EDGEPLAY

Friday, 23 November

Doors open @ 7pm, Bar open from 7.15pm**, Film starts @ 7.45pm

Hello again,

Our final offering is a fantastic farewell to BentFest2007. This film kicks ass! Edgeplay chronicles the rise and disintegration of the seminal '70's all-teenage-girl rock band 'The Runaways', whose members included then unknown future rock stars Lita Ford and Joan Jett. The film explores the effects of verbal, emotional and psychological abuse on girls too young to drink, but old enough for sex, drugs & rock n roll.
110mins, D. Victory Tischler-Blue
"Powerful & extremely moving" Film Threat

Film screens @ CMaG
Ticket Prices#: $12 Full / $7 Members* & Concessions*
*Members / Concession Cards must be presented for discounted entry
** Pride Awards - in association with SpringOUT 2007
# Includes lucky door prizes

Paragraph 175 & Parting Glances

Greetings,
Well, when too much Queer cinema is never enough, we're back again for another weekend of film. Check our website for more details.

Friday, 16 November 2007 @ CMaG - Film starts at 7.30pm

PARAGRAPH 175

From two-time Academy Award winner Rob Epstein (Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt and The Times of Harvey Milk), Rupert Everett narrates this true story of the last untold tale from the Third Reich. From 1933-45, 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German penal code dating back to 1871. Enforced by the Nazi Party, many were sent to concentration camps. This film hears the story of five of the few remaining survivors of this dark period in Queer history.

81mins, D. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Freidman
"Exquisitely lyrical" Dennis Harvey, Variety
"Not to be missed! Devastating... elegant and powerful" David Ansen, Newsweek

Saturday, 17 November 2007 @ Arc Cinema, National Film & Screen Archive - Film starts at 7.30pm

PARTING GLANCES

In a salute to SpringOUT 2007, and in partnership with the glorious new Arc Cinema (National Film & Sound Archive) we present a one-off screening of this seminal queer film. As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing with their circle of eccentric friends, including Nick (a young Steve Buscemi), who is living with AIDS. Bill Sherwood's landmark queer feature has been recently restored under UCLA's Outfest Legacy Project.
90mins, D. Bill Sherwood
"Relentlessly upbeat... Buscemi has a powerfully anarchic presence" Janet Maslin, NY Times

And just a reminder about 'THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED', screening this Thursday night (15th Nov) at the Arc Cinema. Please refer to the previous 5th October entry below.

Hot Pink Shorts

Friday, 9th November 2007

Always Bent Lenses biggest night of the festival, this year we launch BentFest2007 with a collection of the hottest films from Queer Screen's 'My Queer Career' + 1.

Screens at CMaG, London Circuit, Civic. Doors open from 7pm.

Prada Handbag: A girl with a hair loss problem and an obsession with wigs becomes a drag queen. D. Stuart Vauvert, 20mins

A Bear, Where?: A bear goes in search of a furry soul mate. Animated. D. Jeremy Stewart, 3mins

Disappointment: An exploration into the darker side of the city of churches, Adelaide. D. Unreasonable Adults, 17mins

In The Ladies Lounge: Two young women of the 21st century discover a kinship with Beirut dykes of the 1920s. D. Fadia Aboud, 12mins

Mizu: A Japanese man reflects on the death of his mother. D. Peter Humble, 6mins

Salt: A love story about three people who share a passion for food and each other. D. Campbell Farquhar, 3mins

Seeya Rach: Mel's girlfriend Rach is headed overseas. This is Mel's goodbye video. D. Pearl Tan, 7mins

The Manual: Psychiatric treatment of homosexuality in a fictional tale. D. Sarah Spillane, 15mins

Ready Or Not: Explores the struggle to be true to yourself through raw, real and life affirming stories. D. Katherine Wilkinson, 17mins


Saturday, 10th November 2007

TAN LINES


The Canberra debut screening of an Aussie drama. Cute teen Midget Hollow (Jack Baxter) wanders through life riding big waves and partying with surfer boys. When Midget's best friend's gay brother Cass arrives on the scene, the two quickly dive head first into a clandestine sea of sexual awakening. As his lusty romance with the dark-eyed Adonis is soon discovered, Midget has to navigate between his friends' reaction and his newfound love, all while growing up during a hot summer of fun in the sun! 109mins, D. Ed Aldridge, 109mins

Screens at CMaG, London Circuit, Civic. Doors open from 7pm.