Outfest Articles

Lino Brocka’s Macho Dancer (top); Deak Evgenikos, The Owls (middle); Dean Cain, Andrew Keegan, The Broken Hearts Club (bottom) Monday at Outfest 2010: Cheryl Dunye’s The Owls is described as a mix of narrative thriller and documentary, featuring a quartet of middle-aged lesbians (Dunye among them) whose lives take a turn for the tragic when they befriend a much younger woman (Deak Evgenikos) who couldn’t [...]

Yair Qedar’s Gay Days ROLE/PLAY, OUT IN SILENCE, OPEN: Outfest 2010 The synopses below are from the Outfest 2010 website: The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Fans of Sarah Waters‘ ("Tipping the Velvet," "Fingersmith") period drama will adore this film based on the life and loves of Anne Lister. Set in 19th century England, this deeply engaging film follows the true story of the [...]

Steve Callahan, Matthew Montgomery in Rob Williams‘ Role/Play (top); Jake Yuzna’s Open (upper middle); Joe Wilson’s Out in Silence (lower middle); Julia Kots‘ Nothing Happened (bottom) Alicia Silverstone, THE EVENING DRESS & 19th-Century Lesbian Romance: Outfest 2010 (July 11) More at Outfest 2010 on Saturday, July 11: Rob Williams‘ Role/Play, Jake Yuzna’s Open, Joe Wilson’s Out in Silence, and the shorts program "Cherchez la Femme." [...]

Maxine Peake in James Kent’s The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (top); Alicia Silverstone, Clueless (upper middle); Lio in Myriam Aziza’s The Evening Dress (lower middle); Jane Lynch, A Gaythering Storm (bottom) James Kent’s The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, Amy Heckerling’s 1995 sleeper hit Clueless, Myriam Aziza’s La robe du soir / The Evening Dress, and the comedy shorts compilation "From Uranus [...]