OUTscene Special
The Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival closed Sunday Night, after 10 days and over 150 Films, I had a chance to see 34 films (14 features and 20 shorts). The following are the Best and worst:
Good:
The String (France)
Sexy Arabs with lots of nudity and graphic sex with a Telenovela style!
Undertow (Peru)
Starts off with a married man obsessed with his unborn child and his secret lover, but as he is fearful of being discovered his lover drowns and he continues the relationship openly with his spirit. That is until his body is discovered in the undertow!
Bear City (USA)
Coming out as Gay is hard, but it is also hard to come out as a Bear chaser? The young Hottie (Joe Conti) moves in with 2 bears (If you count Stephen Guarino a bear) and meets muscle daddy bear, and hopes his inner bear is enough for him. What will the Hottie's Flaming BFF do when he finds out? If you are not used to bears, you may be offended, but those who LOVE them will laugh! (Check My interview with Stephen and Joe)
Making The Boys (USA)
I had never seen 'Boys in the Band" until I saw scenes that were included in the 'Celliloid Closet", later when I did see it I loved it, it was queer cinema at it's best. I googled all the actors that were in it, so I knew what happened, but seeing and reliving the stories brought the film back full circle.
Florent (USA)
I first heard about Florent Morellet in 2006 when he was the grand Marshall of the NY Pride Parade. I knew he owned a very gay restaurant in the Meat district and was heavily into activism. In the documentary, he was more he was an icon, pioneer, leader of the NY Gay community, just when they needed it the most. (Check out Adrian Interview with Florent!)
Adults in the Room (USA)
Andy is 30 and wants to direct a film based on events as a teen in suburban Ohio. While coming through the process, he has decisions about if he want to tell this story his relationship with 30 yr old, when he was only 16. Part Documentary and Part Narrative brought back memoriess of living in Portland meeting up with older guys as a teen. A major plus of the film, plus how the Sam Adams Sex scandal came into focus just when Andy was experiencing this Dilemma. Many people I knew in Portland made cameos. SUPERB!
Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (UK)
Closing Night films typically attract a Lesbian Audience, but this film really stood out. Produced by the BBC, it sounded like a Lesbian version of Oscar Wilde. Set in the 1820's before any gay laws (Mostly for men) the women got to live openly with other women and it was Shocking acceptable. Even Anne Lister's family was in support of her desire to have a female companion over marrying a man. So she marries a woman in Private, but is it really for Love? Funny and Heart warming!
(Shorts) Gaysharktank.com, Gay=Son, Inflatable Swamp, Gayby, Lusty Gypsies, Loop Planes, Door Prize, and One Square Mile.
Fair:
Violet Tendencies
Loved the film, but not as much as 'Four-letter word", which Tendencies was spun off of. I Love Mindy Cohn, but not as much as I love Jesse Archer as Luke. Really wanted to see more scenes from him. When I Sat down and spoke to Jesse and Casper Andreas (back in June), I made it known that with the success of "Four-Letter word" Jesse is the true star, and we need to see more of him and his trademark character. .
Arias with a Twist
This film not all about Legendary Cabaret performer, Joey Arias but is equally about Puppeteer, Basil Twist (Who is cute and Talented) but I would have loved to see and hear more about Joey. I met him earlier that day for an interview and thought he was very approachable, after seeing the film. I was honored to have met him.
I love you Phillip Morris
Sons of Tennessee Williams
The Seminarian
Marine's story
REVIEW coming Later
(Shorts) Queer Pet Adventures, Pretty Parts, Shave, Checkpoint, Professor Gordy
Bad:
(Shorts) Levatar, Marionettes, Genderbusters, Kaden, Swing, Jesse James, Embrace
Awful:
LA Zombie
I wasn't expecting much from a film at mid-night, but COME ON! No dialogue of One, I mean two, or isn't it one zombie finds dead bodies and instead of eating brains, "IT" would puts "it" in the wound of the corpse and F***K the S**T out of it. The Zombie is normal again and corpse is now living, "What happen did he die and was reborn gay? The Zombie moves on the next corpse to save. I spoke with one famed director of Zombie films and even he was disappointed! Soft core-Porn plus Gore equals GROSS!
Those I regret missing:
Baby Jane, Plan B, Rufus Wainwright, Bailly Coy, Open, Politics of Pride, Eyes wide open, Is it just me?, Sasha, Stranger in us, People I have slept with, and Children of God
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