February 16, 2018• byMichael Strangeways

The Chilean film A FANTASTIC WOMAN stars transgender actor Daniela Vega and is nominated for the Best Foreign Language Academy Award this year. It opens Friday, February 23rd at The Uptown.

It’s a Hot Topic movie this month…the highly regarded Chilean film A FANTASTIC WOMAN has earned rave reviews and an Academy Award nomination for Foreign Language Film. It stars Daniela Vega as Marina, a young transgender woman dealing with the death of her partner Orlando and the prejudice and suspicions of his family towards her in the days after his death.

The film opens in Seattle on Friday, February 23rd but you can snag free tickets to a sneak screening on Tuesday, February 2oth…see info below on how to grab them!

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FREE SCREENING: Academy Award-Nominated ‘A Fantastic Woman’ – Tuesday, February 20 – Seattle

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You and a guest are invited to a special advance free screening of A Fantastic Woman, nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, at the AMC Pacific Place 11 on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00pm.

“Daniela Vega, the first trans actress to lead a major Oscar-nominated film is a force of nature: tender, furious, indomitable.” – Entertainment Weekly

After the sudden death of her partner, Orlando, Marina (Daniela Vega), a young trans woman, is treated with suspicion by Orlando’s family, doctors, and the local police. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids Marina from attending the funeral, and Orlando’s son threatens to throw Marina out of the flat she shared with Orlando. Orlando’s family can only see Marina’s gender identity as an aberration, a perversion. Marina simply wants to grieve the man she loved and who loved her back. Doing so will require all of Marina’s strength and resilience.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/IKsSyp4m_6o

RSVP to seattlescreenings@gmail.com and please note SEATTLE GAY SCENE as your affiliation when responding.

Space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please respond promptly. RSVP confirmation does not guarantee admission.

Directed by: Sebastián Lelio

Starring: Daniela Vega and Francisco Reyes

Opening in Seattle on February 23.

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.