SEATTLE
- October 23 - The Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SLGFF)
ended its 17th run October 21 with the announcement of its Jury and
Audience Awards. Deeply personal stories, laugh
out loud comedies, timely documentaries, poignant dramas, premieres
with big-name stars and cutting edge works from local and emerging
talent all highlighted this year’s programming. SLGFF is produced by
award-winning Seattle nonprofit, Three Dollar Bill Cinema.
“It
made me proud to see the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival bring
together such diverse crowds with our film programs and special events,”
said Jason Plourde, Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Executive Director.
“Our 11 day film festival became a special place for all people to view
and discuss LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) stories from
around the world, and that included queer women of color, heterosexual
religious conservatives and high school GSAs (Gay-Straight Alliances)
from across the region. And with Referendum 74 so close in the polls, it
was especially important to provide this forum and increase visibility
for our community.”
The
festival had five sold out shows, notably the Centerpiece screening of
CLOUDBURST, starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker, and packed
venues throughout the festival, particularly for audience favorites such
as the Opening Night comedy STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, the beautiful
spectacle of SWAN LAKE in 3D and the local celebrity-studded WAXIE MOON
IN FALLEN JEWEL.
Jury Awards
BEST FEATURE: A MAP FOR A TALK (MAPA PARA CONVERSAR)
Directed by Constanza Fernández
A visually stunning film with great life symbolism without being overdone, exploring ital relationships with beautiful honesty.
HONORABLE MENTION (FEATURE): WAXIE MOON IN FALLEN JEWEL
Directed by Wes Hurley
A
celebration of Seattle, featuring the most glittering of its emerald
side. We can’t wait to see what Wes and Waxie will do next.
BEST DOCUMENTARY: CALL ME KUCHU
Directed by Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall
A
beautifully crafted, honest and important document, reminding us
without being pedantic or sensational, that denial of any single human’s
rights is a global crime that affects us all.
HONORABLE MENTION (DOCUMENTARY): JOBRIATH A.D.
Directed by Kieran Turner
What
a treasured gift to discover this extraordinarily talented, charismatic
70’s rock artist, who was truly at the vanguard of a musical genre and
the gay truth movement.
BEST SHORT FILM: TSUYAKO
Directed by Mitsuyo Miyazaki
For
its powerful narrative and dynamic editing set in an unexpected time
and place, yielding a film of tremendous emotional resonance.
Unforgettable.
MOST INNOVATIVE SHORT FILM: THE MAIDEN AND THE PRINCESS
Directed by Ali Scher
For its timely and buoyant update of the traditional fairy tale.
HONORABLE MENTION FOR INNOVATION (SHORTS): ALONE WITH YOU
A striking experimental short that layers disparate source material into a provocative and engaging whirlwind.
Audience Awards
Favorite Narrative Film: I DO, directed by Glenn Gaylord
Favorite Documentary Feature: CALL ME KUCHU, directed by Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Favorite Gay Short Film: THE DEVOTION PROJECT: MORE THAN EVER, directed by Antony Osso
Favorite Lesbian Short Film: POLAROID GIRL, directed by April Maxey
Favorite Transgender Short Film: TRANSFORMING FAMILY, directed by Rémy Huberdeau
“We
congratulate all the Jury and Audience Award winners and thank every
filmmaker who was a part of the 17th Annual Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film
Festival,” Keith Bacon, Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Lead Programmer
& Marketing Manager concluded.
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