Outfest Articles

Devid Striesow, Sebastian Schipper in Tom Tykwer's 3 Outfest 2011: Patty Schemel Documentary HIT SO HARD, Andrew Haigh's WEEKEND Schedule and film information from the Outfest 2011 press release. U.S. Dramatic Centerpiece – Circumstance (July 12 at 8:00pm – DGA 1) In a vibrant contemporary Tehran, two beautiful teenage girls struggle for their personal freedom. Atafeh and her best friend Shireen are full of youthful [...]

Chris New, Tom Cullen in Andrew Haigh's Weekend Kathleen Turner, Richard Chamberlain, Esai Morales: Outfest 2011 Outfest 2011's four centerpieces are Maryam Keshavarz's Teheran-set drama Circumstance (U.S. Dramatic), winner of the Dramatic Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year; Andrew Haigh's Weekend (International), a sleeper hit at SXSW 2011 and the winner of the festival's Emerging Visions Audience Award; P. David Ebersole's [...]

Harmony Santana, Esai Morales in Rashaad Ernesto Green's Gun Hill Road Newcomer Rashaad Ernesto Green’s family drama Gun Hill Road, starring Esai Morales, will open Outfest 2011, the 29th edition of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. The festival's closing-night presentation will be Anne Renton's comedy-drama The Perfect Family, featuring Kathleen Turner, Jason Ritter, Emily Deschanel, and Richard Chamberlain. Outfest 2011 runs July [...]

JC Calciano's Is It Just Me? (top); Nicole Conn's Elena Undone (middle); Roberto Moreira's Paulista (bottom) JC Calciano's Is It Just Me?, Anna Margarita Albelo's Hooters!, Roberto Moreira's Paulista, and Nicole Conn's Elena Undone are some of the films screening at Outfest 2010 on Friday, July 16. Is It Just Me? is a West Hollywood-set romantic comedy that borrows plot elements from Cyrano de Bergerac: [...]