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3 PRESENTING SPONSOR GRAND SPONSORS PREMIERE SPONSORS OFFICIAL SPONSORS S P O N S O R S Tickets: 213.480.7065 or outfest.org 4 DAY SPONSORS AWARD SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSOR FUNDERS PROGRAM SPONSORS: FRIENDS OF OUTFEST: MEDIA SPONSORS: APA Christopher Street West/LA Pride Blade California Los Angeles Women’s Baseline, LLC The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Consulate General & Promotion Theatre Project Consulate General of Brazil Doubletree by Hilton Los Center of the Argentine Republic Make/Shift Magazine Club Skirts Angeles Downtown in Los Angeles MeCam Edwards Wildman The Essential Gay & Lesbian Consulate General of Chile NoMoreDownLow.tv The Film Collaborative Directory Consulate General of the Federal OML Fotokem GoWatchIt.com Republic of Germany Pond5 glee Hollywood Bowl Consulate General of the Rage Monthly Growing Generations Los Angeles Tourism & Netherlands SheWired Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Convention Board Consulate General of Spain The Bender Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush Macy’s Consulate General of Poland YELP LA & Kaller, LLP Onegoodlove.com in Los Angeles IGLTA SAG-AFTRA dot429.com S Innovative Artists SJ Linking Systems Eurochannel The Lesbian News thedigitalphotobooth.com The Fight Magazine R Los Angeles Film & TV William Morris Endeavor Gay Parent Magazine O Office, French Embassy Entertainment Goethe Institut Paramount Pictures Withoutabox IFP S Pride Travel IMRU Radio N SAGIndie KSPC 88.7 Sony Pictures Entertainment Lesbian.com O Wolfe Video P Outfest 2013 Key Art designed by Alexander Irvine S Outfest 2013 Film Guide designed by Propaganda Creative Group @outfest #outfest 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ESSENTIALS Schedule-at-a-Glance 20 Parties & Receptions 32 FROM THE EXECUTIVE Membership Information 34 DIRECTOR Community Collaborator Listing 35 Ticketing 37 For more than three decades Outfest has been a leader in Venues 37 LGBT rights and cultural Film Index 38 expression, ensuring that LGBT GALAS stories are created, shared and protected: stories that depict the Opening Night Gala 6 rich diversity of who we are as U.S. Dramatic Centerpiece 8 individuals, families and Documentary Centerpiece 8 communities; stories that International Centerpiece 9 educate, entertain and inspire. Fusion Centerpiece 9 This year’s Outfest Los Angeles is no exception. Our Gala Awards Brunch 10 features range from the humorous writing of David Sedaris in Closing Night 10 C.O.G. to the slow pace of a Texas town in PIT STOP, from the FESTIVAL PROGRAMS injustices against LGBT people in GOD LOVES UGANDA to the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop in REACHING FOR THE MOON, and Festival Series: Heroes 11 finally to the rallying activism of ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN 5 in Focus 12 TRUTH. Docs @ 5 12 Under the Stars at the Ford Theatre 13 Our 31st edition – featuring 155 films from 28 countries – soars with new talent and old friends. Each section of the U.S. Dramatic Features 14 festival promises an extraordinary experience. Our International Dramatic Features 17 international voices span the globe, with documentaries and Documentary Features 22 narrative features from Poland, China and Nepal (a first!) Shorts Programs 25 including award-winners BWAKAW and IN THE NAME OF... Special Events 27 A number of Outfest alumni return with delightful new films: Rose Troche, Jamie Babbit, Del Shores, Darren Stein, Rodney Platinum Section 30 Evans and more. And where else will you catch the Los Outfest Forward 33 Angeles premiere of Andy Warhol’s last film, SAN DIEGO SURF? I am especially proud that Outfest has expanded its reach into mentorship and education, ensuring that future generations PROGRAMMERS tell meaningful stories. This year’s Outfest Los Angeles boasts Adam Baran, Programmer Kristin Pepe (KP), Director of Programming three films developed in the Outfest Screenwriting Lab: G.B.F., Jennifer DeClue, Shorts Programmer Harry Vaughn, Programming Coordinator T Alonso Duralde, Senior Programmer Kim Yutani, Artistic Director A HOT GUYS WITH GUNS and PIT STOP, as well as five short Ernesto Foronda, Shorts Programmer films created through OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project, Bradford Nordeen, Platinum Programmer B a collaboration between LifeWorks and Outfest. L Los Angeles isn’t the only place you can find Outfest. This E September 6–11 we present NewFest in New York, part of a O strategic partnership with NewFest and Film Society of Lincoln Follow Outfest for breaking news, special offers Center. and behind-the-scenes photos and stories. F I want to thank all the volunteers, filmmakers, members, C sponsors and film lovers who are at the heart of Outfest. You O play a crucial role in inspiring storytellers, building community, promoting equality and changing lives. I look forward to N celebrating 2013 Outfest Los Angeles with you! T E N @outfest #outfest T Kirsten Schaffer, Executive Director S Tickets: 213.480.7065 or outfest.org 6 OPENING NIGHT GALA THURSDAY | July 11 | 8:00pm | Orpheum Theatre C.O.G. Dir/Scr: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, 2013, USA, 88 min. The first feature based on the writings of best-selling author David Sedaris, C.O.G. captures the living legend’s stringently funny perspective and cements director Kyle Patrick Alvarez as a gifted young storyteller. Recent college graduate David (Jonathan Groff, “Glee”) decides to get close to nature, and A the working class, by spending a summer picking apples in Oregon with his L friend Jennifer (Troian Bellisario, “Pretty Little Liars’’). Even after she blows him off, he charges ahead on a picaresque journey that will take him from A orchard to processing plant to an arts and crafts workshop, guided along the way by an increasingly eccentric and motley bunch of mentors. Whether G trying to interpret the possible flirtations of co-worker Curly (Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”) or resisting the religious hard-sell from Bible-thumping Jon (Denis O’Hare, “True Blood”), David finds himself on the most complicated path of all — figuring out who he is and what he wants. The stunning T ensemble cast includes Casey Wilson (‘‘Happy Endings’’), Dean Stockwell (BLUE VELVET) and Dale Dickey (WINTER’S BONE). Outfest is honored to open H its 31st film festival with this bitingly witty coming of age tale anchored in warmth and insight. G I N G Kyle Patrick Alvarez is a 29-year-old, Los Angeles-based writer-director. His second feature film is C.O.G., which is based on a story by David Sedaris, and which premiered in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. In 2010, his screenwriting and directorial N I debut, EASIER WITH PRACTICE, won him the prestigious “Someone to Watch” Award at the Independent Spirit Awards while also being nominated for Best First Feature. N E P O @outfest #outfest 7 THE 17TH ANNUAL OUTFEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: KIMBERLY PEIRCE If Hollywood has a tendency to pigeonhole filmmakers, it’s downright insistent on wedging queer female directors into a very limited space. Over the last 15 years, however, writer-director Kimberly Peirce has managed to elude the box, operating in a variety of genres with a gift for genuine characterization and storytelling. Peirce burst onto the scene with 1999’s BOYS DON’T CRY, a compelling retelling of the life and death of transman Brandon Teena. Hilary Swank won a well-deserved Best Actress Oscar for her powerful, gimmick- free portrayal of Brandon, and the film was showered with awards from critics and festivals worldwide. Kudos aside, BOYS DON’T CRY announced to the world a powerful, singular voice, a promise that Peirce fulfilled with her compelling follow-up, STOP-LOSS (2008). Peirce’s look at the trials of U.S. soldiers being sent back into combat once again demonstrated a gift for portraying working-class concerns without condescension. While Peirce’s work often uncovers painful truths, it also inspires viewers to pursue their own bliss and to overcome their own obstacles. She is one of the leading chroniclers of the LGBT experience, but her sense of humanity touches all of her characters. With her eagerly awaited take on Stephen King’s CARRIE, due out later this year, and several screenplays of various genres in development, Peirce’s career promises to take her — and us — to any number of destinations, guided by her sure and steady hand. Previous recipients of the Outfest Achievement Award: 2012 · John Waters | 2011 · Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato | 2010 · Jane Lynch | 2009 · Don Roos | 2008 · Donna Deitch | 2007 · Bill Condon | 2006 · Kenneth Anger | 2005 · Gregg Araki | 2004 · Todd Haynes | 2003 · Jane Anderson | 2002 · Strand Releasing | 2001 · Christine Vachon | 2000 · Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman | 1999 · Gus Van Sant | 1998 · Ian McKellen | 1997 · John Schlesinger OUTFEST 2013 OPENING NIGHT GALA AFTER-PARTY When the movie ends, the party is just beginning! Outfest Opening Night presents one of the hottest and not-to-be missed events of the year. Mingle, schmooze and flirt the night away. If the eye-candy is not filling enough, sample a variety of late-night snacks from some of Los Angeles’ best eateries while enjoying drinks from Absolut and Anheuser- Busch. Legendary DJ Paul V will set the tone for a night that will keep you grooving and maybe inspire you to ask that stranger or special someone to dance. O P E N I OPENING NIGHT GALA SCHEDULE & TICKET PRICES N G 6:00PM VIP PRE-PARTY N 8:00PM LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF C.O.G. I 10:00PM GALA AFTER-PARTY G H VIP TICKET HOLDER $175 PRIORITY TICKET HOLDER $85 GENERAL TICKET HOLDER $60 T • VIP Pre-Party with open bar & hors • Screening seating in side orchestra or • Screening seating in rear balcony d’oeuvres front balcony • Gala After-Party G • Screening assigned seating in loge or • Gala After-Party • Stellar Silent Auction A center orchestra • Stellar Silent Auction • Gala After-Party L • Stellar Silent Auction A Tickets: 213.480.7065 or outfest.org 8 U.S.