur, John Maybury, turns his explosively imaginative gaze to narrative feature filmmaking in this chilling story of the controversial British painter, Francis Bacon. Featuring extraordinary performances by Tilda Swinton and Derek Jacobi, and a haunting soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto, this is a dazzling and audacious film about the ugliness lurking behind beauty. (Originally show at Outfest 1998.)
Fish Out of Water (Sat, Jul 18th 7:30pm, FAIRFAX 1)
(USA, 2009, 60 mins)
video
World Premiere
Directed By: Ky Dickens
SCR: Ky Dickens
You might think you know where the Bible stands on the subject of homosexuality, but when was the last time you actually checked? In the spirited documentary FISH OUT OF WATER, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the seven most notoriously homophobic Bible passages with the help of a group of theologians from across the religious spectrum. Presented as a mix of insightful interviews and endearing animation, Dickens’ discoveries are sure to shock, amaze and delight.
Too bad that chef's special" will be scfreened so early in the day. I wanted to see Lola Duenas and Javier Camara, but now Ill have to wait for the dvd.