Highlights from the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival for Monday & Tuesday, October 19-20, 2009:
MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 2009:
Crime & Passion: Shorts @ Egyptian Theatre 6pm, $7
Bad girls! The most wanted women in town are either up to no good or trying to keep the peace.
Amancio: Two Faces on a Tombstone @ NW Film Forum 6pm, $7.
Documentary after the body of a young female impersonator is found in the Colorado River, brutally beaten and stabbed.
Waxie Moon @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30pm, $10. The gender-bending queer boylesque lady performer sensation in a hilarious, thoughtful, and provocative documentary of an artist’s unlikely journey. Special guests Waxie Moon and director Wes Hurley.
Paolo @ NW Film Forum, $10
Peruvian immigrant living in New York, reconnects with his beloved country in a rare and heartfelt look into South American gay culture and families.
Talk to Dirty to Me: Shorts @ Egyptian Theatre 9:45pm, $10.
An outrageous collection of sexually charged shorts.
Perfidy @ NW Film Forum 9:45pm, $10. Character study that follows Gustavo’s physical transformation from a shaggy backpacker to a well-groomed and stylish killer that will mesmerize with its beguiling lead character and relentless quest for resolution.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009:
City of Borders @ Egyptian Theatre 6pm, $7. Gays and lesbians in Jerusalem wage a tenacious and inspirational fight for equality and peaceful coexistence in a place heavy with tradition and conflict.
Toys & Girls: Shorts @ Egyptian Theatre 6pm, $10.
Sexed-up program of racy and outrageous short films.
Post-screening reception at Rosebud, 719 E. Pike St., 7pm
Gay City TV: A Connection Was Made @ Central Library, free
Online socialization and how gay men are navigating the digital landscape.
Post-screening reception at Rosebud, 719 E. Pike Street, 7pm.
Girl Seeks Girl @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30pm, $10.
This hot and hilarious lesbian soap opera takes you on a wild ride through the mixed-up love lives of a group of sexy women from Madrid.
The Good American @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30pm, $10. Documents the life of Tom Weiss, the founder of Hustlaball and the co-founder of Rentboy.com.
Make The Yuletide Gay @ Egyptian Theatre 9:30pm, $10.
Olaf “Gunn” Gunnunderson (Keith Jordan) lives with his adorable boyfriend Nathan (Adamo Ruggiero, “Degrassi: The Next Generation”) at school, but he crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his quirky, Midwestern parents. In the dark about his sexuality, Gunn’s parents decide to match him up with his old high school sweetheart, Abby. Meanwhile, Nathan’s cold parents win a trip to Israel but somehow “forget” to tell their son. When he hears that he’s supposed to spend the holidays alone, Nathan makes his way to Wisconsin to be with his sweetie, who decides he must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does? Boasting appearances by Alison Margaret Arngrim (Nellie Oleson from “Little House on the Prairie”) and Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher from ”Star Trek: The Next Generation”).
Soundless Wind Chime @ Egyptian Theatre 9:30pm, $10.
Poor, unlucky Ricky, who recently moved to Hong Kong to make more money to send home to his sick mother on the mainland, is pick-pocketed by petty thief Pascal. Little do they know this brief encounter will lead to romance and change their lives forever.
