2011 22Nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 3 CONTENTS: Welcome
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2 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 3 CONTENTS: Welcome ............................................................................3-7 Program Director: 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Ticket Information ...............................................................8 KJ Mohr Ken Hodges, President Film Traffickers: Venue Information ...............................................................8 Elise Zahn David Gonzalez, Alison Schwenger Parking Information .............................................................8 Vice President Art Director: Host Hotel Information ........................................................8 Kris Johnson, Derek Cavilla Secretary Surge Men’s Party Information ............................................9 Volunteer Coordinator: Toni Russell, Ty Maxey Treasurer Sugar Women’s Party Information .......................................9 Logistics Manager: Rob Akins Tim Thomas Gala Party Information ......................................................10 J. Aller Gene English Shorts Committee: Friends of the Festival .......................................................11 Gary Smith Roger Neves Allen Yergovich Jason A. Stewart Festival Schedule at a Glance ...........................................14 Malachi Ortiz Kevin Kullman David Gonzalez Development Director: Adam Orban Festival Jury ......................................................................16 Larry Biddle Gene English Kris Johnson FILM DESCRIPTIONS: Festival Manager Ken Hodges Thursday, October 6th .......................................................17 and Advertising Sales: Friday, October 7th ............................................................19 Renee Cossette Saturday, October 8th ...................................................21-23 Sunday, October 9th .....................................................23-29 Monday, October 10th ...................................................29-31 Tuesday, October 11th ..................................................31-33 Wednesday, October 12th ..................................................35 Thursday, October 13th ................................................35-37 Friday, October 14th .....................................................37-39 Saturday, October 15th .................................................39-43 Sunday, October 16th ...................................................43-45 SPECIAL THANKS: Sam Salmons and her Crown Circle Crew Industrial Strength Staff at Tampa Theatre Staff at Muvico Baywalk Staff at Tampa Museum of Art Left to Right: Gene English, Constituency; David Gonzalez, Vice-President; Renee Cossette, Festival Manager; J. Aller, Website/Technology; Kris Johnson, Secretary; Gary Smith, Events; Toni Russell, Friends of the Festival would also like to thank everyone Treasurer; Ken Hodges, President; Rob Akins, Marketing; Larry Biddle, Development Director; Malachi who has made this event possible. Ortiz, Outreach/Hospitality; Jason Stewart, Events/Marketing. Not Pictured KJ Mohr Program Director. © 2011 All Rights Reserved. Friends of the Festival Inc. 2 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 3 4 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 5 Hello Friends! Welcome to the 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival! Wow, what an exciting year this has been. SPONSORS: We have been working extremely hard to bring you the best in LGBT cinema from around the world. We have been recognized PRESENTING SPONSOR by many filmmakers and talent that our festival has a reputation of being a “filmmakers” film festival. We are thrilled to continue this tradition. KJ Mohr our new Program Director is a phenomenal asset to our organization. You will be pleased to see the hard work that she and her committee have put into this festival. AMERICA’S #1 GAY VACATION SPECIALIST We have increased our outreach to all segments of our com- munity including youth and community partners that are often PRODUCING SPONSOR overlooked or taken for granted. We want to bridge the gap by championing global topics that are near and dear to our hearts. Your festival is not just about film; it’s a coming together of our community to share all of our experiences of life as we know it. While we view these films over the next 11 days, let us all be reminded of the struggles, pain, suffering, obstacles and the victories, love stories and happiness that are portrayed on the screen that mirror many DIRECTING SPONSORS of our lives. We will laugh together, cry together, have our thoughts provoked and hopefully come away with a new perspective on life. If only for a couple of hours, let the stories of our films take you away. It has been my pleasure to serve as your President and truly do appreciate all the support that has been given to the festival from our team of volunteers, our board, staff, donors, our sponsors -- espe- cially AlandChuck.Travel — and by you our audience. As we begin this festival, I remind you that this is your festival — a community treasure. Let’s keep this beautiful thing coming back year after year! Enjoy! Ken Hodges, President, Friends of the Festival, Inc. Greetings, TIGLFF-Goers! What a rush! We have just completed the schedule for this year’s CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS festival, and seeing it all fit together makes it clear that you are in for an extraordinary treat. I never expected that making the selections for Michael Brill of the 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival would be so difficult. But selecting from such an amazing crop of films was a nice problem to have. From the outstanding gay coming of age filmHarvest , to the astounding documentary Angel, to the heartbreaking Iranian feature Circumstance, to the campy yet sincere Married in Spandex, to the all out party of Leave It on the Floor, this festival is truly full of great cinema. You’ll have an opportunity to see 78 films from more than 16 countries, including Brazil, South Africa, Ireland, Belgium, Australia, Indonesia, and Argentina. Close your eyes and take your pick- you’ll land on something great! We are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Tampa SUPPORTING SPONSORS Museum of Art, where you’ll see some of my favorite works of the festival, mind-expanding documentaries that you will not catch anywhere else. The Tampa Theatre will be featuring some of our favorite directors returning with their best work yet, including Casper Andreas’s funny and porn-tastic Going Down in LA-LA Land, Rikki Beadle Blair’s cutting and entertaining Bash- ment, Wendy Jo Carleton’s sweet lesbian musical Jamie & Jessie Are Not Together, and JC Calciano’s modern tech-nightmare love story eCupid. I am absolutely thrilled to join TIGLFF in this banner year for LGBTQ cinema. I look forward to meet- ing you and growing my relationship with the Tampa Bay area. We are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated and engaged board, staff, and volunteers. And we wouldn’t be anywhere without YOU- our community and our audience. A very special thank you to our members and sponsors who make this festival possible. And finally, thank you to the filmmakers, who overcome shoestring budgets and dozens PARTNERS of other obstacles to share their passion of storytelling with us in the form of the extraordinary features, documentaries and shorts that we will enjoy at this year’s film festival. See you at the festival! Love, KJ Mohr 4 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 5 6 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 7 6 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 22nd Annual Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival • October 6-16, 2011 7 TICKETS & VENUES: SIMPLY FABULOUS PASS: $500 Includes all Diva Pass benefits plus: Green Room access • Reserved seating • No lines DIVA PASS: $170 Includes all Crown Circle Pass benefits plus Gala and Surge/Sugar combo pass CROWN CIRCLE PASS: $125 Includes all film screenings, early entry to theatre for all films, plus complimentary beverage for every film at the Tampa Theatre. TIGLFF TICKET CARD: $27.50 Includes one film ticket preloaded onto the card. You can load additional tickets online at the discounted price of $7.50 per ticket. No more than two tickets can be used per card for each film. TAMPA THEATRE SINGLE FILM TICKET: 711 Franklin St. $9.50; Student price: $7.50 (available at the theatre box office with valid student ID) Tampa, FL 813-274-8982 PARTY TICKETS: Gala: $75 (Crown Circle pass holders can purchase Gala for $50) Surge Men’s Party: $10 • Sugar Women’s Party: $10 • Sugar Women’s VIP Room Pass: $20 Combo Surge/Sugar Pass: $15 • Combo Surge/Sugar VIP Room Pass: $25 Tickets may be purchased at www.tiglff.com 813-879-4220 or 727-828-0735 PARKING INFO: METERS AROUND THE TAMPA THEATRE ARE FREE after 6pm Monday through Friday and on weekends. W.F. POE GARAGE • 802 N. ASHLEY DR • TAMPA • $1.60 hr Max $7.00 You will receive a ticket when you enter. When you leave, if you want to pay with cash