SIFF Gets All Gay-La-La With “G.B.F.” And A Party At Q

It’s a tradition dating back to the 1930’s and SIFF’s big Gay-La featuring William Haines, Franklin Pangborn and Edward Everett Horton in “The BuFu Follies of 1936″…yes, it’s time for the 2013 edition of the Seattle International Film Festival’s GAY-LA where SIFF lures homosexual fans of cinema into a party just for THEM!

This year, the Gay-La is happening this coming Wednesday, June 5 at The Egyptian at 7pm with the after party to follow at 9pm at Q. This year’s delightful film is G.B.F a charming acronym standing for “Gay Best Friend” and yes, it’s a romantic gay teen comedy in the vein of “Glee”. Here’s the poo about G.B.F.

Tanner is happy enough living in the closet and the shadows, but when circumstance outs him to his entire high school, he finds himself cast as the hottest new accessory that the three rival queen bees of the school need, like, yesterday: a Gay Best Friend. Brent, his own best friend, would love to be in Tanner’s shoes, causing a falling out that quickly turns to war as prom season approaches and the stakes get higher. Beyond being just plain fun, the film raises important points about straight female-gay male friendships and the hyper or non-sexualization of gay men, especially in the media. Evanna Lynch (Harry Potter‘s Luna Lovegood) is a special treat as the absurd McKenzie Price, who embodies the self-delusion and hypocrisy of the Westboro Baptist Church with zeal and war paint. Fast-paced and witty, there’s little not to love in this part homage to, part parody of, the iconic Mean Girls (2004).

Director Darren Stein will be in attendance. Luna Lovegood will not be in attendance…:-(