Outfest 2009: Gay Shorts, AND THEN CAME LOLA, HOLLYWOOD JE T’AIME, BOY
Outfest 2009 hightlights on Friday, July 17. Synopses from the Outfest website.
Steam by Eldar Rapaport (top); Vandals by Simon Steuri (middle); El Abuelo by Dino Dinco (bottom)
Safe Words (Fri, Jul 17th 7:00pm, FAIRFAX 1)
Shorts
Program Running Time is 92 min
Steam
Directed By: Eldar Rapaport
USA, 2009, 16 min
Moving between anxiety, reflection and fear, two strangers try to make sense of their predicament…stuck in a steam room. Heat increasing, they need to get out but can’t find the door. What is this place and how did they get here‾
The Island
Directed By: Trevor Anderson
Canada, 2009, 5 min
The filmmaker considers, with the help of animation, a piece of fan mail he received.
Vandals
Directed By: Simon Steuri
Switzerland, 2008, 17 min
Sebastian and Johannes are bound by a deep love for graffiti – and each other.
El Abuelo
Directed By: Dino Dinco
USA, 2008, 3 min
An intimate portrait of local educator and poet Joe Jimenez, shot on location in San Antonio, Texas.
Say My Name
Directed By: Adaora Nwandu
UK, 2009, 12 min
A contemporary Black British gay love story set amidst a gritty grimy urban backdrop of ‘street’ reality.
Poised and in the Throes
Directed By: David Jones
USA, 2008, 5 min
A poetic valentine that deals with the theme of satyrasis.
Weak Species
Directed By: Dan Faltz
USA, 2008, 34 min
High school rivals Steve and George begin a dangerous gravitation toward sex and violence in an attempt to feel. Based on Writings by Dennis Cooper, Weak Species is unflinching and terrifying.
And Then Came Lola (Fri, Jul 17th 7:15pm, DGA 1)
(USA, 2009, 70 mins)
video
Directed By: Ellen Seidler, Megan Siler
SCR: Megan Siler & Ellen Seidler
In this fast-paced, femme-filled romantic comedy inspired by RUN LOLA RUN, Lola is a talented photographer but completely unreliable. When her beautiful girlfriend needs her to deliver some crucial photos, can Lola do it? On time? Lola has three chances to make good, but obstacles lurks…namely in the form of gorgeous women, nutty dog owners and stalwart meter maids. Put on your running shoes and tank top and get ready for this mad dash through the streets of San Francisco.
POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: ALL-GIRL FRIDAY: DGA ATRIUM
Hollywood, je t’aime (Fri, Jul 17th 8:30pm, Ford Amphitheatre)
(USA, 2009, 95 mins)
In English and French with English subtitles
video
Directed By: Jason Bushman
SCR: Jason Bushman
Paris might be lovely in the springtime, but in the winter it sucks – especially after you’ve just been dumped. Lusting for sunshine, among other things, delicious Frenchman Jerome heads to California and falls in with an eclectic crowd that calls Hollywood home. Weird, wild and ultimately beautiful, writer-director Jason Bushman’s debut feature will make you fall in love with LA all over again. The stellar cast includes Eric Debets and Chad Allen.
AFTER-PARTY: FRESH FRIDAYS @ ELEVEN , 8811 Santa Moninca Blvd., West Hollywood
Boy (Fri, Jul 17th 9:30pm, FAIRFAX 1)
(Philippines, 2009, 80 mins)
In Tagalog with English subtitles
video
Directed By: Auraeus Solito
SCR: Jimmy Flores & Arturo Calo
In the fourth feature film by Auraeus Solito (THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS, TULI), a teenage poet instantly falls for gorgeous rent boy Aries. He sells his prized comic books to buy a night of bliss with Aries, thereby shedding his innocence and coming into his own identity – as an artist and a gay man. Recently banned by Singapore censors for "romanticizing" gay sex, BOY is Solito’s contribution to the beloved Filipino macho dancer genre.
AFTER-PARTY: GAMEBOI @ RAGE, 8911 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
Show Me Love (Fri, Jul 17th 9:45pm, DGA 2)
(Sweden, 1998, 89 mins)
In Swedish with English subtitles
35mm
Directed By: Lukas Moodyson
SCR: Lukas Moodysson
Screened as the Outfest 1999 opening night film, SHOW ME LOVE is a stunningly honest portrait of teenage life. It’s the love story of 16-year-old Agnes, a social outcast, who has a colossal crush on Elin, an explosive bombshell who is bored with her life in the small Swedish town of Amål. A lesbian favorite and a moving piece of cinema, Lukas Moodysson’s film still charms and inspires a decade after its original release.
PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: ALL-GIRL FRIDAY: DGA ATRIUM
AFTER-PARTY: ALL-GIRL FRIDAY: BOOBY TRAP AT VINE BAR, 1235 Vine St, Los Angeles
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