V-iftJhq Must-own DVD [. c L capote SIX FEET UNDER X Table of Contents 2 Festival Sponsors 2 Love Letters 5 About Inside Out 13 Membership and Donation Information 14 2006 Donors and Members 15 Awards 16 2006 Jury Members 17 Festival Highlights: Latin American Focus 19 Parties 20 Venue Map 20 All Ages and Free Screenings 22 Openi Night Gala: Thursday May 18 Boy Culture 23 Friday May 19 25 SaturdayMay2o 30 SundayMay2l 37 Monday May 22 43 rillout: Centre pages p’ uide L Box Office and Ticket Information LovingAnnabelle (page 34) Schedule of Films Fourplay Ticket Packages TuesdayMay23 65 Centrepiece Gala: Gypo 67 Wednesday May24 70 ThursdayMay25 75 Friday May26 79 Anner Gay Gale Another Gay Movie 81 SaturdayMay27 83 Sunday May 28 91 Closing Night Gala: 20 Centimetres 95 Screening Sponsors 99 Community Screening Sponsors 100 ThankYous 104 Distributor List 105 Print Source List 107 L Festival Sponsors 2 PRESENTING SPONSOR FOUNDING MEDIA SPONSOR Al XTRM TELEVISION WITHOUT BORDERS. 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Bonham for the Arts du Canada CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THE ONTARIO TRILLIUM torontJa rtsLou n cii arms FOUNDATION An ongth body of tho Crty of Toronto ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL CONSEIL DES ARTS DE LONTARIO MAY 18 28, 2006 TO 16TH ANNUAL TO AND VIDEO FESTIVAL 3 ‘ne” 1 IOSNOd5 VKLW 9MGNOO1 GflOfd YYVWiC .L M*4O )iOOl JO dO 50 )Od 5L Love Letters A Fseriir we ‘RECToR Scon FERGUSON All you need is love—and Inside Out. DIRECTOR OFPROGRMMINIS GARY VARRO Over the past six years that I have had the privilege to head up this amazing Festival, the ques DIRECTOR OF Cnwpnparr Saiev DONNATURNER tion that Tam asked most frequenily is “Do we still need a queer film and video festival?” N NAISFR OFAPERATIONS WINNIE LUK Vniiiwrrr The answer is an emphatic YESI eOUTREACH ATOR: EMMA PHELAN There is no doubt that we have more opportunities today to view films and videos than we did t6 MFIARFRSHIP CnnRrnNAlnR DIANE GRANT years ago but it is not only about access. PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT: BRENDAN CROWTHER In recent years we have witnessed Hollywood studios embrace queer stories that are more than Co-op PLACEMENT: ALEX CURLEY just camp portrayals of our lives. However, mainstream movie-making gets it wrong as often as PRINTTRAFFIC COOROINATOR- SIUE MOFFAT they get it right and it is still rare that a queer film by a queer director ends up in your local multi GUEST RELATIONS COORDINATOR: RACHEL MATLOW plex. This is why it continues to be a vital part of Inside Out’s mission to support emerging PUBLICIST INGRID HAMILTON and established filmmakers and ensure that their work receives the proper FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER: DEBBIE REAO support and promotion. Foremost is support PRINT TRAFFIC ASSISTANT: NOLAN NATASHA PIKE our of Canadian artistt and their work. There is no other Festival in this TECHNICAL A0VIS0R: ANTONELLA BONFANTI country that screens as many films and videos by Canadian queer artists as Inside Out. In an age FILM REVISION: MARTIN HEATH where access to video equipment is enabling almost anyone to tell a story, we feel that the Festival is YOUTH PROJECT FACILITATOR ADAM JONES a showcase for these artists. The Canadian experience is a unique one and the art that is beingpro YOUTH PROJECT ASSISTANT PETER KINGSTONE duced possesses a perspective that could only come from the great white north. Often this talent YOUTH PROJECT COUNSELLOR: KATARINA MAATTA is at an early stage of its development but it is our role to nurture these artists and provide an WEBSITE DESIGN: JENNIFER JENKINS op portunity for audiences to watch their growth and maturity. WEBSITE PROGRAMMER/Il JASON VAN TASSEL Aa important work BOOKKEEPER: ANGELA SMITN as the you will see at Inside Out is the sense of community that you will feel PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRISTINE ABLEYT PHOTOGRAPHY at the Festival. We struggle in our lives to find our place in the world but we hope that Inside Out of INSIDE OUT MARKETING AND DESIGN; fers a space that feels like home. For H days each May, 30,000 queers and their allies come to LISA KISS DESIGN, MOUTH MEDIA gether to see the lives and experiences of others from Toronto and around the world. These are 2006 IDENTIFY: stories of hope and heartbreak, repression and freedom, love and loss. The Festival provides DESIGNER: LISA KISS DESIGN the opportunity to not only watch a film with your peers, but to also engage in PHOTOGRAPHER: MARCELLE FAUCHER discussion and debate, to interact with artists from around the globe and ASSISTANT: JAYME SPINKS to get down and dirty at our fab parties. 2006 FESTIVALTRAILER: WRITER/DIRECTOR: JENNIFER MARKOWITZ Finally, we are launching a new fundraising campaign during this Festival. The 20/20 Vision PRODUCER: JOHN SIMPSON campaign will help raise much-needed funds for the daily operations of the organization while DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSH ALLEN allowing us to expand the programs we offer. Ticket revenues only cover 20 per cent of our ex PROGRAM GUIDE LAYOUT AND PRODUCTION: penses. We are asking that you support this campaign by signing-up to make a monthly tax-de JOEL ROTSTEIN & ASSOCIATES INC. ductible donation of $20. This is an affordable way to make a major impact on the future of this Copy EDITORS: MICHAEL V0KINS, KATE ZIEMAN, Festival. Overthe nextyear, it is ourgoal to sign up 500 supporters. MARIANGELA PICCIONE Thiswould result in $io,ooo in revenue per month—enough to cover the monthly administrative expenses ofthe Festival, which BOARD OF DIRECTORS: would allow us to target additional funds directly to improving the Festival. CHAIR: JUSTINE PIMLOTT Once again thankyou to everyone who helped to make this Festival happen, including our fun VICE-CHAIR: ADONICA HUGGINS ders, sponsors, donors, members and advertisers. Special thanks to all our volunteers and staff TREASURER: LARRY HUGHSAM who dedicate thousands of hours to make this event possible and to all the artists who continue to SECRETARY: ARI WAHL tell our stories—we wouldn’t have a Festival without your hard work and imaginations. CHRIS BLACK Enjoy and I will see you in the dark. MICHELE CLARKE NICHOLAS DAVIES Scott Ferguson NAS KHAN Executive Director TOM TANG ALMERINDA TRAVASSOS ADVISORY BOARD: SALAH BACHIR JOHN BAILEY ALLISON BAIN MARKS. BONHAM ROBIN CASS LYNNE FERNIE ELLE FLANDERS JOHN GREYSON TOM HOWLETT CHRIS KELLY MICHAEL LESHNER BILL OSTRANDER ADAM OSTRY MARK PRIOR ALEXANDRA RAFFE LORRAINE SEGATO e hew born Anderson . Ere&a IREA A ; .i SEWEL MAKES WATERFRONT WAVES the IJLE GAKAIES ii a%flodt he SPANISH PASSION NOJJSflLS ,j ,FMST •s 4 ISSSAATS es : Cl 3L Love Letters © 1 PROGRAMMING COMMI1TEE elcome to Inside Out’s i6th annual celebration ofall things queer and projected! As a new NAy BHATIA arrival to Toronto and to thejob of programming Canada’s largest festival ofgav, lesbian, NICHOLAS DAVIES bi, and trans moving images, Jam both excited here Scon FERGUSON to be and honoured to be able to con tribute to the local and global JUSTINE PIMLOTT queer film and video culture that Inside Out has and will continue to NIKKI REOMAN nurture in meaningful and dynamic ways. ALMERINDA TRAVASSOS My job is to provide an engaging and entertaining experience for a diverse, discerning and, yes, GARY VARRO demanding audience. Programming is also about reflectingwhat filmmakers today are attempting to VLADIMIR WOLANYK capture through their queer and inquiring lenses. As lam reminded every time I view a new work, filmmakers do what they do for all sorts of reasons: to voice a political position; to say something BACKALLEYJUKEBOX CURATOR personal: to document; to entertain; to delight; to expose or reveal; to challenge; MATT THOMAS to experiment with new ideas; and, most importantly, to share their labours of love with you, their audience. BEAVER VALLEY CURATOR As much as filmmakers make for all sorts of reasons, you attend for a whole other list of reasons: JANE FARROW to be entertained; to be informed; to be part ofa queer collective experience; to see and be seen; to be moved; to be supportive; to be transported; and ultimately to leave feeling like this was something LATIN TRASH CURATOR worthwhile and something you want to attend year after year. EUGENIO SALAS Like all good things, the key is balance. We want to provide an accurate reflection of the varied in terests, issues and endeavours of queer filmmakers, while at the same time be able to give you what MEXICAN ARTFAG LAB CURATORS we thinkandhopeyouwant, andthensome.. LUIS OROzCO EUGENIO SALAS This year. for instance, there is an abundance of trans work from near and far. Alongwith our much-anticipated trans shorts program. we are showing a record number oftrans features, feature- ROAM AROUND MIX BRAZIL CURATOR length docinsientaries and shorts including Esough Alan, 1411d Side, 20 Cestimetres, Hotel Cosdolin, Tropic of SUZY CAPO Capricorn, Butterflies, Rossris Mirssds — the list goes on... Queer Latin American cinema also continues to flourish. Our special focus for this year’s festi PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT val is shared by films and videos from several countries. Two guest—curated programs. one from RYAN BRUCE Brazil and the other from Mexico, accompany a list of features and docs that include: Nght Iibtch, A liar Wtkost PROGRAM NOTE WRITERS Lore, The Tics Csbss, Hotel Cosdolin, Broken Sy, and .4dam and Eve.