[Noisebridge-discuss] Free LGBT Film Fest tickets!

Mitch Altman maltman23 at hotmail.com
Thu Jun 16 09:47:40 UTC 2011





Hey All, I have a pile of free tickets for a bunch of films for the Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. This is the biggest LGBT Film Festival in the world, and one of the bigger film festivals in the world, with hundreds of films being shown in three SF theatres in 11 days, starting tomorrow night (and going through the 26th). If you would like any number of these tickets, please email me off-list, and let me know how many of which you would like. Here's what I have available.  4 tickets available: Friday, 17-June, 11:30am  --  Castro TheatreCelebrating the Life of Del Martin57 minutes				/ USA		Whether or not you were at City Hall on the momentous day of Del Martin’s civil memorial service, this film shares the joy of the event. Hear luminaries of the LGBT rights movement share memories of Martin’s extraordinary life.Genres: 			Activism, Aging / Elders, Biography / History, Death / Dying, Documentary, Lesbian, Local Filmmakers / Subjects  	  1 ticket available: Friday, 17-June, 1:45pm  --  Castro TheatreBlokes90 minutes						Try out Frameline's annual collection of polished films about young gay men—and their angst. One-sided affection, hookups, and unexpected encounters make these shorts long on drama.Genres: 			Drama, Gay			  8 tickets available: Monday, 20-June, 11:00am  --  Castro TheatreOld Cats89 minutes				/ Chile		From award-winning filmmakers of The Maid comes a wickedly delicious chamber drama about a family marinating in its own problems. A daughter and her butch lover drop in on her parents for a coked-up visit.  What could go wrong?Genres: 			Aging / Elders, Comedy, Drama, Latino, Lesbian, Parenting / Family			  4 tickets available: Monday, 20-June, 1:30pm  --  Castro TheatreMiwa: A Japanese Icon65 minutes				/ France		A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa looks back over a 50-year career and a fascinating life in music, film and television.Genres: 			Asian, Documentary, Gay, Gender, Gender Queer, Theater / Performance Art, Transgender			  6 tickets available: Monday, 20-June, 3:45pm  --  Castro TheatreDaniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense99 minutes						This film documents the eventful life and cinematic legacy of exceptional Swiss director, Daniel Schmid. Little did he know that one day his work would stand with filmmaking legends like Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Rosa von Praunheim.Genres: 			Arts & Literature, Biography / History, Gay  9 tickets available: Tuesday, 21-June, 11:00am  --  Castro TheatreTrigger78 minutes				/ Canada		Ten years after having an onstage clash, former bandmates and recovering addicts, Kat and Vic, reunite for the first time and attempt to put their unresolved issues behind them. Stars Deadwood’s Molly Parker and the late Tracy Wright.Genres: 			Bisexual, Drama, Drugs / Addiction, Lesbian  6 tickets available: Tuesday, 21-June, 1:30pm  --  Castro TheatreThe Grove91 minutes						What is the role of Golden Gate Park’s National AIDS Memorial? A contemplative place to mourn loss? An intense representation of the AIDS epidemic? Andy Abrahams Wilson explores these questions as he follows a handful of dedicated Grove volunteers.Genres: 			AIDS / HIV, Arts & Literature, Death / Dying, Documentary, Gay, Lesbian, Local Filmmakers / Subjects			  6 tickets available: Tuesday, 21-June, 4:00pm  --  Castro TheatreKawa76 minutes				/ New Zealand		Kawa’s life is full of obligations: to his family, his business, and his Maori community. This adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s (Whale Rider) sexually frank novel explores what it’s like coming out with a family in tow–and facing the fallout that follows.Genres: 			Coming Out, Gay, Native American / Indigenous, Pacific Islander, Parenting / Family			  5 tickets available: Wednesday, 22-June, 11:00am  --  Castro TheatreSilent Stories64 minutes						Silent Stories is an intimate portrait of individuals forced to flee homophobia in the Middle East and Africa. In To the Marriage of True Minds, set to the narration of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, two Iraqi men test the resilience of love.Genres: 			Activism, Bisexual, Black / African American, Discrimination, Documentary, Gay, Homophobia, Immigration / Exile, Lesbian, Male-to-Female, Middle Eastern, Muslim / Islam, Religion / Spirituality, Transgender			  7 tickets available: Wednesday, 22-June, 1:15pm  --  Castro TheatreBob's New Suit97 minutes				/ USA		When sweet (and often shirtless) workingman Bob decides to finally tie the knot, his sibling Stephanie’s transition to Steve is the least of his family’s worries as dark secrets threaten to come to light in this down-to-earth family drama.Genres: 			Drama, Female-to-Male, Parenting / Family, Transgender			  4 tickets available: Wednesday, 22-June, 4:00pm  --  Castro TheatreThe Evening Dress96 minutes				/ France		Twelve-year-old Juliette is irresistibly drawn to her French teacher, Madame Solenska. But when the teacher’s affection seems to be waning, how far will Juliette go to take revenge?Genres: 			Drama, Gender, Lesbian, Parenting / Family, Youth			  8 tickets available: Thursday, 23-June, 11:00am  --  Castro TheatreQueertoons78 minutes						A wonderful collection of both enchanting and downright hilarious animated films. Enjoy beauty queens from outer space, mystical treeworkers, a sisterhood of witches struggling with goodness, and perennial favorite girl bunnies!Genres: 			Animation, Bisexual, Comedy, Drama, Gay, Health / Medicine, Lesbian, Nature / Animals, Transgender  3 tickets available: Thursday, 23-June, 1:15pm  --  Castro TheatreParis is Burning93 minutes						Dip back into LGBT history with a retrospective screening of seminal documentary Paris is Burning, exploring New York City’s ballroom scene in the late 80s. Who’s the Top? is a fantastical musical comedy about sexual exploration in a dull relationship.Genres: 			Black / African American, Dance, Discrimination, Documentary, Drag / TV / TS, Gay, Latino, Theater / Performance Art, Transgender			  2 tickets available: Thursday, 23-June, 4:00pm  --  Castro TheatreeCupid113 minutes						When Marshall downloads the eCupid app it takes control of his life. Suddenly hot guys throw themselves at him. He enjoys the party, until he realizes he already had love and just lost it. But is it too late?Genres: 			Comedy, Gay			  6 tickets available: Friday, 24-June, 11:00am  --  Castro TheatreThe Mouth of the Wolf76 minutes				/ Italy		This film is a lyrical combination of documentary and melodrama that retells the true love story of Enzo and Mary. Enzo has returned to Genoa after prison, and Mary is a transwoman and an ex-convict herself.Genres: 			Documentary, Drama, Drugs / Addiction, Experimental, Male-to-Female, Transgender			  1 ticket available: Friday, 24-June, 1:15pm  --  Castro TheatreStill Around82 minutes				/ USA		Still Around is a feature length compilation of 15 short films about HIV/AIDS that weaves a diverse slate of Bay Area stories into one powerful video AIDS quilt of our times.Genres: 			Activism, AIDS / HIV, Local Filmmakers / Subjects			  2 tickets available: Friday, 24-June, 4:00pm  --  Castro TheatreDyke Delights99 minutes						A delightful collection of shorts sure to tickle your fancy. Among the gems: lesbian stereotypes are skewered in song, and a young girl falling in love with her piano teacher must perform to perfection to win her love.Genres: 			Comedy, Lesbian, Music / Music Video, Politics, Transgender, Youth    		 	   		  
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