Queer Realities 2012
Feb 24-25, 2012
at the Nomad Theater
1410 Quince Avenue (Broadway & Quince) in Boulder, Colorado (map)
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Full program (Fri and Sat): $25 ($22 students/seniors)
Sat program: $20 ($17 students/seniors)
Sat program: $20 ($17 students/seniors)
Co-sponsored with
Out Boulder
Out Boulder
Out Boulder's BOLD Youth Film Project Premiere
(Directed by 12 filmmakers, USA, 2011, 105 min, English)
Friday, Feb 24 5:15 PM
Tickets: Free
Out Boulder's BOLD OffBeat Arts and Bent Lens Cinema proudly present the youth films created during Out Boulder's 2011 BOLD Youth Film Project. We have some amazing films about a variety of subjects, from LGBTQ Youth Bullying, to Bisexuality, to Fantasy Role-Play (the board game kind). Please join us for this special night and support Queer Youth!!
(Directed by 12 filmmakers, USA, 2011, 105 min, English)
Friday, Feb 24 5:15 PM
Tickets: Free
Out Boulder's BOLD OffBeat Arts and Bent Lens Cinema proudly present the youth films created during Out Boulder's 2011 BOLD Youth Film Project. We have some amazing films about a variety of subjects, from LGBTQ Youth Bullying, to Bisexuality, to Fantasy Role-Play (the board game kind). Please join us for this special night and support Queer Youth!!
Romeos
(Directed by Sabine Bernardi, Germany, 2011, 94 min, German with English subtitles)
Friday, Feb 24 7:30 PM (followed by the Bent Lens Salon)
Tickets: $8 ($6 students/seniors)
Romeos is a provocative, powerful portrait of change. Twenty year-old Lukas (Rick Okan) was born Miriam, but anyone in the know is amazed at his transition, recently biceps, body hair and, as Lukas enthuses to his best gal pal, Ine (Liv Lisa Fries), "man sweat". Forced to live in the girls dorm, his life becomes complicated as his relationship with hunky but deeply closeted Fabio (Maximilian Befort) develops. Further complicating matters, try as she might to support Lukas, Ine is clearly in love with her friend and has been since they were same-genders-of-a-feather. As Lukas struggles with the body he almost has, and the feelings he already does, Ine must reconcile her happiness at her friend's newfound peace with her jealousy of his new life and redirected attractions. Meanwhile, Fabio faces his own battle, and he's not even aware of "Miri", yet.
(Directed by Sabine Bernardi, Germany, 2011, 94 min, German with English subtitles)
Friday, Feb 24 7:30 PM (followed by the Bent Lens Salon)
Tickets: $8 ($6 students/seniors)
Romeos is a provocative, powerful portrait of change. Twenty year-old Lukas (Rick Okan) was born Miriam, but anyone in the know is amazed at his transition, recently biceps, body hair and, as Lukas enthuses to his best gal pal, Ine (Liv Lisa Fries), "man sweat". Forced to live in the girls dorm, his life becomes complicated as his relationship with hunky but deeply closeted Fabio (Maximilian Befort) develops. Further complicating matters, try as she might to support Lukas, Ine is clearly in love with her friend and has been since they were same-genders-of-a-feather. As Lukas struggles with the body he almost has, and the feelings he already does, Ine must reconcile her happiness at her friend's newfound peace with her jealousy of his new life and redirected attractions. Meanwhile, Fabio faces his own battle, and he's not even aware of "Miri", yet.
I Am
(Directed by Sonali Gulati, USA, 2011, 71 min, English and Hindi with English Subtitles)
Saturday, Feb 25 3:00 PM
Tickets: $6 ($5 students/seniors)
"Sublimely touching and powerful film" - Charles Judson, Atlanta Film Festival
I Am beautifully chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confront the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense.
(Directed by Sonali Gulati, USA, 2011, 71 min, English and Hindi with English Subtitles)
Saturday, Feb 25 3:00 PM
Tickets: $6 ($5 students/seniors)
"Sublimely touching and powerful film" - Charles Judson, Atlanta Film Festival
I Am beautifully chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confront the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense.
Legalize Gay
(Directed by Christopher Hines, USA, 2011, 57 min, English)
Saturday, Feb 25 5:00 PM (followed by the Bent Lens Salon)
Tickets: $6 ($5 students/seniors)
"We are at a historic tipping point, the way many people think about LGBT issues. In many ways they are beginning to champion our equality like never before." Joe Solmonese, president HRC
Legalize Gay captures the courage and conviction of a new generation of activists -- gay and straight -- as they campaign for LGBT equality in marriage, non-discrimination in sports and at work, same-sex sex education, standing up to bullying and forging inclusive college campuses. They are taking these stands often in parts of the country hostile to LGBT rights. Created by Christopher Hines for the Campus Pride, it is a must see for LGBT folk of all ages.
Legalize Gay is followed by Bent Lens cinematographer Kyle Inselman's short On the Road to Equality. An example of the activism documented in Legalize Gay, Mr. Inselman's film chronicles the story of 26 Colorado students' drive through the night in two small vans to march for their rights at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2009. The short will be followed by a student-led panel discussion.
(Directed by Christopher Hines, USA, 2011, 57 min, English)
Saturday, Feb 25 5:00 PM (followed by the Bent Lens Salon)
Tickets: $6 ($5 students/seniors)
"We are at a historic tipping point, the way many people think about LGBT issues. In many ways they are beginning to champion our equality like never before." Joe Solmonese, president HRC
Legalize Gay captures the courage and conviction of a new generation of activists -- gay and straight -- as they campaign for LGBT equality in marriage, non-discrimination in sports and at work, same-sex sex education, standing up to bullying and forging inclusive college campuses. They are taking these stands often in parts of the country hostile to LGBT rights. Created by Christopher Hines for the Campus Pride, it is a must see for LGBT folk of all ages.
Legalize Gay is followed by Bent Lens cinematographer Kyle Inselman's short On the Road to Equality. An example of the activism documented in Legalize Gay, Mr. Inselman's film chronicles the story of 26 Colorado students' drive through the night in two small vans to march for their rights at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2009. The short will be followed by a student-led panel discussion.
Vito
(Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, USA, 2011, 93 min, English)
Saturday, Feb 25 7:30 PM (followed by the Bent Lens Salon)
Tickets: $10 ($8 students/seniors)
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russ found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. Perhaps best remembered for "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen, he had an immense influence as an activist. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP. His concern over how LGBT people were presented in the popular media led him to co-found the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Jeffrey Schwarz's documentary beautifully captures the man in a timely reminder of the power of a single person.
Preceded by a preview of Sean Strub's upcoming film HIV is Not a Crime.
(Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, USA, 2011, 93 min, English)
Saturday, Feb 25 7:30 PM (followed by the Bent Lens Salon)
Tickets: $10 ($8 students/seniors)
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russ found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. Perhaps best remembered for "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen, he had an immense influence as an activist. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP. His concern over how LGBT people were presented in the popular media led him to co-found the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Jeffrey Schwarz's documentary beautifully captures the man in a timely reminder of the power of a single person.
Preceded by a preview of Sean Strub's upcoming film HIV is Not a Crime.
Bent Lens Cinema is possible, in part, because of the generous support of these benefactors and sponsors.
The David Ensign
Charitable Giving Fund
