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Castro Theatre
7:30 pm Côte d’Azur (97 min)
1:00 pm The Joy of Life (73 min)
6:00 pm The Aggressives (89 min)
6:00 pm Gay Sex In The 70’s (70 min)
11:00 am Fun In Boys’ Shorts (93 min)
11:00 am Passion of Words Turning Into Action: A Black Deaf Filmmaker’s Journey (117 min)
11:00 am little man (112 min)
11:00 am Queermation (69 min)
11:00 am We Are Dad (68 min)
11:00 am Ned Rorem: Word & Music (80 min)
12:00 pm Boys School (95 min)
6:30 pm Feline Masquerade (87 min)
6:00 pm Call Me Malcolm (90 min)
6:00 pm A Knockout / 100% Woman (103 min)
12:00 pm Do It Yourself - New Youth Films (60 min)
6:30 pm The Journey (107 min)
6:00 pm We Can Do It ! (69 min)
6:00 pm Beautiful Women (87 min)
11:30 am Original Pride: The Satyrs Motorcycle Club (61 min)
6:30 pm Is It Really So Strange? (80 min)PROGRAM SUBSTITUTION
6:00 pm Girl Wrestler / The Lady is a Champ (113 min)
6:00 pm Zero Degrees of Separation (90 min)
11:00 am My Hustler (85 min)
6:30 pm 100% Human (73 min)
6:00 pm When I’m 64 (96 min) RUSH tickets ONLY
6:00 pm Paris is Burning / Who’s the Top? (93 min)
11:00 am Healing Sex (121 min)
6:00 pm Three of Hearts: a postmodern family (95 min)
5:00 pm The Last Day (105 min)
11:00 am Charlotte’s Web - Kid’s Matinee (94 min)
11:00 am Turning Points - Stories of Life and Change in the Church (87 min)
11:00 am Lesbian Grandmothers From Mars (88 min)
12:00 pm Fun In Girls’ Shorts (95 min)
10:30 pm My Summer of Love (86 min)
Maybe it’s the sun, surf, and skin of the Riviera that has every member of the vacationing family at the center of Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau’s Côte d’Azur thinking about sex. Or maybe it’s the effect of the libido-enhancing shellfish. From the moment parents Marc and Béatrix slurp down their first holiday bivalves, to the disgust of teenagers Charly and Laura, taboos are broken and the limits of love are tested. Everyone except the suddenly uptight Marc starts seeking passion in unexpected arms—or heading into the shower for some steamy self-pleasuring when the arms they reach for don’t reach back. When Marc gets fed up with Charly’s long showers and pulls the plug on the hot-water heater, things only get more complicated. Throw in Charly’s cute gay friend Martin, Béatrix’s conviction that the two are more than just friends, a secret lover, and a sexy plumber with a past, and you have all you need for a classic French farce. Fans of the directors’ My Life on Ice and Adventures of Felix will love this film about families, feasts, and freedom of choice.
Before our feature presentation, enjoy a silly cartoon, the new Frameline release Bikini.
Gala
Following the screening of Côte d’Azur, French-themed festivities will continue at the Opening Night Gala at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Enjoy a variety of elegant food, thirst-quenching elixirs, and mouth-watering desserts from our Gala Partners. Join us for this effervescent Festival launch and unofficial bienvenue to LGBT Pride.
The intense, fleeting relationship between two lonely teenage girls is artfully captured in this fairytale-like third feature from award-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski.
June 17
Friday
Castro Theatre
3:00 pm The Lady in Question is Charles Busch (90 min)
Love and death collide amid gorgeous images of San Francisco in local filmmaker Jenni Olson’s experimental rumination on butch-dyke desire, Frank Capra’s Meet John Doe, and the dangerous allure of the Golden Gate Bridge.
6:00 pm Producing Adults (100 min)
Beloved actor and writer Charles Busch (Die Mommy Die!) has channeled a childhood obsession with vintage movies into a remarkable and still-evolving career. This candid profile brims with clips of his stage hits featuring a wealth of sublime drag performances.
8:15 pm The D Word (80 min) PROGRAM SUBSTITUTION
A reproductive romantic comedy about Venla, an attractive fertility counselor who turns to her sexy bisexual co-worker for help, and maybe more, when her long-term boyfriend is less than cooperative with her family plans.
10:30 pm Night Corridor (74 min)
Two fabulous takes on queer television favorites. See what it looks like when real dykes populate The D Word, featuring Marga Gomez. Then watch what four femme straight girls do to a butch jock in Straight Hike for the Butch Dyke.
In this expressionistic Hong Kong horror film, a young man returns home to a nightmarish world to uncover the truth of his twin brother’s death, and finds that an ancient evil may be controlling his life.
8:15 pm 100% Human (73 min)
Not just your average group of butch lesbians, the six women portrayed in this engaging coming-of-age documentary live by their own code of ethics—those of The Aggressives!
10:15 pm Off the Hook (79 min)
This Norwegian documentary/musical is a unique video diary that highlights the pre- and post-surgical months MTF transgender Monica spends with her mother. Exceptionally inspiring and chockfull of compassion.
Queer performers are the focus of this collection of shorts about local cabaret KARMA and local performers Fairy Butch, hey willpower, Katastrophe, Boyskout, and the rappers God-des and Deadlee.
8:00 pm Grand Sons (84 min)
Through intimate interviews and archival footage, revisit the unprecedented sexual freedom of gay life in 1970s New York City and the creation of a political movement with its biggest battles still ahead.
10:00 pm Three Dancing Slaves (90 min)
Dreamy Guillaume’s close relationship with his grandmother, Régine, is threatened by the arrival of the spirited woman’s sexy housekeeper, Maxime, in this delightful coming-of-age story.
Queer French film favorite Stéphane Rideau stars in this tale of three brothers caught up in family drama, drugs, violence, and the arms of other men.
June 18
Saturday
Castro Theatre
1:30 pm Fun In Girls’ Shorts (95 min)
This perennial Festival favorite returns with nine new short films that move from the dance floor to the Wild West, as guys play ping-pong, get hitched, and hang out with fag hags. Don’t miss 70s buddy-film parody. Feltch Sanders!
4:00 pm SCREAMING QUEENS: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria (57 min)
Come enjoy this showcase of some of this year’s best and brightest shorts made by and about queer gals. From a “Paprika Western” to a tale of two girls at a prom to a romance at a beauty parlor, these films will delight.
6:00 pm The Reception (76 min)
Victor Silverman and transgender scholar Susan Stryker unearth an exciting story of gay and transgender activism in the 1960s Tenderloin. The story culminates in a Stonewall-style riot that took place three years before its more famous cousin.
8:15 pm Summer Storm (98 min)
The director of Parallel Sons returns with a powerful drama about two black men who unexpectedly discover each other and the elements of power, race, and sexuality that attract and repel them.
10:30 pm A Year Without Love (95 min)
In this sexy coming-of-age story, Bavarian high school students and rowing teammates Tobi and Achim share a special bond that is tested when their team competes against a gay male squad.
Pablo, an HIV-positive writer living in Buenos Aires in 1996, deals with his drug cocktail, his baffling relatives, and a desire for bondage in this challenging portrait of a gay man in search of human warmth and a cure.
2:00 pm Do It Yourself - New Youth Films (60 min)
New York filmmaker Jade’s revolutionary autobiographical documentary is a poignant and inspiring exploration of her life and work as a black, deaf, gay filmmaker.
4:00 pm Creating a Place at the Table (73 min)
An incredible chance to see new work made by and for youth in classes throughout the Bay Area, including the first film to be made by the Wells Fargo/Frameline Youth Filmmaker Workshop.
6:00 pm Just the Two of Us (82 min)
This light-hearted, insightful documentary chronicles three multicultural lesbian couples and their families. With Apples and Oranges, in which animation and classroom discussion help young learners deconstruct homophobia and bullying.
8:00 pm Blood, Sweat, and Glitter (80 min) RUSH tickets ONLY
This vintage lesbian melodrama has it all: contrived dialogue, hilarious early 70s fashion design, and sets to die for (avocado shag carpet, anyone?). Relive the agony of being a lesbian in the 70s, get a perspective on how far we’ve come, and have more fun at the movies than you’ve had in ages!
10:15 pm I Wanna Be Sedated (77 min)
This world-premiere documentary captures the outrageousness and over-the-top performance art of celebrated local drag queens who stop at nothing—as they vie to become San Francisco’s next Miss Trannyshack.
Queer punks and poseurs alike will get their kicks from this fun and edgy collection of punk-influenced shorts, including a new video from local band Boyskout.
1:45 pm Boys School (95 min)
Nicole Conn (director of Claire of the Moon) brings us a deeply personal account of her family in crisis. Her son is born 100 days early, with almost no chance of survival, but Conn can’t give up on her “little man.”
4:00 pm Women In Love (67 min)
This collection of gay shorts shows boys off campus and on trying to deal with homework, secret loves, and raging hormones.
6:00 pm The Lady in Question is Charles Busch (90 min)
The newest effort from Festival favorite Karen Everett is an autobiographical journey into the difficult terrain of romance, polyamory, self-defined family, and how we try to keep it all together.
8:30 pm Feline Masquerade (87 min)
Beloved actor and writer Charles Busch (Die Mommy Die!) has channeled a childhood obsession with vintage movies into a remarkable and still-evolving career. This candid profile brims with clips of his stage hits featuring a wealth of sublime drag performances.
10:30 pm False Offender (80 min)
Intersecting stories of four fascinating women, with a rich tapestry of archival photographs and film clips. Anyone who loves history or beautiful vintage imagery (and women) will be captivated for 87 gorgeous minutes.
This taut Spanish thriller is one of a kind. Carmen says she’s innocent but no one believes a convicted lesbian killer, except the real murderer. An explosive end will leave you wondering just how blind of prejudice Lady Justice really is.
June 19
Sunday
Castro Theatre
1:00 pm Twist Of Faith (87 min)
A beautiful and elegantly crafted selection of award-winning queer animation that is sure to delight and inspire.
3:15 pm My Brother Nikhil (120 min)
Kirby Dick’s Oscar-nominated documentary is an intimate portrait of a Toledo fireman, married with young children, grappling with the psychological, emotional, and religious repercussions of being abused by his priest 20 years ago.
6:00 pm GYPO (100 min)
The first Hindi film to take on the twin taboos of homosexuality and HIV is a touching story of a young swimmer coping with his HIV status with the help of a loyal sister and a very determined boyfriend.
8:15 pm Eternal (107 min)
The fascinating story of a Czech refugee girl and her affect on a working-class family in England. The first Dogme95 film from the UK is a gripping experience that tests assumptions about xenophobia and sexuality
10:15 pm Peaches Christ at the Castro and her Tran-ilogy of Terror (67 min)
This completely decadent delight for lovers of the lesbian vampire genre is a sexy and thrilling guilty pleasure—you can even bring your non-fanged friends for a night of popcorn and jumping out of your seat!
Local impresario and drag superstar Peaches Christ takes the stage at the Castro Theatre to bring us the thrilling finale to her “Tran-ilogy of Terror,” with special appearances by Heklina, Squeaky Blonde, Timmy Spence, and Vinsantos.
1:00 pm transparent (90 min)
An affectionate portrait of a loving family—pediatric AIDS nurses Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau and their African American, HIV-positive foster children—who run afoul of Florida’s ban on gay adoption.
3:15 pm Young, Loud & Proud (89 min)
Breaking new ground for the definitions of “mother” and “father,” the 18 female-to-male transsexuals portrayed in this eye-opening documentary take parenting to a whole new level.
5:30 pm Don’t Fence Me In (90 min)
Young queers blaze a trail in this collection of films by and about queer youth. The next generation gives the audience a firsthand look at their place in the current phase of the LGBT movement.
8:00 pm Yo Soy Así / Maricones (109 min)
Five powerful films about women of color around the world include lyrical and poetic abstract films which explore lesbian identity in Malaysia and the Philippines, a hard-hitting documentary about a charismatic 70-year-old guerilla fighter, and a simple autobiographical film about family and love.
10:15 pm Pups and Ponies (74 min)
Maricones is a gritty look at living in and out in Lima, Peru, and the current state of gay activism in the shadow of the Andes; Yo Soy Así follows Karina, a transgender woman in Santiago, Chile, proudly struggling to maintain a dignified life.
Hay now! Whether you’re a pup or a pony, a master or a rider, world-premiere fetish documentaries Born in a Barn and Pup will delight equestrian and canine-minded enthusiasts by highlighting the playful power-exchanges between human beasts. Woof!
1:15 pm Same Sex America (90 min)
The great American composer’s art songs and openly gay life are celebrated in this entrancing documentary that doubles as a history of twentieth-century gay culture.
3:30 pm Tomboys (74 min)
A labor of love and celebration, this spirited documentary erases the line between the personal and the political as it traces the run-up to last year’s breakthrough lesbian and gay marriages in Massachusetts.
5:30 pm Poster Boy (98 min) RUSH tickets ONLY
Tomboy—the nickname creates a space for young girls who are not so traditionally girly, but is something that we’re supposed to “grow out of.” This collection of films celebrates what can happen when we don’t!
7:45 pm Fun for Boys and Girls (83 min)
Henry Kray is the closeted son of a conservative senator who needs his help on the campaign trail. When an activist falls for Henry and sees the explosive potential, political fortunes take precedence over human lives.
9:45 pm Blackmail Boy (100 min)
Drama, camp, self-judgment, political activism, and sexual scenarios galore! A cinematic lineup of mixed-gender queer shorts that’s as far-reaching as it is far-fetched.
In this deliciously labyrinthine melodrama, Christos is a very bad boy in a small Greek town who sparks off a series of sex, lies, land deals, and junkyard blowjobs.
June 20
Monday
Castro Theatre
2:15 pm Return of the Antipodeans - New Gay Shorts from Australia (92 min)
This collection of gay shorts shows boys off campus and on trying to deal with homework, secret loves, and raging hormones.
4:30 pm Based on a True Story (75 min)
Guys and gals get down Down Under in this collection of shorts from Australia. Hunky car mechanics, confused cricket players, and teen Christian beach partiers highlight this awesome Aussie program.
6:30 pm Loggerheads (90 min)
Here’s how Dog Day Afternoon really went down, as this riveting documentary about bank robber John Wojtowicz—who needed cash for his lover’s MTF gender-reassignment operation—proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction.
9:00 pm Tropical Malady (118 min)
Bonnie Hunt and Kip Pardue star in a triptych of intertwined tales set on the North Carolina coast and centered around Mother’s Day, about the longing for family and the challenges of keeping one together.
From the imaginative Thai director of The Adventures of Iron Pussy and Blissfully Yours comes this mythic tale of shape-shifting love between a soldier and a country boy.
9:15 pm Surge of Power (85 min)
Intersecting stories of four fascinating women, with a rich tapestry of archival photographs and film clips. Anyone who loves history or beautiful vintage imagery (and women) will be captivated for 87 gorgeous minutes.
Holy homos! It’s a real-life, gay comic-strip superhero! This “all-new high in low-budget camp” stamps out crime—and bad fashion, too! Featuring more former-celebrity cameos than all “Love Boat” episodes combined!
8:15 pm The Joy of Jewish Film - 15th Anniversary of the Sam Spiegel Film & TV School (73 min)
Imagine On the Road with a transgender seminary student and you have this engaging documentary of one man’s journey across America to learn more about his transition, his community, and himself.
10:00 pm Scary, Mary! (83 min)
Frameline is proud to celebrate one of the world’s most prestigious film schools by screening some of the best contemporary Israeli gay films and videos.
Hardcore, campy, sci-fi action-adventure shorts featuring Latina bravado, a Nazi Barbie, a Star Trek deep-space journey that gives new meaning to “Beam me up, Scotty,” an allegorical dildo, and a glamour Tranny Force that kicks ass.
8:30 pm Gloriously Free / This Way Out (79 min)
A mixed-race, lesbian boxing champ and a winning transgender mountain biker—fighter Michele Aboro and bicyclist Michelle Dumaresq might seem like characters for Hillary Swank’s next Oscar-winning role, but these women run circles around any Million Dollar Babe.
10:30 pm Hardcore (96 min)
Being queer is still a death sentence in some nations. These powerful, life-affirming docs provide compelling portraits of gay refugees and asylum seekers in Canada and San Francisco.
Nadia and Martha are prostitutes in a seedy Greek underworld of sex, lies, and corruption in this gritty, intoxicating, mesmerizing drama.
June 21
Tuesday
Castro Theatre
2:15 pm Global Motherhood (83 min)
An incredible chance to see new work made by and for youth in classes throughout the Bay Area, including the first film to be made by the Wells Fargo/Frameline Youth Filmmaker Workshop.
4:15 pm Night Corridor (74 min)
In Masha Mom, filmmaker Michel Bukojemski follows a Russian American Jewish lesbian in her quest for motherhood. In Two Moms: A Family Portrait, we meet a South African lesbian couple and their two adopted children.
6:30 pm Happy Endings (128 min)
In this expressionistic Hong Kong horror film, a young man returns home to a nightmarish world to uncover the truth of his twin brother’s death, and finds that an ancient evil may be controlling his life.
9:30 pm Show Me (97 min)
Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bobby Cannavale, and Lisa Kudrow star in this wildly original comedy about blackmail, control-freak lesbians, massage therapy, and buried secrets by the director of The Opposite of Sex.
This edgy game of cat and mouse starts when Sarah is hijacked in rush-hour traffic by a pair of kids washing windshields for change. An engaging psychological thriller with a twist in the tale.
9:15 pm My Brother Nikhil (120 min)
The compelling story of two young Indian women who innocently fall in love, and are then found out by their very traditional parents. Will they be strong enough to stand up to tradition?
The first Hindi film to take on the twin taboos of homosexuality and HIV is a touching story of a young swimmer coping with his HIV status with the help of a loyal sister and a very determined boyfriend.
8:00 pm Original Pride: The Satyrs Motorcycle Club (61 min)
Rosie the Riveter was just the beginning! In this collection of short films, some extraordinary women prove that “weaker sex” is a term that lost its meaning long ago.
10:00 pm My Hustler (85 min)
A colorful oral history of the L.A.-based Satyrs—arguably the oldest continuously operating gay organization in the country, with 50 years under its (leather) belt—imbued with a marvelous spirit of camaraderie and illustrated with delectable snapshots and home movies.
With apologies to Andy Warhol, this collection of shorts explores the complicated, exotic, and often fulfilling lives of those who provide sex for pay.
8:00 pm Zona Rosa (75 min)
Five actresses at an audition size each other up, then spontaneously take off on an emotional day-trip and discover that their similarities far outweigh their differences.
10:00 pm Guys and Balls (106 min)
Stunningly sexy male strippers heat up the gay bars of Mexico City’s “Pink Zone” in this up-close-and-personal documentary celebrating chicos guapos
Soccer balls, that is, in this charming German feature following the misadventures of newly-out goalie Ecki and his attempts to form an all-gay team to take on the macho hometown champs.
June 22
Wednesday
Castro Theatre
1:30 pm Same Sex America (90 min)
A colorful oral history of the L.A.-based Satyrs—arguably the oldest continuously operating gay organization in the country, with 50 years under its (leather) belt—imbued with a marvelous spirit of camaraderie and illustrated with delectable snapshots and home movies.
3:45 pm Gay Sex In The 70’s (70 min)
A labor of love and celebration, this spirited documentary erases the line between the personal and the political as it traces the run-up to last year’s breakthrough lesbian and gay marriages in Massachusetts.
6:00 pm Formula 17 (93 min)
Through intimate interviews and archival footage, revisit the unprecedented sexual freedom of gay life in 1970s New York City and the creation of a political movement with its biggest battles still ahead.
8:15 pm Wilby Wonderful (99 min)
Taipei as you’ve never seen it before in movies, replete with gay clubs, queer energy, and cute boys. New kid in town Tien falls for sexy junior executive Bai between visits to the gym and his shrink.
10:30 pm Kiki & Herb on the Rocks (65 min)
The town of Wilby is scandalized by arrests at “the catch,” the local cruising area. Despite different points of view on the arrests, it seems everyone has a secret to keep in this charming, modern fable.
On tour in London, self-described “boozy chanteusie” Kiki DuRane and her partner in mime Herb face trials and tribulations on the Thames (including a close encounter with Big Ben), but still put on a helluva show!
9:15 pm The Aggressives (89 min)
Of course not—it’s perfectly normal that a legion of pompadoured East L.A. Latinos go Wilde for Oscar-worthy Mancunian pop icon Morrissey, as this intimate, stylish documentary reveals through interviews with members of Mozz’s most fervent fan base.
Not just your average group of butch lesbians, the six women portrayed in this engaging coming-of-age documentary live by their own code of ethics—those of The Aggressives!
8:30 pm Funny Kinda Guy (92 min)
Hungry for women athletes? In The Lady is a Champ, Coach Orna battles on the basketball court and in the Israeli Supreme Court. Girl Wrestler is the story of a Texas teen who wants to wrestle with the boys.
10:30 pm Enough Man (86 min)
This award-winning documentary follows singer-songwriter Simon de Voil on a musical odyssey to manhood, as he perseveres after losing his singing voice during his transition from female to male.
A transgender super-highway of cinema, these courageously groundbreaking and artistic portrayals capture with unapologetic candor the full journey of differently gendered persons. Dysmorphia, transphobia, sexual compatibility, and many other issues are bravely depicted.
8:15 pm BOTH (86 min)
Love thrives against all odds in a documentary about two interracial couples in Israel. Spanning the chasm that divides their country, these Israeli and Palestinian men and women navigate the tricky no-man’s-land between love and loyalty.
10:00 pm Dykes in the City (104 min)
Stuntwoman Rebecca Duarte lives life as an adventure. When a mysterious package reveals that she was born as a boy, her world is turned upside-down. An important look at the experience of intersex people and the obstacles they face.
They’re dangerous, they’re sexy, they’re romantic, they’re hilarious! Come catch this wild collection of lesbian shorts about urban cohorts.
June 23
Thursday
Castro Theatre
1:30 pm Zona Rosa (75 min)
With apologies to Andy Warhol, this collection of shorts explores the complicated, exotic, and often fulfilling lives of those who provide sex for pay.
3:30 pm Heroes and Gay Nazis (106 min)
Stunningly sexy male strippers heat up the gay bars of Mexico City’s “Pink Zone” in this up-close-and-personal documentary celebrating chicos guapos
6:00 pm Take A Deep Breath (80 min)
A chilling but informative look at gay members of Hitler’s SS, as well as gay men engaged in present-day Germany’s right-wing political parties, by the director of I Am My Own Woman.
8:00 pm TransGeneration (80 min)
Take a racy spin through a new, Western-identified Serbia, where nothing will remind you of the war-torn country we were introduced to just a few years back.
10:00 pm That Man: Peter Berlin (80 min)
Don’t miss the world premiere of this eight-episode documentary series following four trans students through the course of their academic year.
The elusive and mysterious icon Peter Berlin, with his blond shaggy mane and eye-popping crotch, is rediscovered in this nostalgic documentary, which unspools a wealth of previously unseen footage of Berlin in all his glory.
9:15 pm Beautiful Women (87 min)
This Norwegian documentary/musical is a unique video diary that highlights the pre- and post-surgical months MTF transgender Monica spends with her mother. Exceptionally inspiring and chockfull of compassion.
Five actresses at an audition size each other up, then spontaneously take off on an emotional day-trip and discover that their similarities far outweigh their differences.
8:15 pm Floored By Love (84 min)
Can a retired Latin teacher and a widowed taxi driver find true love? This sensitively written and superbly acted love story from Great Britain depicts desire between older men with remarkable frankness and depth.
10:30 pm LEFT LANE (93 min)
Vampires, hot dance numbers, cigar-smoking grandmas, accountant makeovers, marriage proposals, and more! The newest pair of films from Desiree Lim explore the different ways we find family, and will leave you laughing in the aisles.
Using words as a weapon of non-compliance, folk poet Alix Olson is a one-woman ideological wrecking crew. The daily grind of living one’s politics on the road is captured with fiery filmmaking that flows with OlsonŐs own unapologetic style.
8:15 pm Is It Really So Strange? (80 min)
Long before Madonna vogued, black and Hispanic queers made history in Harlem ballrooms. Long unavailable, Jennie Livingston’s award-winning hit Paris Is Burning still resonates. Jennie’s return to the Castro also includes a star-studded, spanking-hot new musical short, Who’s the Top?
10:30 pm Surge of Power (85 min)
Of course not—it’s perfectly normal that a legion of pompadoured East L.A. Latinos go Wilde for Oscar-worthy Mancunian pop icon Morrissey, as this intimate, stylish documentary reveals through interviews with members of Mozz’s most fervent fan base.
Holy homos! It’s a real-life, gay comic-strip superhero! This “all-new high in low-budget camp” stamps out crime—and bad fashion, too! Featuring more former-celebrity cameos than all “Love Boat” episodes combined!
June 24
Friday
Castro Theatre
2:00 pm Race You to the Bottom (94 min)
Staci Haines offers a video companion to her life-changing book, A Survivor’s Guide to Sex, showing what healing through somatics looks like with a mix of acted scenes and interviews.
4:30 pm Rugger Buggers (66 min)
Nathan and Maggie are off for a romantic wine country weekend, leaving their boyfriends at home—but tensions and hearts collide as Nathan seduces and flirts his way through the men on their path.
6:30 pm Sévigné (82 min)
Follow the Kings Cross Steelers team from London as they compete in the Bingham cup, a gay rugby tournament named after 9/11 hero Mark Bingham. The competition is tough, with teams from 16 countries, including the San Francisco Fog.
8:45 pm The Journey (107 min)
The life of a prestigious theater director in Barcelona takes some unexpected turns, on-stage and off, when she faces a choice between her husband, her lover, and her leading lady.
11:00 pm Trannyshack (90 min)
The compelling story of two young Indian women who innocently fall in love, and are then found out by their very traditional parents. Will they be strong enough to stand up to tradition?
Local doc offers insight into San Francisco’s nightclub drag sensation, with amazing performances from the stage as well as insightful interviews with various performers. We also go on the bus to Trannyshack Reno and cheer the contestants at the annual riotous Drag Race.
8:15 pm Gay Republicans (63 min)
Sam, Samantha, and Steven form an unlikely bisexual threesome in this fascinating documentary that follows the trio through a decade of marriage-a-trois drama and their decision to bring a baby into the fold.
10:00 pm Future Shock (76 min)
Set in the run-up to the 2004 election, this jaunty documentary takes us deep inside the workings of the Log Cabin Republicans as they confront George Bush’s opposition to gay marriage. To endorse or not, that is the question.
From human cloning to pregnant men, these mind-bending shorts take a walk on the imaginative edge of what may be our world yet to come.
7:15 pm Strange Fruit (116 min)
Haunted by lost love, a young Frenchman comes to terms with his secret past and unknown future in this wistful and surprising story of family, friends, and ephemeral promises.
10:15 pm Stryker (92 min)
Identity, desire, and intolerance collide in this provocative thriller set in New York City and Louisiana, as gay, black lawyer Billy investigates the bashing of a boyhood friend.
In the snowy enclave of Winnipeg, a teenage drifter, caught in a vicious turf war among Native gang members, seeks protection from a mixed-blood, transsexual hooker.
June 25
Saturday
Castro Theatre
1:30 pm Ending AIDS: The Search for a Vaccine (57 min)
Will Wilbur the pig end up on the dinner table? Not if Charlotte the spider can help it! An animated delight with voices by gay thespians Paul Lynde, Agnes Moorehead, and Charles Nelson Reilly.
3:30 pm The D Word (80 min)
Local filmmaker Bill Jersey unravels a tangled history of dedicated researchers, wary bureaucrats, bet-the-farm biotech execs, and shadowy venture capitalists in this lucid, fast-paced saga of technology, ethics, and human initiative.
6:30 pm Tammy Faye: Death Defying (65 min)
Two fabulous takes on queer television favorites. See what it looks like when real dykes populate The D Word, featuring Marga Gomez. Then watch what four femme straight girls do to a butch jock in Straight Hike for the Butch Dyke.
8:30 pm eXposed (96 min)
Diagnosed with inoperable cancer, America’s Sweetheart allows old pals Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato to tag along as she fights the illness in her inimitable, inspiring style.
Fun, sexy, behind-the-scenes look at the 17-day shoot of a Colt Studio epic. You’ll laugh, be amazed, and still get wood from this insider’s view of the making of a fantasy.
1:15 pm Wedding Bell Blues (84 min)
How do LGBT persons reconcile their sexuality with church doctrines? To individuals denied ordination, or morally condemned, these real-world stories offer hope.
3:45 pm Bitchy, Witty & Wise - The Films of David Weissman (40 min)
This group of personal and poignant documentaries offers a look inside the individual and communal impact of the political hotbed of gay marriage.
5:45 pm Life In a Box (92 min)
From drag queen comedies and all-singing spectacles to HIV prevention PSAs and the masterful documentary The Cockettes, the films of David Weissman represent queer cinema at its wildest and most poignant.
7:45 pm Luck Be A Lady (95 min)
This down-home documentary follows queer alt-country duo Y’all as they travel across America in their stylish trailer home, bringing catchy tunes, folksy humor, lucky green dresses, and relationship drama to their Bible Belt fans.
10:00 pm Night Scene (75 min)
Sex with strangers and Internet romance bring big surprises! Enjoy this sampling of lesbian shorts about chance encounters and family ties.
Father turns out to be gay, and the son falls in love with a prostitute. This docudrama by the eccentric chronicler of gay Beijing offers a unique glimpse behind the scenes of Chinese gay whores.
1:30 pm Girls By the Bay (73 min)
An out-of-this-world story about a down-to-earth lesbian couple who bike the trails, freeways, and back roads of America to rally support for gay marriage.
4:00 pm Boys by the Bay (76 min)
Enjoy this year’s selection of the very best short films made by a feisty variety of local women filmmakers.
6:30 pm Race You to the Bottom (94 min)
Gay kings, twin sexologists, gym buddies, crazy ex-lovers, and medical marijuana users come together in this sparkling collection of shorts, highlighted by one of the last readings by great gay poet Thom Gunn.
9:00 pm Garçon Stupide (94 min)
Nathan and Maggie are off for a romantic wine country weekend, leaving their boyfriends at home—but tensions and hearts collide as Nathan seduces and flirts his way through the men on their path.
A handsome young gay man in Switzerland enjoys a series of no-strings-attached sexual encounters, then gains maturity as he yearns to be more than just another “stupid boy.”
June 26
Sunday
Castro Theatre
2:15 pm Fun In Boys’ Shorts (93 min)
Come enjoy this showcase of some of this year’s best and brightest shorts made by and about queer gals. From a “Paprika Western” to a tale of two girls at a prom to a romance at a beauty parlor, these films will delight.
4:30 pm Unconscious (108 min)
This perennial Festival favorite returns with nine new short films that move from the dance floor to the Wild West, as guys play ping-pong, get hitched, and hang out with fag hags. Don’t miss 70s buddy-film parody. Feltch Sanders!
7:30 pm Transamerica (103 min)
In this delightful period comedy set in Barcelona, circa 1913, an uptight doctor and his feminist sister-in-law discover a wild world of porn shoots, transvestite parties, and dangerous Freudian psychology.
Join Frameline’s closing night celebration with director Duncan Tucker’s laugh-out-loud funny, tartly off-color, and extraordinarily touching feature debut, Transamerica. Bree (Felicity Huffman, in a far cry from her role on “Desperate Housewives”) is days away from what she’s been dreaming about her whole life—the completion of her gender reassignment surgery. But her plans come to an abrupt halt when her therapist, Margaret (Elizabeth Peña), gives her one last hurdle: Bree must spring Toby (Kevin Zegers), her previously unknown son from a long-ago hetero encounter, from detention in New York City, where he’s looking for his biological father. Laced with humor and poignant moments, this wonderful film showcases a brilliant performance by Huffman as Bree and Toby embark on a road trip that leads to a touching rediscovery of familial bonds.
Party
Following the premiere of Transamerica, help us bring Frameline29 to a festive close at the elegant ballroom of the Old Federal Reserve Bank Building. Join us as we announce this year’s award-winning films and wrap up LGBT Pride Day.
