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ESSENTIALS Parties & Receptions 9 Schedule at a Glance 27 Major Donors 54 HOW MUCH ARE TICKETS? Focus on Women 56 Regular Screenings: $15 Emerging Leaders Council 56 Centerpiece Screenings: $20 Film Index by Title FORD Under the Stars: $20 57 Platinum Alchemy Party: $25 GALAS | CENTERPIECES Opening Night Gala Opening Night Gala 4 VIP (Orchestra/Loge) with VIP Pre-Party $175 Centerpiece Screenings 6 Preferred (Front Balcony) $85 Closing Night Gala 8 General (Rear Balcony) $60 *All Gala tickets include entry to After Party FESTIVAL PROGRAMS Closing Night Gala Narrative Features 12 Preferred (Orchestra) Seating $75 Documentary Features 20 General (Balcony) Seating $55 Episodic Programs 34 *All Gala tickets include entry to After Party Short Film Programs 36

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THURSDAY | July 12 | 8:00pm | Orpheum STUDIO 54 Dir: Matt Tyrnauer, 2018, USA, 98 min. When disco was the epicenter of popular culture, Studio 54 was the epicenter of disco. Brooklyn-born college pals Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager took a former opera house and CBS studio (where “What’s My Line?” and “Captain Kangaroo” filmed), in what was at the time one of New York City’s sketchiest neighborhoods, and turned it into a dance palace known the world over. Extroverted gay Rubell and introverted straight Schrager (the latter giving his most extensive interview to date about Studio 54) were a powerful team — but the swirl of sex, drugs, celebrity, and tax evasion brought this phenomenon to an end, as did the advent of Ronald Reagan, the AIDS crisis, and the “Disco Sucks” backlash.

But oh, what heady times there were during Studio 54’s heyday, which this vibrant documentary captures, mixing vintage interviews (Michael Jackson!) with reminiscences from the doormen, bartenders, and paparazzi who experienced the thrills and the beats on the dance floor and in the infamous balcony. There may never again be such a stately pleasure dome as Studio 54, but director Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood) observantly captures the hedonism and the hubris with the exacting eye that has made him one of this generation’s most fascinating documentarians.

Matt Tyrnauer is a writer, director, producer, and award- winning journalist whose films include Valentino: The Last Emperor, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (see p23), Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, and Jean Nouvel: Reflections. Upcoming projects include Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills for HBO. GALA 5

2018 OUTFEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREE: ANGELA ROBINSON Who says queer cinema can’t be fun? Not Angela Robinson, whose storied career has encompassed teen spies, hot Cajun vampires, kinky comic-book creators, West Hollywood power lesbians and the world’s smartest VW bug, to name just a few. Since her breakthrough with the daffy, sexy secret-agent satire D.E.B.S. (first as a short, then a feature), Robinson has successfully jumped from small screen to large, from movies to comics and back again, always bringing a variety of characters, places and periods to exhilarating life. Whether it’s “True Blood” or “How to Get Away with Murder,” “The L Word” or Herbie: Fully Loaded, “Hung” or Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Robinson’s stories pop; she has the compassion and the narrative drive of a born storyteller, and her career will no doubt continue to delight and surprise audiences as she takes us places we’ve never been before.

ABOUT OPENING NIGHT GALA Join us for the legendary LGBTQ party of the summer! The VIP Pre-Party is the see-and-be-seen event of the season. Shannon Swindle, James Beard semifinalist Pastry Chef at Tom Collichio’s Craft, has asked some of his friends from the top restaurants in the city to join him to give you a taste of the best LA has to offer. Inside the theater it begins with the presentation of the Achievement Award followed by the Opening Night movie. Then come outside to Outfest’s reimagining of Studio 54. Grab a bite from one of the dozen restaurants and a glass of beer from Angel City Brewery, a glass from Barefoot wines or a Finlandia vodka cocktail. It’s all on us! And don’t worry, you will be able to dance the night away.

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OUR FUTURE ENDS WE THE ANIMALS Dir: Clement Hil Goldberg, 2018, USA, 50 min. Dir: Jeremiah Zagar, 2018, USA, 93 min. Will queer culture go out with a stylish bang, or will the spirits of Lemuria Lovely and lyrical, this film received well-earned comparisons to Moonlight when it inspire us to preserve our fabulousness? Springing from the creative mind of premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it earned the prestigious NEXT trans director, writer, and animator Clement Hil Goldberg, this multimedia and Innovator Award. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar makes his multidisciplinary satire envisions both near-extinct lemurs and long-lost narrative debut with this adaptation of the novel by Justin Torres about three boys Lemuria. Lemuria (a precursor to the occult city of Atlantis) was an imagined navigating their parents’ volatile relationship and the aftermath of their breakup. site of catastrophic loss populated by Lemurians, queer prehistoric entities Two of the sons clearly follow in the footsteps of their macho, anger-prone father that went extinct alongside the Atlanteans. Goldberg’s work illuminates the (Raúl Castillo, Looking), while the sensitive youngest, Jonah (Evan Rosado), at-risk nature of queer spaces as well as the world’s most endangered remains closer to their mother (Sheila Vand, Women Who Kill). mammal, the lemur. While Lemurians confront their crystals, pill-popping lemurs struggle to survive as parallel extinction stories unfold through stop- Exquisitely photographed by Zak Mulligan, the film captures both the beauty and motion animation, and live performance. terror of childhood, guiding us through the wonders of the world and the pain and confusion of marital dysfunction. Strains of This parable that connects threats of Malick appear throughout, but there is extinction to wildlife and marginalized nothing contrived or overly familiar about communities, stars Brontez Purnell, this achingly crafted coming-of-age tale. Heather María Ács, and Siobhan Aluvalot, The entire ensemble (which also includes with Zackary Drucker, Silas Howard, newcomers Josiah Gabriel and Isaiah Xandra Ibarra, Ben McCoy, and Maryam Kristian) gives the film a raw naturalism — Farnaz Rostami as additional voices of we feel like invisible observers as young the animated lemurs. Come with them all lives unfold before us. Subtle and haunting, to this dance party on the brink. bursting with empathy and energy, We the CENTERPIECE POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: Animals heralds a new chapter for a REDCAT Lounge brilliant and essential storytelling talent. CO-PRESENTED BY CENTERPIECE POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: SPONSORED BY DGA Atrium

Clement Hil Goldberg is a San Francisco Jeremiah Zagar grew up in South Philly spending multidisciplinary artist working in film, theater and most afternoons in a movie theater or wandering his animation, with an MFA in Art Practice from UC Berkeley. local video store. Later, he started filming his hippie Their work has been exhibited at BAMPFA and Worth parents, resulting in the documentary In A Dream. His Ryder, Institute of Contemporary Art, U Penn; next documentary, Captivated: The Trials of Pamela CounterPulse, YBCA, SOMArts, ATA, all in San Francisco; Smart, aired on HBO in 2014. When he’s not working, and over 50 international film and arts festivals including Jeremiah spends his time swimming in New York City’s Outfest, MIX NYC, and Cleveland International. finest public pools.

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REINVENTING MARVIN WHEN THE BEAT DROPS Dir: Jamal Sims, 2018, USA, 87 min. (MARVIN OU LA BELLE ÉDUCATION) Drop into the electric and subversive underground dance scene known as Dir: Anne Fontaine, 2017, France, French with English subtitles, 115 min. “bucking.” As voguing exploded out of the ballroom scene of NYC, bucking Martin Clement is about to give the performance of his life: his life story, that is, in was boldly pioneered in the clubs of the Deep South as a new form of self- an autobiographical stage play. As a child, young Marvin Bijoux was bullied by expression. This film presents a fresh glimpse into the magnetic artistry and homophobic classmates at school and misunderstood by his often-neglectful flair behind this emerging dance culture. parents, making him feel like a lonely outsider in his small rural French village.

But when a kind school principal guides him to join the drama club, Marvin In his feature debut, famed choreographer and filmmaker Jamal Sims, who discovers his gifts for play-acting the misery that surrounds him. When he has worked with the likes of Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, and “RuPaul’s Drag qualifies to attend a theatrical school, Marvin acts the role of the brash straight Race,” illuminates the warm-hearted and fierce queer black performers who stud until he meets an older mentor who encourages him to acknowledge his make up one of the leading “bucking” groups in the city of Atlanta. As they sexuality and to exorcise his pain by putting it all on the stage. train for their biggest competition yet, they face the risk of losing their jobs and

family to compete at the top levels of this This sweeping drama from director and dance scene. co-writer Anne Fontaine ( , The Innocents ) captures a life in the Coco Before Chanel Jamal Sims calls dance a “super power,” theater, as we see timid young Marvin and with this film he crafts a vision of the (Jules Porier) blossom into adult Martin power of dance to bring movement (Finnegan Oldfield, ) — with a Nocturama to new heights and elevate the queer little help along the way from Isabelle community. Huppert, playing herself. Fontaine masterfully spins a powerful yet subtly CENTERPIECE POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: heartbreaking tale that reminds us that no TBA matter how far we get from our upbringing, a piece of it remains with us always. CENTERPIECE POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

Anne Fontaine is a screenwriter, and director, known Jamal Sims, born in Los Angeles, is an artistic for The Innocents (2016), Coco Before Chanel (2009), director-choreographer who began his illustrious career and Reinventing Marvin (2017). Her film Dry Cleaning as a dancer in Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time.” won Best Screenplay at the 1997 Venice International He went on to work on films such as the live-action Film Festival, while Coco Before Chanel was nominated Aladdin (to be released in 2019), Girls Trip, Hairspray, for Cesar Awards, four BAFTA awards, three European Footloose, and the Step Up franchise. He has worked Film Awards, and an Academy Award. with many artists including Madonna, Queen Latifah, RuPaul, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Usher, and Britney Spears. When The Beat Drops is Sims’ directorial debut.

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SUNDAY | July 22 | 7:00pm | the Theater at the Ace Hotel THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST Dir: Desiree Akhavan, 2018, USA, 90 min. Desiree Akhavan won us over in 2014 with her hilarious feature debut Appropriate Behavior, and she brings her trademark wit and sass to this impressive follow-up feature. An adaptation of Emily M. Danforth’s celebrated queer YA novel, the film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival for its warm, charismatic, and fearless performances.

Set in the early 90s, the film follows lesbian teen Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz, Carrie), sent to a religious conversion camp after she gets caught hooking up with her female best friend. At the camp, Cameron reluctantly undergoes various tactics used to “cure” same-sex attraction from persistent faith leaders Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer Ehle) and Reverend Rick (John Gallagher Jr.), who are intent on “saving” LGBTQ teens. While some of the campers embrace the treatment, Cameron resists, and instead forms an alliance with the rebellious duo Jane (Sasha Lane, American Honey) and Adam (Forrest Goodluck, The Revenant). The heartfelt bond shared among the three friends gives them the strength they need in order to rise up and live their truth.

Akhavan’s unapologetically queer lens delivers a refreshing take on the troubling topic of conversion therapy (which is, to this day, still used in some states) while exploring the themes of self-love, identity, and chosen family, all with unexpected flourishes of humor.

Desiree Akhavan is the writer-director-star of Appropriate Behavior, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, went on to play at Outfest Los Angeles and was nominated for Best First Screenplay at the Indie Spirit Awards. She is also the co-creator and star of the web series “The Slope.” She lives in London, where she is filming a comedy series for Hulu & Channel 4 that was developed at the Sundance Institute’s Episodic Story Lab.

ABOUT CLOSING NIGHT GALA The 2018 Outfest Los Angeles wraps up another year closing the night on a special note. It kick-offs at The Theatre at ACE Hotel by bringing back the Award Ceremonies for everyone. You will not want to miss who takes home the audience awards along with the prestigious jury awards. Following that, The Miseducation of Cameron Post will provide just the perfect ending to our fortnight of over 200 films. Come dance the night away as the the festival closes at one of the hip locations in DLTA. Your first cocktail is on us as you reminisce and share your favorite memories from the last 11 days. PARTIES AND RECEPTIONS 9 FRIDAY, JULY 13 MONDAY, JULY 16 FRIDAY, JULY 20 DGA ATRIUM DGA ATRIUM DGA ATRIUM 7:30PM - 9:15PM 6:30PM – 8:00PM 7:00PM - 11:00PM ALONE IN THE GAME PRE-SCREENING THE NEW AIDS NARRATIVE PANEL RECEPTION ALL-GIRL FRIDAY RECEPTION 8:00PM - 9:30PM TBD 8:30PM - 11:00PM THAT NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 9:00PM - 10:00PM MAPPLETHORPE POST SCREENING RECEPTION PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION ALL-GIRL AFTER-PARTY REDCAT LOUNGE 8:30PM - 11:00PM 9:30PM - 11:00PM 1985 POST-SCREENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, JULY 21 OUR FUTURE ENDS CENTERPIECE RECEPTION PLAZA DE LA RAZA DGA ATRIUM 5:00PM - 9:30PM 3:30PM - 5:00PM LATINX CELEBRATION THE CAMILLA MOVIE POST-SCREENING RECEPTION TUESDAY, JULY 17 5:30PM - 7:30PM DGA ATRIUM TRANS SUMMIT POST-EVENT RECEPTION 7:30PM - 9:30PM 7:30PM - 9:30PM SODOM PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION CANARY PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION 9:00PM - 11:00PM 9:00PM - 11:00PM REINVENTING MARVIN CENTERPIECE RECEPTION TUCKED POST-SCREENING RECEPTION HARMONY GOLD 3:30PM - 5:00PM SCREENWRITING LAB LIVE READING RECEPTION 9:30PM - 11:30PM EMERGING VOICES SATURDAY, JULY 14 POST-SCREENING RECEPTION DGA ATRIUM CAAM 1:30PM – 3:00PM 7:00PM - 8:30PM MAKE THEM HEAR YOU POST-PANEL RECEPTION SHAKEDOWN PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION 3:30PM - 5:00PM SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD POST SCREENING RECEPTION 7:30PM - 9:15PM HARD PAINT PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION 8:30PM - 11:00PM WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 WE THE ANIMALS DGA ATRIUM CENTERPIECE RECEPTIONS 7:30PM - 9:30PM NAVEL WIG SNATCHED PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION 9:00PM - 2:00AM 8:30PM - 11:00PM PLATINUM ALCHEMY PARTY BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS POST-SCREENING RECEPTION SUNDAY, JULY 15 ALTARGIRL AT THE CHAPEL DGA ATRIUM 10:00PM - 1:00AM 12:30PM - 2:30PM BAD REPUTATION AFTER-PARTY SUNDAY, JULY 22 CELEBRATE TAIWAN RECEPTION TBA 6:15PM - 7:30PM THURSDAY, JULY 19 1:30PM - 3:00PM RIOT POST-SCREENING RECEPTION DGA ATRIUM OUTSET POST-SCREENING RECEPTION 7:30PM - 9:30PM 7:30PM - 9:15PM TBA SKIN PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION TWO IN THE BUSH PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION 9:00PM - 12:00AM 8:45PM - 11:00PM 8:30PM - 11:00PM THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST EVERY ACT OF LIFE MONTANA POST-SCREENING RECEPTION CLOSING NIGHT AFTER-PARTY POST-SCREENING RECEPTION SAMUEL GOLDWYN THEATRE 9:00PM – 11:00PM THE ADVOCATE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS POST-SCREENING RECEPTION TBD 10:30PM-12:30AM WHEN THE BEAT DROPS AFTER-PARTY TRANS SUMMIT 10 SATURDAY | July 21 | 2:30PM - 5:30PM | DGA 2

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: YANCE FORD Yance Ford is an Oscar nominated and Emmy Award-winning director and producer based in New York City. His debut film Strong Island was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards. Ford made history as the first openly transgender director nominated for the Oscar. The Root named him among the 100 most influential African Americans of 2017. The Guardian said of the film, “There’s something different about Strong Island, a film characterized by raw emotion and calm anger, which must surely be considered one of the finest documentaries of 2017.” Strong Island launched globally on Netflix in September.

CASE STUDY 1: CASE STUDY 2: CASE STUDY 3: TRANS NARRATIVE CONTENT THE INVISIBLE TRANS MAN NON-BINARY REPRESENTATION WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP BURTON BEFORE & AFTER BATHROOM RULES Dir: Chandler Levack, Canada, 2017, 16 mins Dir: Dir: Courtney Hermann & Kerribeth Elliott, Dir: Charlie Hidalgo, Canada, 2017, 5 mins After an absence, Evan unexpectedly returns to USA, 2017, 15 mins Charlie’s trip to the bathroom portrays how the lack of face his now-famous, former bandmates. The Fifteen years after Burton began his gender-affirming gender neutral bathrooms impacts students’ academic surprise reunion is bittersweet, in this intimate transition, his longtime friend Courtney calls him up performance, safety and, mental and physical health. depiction of the knotty complexities of relating to with news that she has uncovered a cache of home old friends after everything has changed. Based on video footage from that time period. An intimate the novel by Kayt Burgess. portrait of transition, memory, and friendship. ”

OPEN FORUM “The Trans Summit, a vital For the final portion of the summit, the room will come together for an unedited, organic, and dynamic conversation about issues relating to the trans and non- and safe space for open binary experience. Everyone is welcome to participate. dialogue at the festival, is a MODERATOR: TRE’VELL ANDERSON manifestation of Outfest’s Tre’vell Anderson (he/she/they) is an award-winning continued commitment to reporter with the Los Angeles times covering diversity in Hollywood with a focus on black and queer film. In amplifying the voices of 2018, Tre’vell received the “Passing the Torch Award” those who harness the from Better Brothers Los Angeles for their work in media. A gender nonconforming social curator and power of storytelling to self-dubbed world changer, they are also president imagine fully equitable, of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. inclusive, and visible futures Twitter: @trevellanderson Instagram: @rayzhon for trans and non-binary people, both within the LGBTQ community and across mainstream culture.” -LUCY MUKERJEE, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING FOCUS ON TAIWAN 11 SUNDAY | July 15

In 2017, the highest court in Taiwan ruled in favor of marriage equality, paving the way for Taiwan to become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Committed to LGBTQ equality, Taiwan is honored to collaborate with Outfest and present four films highlighting Taiwan’s rich and diverse LGBTQ stories. These powerful stories reflect the island nation’s rich culture and people and show what makes Taiwan one of the most dynamic and progressive countries in Asia.

TAIWAN RECEPTION SUNDAY | July 15TH 12:00 - 2:00pm | DGA Atrium Join us for a special reception to celebrate the Taiwan-Outfest collaboration. Taiwanese culinary delicacies will be served.

TAIWAN: A BEACON OF LGBTQ RIGHTS IN ASIA

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MONDAY | July 16 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 SUNDAY | July 15 | 1:30pm | DGA 2 1985 ANCHOR AND HOPE Dir: Yen Tan, 2018, USA, 85 min. Dir: Carlos Marques-Marcet, 2017, Spain, English/Spanish with English Adrian (Cory Michael Smith, Carol, “Gotham”) returns to Texas for Christmas, subtitles, 113 min. keeping quiet about both his sexuality and HIV status. Award-winning writer- On a houseboat in the canals of London, couple Eva (Oona Chaplin) and Kat director Yen Tan (Pit Stop, Ciao) delivers a poignant period piece about a gay (Natalie Tena) are reunited with Kat’s boistrous best friend Roger. After a drunken man tying up loose ends with his parents (Virginia Madsen and Michael Chiklis) night of celebrating, Roger offers to donate his sperm to help them conceive a and friends (including Jamie Chung as Adrian’s ex from high school) and child. But is their unconventional lifestyle possible with a baby? This charming leaving a legacy of hope for his younger brother (Aidan Langford, “Bosch”), dramedy, the second feature by Catalan filmmaker Carlos Marques-Marcet, who may be following in Adrian’s footsteps. explores the intricacies of love, relationships, and what it means to be a family. SPONSORED BY POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium This SXSW premiere was written by Screenwriting Lab alum Jules Nurrish. PRECEDED BY: WRITHING Dir: Robert John Torres, 12 min

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FRIDAY | July 13 | 7:00pm | Harmony Gold WEDNESDAY | July 18 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 BITTER MELON BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS Dir: H.P. Mendoza, 2018, USA, 100 min. Dir: Michael Urie (For the Stage) & David Horn (For the Screen), 2018, USA, Who knew that the insensitive way some of his Filipino-American family 89 min. members treat his sexuality would be the least of Declan’s worries when he If you missed Drew Droege’s hilarious one-man show on stage, BroadwayHD returns home for the holidays? As he and his siblings tiptoe around his has captured it for the screen. Writer-performer Droege stars as Gerry, the freeloading brother’s volatile personality, long-buried secrets are revealed to motor-mouthed house guest from hell at the Palm Springs wedding of his set in motion a hilarious plan of revenge. A black comedy with heart, the latest friends Josh and Brennan. Gerry is furious that the invitation forbids guests from H.P. Mendoza (Fruit Fly) deftly explores toxic masculinity and abuse— from wearing “bright colors and bold patterns,” which sets him off on a rant emotional and physical—with absurdity and true empathy. about gay assimilation and Lifetime movies, culminating in a riotous, coke- PRECEDED BY: HE DRINKS Dir: Michael Varrati, 6 min fueled meltdown. SPONSORED BY POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

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SATURDAY | July 21 | 9:30pm | DGA 1 SUNDAY | July 15 | 9:30pm | Harmony Gold CANARY (KANARIE) COLA DE MONO Dir: Christiaan Olwagen, 2018, South Africa, Afrikaans with English Dir: Alberto Fuguet, 2018, Chile, Spanish with English subtitles, 102 min. subtitles, 120 min. It’s Christmas Eve, 1986, and Borja is a precocious teenager with a passion for Drafted during apartheid by the South African Army, Johan’s love for Boy film. As his extended family comes together to celebrate the holiday, the George and Depeche Mode lands him a spot in the Kanaries — the military’s combined forces of the suffocating Chilean heat, free-flowing drinks, and traveling choir — but romance on the battlefield forces him to reckon with his repressed desire contribute to the eruption of long-held secrets. This hypnotic long-repressed sexual identity. Examining the effects of nationalism on the story from Chile is both an enticing family melodrama and an explicit erotic soul, while also exploring the tender brotherhood among misfits, this musical thriller about the ways that passion and desire control our lives — from our comedy revels in the discovery of finding your voice and learning to fly. pop-culture tastes to our sexual fantasies. PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium SPONSORED BY

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SATURDAY | July 14 | 2:00pm | DGA 2 SATURDAY | July 14 | 4:30pm | DGA 1 CUERNAVACA DADDY ISSUES Dir: Alejandro Andrade Pease, 2017, Mexico, Spanish with English Dir: Amara Cash, 2018, USA, 88 min. subtitles, 89 min. An intoxicating invitation into the lives of two young women, one a fearless After his mother dies unexpectedly, Andy moves into the palatial residence of charmer, the other a talented but shy artist. When the pair meet, their lips and his strict, no-nonsense grandmother (played by frequent Almodóvar their lives collide, and the chemistry is electric. Combining their skills to design collaborator Carmen Maura) in the Mexican suburb of Cuernavaca. He finds a clothing line, the girls spend every waking moment together, until the comfort and refuge in Charly, the estate’s young gardener, who introduces him unthinkable happens. This candy-colored glimpse into first love is not only to an exciting world of danger, risk, and temptation. In this epic coming-of-age gorgeously shot, but it’s also driven by slick editing and an empowering story, Andy will navigate the pain and joy that comes with grief, growing up, soundtrack, immersing the viewer — or voyeur — into a world laced with and finding your identity. potent sexuality. PRECEDED BY: TWO FISH Dir: Antoine Dupont-Guerra, 11 min. PRECEDED BY: MEHNDI Dir: Sudeshna Sen, 4 min.

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SUNDAY | July 15 | 7:00pm | Harmony Gold SUNDAY | July 15 | 7:00pm | DGA 2 ENCORE: MONDAY | July 16 | 9:45pm | Plaza de la Raza EVENING SHADOWS EVA & CANDELA (¿CÓMO TE LLAMAS?) Dir: Sridhar Rangayan, 2018, India, Hindi with English subtitles, 102 min. Dir: Ruth Caudeli, 2018, Colombia, Spanish with English subtitles, While visiting his hometown in southern India, Kartik comes out to his loving 90 min. mother, throwing her for a loop. Surrounded by a punitive patriarch and A portrait of two strong, independent women: a female director and the star of medieval societal norms, the duo of mother and son enters a series of her first film, drawn together by a powerful attraction and their shared desire to nightmares, mirroring the nation’s resolve to keep its LGBTQ children in the take on the movie world. The passion between them creates a seductive and closet. In his most nuanced and realized work yet, Sridhar Rangayan, long a fascinating intimacy. But over time, their relationship evolves, swinging from champion of queer stories in India, gives us the film we’ve been wanting to infatuation to sensuality, which turns to tenderness, and then routine. They watch with our mothers. never wanted to be a conventional couple, and yet that’s just what they’ve become. Can Eva and Candela withstand the inevitable effects of time to overcome the metamorphosis of their relationship?

SATURDAY | July 14 | 9:30pm | DGA 1 SATURDAY | July 21 | 11:30am | DGA 1 HARD PAINT (TINTA BRUTA) I MISS YOU WHEN I SEE YOU (看見你便想念你) Dir: Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon, 2018, Brazil, Brazilian Dir: Simon Chung, 2018, Hong Kong, Cantonese with English subtitles, 93 min. Portuguese with English subtitles, 118 min. After living in Australia for a decade, Kevin returns to Hong Kong and reunites Online, Pedro smears neon paint across his body for pay-per-view voyeurs with childhood friend Jamie. Kevin confesses his affection for Jamie, but is met hungry for his webcam erotica. IRL, he rarely sees the sun or speaks to with aloofness, spiraling him into self-sabotaging behavior. Now Jamie needs another soul in Porto Alegre. After catching word of a rival ripping off his to reconcile his feelings for Kevin before he loses him forever. In this stunning rainbow-colored act, he ventures from the shadows to settle their score — but tale of forbidden romance, director Simon Chung (Innocent, End of Love) takes finds an unlikely new friend in the process. This Berlinale Teddy Award winner audiences on a journey to revisit childhood nostalgia, inviting us to reminisce conjures a dark, sensual atmosphere of alienation and discovery. We’re proud upon our experience of first love. to welcome this young filmmaking duo back to the festival for the third time PRECEDED BY: ONE STRIDE: CHOSEN FAMILY Dir: Stephen Winter, 10 min. after their previous feature Seaside and miniseries O Ninho (The Nest). PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY

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WEDNESDAY | July 18 | 7:15pm | DGA 2 FRIDAY | July 13 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 MALILA: THE FAREWELL FLOWER MAPPLETHORPE Dir: Anucha Boonyawatana, 2017, Thailand, Thai with English subtitles, Dir: Ondi Timoner, 2018, USA, 102 min. 96 min. Matt Smith (“Doctor Who,” “The Crown” ) plays renegade queer artist and Pich and Shane are former lovers who reunite and rekindle their love, both coping photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Set in the gay leather communities and with their own tragedies. Pich finds solace in creating intricate, ceremonial highbrow galleries of New York City in the 70s and 80s, Ondi Timoner’s biopic ornaments from folded banana leaves and white jasmine flowers, while Shane is an unflinching look at the life and career of the icon made famous for his takes vows as a monk to heal from a loss. Reminiscent of fellow countryman and striking black-and-white images of phalluses and flowers. This film takes a auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s work, this gorgeously lyrical and seductive chronological look at the influences and practices that captured male homo- tapestry weaves Thai traditions and Buddhist philosophy to explore love, death, erotic desire so poignantly in the face of the devastating toll of the AIDS crisis. and healing with tenderness and nuance. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

THURSDAY | July 19 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 SUNDAY | July 22 | 1:30pm | Regal Cinemas B MONTANA PORCUPINE LAKE Dir: Limor Shmila, 2017, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles, 79 min. Dir: Ingrid Veninger, 2017, Canada, 84 min. Returning home to attend her grandfather’s funeral, Efi (Noa Biron) finds that During a long, hot summer in Northern Canada, 13-year-old Bea is desperate for nothing has changed. Her grandmother, aunt, and uncle are all living their lives a new friend. When she finally meets Kate, a loud and raucous townie, her world just as she left them years before. A romance with a local teacher causes Efi begins to open up in ways that she never expected. In an intimate portrayal of to extend her visit, but her past comes rushing back when she discovers that the secret life of girls, we watch Bea experience a series of firsts, as she quietly her uncle is still up to his devious ways. Set on revenge, Efi takes matters into learns what it means to love and truly be free. The fifth feature from returning her own hands. Limor Shmila’s empowering directorial debut speaks volumes Outfest alum Ingrid Veninger (He Hated Pigeons, The Animal Project) is a moving about the healing power of justice. and tender tale that leaves the viewer nostalgic for years past. PRECEDED BY: A PRAYER Dir: Alon Borten, 14 min. PRECEDED BY: FRAN THIS SUMMER Dir: Mary Evangelista, 11 min. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

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FRIDAY | July 20 | 8:30pm | The Ford SUNDAY | July 15 | 4:30pm | DGA 1 POSTCARDS FROM LONDON RIOT Dir: Steve McLean, 2018, United Kingdom, 87 min. Dir: Jeffrey Walker, 2017, Australia, 106 min. Broke and beautiful, Joe (Beach Rats breakout Harris Dickinson) chases his In 1978, when the push to decriminalize homosexuality had stalled, a group of big-city dreams to London and lands in the company of the Raconteurs: an friends decide to make one final attempt to celebrate who they are. Led by a elite gang of escorts who mix sex work with an encyclopedic knowledge of art former union boss, they get a police permit and spread the word, unaware that history. Buzzing with electric energy and awash in Caravaggio, Joe’s journey the courage they find will finally mobilize the nation. This vivid retelling of takes him through the neon-lit labyrinth of Soho and, even more fantastically, “Australia’s Stonewall” is brought to life by a superb ensemble cast playing the transports him into classical paintings themselves. Sculpted like the gods, he real-life figures whose activist work led to the creation of the first-ever Gay and becomes a muse for the ages. Lesbian Mardi Gras. SPONSORED BY POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

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MONDAY | July 16 | 7:00pm | Plaza de la Raza TUESDAY | July 17 | 9:45pm | DGA 1 SKATE KITCHEN SODOM Dir: Crystal Moselle, 2018, USA, 105 min. Dir: Mark Wilshin, 2017, United Kingdom, 94 min. Shy, 18-year-old Camille seeks out an all-girl skateboard crew in NYC, a It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship when former pianist Michael subculture of sexually fluid, cool city kids whose lives revolve around social happens upon 20-year-old soccer player Will; it’s Will’s bachelor party, and his media and skateboarding. Camille, adopted into their gang, is quickly faced friends have left him naked and handcuffed to a lamppost. Michael takes Will with the complexity of female friendship, loyalty pressures, and singular home, and an immediate attraction blossoms. But does Will have the courage personalities. A breakout darling of the Sundance Film Festival, filmmaker to pursue his obvious interest in the elegant older man? Or will these guys Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack) perfectly captures the female zeitgeist in her merely pass in the night? Sexy and intimate, this new British import features a richly textured and atmospheric second feature. pair of powerhouse performances from Jo Weil and newcomer Pip Brignall. PRECEDED BY: FUSION ONE MINUTE MOVIE CONTEST PROGRAM ONE, 3 min (see page 46). PRECEDED BY: NIGHT SHIFT, Dir: Chris Phillips, 13 min. LATINX RECEPTION: La Plaza Courtyard PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

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MONDAY | July 16 | 9:45pm | DGA 1 SATURDAY | July 21 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 THAT NIGHT OF NOVEMBER TUCKED Dir: Jamie Patterson, 2017, United Kingdom, 80 min. (NOVE DE NOVEMBRO) When veteran drag queen Jackie Collins receives a diagnosis with six weeks to Dir: Lázaro Louzao, 2018, Spain, Gallego with English subtitles, 84 min. live, all he wants to do is perform his long-running act, and behave as if all is It’s November 1989, and the Berlin Wall is coming down. But as Germany normal. But between a surprising new friendship with a rising young queen reunifies, Roberto and Miguel find themselves coming apart at the seams. The and unfinished business with his estranged daughter, he may just have the two look back at their ten years together — a tumultuous decade that most eventful month and a half of his life. A feel-good film with charm and included coming out of the closet and dealing with HIV — and come to terms humor as well as surprising insight into our evolving understanding of gender with what it takes to stay together. Subtle and haunting, this moving Spanish identity across generations, this marks the first queer film from prolific young drama skillfully explores the beautiful complexity of a long-term relationship. British director Jamie Patterson. PRECEDED BY: BROKEN SUNFLOWER HEARTS Dir: Miguel Angel Caballero, 14 min. PRECEDED BY: I WAS IN YOUR BLOOD Dir: Joseph Sackett, 8 min. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

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THURSDAY | July 19 | 9:30pm | DGA 1 SATURDAY | July 21 | 8:30pm | The Ford TWO IN THE BUSH: A LOVE STORY WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY Dir: Laura Madalinski, 2017, USA, 97 min. Dir: Madeleine Olnek, 2018, USA, 84 min. After losing her job, Emily arrives home early from work to find her girlfriend in In this laugh-out-loud period comedy, Molly Shannon transforms 19th-century the throes of passion with someone else. In an instant, her entire life is turned poet Emily Dickinson from tragic spinster to irreverent lesbian heartthrob. Outfest upside down. Moving in with her best friend, Emily lands a new gig working alum Madeleine Olnek (The Foxy Merkins) reclaims Dickinson’s identity from the for a dominatrix, and promptly falls for her new boss, and her boss’s throes of patriarchy, exploring her vivacious side and her lifelong romantic boyfriend. In this wise and witty look at the world of bisexuality, polyamory and relationship with her best friend and brother’s wife Susan (Susan Ziegler). In a dungeons, filmmaker Laura Madalinski asks us to consider what risks are film that’s part sketch comedy, part historical burlesque, Molly Shannon’s worth taking for love. performance is alive as she kicks up the pieces of this famous legacy. PRECEDED BY: SPARK Dir: Aharonit Elior, 6 min. PRECEDED BY: CRYING GAME: Dir: Gianna Gianna, 3 min

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WEDNESDAY | July 18 | 8:30pm | The Ford SATURDAY | July 14 | 11:30am | Harmony Gold BAD REPUTATION CALL HER GANDA Dir: Kevin Kerslake, 2018, USA, English, 98 min. Dir: PJ Raval, 2018, Philippines/USA, English/Tagalog with English Rock-and-roll pioneer Joan Jett has been shredding hard since she founded subtitles, 93 min. The Runaways back in the 1970s, and at age 60, she shows no signs of A journalist, a lawyer working pro bono, and the mother of the victim unite to slowing down. This breathlessly entertaining documentary spans the many eras stand up to U.S. imperialism and demand justice in the name of Jennifer and facets of her career, including interviews from a wide range of peers and Laude, a 26-year-old trans woman murdered by a U.S. Marine in the protégés, including Michael J. Fox, Debbie Harry, Miley Cyrus, Billie Jo Philippines. In the face of the gruesome facts of the case and transphobic Armstrong, Kathleen Hanna, Kristen Stewart, Iggy Pop, and Laura Jane Grace, reactions worldwide, these three women do not waiver, knowing that what is at to name just a few. Revel in Jett’s trademark humble swagger as the film stake is Filipino sovereignty and an end to gender-based violence. This is a chronicles her journey to becoming one of the most influential figures in punk visually daring and profoundly humanistic geopolitical exposé. rock history. PRECEDED BY: FLU$H Dir: Heather Acs, 9 min. AFTER-PARTY: Altergirl, The Chapel at The Abbey

SATURDAY | July 14 | 4:30pm | DGA 2 FRIDAY | July 20 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS: DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION! KERBY LAUDERDALE Dir: Caroline Berler, 2018, USA, 58 min. Dir: David Weissman, 2017, USA, 69 min. One of the most glaring omissions in the film canon has been the work of queer women. Thankfully this once-hidden population picked up the camera In this illuminating and heartfelt new film, the director of We Were Here and and transformed the visibility of lesbians in cinema. Pioneering filmmakers The Cockettes sits down with Kerby Lauderdale, who looks back on life before and after Stonewall, from marriage to a woman (he’s the father of Pink Martini Barbara Hammer, Su Friedrich, Rose Troche, Yoruba Richen, Desiree Akhavan, lead singer Thomas Lauderdale) to queer activism. Part of a series of Vicky Du, Cheryl Dunye, critic B. Ruby Rich, Jenni Olson, and others discuss documentaries in which David Weissman, 62, will interview a diverse cross- how they’ve expressed their queer identity through film, revealing personal section of elder members of the LGBTQ community. stories from their own experiences of looking for themselves on screen. PRECEDED BY: MASKS Dir: Mahaliyah O, 23 min. PRECEDED BY: GAVIN GRIMM VS. Dir: Nadia Hallgren, 19 min. SPONSORED BY ALL-GIRL FRIDAY: DGA Atrium

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SUNDAY | July 15 | 7:00pm | DGA 1 SUNDAY | July 15 | 9:30pm | DGA 2 ENCORE: SUNDAY | July 22 | 2:15pm | Regal Cinemas D ENCORE SUNDAY: July 22 | 1:45pm | Regal Cinemas C EVERY ACT OF LIFE GAME GIRLS Dir: Jeff Kaufman, 2017, USA, 92 min. Dir: Alina Skrzeszewska, 2018, France/Germany, 90 min. Playwright Terrence McNally has redefined contemporary gay theater with an In this personal and moving documentary, we follow Teri and her girlfriend extraordinary body of work that includes The Ritz, Corpus Christi, Lips Together, Tiahana as they struggle to navigate life on the streets of Los Angeles’ Skid Teeth Apart, and Love! Valour! Compassion!, to name just a few. But his life Row. Recently released from prison for selling drugs, Tiahana returns to find offstage has been just as fascinating, encompassing activism, addiction, Teri desperate to get off the streets. In intimate and sometimes unsettling romance, and the constant pursuit of artistic excellence. McNally shares his scenes that include group therapy sessions and domestic violence, we are story onscreen with the help of friends and colleagues like Angela Lansbury, transported into the lives of these two women and root wholeheartedly for their Rita Moreno, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, and many more, as captured love and survival. This local story spotlighting L.A.’s homelessness epidemic by documentarian Jeff Kaufman (The State of Marriage). SPONSORED BY premiered at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

SATURDAY | July 14 | 2:00pm | Harmony Gold SUNDAY | July 15 | 11:30am | Harmony Gold GOSPEL OF EUREKA THE ICE KING Dir: Michael Palmieri & Donal Mosher, 2018, USA, 75 min. Dir: James Erskine, 2018, United Kingdom, 89 min. Fierce drag queens and evangelical Christians put on the performances of their Before Johnny Weir or Adam Rippon, there was John Curry. A legend on and off lives in the secluded southern town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Poised the ice, Curry elevated figure skating from a technical trade to a sophisticated between stereotypes and the fight for civil rights, filmmakers Michael Palmieri art form with balletic grace and precision. Blending his private letters, public and Donal Mosher weave an eye-opening, optimistic portrayal of the deep performances, and interviews with his closest circle, this portrait of an icon American tensions between religion and the LGBTQ identity. A crowd-pleasing celebrates his tenacious spirit from the Olympics to Royal Albert Hall while also cinematic meditation on intense dedication and faith, the film shows that the doubling as a document of burgeoning gay life in the 1970s and 80s. symbiosis of the two worlds is closer than you ever imagined. SPONSORED BY PRECEDED BY: MAMA DRAGONS: A GREAT BIG STORY Dir: Andria May-Corsini & Adam Wolffbrand, 13 min

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TUESDAY | July 17 | 5:00pm | DGA 2 FRIDAY | July 13 | 9:45pm | DGA 1 LEITIS IN WAITING LOOKING FOR? (你找什麼?) Dir: Dean Hamer / Joe Wilson / Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, 2018, Tonga/ Dir: Tung-Yen Chou, 2017, Taiwan, English/Mandarin with English subtitles, USA, 72 min. 60 min. Fighting for the right to openly express their true genders and to challenge Explore the mysteries of dating apps in this charming, infectious documentary their traditional roles in the culture, leitis confront resistance from the deeply that lays all the sexy details out on the table. Young Taiwanese filmmaker Teng- religious parts of Tongan culture. In the face of poverty and opposition from Yen Chou searches for a love of his own, as he questions gay men around the fundamentalist Christians, leitis organize a beauty pageant and host a world about their intimate experiences on hookup apps. Can Grindr lead you to community dialogue, challenging their limited social mobility and fighting for the love of your life? This refreshingly raw and far too relatable look into digital inclusivity in a country they love. Presented in partnership with the Red Nation romance is a snapshot of the moment. Indigenous Film Festival. PRECEDED BY: QUEER CRUISING: GAY SEMIOTICS & AVEMARIA, Dir: Jeff Verlanic, 20 min. PRECEDED BY: 3 SIBLINGS Dir: Sheena Rossiter, 23 min. PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

SATURDAY | July 21 | 12:00pm | DGA 2 SATURDAY | July 14 | 9:00pm | DGA 2 MAN MADE MR. GAY SYRIA Dir: T Cooper, 2018, USA, 97 min. Dir: Ayse Toprak, 2017, Turkey/France/Germany, Arabic with English From surgeries and T parties to the struggles and joys of transitioning, follow subtitles, 87 min. four men as they prepare for Trans FitCon, the only bodybuilding competition Hussein is a Syrian refugee who lives in Istanbul and works as a hairstylist. exclusively for trans men. Glimpse the intimate relationships between these At gay support group “Tea and Talk,” Hussein and his friends discuss the men and their partners, family, and children as they train throughout the year. issues they face in their homeland. Hoping to bring their cause international This powerful documentary culminates in a triumphant gesture of acceptance media visibility, they decide to participate in the Mr. Gay Syria competition. and an understanding of the shared struggles among them as they take the Writer-director Ayse Toprak’s riveting documentary shines a compassionate stage and embody their true selves. light on the ordeals encountered by these brave men as they face possible PRECEDED BY: FUSION ONE MINUTE MOVIE CONTEST PROGRAM 3 (3 min.) persecution and physical violence on a day-to-day basis. PRECEDED BY: MARGO & MAY Dir: Meredith Koch, 5 min.

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SATURDAY | July 21 | 4:30pm | DGA 1 SATURDAY | July 14 | 1:45pm | DGA 1 ROOM TO GROW SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF Dir: Matt Alber & Jon Garcia, 2018, USA, 89 min. HOLLYWOOD For many queer people, some of our toughest years were when we were Dir: Matt Tyrnauer, 2017, USA, 98 min. teenagers living at home. Homophobic parents and school environments often In Hollywood’s Golden Age, studio publicists presented movie stars as made life unbearable. Now meet the next generation of queer youth, forging a paragons of heterosexual domesticity, but behind the curtain, some beloved path of love, with the support of their families. In the face of one of the harshest actors and actresses had very different proclivities. Many of these celebrity political climates, with homophobia and racism on the rise, these fearless sexcapades first came to light in Scotty Bowers’ controversial book Full teenagers are claiming their identities and taking the world by storm. An Service. This fascinating documentary balances juicy gossip (bolstered by intimate look into what it means to be an LGBTQ teen today. expert witnesses like Gore Vidal and Liz Smith) with a compassionate look at PRECEDED BY: DANCES Dir: Ramon Watkins, 6 min. Bowers’ life. Meet the man who pierces the veil and shines a light on the private sexual dalliances of some of cinema’s biggest stars. PRECEDED BY: EVERYTHING MUST GO, MY LOVE Dir: Jocelyn Roy, 10 min. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

SATURDAY | July 21 | 8:30pm | CAAM SATURDAY | July 14 | 4:30pm | Harmony Gold SHAKEDOWN TRANSMILITARY Dir: Leilah Weinraub, 2018, USA, 82 min. Dir: Gabriel Silverman & Fiona Dawson, 2018, USA, 93 min. In this intimate and skillfully crafted documentary, we are taken deep into the At the risk of being discharged and losing their livelihoods, trans service world of Los Angeles’s African-American lesbian club scene. At this legendary members come out to top brass at the Pentagon to challenge the transgender weekly party, dancers like Egypt, who found her way to the stage by accident, military ban. From 2015 to the present day, we follow four trans service and Mahogany, the Queen Bee and mother of the clan, spill their hearts out both members—Senior Airman Logan Ireland, Corporal Laila Villanueva, Captain behind the scenes and on stage. We are confronted with the realities of their lives Jennifer Pause, and First Lieutenant El Cook—as they fight to defend their as they navigate personal and professional relationships with fans, club owner equal right to serve their country. A 2018 SXSW Audience Award winner. Ronnie, and each other. When one of many police raids sends the club into PRECEDED BY: PRE-DRINK Marc-Antoine Lemire, 23 min. chaos, everyone must decide what their next move is. This film is a window into the rarely-seen-on-screen world of black female pleasure. PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: CAAM Lobby

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DGA 1 DGA 2 HARMONY THE FORD CAAM REGAL LA A REGAL LA B REGAL LA C REGAL LA D THE ACE 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM 11:00AM 11:45 AM BUDDIES 11:00AM 11:15AM P.50 GIRLS SHORTS 12:00 PM 11:30AM ENCORE SCREENING 12:15 PM I MISS YOU WHEN I P.39 SEE YOU 11:30AM 12:30 PM 12:00PM P.14 ENCORE SCREENING 12:45 PM 12:00PM OUTSET SHORTS MAN MADE P.51 1:00 PM P.22 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 1:30PM 2:15 PM PORCUPINE LAKE 1:45PM 2:00PM P.15 2:30 PM THE CARMILLA 2:00PM GAME GIRLS 2:00PM P.21 2:45 PM MOVIE SILVER SHORTS 2:15PM P.42 BELIEVER 3:00 PM P.43 P.37 EVERY ACT OF LIFE 3:15 PM P.21 3:30 PM 3:45 PM 2:30PM 4:00 PM TRANS SUMMIT 4:15 PM P.44 4:30 PM 4:00PM 4:45 PM DUCK SEASON 4:15PM P.50 5:00 PM 4:30PM ENCORE SCREENING 5:15 PM ROOM TO GROW 4:30PM 5:30 PM P.23 ENCORE SCREENING 5:00PM 4:45PM 5:45 PM SCREENWRITING ENCORE SCREENING 6:00 PM LAB LIVE READING 6:15 PM P.51 6:30 PM 6:45 PM 7:00 PM 6:30PM 7:15 PM THEY P.42 7:00PM 7:30 PM 7:00PM CLOSING NIGHT 7:45 PM TUCKED THE MISEDUCATION P.17 OF CAMERON POST 8:00 PM P.8 8:15 PM 8:30 PM 8:00PM 8:45 PM EMERGING VOICES P.41 8:30PM 9:00 PM WILD NIGHTS WITH 8:30PM 9:15 PM EMILY SHAKEDOWN P.17 P.23 9:30 PM 9:00PM 9:45 PM BEYOND BINARIES 10:00 PM P.36 10:15 PM 9:30PM CANARY 10:30 PM P.13 10:45 PM 11:00 PM 11:15 PM 11:30 PM 11:45 PM WE’RE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! 31

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FRIDAY | July 13 | 9:45pm | Harmony Gold SUNDAY | July 15 | 5:00pm | Harmony Gold BONDING VIDA Created by: Rightor Doyle, 108 min. Created by: Tanya Saracho, 2018, USA, min. Long-lost high school BFFs, Pete (Brendan Scannell), a recently out gay man, “Vida” is a new STARZ Original series about two Mexican-American sisters and Tiff (Zoe Levin), a grad student, hope to pick up right where they left off. But from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different or distanced Tiff has a secret: she’s one of NYC’s top dominatrixes, and she’s about to tie from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, Pete up in her underground world of sexual secrecy and BDSM. The dramedy where they are confronted by the past and by the surprising truth about their series is loosely based on the life experiences of Rightor Doyle (HBO’s “Barry,” mother’s identity. Catch an exclusive overview of the entire show along with FX’s “You’re the Worst”), who wrote, directed, and executive produced the series. the season finale episode.

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THURSDAY | July 19 | 5:00pm | DGA 2 STRANGERS & FÉMININ/FÉMININ Catch up with some of the most charming, bold, and relatable ladies on either side of the US-Canadian border, in the second seasons of these fresh episodic series. When we last left Isobel in Facebook’s “Strangers” (our 2017 US Centerpiece), she was exploring her newfound bisexuality while navigating the stream of random guests renting out her spare room. Catch Isobel’s next adventures in the first two episodes of the new season.

Meanwhile, the Francophone women of “Féminin/Féminin” are navigating life, love, and the insecurities in between, in Chloé Robichaud’s (Sarah Prefers to Run, Outfest 2014) honest and witty portrait of being young and queer in Montreal. With several international nominations and awards to its name, the first season was featured on Amazon Prime and Hulu, and on French television channel France 4.

FOLLOWED BY: Q&A with the cast and crew STRANGERS Created by Mia Lidofsky, USA, Episodes 1-2, 52 min. FÉMININ/FÉMININ Created by Chloé Robichaud & Florence Gagnon, Canada, French with English subtitles, Episodes 1-3, 43 min.

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MONDAY | July 16 | 7:15pm | DGA 2 EPISODIC SHOWCASE We are entering a time where queer and trans stories are more represented than ever in episodic content. From the gay mafia brought to life with a wink in “Enemies of Dorothy” to a young man’s earnest exploration of polyamory in “Triads,” this sampler of series encompasses so many of the queer and trans realities that we experience today. Join us for a 90-minute journey in asking one question: How do our LGBTQ identities intersect, and how do we move forward together as a movement? These shows explore the many answers to that question. Catch them here first; you’ll be sure to binge when they’re greenlit! BROAD STROKES Dir: Phillip Vernon, 17 min. TRIADS Dir: Matt Mcclelland, 24 min. QUARE LIFE Dir: Jessica King, 10 min. BROTHERS Dir: Emmett Jack Lundberg & Sheyam Ghieth, 12 min. THE STRIVERS Dir: Guy Shalem, 20 min. THE T Dir: Deven Casey & Daniel Kyri, 14 min. ENEMIES OF DOROTHY Dir: Ryan Fisher & Christopher Smith Bryant, 3 min.

MONDAY | July 16 | 9:45pm | DGA 2 THURSDAY | July 19 | 7:30pm | DGA 2 RILEY PARRA THE FINDING HOME SERIES: Created by: Christin Baker, 2018, USA, 48 min. LGBT IMMIGRANTS & ASYLUM SEEKERS Detective Riley Parra (Marem Hassler) grew up in the bad part of town. As a Dir: Abraham Troen, 2017, USA, 63 min. detective she strives to make sure the rough streets she left behind aren’t Roughly 65 million people are displaced globally — including tens of forgotten. One case leads her to discover that the city is a centuries-old thousands of LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers. Since assuming office, battleground between angels and demons, and that she’s a champion for Trump has cut refugee admissions from 110,000 to 50,000. In this timely and good. Season 2 opens with Riley and her new love interest, Gillian (Liz Vassey), inspiring docu-series, explore the journeys of three queer immigrants in Los discussing her calling and meeting her charismatic new partner on the force. Angeles who have escaped persecution and violence in their native countries. This is the lesbian procedural you’ve been waiting for! Afterwards, join us for an urgent discussion with the subjects, along with SPONSORED BY experts on all facets of this growing crisis, from mental health to community FOLLOWED BY: Q&A with the cast and crew building, advocacy and policy.

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This year Outfest Los Angeles was named an Academy Award®- qualifying film festival for the Short Film Awards. This means that recipients of the Outfest Los Angeles Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Short Films will be eligible for consideration in SUNDAY | July 15 | 4:30pm | REDCAT the Short Film category of the Academy Awards® DESIRES AND RESISTANCE: without the standard UNEARTHING TRANS* LEGACIES Anonymous sexual encounters and flirtations with the camera, dress-up with theatrical run, provided that Flawless Sabrina, and a night at the Stonewall Inn with Marsha P. Johnson: this the film otherwise complies program proposes alternative modes of retrieving and disseminating a trans* past through an erotic gaze. Addressing an erasure of trans* legacies, these with the Academy rules. works place trans* sexual expression and resistances in conversation with a non-linear idea of history that is both real and fabricated, defiantly looking toward a future of pleasure, play and beauty. Curated by: Finn Paul OUTLAW (EXCERPT) Dir: Alisa Lebow, 16 min. FLYHOLE Dir: Malic Amalya, 6 min. MIGHTY REAL Dir: Vicente Ugartechea, 6 min. PHINEAS SLIPPED Dir: Cary Cronenwett, 16 min. AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOU EXIST Dir: Zackary Drucker, 16 min. FAMILIAR MEMORIES Dir: Pol Merchan, 3 min. BESIDE THE WATER, 1999-2003 Dir: Finn Paul, 12 min. DESPERADO Dir: Andre Keichian, 3 min. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA! Dir: Reina Gossett & Sasha Wortzel, 14 min.

TUESDAY | July 17 | 7:15pm | DGA 2 ENCORE: SATURDAY | July 21 | 9:00pm | DGA 2 BEYOND BINARIES Each of these exceptional stories expand our limited definition of gender and breathe authenticity back onto the screen with every frame. From beating back fears of discrimination to expressing yourself through experimental dance, demonstrating bravery in the face of unwelcoming family members or blazing trails for fellow young students, the extraordinary individuals at the heart of these stories showcase a proud love of truth over fear. Curated by: Angelica Ross ANIMA X ANIMUS Dir: Frances Chen, Dorian Tocker, 3 min. OCTOBER Dir: Maegan Mann, 9 min. SUNKEN PLUM Dir: Roberto F. Canuto, Xiaoxi Xu, 20 min. DO I HAVE BOOBS NOW? Dir: Milena Salazar & Joella Cabalu, 7 min. FIRST DAY Dir: Julie Kalceff, 18 min. THERE YOU ARE Dir: Lisa Donato, 17 min. BEAUTY Dir: Christina Willings, 23 min.

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SUNDAY | July 22 | 2:00pm | Regal Cinemas A SILVER SHORTS Queer elders bear the history of our communities, but they’re still writing their own incredible stories every day of the year. This year’s outstanding collection of senior stories reminds us that discovery doesn’t discriminate by age — finding new love and leaving an old life behind, digging up buried memories to field the future, or learning that you share more with family than a last name. GRACE AND BETTY Dir: Zoe Lubeck, 12 min. GENERATIONS Dir: Kourosh Ahari, 25 min. FROM NOW ON Dir: Ivonne Coll & Javier Colon, 11 min. TWO WORDS Dir: Jesper Emborg, 25 min. MARGUERITE Dir: Marianne Farley, 20 min. SOULS Dir: Daniel Gage, 8 min.

TUESDAY | July 17 | 9:45pm | DGA 2 QUEERS FOR FEARS It’s time to write our own stories to tell in the dark! Genre films have proven lethally unkind to queer characters over the years — which is why it’s crucial that we flip the script. From eerie rituals in suburbia to sexual voyeurs in the park, student loan slashings and nightmarish mazes of urban development, this year’s electrifying collection of pulse-pounding thrills stretches the possibilities of what it means to go bump in the night. MALIK Dir: Nathan Carli, 15 min. DISFORIA Dir: Heidi Hartwig and Lio Mehiel, 8 min. THE CLEANSE Dir: Lucus Omar, 12 min. SELL YOUR BODY Dir: Jaanelle Yee, 12 min. SHADOW ANIMALS (SKUGGDJUR) Dir: Jerry Carlsson, 21 min. CAKE Dir: Alan Friel, 6 min. ISLANDS (LES ÎLES) Dir: Yann Gonzalez, 24 min.

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SATURDAY | July 14 | 11:00am | DGA 1 ENCORE: THURSDAY | July 19 | 10:00pm | DGA 2 BOYS SHORTS There’s no denying the heart and soul in this year’s stunning showcase of boys’ shorts — across genre, borders, and walks of life, from Puerto Rico to Israel. Between breaking out of your shell and back into the dating pool to coming out after social media stardom, falling in love with a very famous corpse to stalking your father’s lover, these unforgettable films capture the laughter, melancholy, and hope that bind us together. Curated by: Andrew Ahn SAM Dir: Stephanie Camacho Casillas, 11 min. SHARE Dir: Barna Szász & Ellie Wen, 13 min. SAM DID IT Dir: Dominic Burgess, 11 min. HERITAGE Dir: Yuval Aharoni, 25 min. THE THINGS YOU THINK I’M THINKING Dir: Sherren Lee, 15 min. WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP Dir. Chandler Levack, 16 min.

SUNDAY | July 15 | 9:45pm | DGA 1 ENCORE: WEDNESDAY | July 18 | 9:45pm | DGA 2 SKIN Get ready to be turned on, both in body and mind. Not for the faint of heart, this collection of explicit shorts explores many facets of gay sexuality. From saunas and art porn, through orgies and casual encounters, to mourning a loss — sex is at once intimate, raw, and often ironically lonely. Curated by: Ernesto Foronda SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART Dir: Omer Tobi, 10 min. STANLEY Dir: Paulo Roberto, 19 min. PENIS POETRY Dir: Antonio da Silva & Andre Medeiros Martins, 14 min. JUST PAST NOON ON A TUESDAY Dir: Travis Mathews, 22 min. SODOM’S CAT Dir: Huang Ting-Chun, 30 min. PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium (7/15)

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FRIDAY | July 20 | 9:30pm | DGA 1 ENCORE: SUNDAY | July 22 | 11:15am | Regal Cinemas C GIRLS SHORTS In this year’s signature program, we amplify the unapologetic exhilaration of living your truth loud and proud. Whether standing up to your straight and narrow dance instructor, challenging your partner on unspoken tensions, confessing love for your best friend, or sparking resistance through pelvic thrusts, the subjects of these spectacular stories stand up and fight for the power of the queer female gaze. DES!RE Dir: Campbell X, 10 min. CANDACE Dir: Emma Weinstein, 10 min. BOIHOOD Dir: Rhea Bozzacchi, 7 min. SALAMAGAN Dir: Elisa Oh, 13 min. FOXY TROT Dir: Lisa Donato, 15 min. THE DRESS YOU HAVE ON Dir: Courtney Hope Therond, 14 min. FIG TREE Dir: Jenni Olson with Ana Quintanilla, 5 min. JUCK [THRUST] Dir: Olivia Kastebring, 17 min. ALL-GIRL FRIDAY: DGA Atrium (7/20)

FRIDAY | July 13 | 7:15pm | DGA 2 ENCORE: FRIDAY | July 20 | 5:00pm | DGA 2 CRAZY KINKY COOL Sexy, unpredictable, and playing by nobody’s rules but their own, this program of kinky girls’ shorts is guaranteed to get your blood pumping and keep you up all night. From a home delivery sexbot, to a raunchy bathroom rendez-vous, over the course of these six films imagination transforms into reality as our fearless heroines take pleasure into their own hands and discover that desire can be found where they least expect it. Curated by: Charlie Hidalgo DRAGONFIRE Dir: Michelle Ehlen, 4 min. CAKE Dir: Anne Hu, 10 min. DRESSED FOR PLEASURE (JE FAIS OÙ TU ME DIS) Dir: Marie de Maricourt, 17 min. GIRL TALK Dir: Erica Rose, 17 min. LIBRARY HOURS Dir: Jim Vendiola, 11 min. THE TOILET LINE Dir: Goodyn Green, 13 min.

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SATURDAY | July 14 | 9:30pm | Harmony Gold ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER From Mommie Dearest to mom of the year, there will always be myriad ways to define motherhood in the movies. And whether you are one, have one, or know one, we all have our own unique experiences around how these ladies fit into our lives. Between mamma bears a bit too woke for their own good to those sleeping on their children’s talents, new mothers facing discrimination or those struggling to understand their queer children, these films capture maternity in motion. Curated by: Albert Payano ARE WE GOOD PARENTS? Dir: Bola Ogun, 9 min. RANI Dir: Hammad Rizvi, 14 min. DARIO Dir: Manuel Kinzer, Jorge A. Trujillo Gil, 15 min. BETWEEN US TWO Dir: Tan Wei Keong, 5 min. UNINVITED Dir: Seung Yeob Lee, 20 min. KHOL (OPEN) Dir: Faroukh Virani, 12 min. FOR NONNA ANNA Dir: Luis De Filippis, 14 min.

TUESDAY | July 17 | 9:00pm | Plaza de la Raza SUNDAY | July 15 | 2:00pm | Harmony Gold LATIN AMERICAN SHORTS BORN AGAIN THIS WAY Be prepared for our most eclectic Latinx program ever. It embraces all LGBTQ Faith and queer voices have historically intersected in surprising and communities at once. Shorts from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and complicated ways, whatever your congregation. In our collection of religious the Dominican Republic show us that it doesn’t matter in which America we shorts, young women break the rules in Jewish summer camps and the all- live — South, Central, or North — we need to be united to empower our male rituals of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, men struggle against the community in the fight against discrimination and for equal rights, gender faith of their fathers in Islam and Christianity, and a trans woman intertwines equity, and freedom of expression. the beauty of religious ritual with her authentic self. Curated by: João Federici THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY Dir: Mukesh Vidyasagar, 4 min. SUMMER Dir: Pearl Dir: Omar Al (ءوضو) TAILOR Dir: Calí dos Anjos, 10 min. ELENA Dir: Ayerim Villaneuva, 22 min. PROFANE COW Gluck, 18 min. NOORA Dir: Tommy Naess, 20 min. ABLUTION (VACA PROFANA) Dir: René Guerra, 15 min. JULIA’S PIECE (UNA PIEZA PARA JULIA) Dir: Dakheel, 15 min. DEVIANT Dir: Benjamin Howard, 10 min. WREN BOYS Dir: Harry Lighton, Amelia Eloisa, 9 min. AFRONTE Dir: Bruno Victor & Marcus Azevedo, 16 min. NARANJA 11 min. WOULD YOU LOOK AT HER Dir: Goran Stolevski, 19 min. Dir: Hanna Isua, 3 min. SANDRA CALLING Dir: João Cândido Zacharias, 13 min.

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WEDNESDAY | July 18 | 9:45pm | DGA 1 WIG SNATCHED In celebration of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and its tenth year of taking the untucked revolution to TV, we exalt the art of drag and the fearless queens who inspire and wow us with their jaw-dropping talents and vital stories on and off the runway. By turns hysterical and moving — and starring beloved queens such as Bob the Drag Queen and Latrice Royale — these films add up to one enormous eleganza extravaganza that will leave you gagged. THE COCOA FONDUE SHOW Dir: Andrew Wyatt Arnold, 15 min. DRESSED AS GIRL Dir: Anna Mae Gordon, 20 min. RUN(A)WAY ARAB Dir: Amrou Al-Kadhi, 12 min. MARABOU Dir: Tiffany J. Johnson, 20 min. FEMME Dir: Alden Peters, 18 min. PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

SATURDAY | July 21 | 8:00pm | Harmony Gold SATURDAY | July 14 | 2:00pm | REDCAT EMERGING VOICES THE MAN-WOMAN CASE These endearing shorts strike a chord of shared humanity, whether it’s a & OTHER ANIMATED TALES married woman with amnesia having an awkward reunion with her ex, a Beautifully illustrating the complexity of the queer experience in both its suicide-hotline volunteer who can’t help taking her work personally, an exhilarations and travails, this compilation of sometimes absurd, sometimes immigrant lesbian facing American racism, a cancer survivor facing physical moving, but always intimate stories is a feast for the eyes and the soul. The hardships with sass and an impressive wig collection. fluidity and ethereal nature of animation are used to explore parent-son WILD GEESE Dir: Susan Jacobson, 18 min. I’M JUST HERE Dir: Lara Aslanian, 16 min. relationships, bask in a bawdy feminist fairy tale, reminisce on young summer CHOKE Dir: Rolla Selbak, 18 min. ROUTINE Dir: Wes Akwuobi, 6 min. FAMILIA? Dir: Kase love, and follow the noir epic of Eugene Falleni, the true story of a 1920s trans Pena / Marlene Forte, 15 min. MY LIFE INTERRUPTED Dir: Alana Devich Cyril, 10 min. LAST man running from the law. PICK-UP Dir: Matthew Bonifacio, 4 min. MANIVALD Dir: Chintis Lundgren, 12 min. VENUS - FILLY THE LITTLE LESBIAN FAIRY POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: Harmony Gold Lobby (VÊNUS – FILÓ A FADINHA LÉSBICA) Dir: Sávio Leite, 6 min. CONTACT Dir: Léa Bancelin, 6 min. THE FISH CURRY (MAACHER JHOL) Dir: Abhishek Verma, 12 min. FLASH FLOOD Dir: Alli MacKay, 6 min. THE MAN-WOMAN CASE Dir: Anaïs Caura, 45 min.

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SATURDAY | July 21 | 6:30pm | DGA 2 SUNDAY | July 15 | 11:15am | DGA 2 THEY BEYOND THE OPPOSITE SEX Dir: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, 2017, USA, English/Farsi with English Dir: Emily Abt & Bruce Hensel, 2018, USA, 89 min. subtitles, 81 min. Fourteen years after winning Outstanding Documentary Feature here at Outfest Possessed with the gentle grace and ethereal spell of fellow Iranian Abbas Los Angeles, Showtime returns with the long-awaited sequel to The Opposite Kiarostami, Anahita Ghazvinizadeh’s feature debut explores the fragile spaces Sex, their groundbreaking portrait of life in transition for two transgender between body and soul in the life of 14-year-old J, a gender-fluid kid in the individuals — Rene and Jamie — awaiting gender-confirmation surgery. While Chicago suburbs confronted with the decision of whether to transition. trans visibility and social awareness have increased in the interim, they find Executive produced by Jane Campion, this striking, evocative family drama that living authentically comes with its own set of unique challenges both at uses unexpected textures and layered compositions to heighten the home and in the world around them. evolutionary rhythms of late childhood and the natural world. SPONSORED BY PRECEDED BY: SILVIA IN THE WAVES Dir: Giovana Olmos, 13 min.

SATURDAY | July 21 | 2:00pm | DGA 1 FRIDAY | July 20 | 7:15pm | DGA 2 THE CARMILLA MOVIE PROFESSOR MARSTON AND Dir: Spencer Maybee, 2018, Canada, 94 min. THE WONDER WOMEN The Carmilla Movie picks up five years after the events of the award-winning Dir: Angela Robinson, 2017, USA, 108 min. global phenomenon digital series “Carmilla.” Laura (Elise Bauman) and former Trailblazer Angela Robinson’s latest feature presents the little-known origin story vampire Carmilla’s (Natasha Negovanlis) domestic bliss is interrupted by an of Wonder Woman. Delving into what inspired Harvard psychologist Dr. Marston unknown supernatural threat when Carm shows signs of re-vamping and Laura (Luke Evans) to create the iconic character, the film is a study of female sexuality starts having ghostly dreams. Catch up on seasons 0-3 on YouTube and then and desire in its exploration of the relationship between his wife Elizabeth join us to celebrate the power of the audience, as our favorite lesbian vampires Marston (Rebecca Hall) and their lover Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote). While the are reunited in this fan-demanded feature film. comic book was criticized for sexual perversity, it was the polyamorous POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: Harmony Gold Lobby SPONSORED BY relationship behind the headlines that truly defied convention. SPONSORED BY

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WEDNESDAY | July 18 | 5:00pm | DGA 2 THURSDAY | July 19 | 7:30pm | Samuel Goldwyn ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: THE DARE PROJECT & THE ADVOCATE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS: CLAY FARMERS A LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM Slugline should read: Dir: Adam Salky, 2005 & 2018, USA, 33 min., Scr: Dir: William Clift, 2018, USA, 105 min. David Brind, 2005 & 2018, USA, 33 min. Narrated by Laverne Cox and with music by Melissa Etheridge, this moving Take a new look at two Outfest classics: The Dare Project picks up the story documentary focuses on major events and watershed moments in LGBTQ from the original 2005 short film and catches up with the gay theater kid and history through never-before-seen archival footage and engaging interviews the curious jock as they accidentally run into each other as adults. And on the (Ricky Martin, Cleve Jones, Caitlyn Jenner, Gloria Allred, Gavin Newsom, Don heels of a recent restoration, the moving rural drama Clay Farmers — cited by Lemon, Dustin Lance Black, Margaret Cho, Armistead Maupin, and many many queer film experts as an influential antecedent to Brokeback Mountain more). Starting with the Black Cat Riots, the film covers Stonewall, the disco — has never looked better, 30 years after its debut. sexual revolution that continued from the late 60s, the AIDS crisis, marriage equality, and the trans movement to present day. We’ve come a long way, but we’ve still got a long way to go. SPONSORED BY POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: Samuel Goldwyn Lobby

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SATURDAY | July 21 | 2:00pm | Harmony Gold FRIDAY | July 13 | 9:30pm | DGA 2 BELIEVER ALONE IN THE GAME Dir: Don Argott, 2018, USA, 101 min. Dir: Natalie Metzger & Michael Rohrbaugh, 2018, USA, 95 min. Utah has the highest youth suicide rate in America, and the largest Mormon This inspirational documentary follows a number of LGBTQ athletes, including population. For native son Dan Reynolds — frontman for the Grammy Award– Robbie Rogers (Major League Soccer), Layana White (NCAA basketball player), winning Imagine Dragons — it’s a call to action to change his faith community Gus Kenworthy (freestyle skier and Olympic silver medalist), Megan Rapinoe from the inside out and to foster policies of acceptance toward its LGBTQ (soccer, Olympic gold medalist), and Trevor Betts, a trans high school athlete, members. Over the course of a year, his quest leads him and his family to charting their social and legal challenges within the schools, sports leagues, and create the first-ever LoveLoud Festival: a landmark music summit to amplify within their own families, as well as their triumphs in the face of great adversity. queer voices and save lives. PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium SPONSORED BY

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SATURDAY | July 14 | 12:00pm | DGA 2 SATURDAY | July 21 | 2:30pm | DGA 2 MAKE THEM HEAR YOU: THE TRUTH ABOUT TRANS SUMMIT CONTENT BY & FOR LGBTQ+ WOMEN Whether you’re an actor, artist, activist or academic, you’re welcomed here. The LGBTQ+ women have been at the forefront of many movements throughout afternoon will begin with our Academy Award–nominated keynote speaker history. However, in Hollywood queer women remain the least represented Yance Ford (Strong Island), followed by three compelling case studies focused community in front of and behind the camera. This discussion will explore the on specific areas of need in media representation. The room will then come past, present, and future of LGBTQ+ women in entertainment, bringing together together for an unedited, organic, and dynamic conversation about issues trailblazers who are leading the charge for a more inclusive and multi- relating to the trans and non-binary experience, moderated by the LA Times’ award-winning reporter Tre’vell Anderson. For more information see page 10. dimensional landscape. Presented by AT&T Hello Lab— a collection of inclusive original entertainment created by, for and with Millennial and Gen Z audiences. WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP Dir: Chandler Levack, 16 min. BURTON: BEFORE AND AFTER Dir: Courtney Hermann & Kerribeth Elliott, 15 min. BATHROOM RULES Dir: Charlie Hidalgo, 5 min. PRECEDED BY: TOOTH AND NAIL Dir: Sara Shaw, 20 min. SPONSORED BY POST-SUMMIT RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

SATURDAY | July 14 | 7:00pm | DGA 2 MONDAY | July 16 | 5:00pm | DGA 2 BI IN THE BIZ THE NEW AIDS NARRATIVE PANEL While the L, G and T communities have made great strides toward visibility in Nearly 30 years since the first films about the HIV/AIDS epidemic hit the big the culture, the B’s still remain relatively hidden, even in the entertainment screen, a new wave of scripted dramas is emerging. Join Outfest and GLAAD industry. This panel will feature out bisexual actors and entertainment industry for a discussion of the history of HIV/AIDS representation in cinema, and what professionals discussing the specific challenges and opportunities for film, TV the arrival of films like BPM (Beats Per Minute), 1985, and Bohemian and online performers who identify as such. Break out of the bi closet as we Rhapsody means with regards to telling HIV/AIDS stories to a new generation. explore the politics and the pragmatism of actors living out in the open. POST-PANEL RECEPTION: DGA Atrium SPONSORED BY PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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SUNDAY | July 15 | 1:45pm | DGA 1 BAO BAO Dir: Guang-cheng Shie, 2018, Taiwan, Mandarin with English subtitles, 97 min. This deeply felt feature film debut by Shie Guang-cheng tells the story of Taiwanese expats Cindy and Joanne, living in London, who are about to have their first child. Their marital bliss is threatened when Cindy discovers that Joanne has promised their unborn son to another gay couple, their friends Charles and Tim. Told through an array of flashbacks, the film explores issues that affect many same-sex families, and is anchored by moving performances from Ke Huan-ru and newcomer Emma Reis. PRECEDED BY: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIR. PENNY CHEN, 5 MIN SPONSORED BY TAIWAN RECEPTION: DGA Atrium

SUNDAY | July 15 | 11:00am | DGA 1 ALIFU, THE PRINCE/SS Dir: Wang Yu-Lin, 2017, Taiwan, Taiwanese with English subtitles, 91 min. An Altman-esque mosaic of LGBTQ storylines intersect in this portrait of gender identity in present-day Taiwan by director Yu-Lin Wang (Seven Days in Heaven). Alifu works as a hairdresser in Taipei and longs for gender-confirmation surgery, which may affect his status within his tribal Paiwan family. Sherry, a trans woman who owns a drag bar, is in love with a plumber who appears not to share her feelings. Chris is a government worker and lives with his girlfriend Angie — and also moonlights as a drag queen. Wang weaves these narratives into an empowering tapestry of love and its many forms. TAIWAN RECEPTION: DGA Atrium SPONSORED BY

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SATURDAY | July 14 | 7:30pm | Harmony Gold QUEEROES Discover the Queeroes short film series, part of an innovative new mentorship model to elevate queer, trans and POC storytelling. Curated by Emmy-award winner Jill Soloway, participating mentors include Emmy-award winning writer Lena Waithe (“The Chi”) and playwright and TV writer Tanya Saracho (“Vida”). The films include a re-imagining of the classic Broadway movie musical with a Black butch lesbian dancer in the starring role, a sassy post-gender Hollywood landscape set in the near future, and a rowdy high school comedy through a genderfluid Latinx lens. FOLLOWED BY: An extended discussion with the cast and crew of each film. CENTRAL & BROADWAY Dir: Chelsea Woods, 8 min. MOTHER COMES TO VENUS Dir: Zackary Drucker, 8 min. KIKI & THE MXFITS Dir: Natalia Leite, 8 min. SUPPORTED BY

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ONE MINUTE MOVIE CONTEST TUESDAY | July 17 | 7:00pm | Plaza de la Raza Attendees of the 2018 Outfest Fusion Festival were challenged with creating a AIDS DIVA: one minute short film that spoke to the theme Keeping Silent / Speaking Truth. THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN This collection combines the Audience Award and Jury Prize winning films with Dir: Dante Alencastre, 2018, USA, 45 min some major crowd favorites. Prepare to be impressed by these creatives’ As the self-appointed “AIDS DIVA” and ACT UP/LA spokesperson in early 90’s Los ability to tell a story in 60 seconds. Angeles, Connie Norman stood proudly in her multiple, fluid and evolving LGBTQ PROGRAM ONE (SEE P.16): EVERYBODY HURTS Dir: Marqueeda LaStar, identities. Both beloved and confrontational, Connie’s soulful and salty rantings QUEDATE CALLADO Dir: Edwin Alexis Gómez, SPEAKING TRUTH Dir: Vonyse Reeder and intersectional politics were heard widely through her newspaper column, and PROGRAM TWO (SEE P.46): EDEN Dir: Chanelle Tyson, DUSTED Dir Calvin Lam, pioneering radio and cable TV talk shows. Serving as a bridge in both gender CAN ALSO PLAY Dir: Mildred Lewis and politics, and modeling “wokeness” in an early era of crisis, Connie’s piercing PROGRAM THREE (SEE P.22): LET LOVE BE Dir: Rachel Leyco, LOVE ROARS Dir: Oates and compassionate voice urges us again into action, to fully engage with our lives Yinchao Wu, SPEAKING TRUTH: 24 HOURS Dir: Freckles the Writer and our world. Followed by: An extended conversation with the filmmaker and other special guests. PRECEDED BY: FUSION ONE MINUTE MOVIE CONTEST PROGRAM TWO, 3 MIN

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FRIDAY | July 13 | 8:30pm | REDCAT Will queer culture go out with a stylish bang, or will the spirits of Lemuria inspire us to preserve our fabulousness? Springing from the creative mind of trans director, writer, and animator Clement Hil Goldberg,

Centerpiece OUR FUTURE ENDS this multimedia and multidisciplinary satire envisions both near-extinct lemurs and long-lost Lemuria. Lemuria (a precursor to the occult city of Atlantis) was an imagined site of catastrophic loss populated by Lemurians, Dir: Clement Hil Goldberg, 2018, USA, 55 min. queer prehistoric entities that went extinct alongside the Atlanteans. Goldberg’s work illuminates the at-risk nature of queer spaces as well as the world’s most endangered mammal, the lemur. While Lemurians confront their crystals, pill-popping lemurs struggle to survive as parallel extinction stories unfold through stop-motion animation, and live performance. Co-presented by Goldberg’s darkly comedic satire connects threats of extinction to wildlife and marginalized communities, and stars Brontez Purnell, Heather María Ács, and Siobhan Aluvalot, with Zackary Drucker, Silas Howard, Xandra Ibarra, Ben McCoy, and Maryam Farnaz Rostami as additional voices of the animated lemurs. Come with them all to this dance party on the brink.

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Features THE WILD BOYS NARCISSISTER ORGAN BIXA TRAVESTY (LES GARÇONS SAUVAGES) PLAYER Dir: Bertrand Mandico, 2017, France, French with Dir: Narcissister, 2017, USA, 91 min. Dir: Claudia Priscilla & Kiko Goifman, 2018, Brazil, English subtitles, 110 min. Portuguese with English subtitles, 75 min. Narcissister’s uncompromising, masked, manne- Black Brazilian transgender singer Linn da Quebrada Mandico’s genre- and gender-bending surrealist quinesque performances are sexy and subversive, weaponizes the trans body and music for political protest. work zigzags through a perverse, hyper-stylized exhibitionist and anonymous. She explores gender, Linn and childhood friend Jup do Bairro use extravagantly world of transgressions. In this nightmarish sexual, and racial identity while revealing how her adventure, well-bred teenage boys, played by costumed performances to dazzle audiences while family formed her creative practice in this weirdly opposing their country’s white heteronormative order. women, commit a heinous crime and are sent to erotic and sentimental hit from Sundance and sea with the barbaric Captain. Landing on a magical Figuring her embodied existence as resistance, Linn SXSW. Juxtaposing the Narcissister character’s island with bizarre animals and lascivious plants, eschews the role of cis woman, instead choosing a fluid the teens metamorphize. Outrageous vulgarity formation with the artist’s family history, the film, gender identity. Full of funny and intimate moments, the blends with refinement as machismo’s cruelty and like Narcissister’s performances, conceals even as it film advocates for personal choice against a society that the glory of sexual freedom are exposed in this exposes intimate insights into the creative process imposes static gender identity. and embodied ancestral knowledge. phantasmagorical visual feast and erotic fantasia. Preceded by: BEHIND ME IS BLACK Dir: Kirsty Preceded by: PRECIOUS STONES Cameron, 10 min. and THESE ARE MY HANDS Dir: @outfest #outfestla Dir: Matthew Kaundart, 3 min. Evi Tsiligaridou, 8 min. Become a Member: 213-480-7065 | outfest.org PLATINUM showcases the bold innovators and cutting-edge creators of experimental LGBTQ media and performance. Notoriously provocative, perversely confrontational, and wickedly weird, PLATINUM 49 celebrates the adventurous renegades of queer culture.

SATURDAY | July 14 | 7:30pm | REDCAT Desire, danger, obsession, loneliness, love lost, found, and twisted are all part of the tales told in this year’s showcase. Queer mayhem ensues across Los Angeles as Mykki Blanco and Ssion team up in No Leash, SHORTS SHOWCASE while secrets of gay farmers across the U.K. spring to life in Landline. Explore hot casual encounters of the digital age in Tristan Scott’s Only Trumpets, and watch a brutally sexy dance unfold between two young lads in Crashing Waves. Try not to cover your eyes as religion, horror, and desire collide in The Sermon, and get a thrill from Jacquie Ray’s lusty ladies giving Tea Bag a whole new meaning.

THE SERMON Dir: Dean Puckett, 11 min. HIBERNACULUM Dir: Tyler Lumm, 5 min. ONLY TRUMPETS Dir: Tristan Scott-Behrends, 11 min. HOW TO MAKE A GHOST Dir: Gabriela Escovar, 2 min. LANDLINE Dir: Matt Houghton, 12 min. GROOMING MEN UNDER THE Shorts Showcase FALSTAFF SIGN Dir: Jory Lee Cordy, 3 min. WAIT Dir: Sarah C Prinz, 3 min. EXHUMATION Dir: Daniel McIntyre, 8 min. NO LEASH Dir: SSION, 12 min. DRESSED FOR PLEASURE (JE FAIS OÙ TU ME DIS) Dir: Marie de Maricourt, 17 min. TEA BAG Dir: Jacquie Ray, 3 min. CRASHING WAVES Dir: Emma Gilbertson, 4 min. DRAG ME IN PLACE Dir: Mood Killer, 4 min. Alchemy Party Curated by Tiffany Naiman and Dorian Electra DORIAN ELECTRA • SATURN RISING • MOOD KILLER • LULO (DJ SET) THE UHURUVERSE • BEBE HUXLEY • WESTON ALLEN • LONDON JADE SATURDAY | July 14 | 9PM - 2AM | NAVEL LUNA LOVEBAD • BAE BAE (DJ SET) • NEBULAE CULT • MISS PVSSY • NARCISISSTER This year’s Alchemy brings magic to the dance floor with 5 non-stop hours of live music and DJ sets. Come see Outfest’s wild side during our flamboyant and fantastical night of turning poptastic weirdness into gold! Navel, 1611 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 $25 ($20 with OUTFEST LA ticket stub or Outpass) Ticket price includes a hosted bar!

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@outfest #outfestla BecomeBecome a Member: a Member: 213-480-7065 213-480-7065 | outfest.org| outfest.org 50 OUTFEST UCLA LEGACY PROJECT The Outfest UCLA Legacy Project is the largest program in the world exclusively dedicated to restoring, preserving, and sharing LGBTQ moving images. UCLA Film & Television Archive is internationally renowned for its pioneering efforts to rescue, preserve, and showcase moving image media.

SATURDAY | July 21 | 11:00am | Harmony Gold SUNDAY | July 22 | 4:00pm | Regal Cinemas B BUDDIES DUCK SEASON (TEMPORADA DE PATOS) Dir: Arthur J. Bressan Jr., 1985, USA, 81 min. Dir: Fernando Eimbcke, 2004, Mexico, Spanish with English subtitles, 90 Considered the first narrative feature film to explore the AIDS crisis, this little- min. seen work (newly restored by Vinegar Syndrome) charts the emotional In a Mexico City apartment block, 14-year-olds Moko and Flama’s plans for a friendship between David, a young gay urban professional assigned to be a perfect Sunday afternoon of Xbox and junk food are turned upside-down by a volunteer buddy, and Robert, a hospice patient increasingly demoralized by his power outage. Along with beleaguered pizza delivery man Ulises (and an assist slipping health. Brimming with emotional urgency yet tenderly introspective, from girl-next-door Rita’s special brownie recipe), they learn the joy of their story presents a subtle critique of gay assimilation versus queer activism. unplugging and reconnecting with one another. With black-and-white Acting as writer, editor, and director, Bressan completed the film a mere two Jarmuschian cool but a heart all its own, this adorable time capsule of pre- years before his own death from AIDS in 1987. smartphone adolescence is a nostalgic echo of a generation unwittingly on the verge of a digital boom. PRECEDED BY: COMING OUT DIR: ARTHUR J. BRESSAN JR. 1972, 10 min. IN PERSON: JOE RUBIN, JENNI OLSON, ROE BRESSAN AND DAVID SCHACHTER PRECEDED BY: THIS IS NOT AN AIDS ADVERTISEMENT DIR: ISAAC JULIEN, 1988, 10 min. IN PERSON: FERNANDO EIMBCKE

SUNDAY | July 15 | 4:30pm | DGA 2 FRIDAY | July 20 | 10:00pm | DGA 2 SHOPPING FOR FANGS SHOW ME LOVE (FUCKING ÅMÅL) Dir: Quentin Lee & Justin Lin, 1997, USA, 90 min. Dir: Lukas Moodysson, 1998, Sweden, Swedish with English subtitles, A lycanthropic accounting clerk, an unfulfilled housewife, and a mysterious 89 min. lesbian waitress in a blonde Marilyn wig are a few of the “hyphenated Selected for Outfest’s Opening Night Gala in 1999, Lukas Moodysson’s expertly Americans” whose stories converge in this comedy-thriller mashup that turns a observed story of joyous teenage rebellion returns to Los Angeles for its 20th queer eye toward suburban Asian America. Quentin Lee (The People I’ve Slept anniversary. Sixteen-year-old Elin chafes against her supportive but coddling With) and Justin Lin (Fast Five) were still film students at UCLA when they family, who are oblivious to her budding attraction to classmate heartthrob co-directed this 90s indie cinema werewolf pastiche, which co-stars John Cho Agnes. With lush cinematography and a soundtrack evoking a beloved high- in his feature film debut. school mix CD, this heartfelt queer classic captures the emotional tumult of teenage life, from devastating humiliation to youth at its most liberated. PRECEDED BY: CHICKULA: TEENAGE VAMPIRE DIR: ANGELA ROBINSON, 1994, 4 min. IN PERSON: QUENTIN LEE PRECEDED BY: BLUE DIARY DIR: JENNI OLSON, 1998, 6 min. IN PERSON: ANGELA ROBINSON (Outfest’s 2018 Achievement Honoree) will introduce one of her favorite films from the Legacy Collection. OUTFEST FORWARD 51 Outfest Forward is a family of mentoring and education programs for LGBTQ filmmakers.

SUNDAY | July 22 | 12:00pm | Regal Cinemas A SATURDAY | July 21 | 5:00pm | Harmony Gold OUTSET SHORTS SCREENWRITING LAB: Outfest is thrilled to present the premiere screening of the 2018 OutSet Shorts. LIVE STAGED READING OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project from The Los Angeles LGBT Center and Outfest, now in its sixth year, was created to empower and educate LGBTQ young people to tell Join us for an exclusive opportunity to see the 2018 Outfest Screenwriting Lab their stories through film. A new crop of fellows between the ages of 16 and 24 projects come to life before your very eyes. Scenes have been selected from participated in OutSet 2.0, a six-month filmmaking lab led by industry professionals and each of the five scripts to be directed by Outfest Alumni, and performed by an mentored by Outfest Alumni filmmakers. Don’t miss the inspiring screening of five short all-star cast. The Outfest Screenwriting Lab has shepherded over 100 scripts, films written, produced, and directed by the next generation of storytellers. a dozen of which have gone on to be produced feature films. The 2018 POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: TBD Screenwriting Lab Mentors include: Chuck Hayward, Javier Fuentes-León, Rasheed Newson and Barry Sandler. PRE-EVENT RECEPTION: Harmony Gold Lobby Victory Boulevard 12 min. In the heat and haze of a Van Nuys summer, two teenage boys discover an unexpected connection. Dir/Scr: Johnny Alvarez Producer: Ash Lavacca Production Designers: Tristin Brown and Juliet Delgado Mentor: Henry Alberto Deondray Gossfield THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US UP HERE — In Bless the USA 8 min. 1984’s crack-infested South Los Angeles, a closeted A military trans man, tired of living in stealth, opens up to two soldiers during a game of poker. teen and his baby sister use his self-written fairytale to Co-Dir/Scr: Sebastian Vergara Co-Dir/Producer: Anthony Rizo confront their reality and save their mother from drug Production Design Mentor: Haharhel Valencia addiction. Mentor: Marcos Davalos

Sigourney Weaver 9 min. A young woman drugs and kidnaps her girlfriend in an attempt to save their relationship. Dir/Scr: Andrea Ngeleka Producer: Tiffany Patterson Lauren Hadaway Production Designer: Hesed Kim THE NOVICE — An obsessive novice rower climbs the Mentors: Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield ranks of her cutthroat team, pushing herself to physical and mental extremes to rub shoulders with, and The Curse 7 min. ultimately become, the best. An eager young man goes to meet a dreamy Grindr hookup on Halloween night, when he crosses paths with a drunken witch who curses him, compelling him to tell the truth. Dir/Scr: Dave Berenato Producer: Moira McFadden Production Designer: Juliet Delgado Mentors: Coley Sohn and Leanna Creel Naomi Iwamoto Flamers: Bottoms in a Brushfire 9 min. RICE, FISH AND LACROIX — A young female doctor Two clueless, narcissistic (but also beautiful and valid) bottoms are forced to pack up their home during a brush fire. Do I bring my pride flag or my great grandma’s urn? decides to come out to her Japanese family, only to An examination of priorities. have her dad beat her to it. This half hour dramedy Dir/Scr: Capucine Berney Producer: Alfredo Hernandez marks the very first TV pilot in the Lab. Production Designer: Tristin Brown Mentor: Assaad Yacoub

Producers: Jett Garrison and Jessica Broutt. OutSet Executive Producers: Christopher Racster, Lucy Mukerjee, Shari Page and Chris Ranta. Michelle Sam SANKOFA — A Ghanaian American teen is sent to an all-girls boarding school in Ghana, where she explores her sexuality and forms an unlikely friendship with a sixty-something widow.

Kim Washington TAKE THE L — A young black queer woman struggles with invisibility in the tech world, coupled with the demands of adult life, as they find themself falling in love for the first time. ADVERTISEMENT @calendow 54 MAJOR DONORS

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Paul Hughes & Scott Lambert Victoria Person Sklar K. Toy Page Hurwitz Shadi Petosky Anthony Vayos & Bil Bertini Mark Hurd & Sean Stacy Dr. Philip A. Pierce & Christopher Pilafian Farhaad Virani* Rick Hutcheson & Rob Kincaid Mark Pogachefsky Robyn Vie Carpenter-Brisco Douglas Hutchinson Lori Posner & Judy Scheer Michael Wade Bill Ihrke & Dan Do Mandy Querio Steven Wallace & Martin Luz Alexander Irvine Dalila Ali Rajah Adam Wescott Kevin Iwashina Chris Ranta & Brandon Burton Gregory Willenborg Mark Allen Itkin & Bradley Bayou Shane Rasmussen Stephen Wolf* & Sebastian Korob Laura Ivey & Tristana Ward Orly Ravid & Erin Carter Steven Wolfe Jeffrey Janis & Richard O’Connell Michael R. Reese Jason Wood Patricia Jimenez Brian Roskam & Mike Werb Tamara Woolfork* Dan C. Jinks Dr. Michael J. Roth Thomas Workman Loretha Jones & Cleo Smith Patrick Rush Jeff Wozniak Mark Wilson Jordan & Terry Dutton Vicente Russo & Tomo Ochi Richard Wynn Keith Kaplan & John Cashman Rob Saltzman Rabbi Barbara Zacky Joseph Keenan & Jayzen Patria Kirsten Schaffer & Linda Kennedy D. Zeke Zeidler & Jay M. Kohorn Joseph Kelly Robert Schoenberger & Ira Dankberg Phil Zimmerman & Kevin Wegener Jonathan King Roger Schroeder & John Scholz Thomas Kingsley Rolla Selbak* Glenn Kiser & Samuel Rivas David Sobottka Danielle Knight Doug Spearman* Joshua Koffman Neal Spector & Steve Wolf Bob Koherr & Walter Batt Mark Sprecher & Paul Langlotz Katie Krentz* & Kristen Murray Samantha Sprecher & Monica Jean Charles Krozek David Steinberg Mark Kruger & Mel Lewis Jim Stephens George Lakes Jim Stevens Elizabeth Lande* Ben Stilp Scott Strassner & Tim M. Morrison Joe Landry* *Outfest Board of Directors Jay Lane David Syner Eric M. Lanyard & Mike Ashburn Ashley Taylor Become a Member: 213.480.7065 | outfest.org 56 FOCUS ON WOMEN Outfest recognizes the need for more time, resources and spotlight given to raising up women’s voices in our community. With year- round programs, Outfest supports self-identified women and non-binary identifying persons as attendees, members, and storytellers in order to foster a larger and more diverse community engagement. Join us at one of our four women-centered quarterly events.

EMERGING LEADERS COUNCIL The Outfest Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) is a voluntary group of under-35 professionals in film, television, the arts, and business. The mission of the ELC is to cultivate a new generation of Outfest members, filmmakers and program fellows to ensure that their voices are heard. Join in the fun at Stashes & Lashes, Beers & Queers, and OUToberfest.

JOIN US! OUTFEST.ORG FILM INDEX 57 12 1985 36 FAMILIAR MEMORIES 15 A PRAYER 22 3 SIBLINGS 34 FÉMININ/FÉMININ 23 PRE-DRINK 40 ABLUTION 41 FEMME 48 PRECIOUS STONES 43 THE ADVOCATE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS 39 FIG TREE 40 PROFANE COW 40 AFRONTE 35 THE FINDING HOME SERIES 42 PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER 46 AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN 36 FIRST DAY WOMEN 45 ALIFU, THE PRINCE/SS 41 THE FISH CURRY 35 QUARE LIFE 43 ALONE IN THE GAME 51 FLAMERS: BOTTOMS IN A BRUSHFIRE 46 QUEDATE CALLADO 12 ANCHOR AND HOPE 41 FLASH FLOOD 22 QUEER CRUISING DOUBLE FEATURE: GAY 36 ANIMA X ANIMUS 20 FLU$H SEMIOTICS & AVEMARIA 40 ARE WE GOOD PARENTS? 36 FLYHOLE 40 QUEEROS 36 AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOU EXIST 40 FOR NONNA ANNA 40 RANI 20 BAD REPUTATION 39 FOXY TROT 7 REINVENTING MARVIN 45 BAO BAO 15 FRAN THIS SUMMER 35 RILEY PARRA 10,44 BATHROOM RULES 37 FROM NOW ON 16 RIOT 36 BEAUTY 21 GAME GIRLS 23 ROOM TO GROW 48 BEHIND ME IS BLACK 20 GAVIN GRIMM VS. 41 ROUTINE 43 BELIEVER 37 GENERATIONS 41 RUN(A)WAY ARAB 36 BESIDE THE WATER, 1999-2003 39 GIRL TALK 39 SALAMAGAN 40 BETWEEN US TWO 21 GOSPEL OF EUREKA 38 SAM 42 BEYOND THE OPPOSITE SEX 37 GRACE AND BETTY 38 SAM DID IT 12 BITTER MELON 49 GROOMING MEN UNDER THE FALSTAFF SIGN 40 SANDRA CALLING 48 BIXA TRAVESTY 45 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 23 SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF 51 BLESS THE SEA 36 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA! HOLLYWOOD 50 BLUE DIARY 14 HARD PAINT 37 SELL YOUR BODY 39 BOIHOOD 12 HE DRINKS 49 THE SERMON 34 BONDING 38 HERITAGE 38 SET ME AS A SEAL UPON THINE HEART 12 BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS 49 HIBERNACULUM 37 SHADOW ANIMALS 35 BROAD STROKES 49 HOW TO MAKE A GHOST 23 SHAKEDOWN 17 BROKEN SUNFLOWER HEARTS 14 I MISS YOU WHEN I SEE YOU 38 SHARE 35 BROTHERS 17 I WAS IN YOUR BLOOD 50 SHOPPING FOR FANGS 50 BUDDIES 41 I’M JUST HERE 50 SHOW ME LOVE 10, 44 BURTON BEFORE AND AFTER 21 THE ICE KING 51 SIGOURNEY WEAVER 37, 39 CAKE 37 ISLANDS 42 SILVIA IN THE WAVES 20 CALL HER GANDA 39 JUCK [THRUST] 16 SKATE KITCHEN 46 CAN ALSO PLAY 40 JULIA’S PIECE 16 SODOM 13 CANARY 38 JUST PAST NOON ON A TUESDAY 38 SODOM’S CAT 39 CANDACE 46 KEEPING SILENT 37 SOULS 42 THE CARMILLA MOVIE 40 KHOL 17 SPARK 46 CENTRAL & BROADWAY 46 KIKI & THE MIXFITS 46 SPEAKING TRUTH 41 CHOKE 49 LANDLINE 38 STANLEY 43 CLAY FARMERS 41 LAST PICK-UP 34 STRANGERS 37 THE CLEANSE 22 LEITIS IN WAITING 35 THE STRIVERS 41 THE COCOA FONDUE SHOW 46 LET LOVE BE 4 STUDIO 54 13 COLA DE MONO 39 LIBRARY HOURS 40 SUMMER 50 COMING OUT 22 LOOKING FOR? 36 SUNKEN PLUM 41 CONTACT 46 LOVE ROARS 35 THE T 20 CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS 37 MALIK 40 TAILOR 49 CRASHING WAVES 15 MALILA: THE FAREWELL FLOWER 49 TEA BAG 17 CRYING GAME 21 MAMA DRAGONS: A GREAT BIG STORY 50 TEENAGE VAMPIRE 13 CUERNAVACA 22 MAN MADE 17 THAT NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 51 THE CURSE 41 THE MAN-WOMAN CASE 36 THERE YOU ARE 13 DADDY ISSUES 41 MANIVALD 48 THESE ARE MY HANDS 23 DANCES 15 MAPPLETHORPE 42 THEY 43 THE DARE PROJECT 41 MARABOU 38 THE THINGS YOU THINK I’M THINKING 40 DARIO 22 MARGO & MAY 50 THIS IS NOT AN AIDS ADVERTISEMENT 39 DES!RE 37 MARGUERITE 39 THE TOILET LINE 36 DESPERADO 20 MASKS 44 TOOTH AND NAIL 40 DEVIANT 13 MEHNDI 23 TRANSMILITARY 37 DISFORIA 36 MIGHTY REAL 35 TRIADS 36 DO I HAVE BOOBS NOW? 8 THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST 17 TUCKED 49 DRAG ME IN PLACE 15 MONTANA 13 TWO FISH 39 DRAGONFIRE 40 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY 17 TWO IN THE BUSH: A LOVE STORY 39 THE DRESS YOU HAVE ON 46 MOTHER COMES TO VENUS 37 TWO WORDS 41 DRESSED AS GIRL 22 MR. GAY SYRIA 40 UNINVITED 39, 49 DRESSED FOR PLEASURE 41 MY LIFE INTERRUPTED 41 VENUS - FILLY THE LITTLE LESBIAN FAIRY 50 DUCK SEASON 40 NARANJA 51 VICTORY BOULEVARD 46 DUSTED 48 NARCISSISTER ORGAN PLAYER 34 VIDA 20 DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION! 16 NIGHT SHIFT 49 WAIT 46 EDEN 49 NO LEASH 38, 10, 44 WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP 40 ELENA 40 NOORA 6 WE THE ANIMALS 41 EMERGING VOICES 36 OCTOBER 7 WHEN THE BEAT DROPS 35 ENEMIES OF DOROTHY 14 ONE STRIDE: CHOSEN FAMILY 48 THE WILD BOYS 14 EVA & CANDELA 49 ONLY TRUMPETS 41 WILD GEESE 14 EVENING SHADOWS 6, 48 OUR FUTURE ENDS 17 WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY 21 EVERY ACT OF LIFE 36 OUTLAW 40 WOULD YOU LOOK AT HER 46 EVERYBODY HURTS 38 PENIS POETRY 40 WREN BOYS 23 EVERYTHING MUST GO, MY LOVE 36 PHINEAS SLIPPED 12 WRITHING 49 EXHUMATION 15 PORCUPINE LAKE 41 FAMILIA? 16 POSTCARDS FROM LONDON

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