The 6th Annual North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival By Program

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Men’s Shorts 1

North Carolina Premiere
THE BEWITCHED PROJECT
(US, NR, 2000, 16 min, Video)
Three drag queens go in search of the spirit of Agnes Moorehead in this hilarious spoof of Blair Witch! One year later, their footage was found! Was Endora just a character? Or was there more than a little truth behind Agnes’ alleged behavior on the set of Bewitched? Be prepared for delicious shudders as our girls get lost in the darkened woods leading to one of Hollywood’s most infamous haunted mansions!
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premiere
CRASH AND BURN
(US, NR, 1999, 25min, Video)
A gym-bodied leather man into rough trade brings home the man of his dreams…or so he thinks. A young Broadway dancer loses his job as one of the Cats and, unable to call his boyfriend, must travel through downtown New York City in full costume. See what happens when these two men discover that the best part of life is sometimes nothing more than holding the one you love.
Viewer’s Guide: Language, nudity and strong sexual content.

North Carolina Premiere
DEATH GOES THROUGH THE CHANGE
(US, NR, 2000, 6 min, Video)
A charming short about the uncomfortable, sometimes painful, experience of finally arranging to meet someone from the chat rooms face to face; especially when your profile isn’t exactly accurate.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes

North Carolina Premiere DRAWING GIRLS (US, NR, 2000, 15 min, Video) Ryan and Anthony are best friends working on a comic together, but Ryan isn't interested in drawing girls. Viewer’s Guide: Mature themes.

Drawing Girls

North Carolina Premiere
THE GAY GARDEN SHOW
(US, NR, 2001, 14 min, Video)
Bored with their monochromatic existence, sophisticated urban housewives Gaysee Giardino and her best friend Betty Hertz decide to dig up some dirt on the colorful new neighbor in Apartment 2B.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premiere
JAKE: TODAY I BECAME A MAN
(US, NR, 2000, 15 min, Video)
A hilarious, smart documentary about an eloquent 13-year-old boy who defied gender roles by developing his own drag show at the age of 11. He's got all the moves and speaks with the wisdom of a sage. Probably the youngest drag queen ever to hit the screen, Jake's world is captured on tape from his toddler years to his Bar Mitzvah. Articulate and self-aware, he's a spandex-wearing performer who startles us with his clarity and charm
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

CARTOON FUNHOUSE: Queer Animation

THE AMBIGUOUSLY GAY DUO
(US, NR, 1999, 30 min, Video)
"What is everyone looking at?" Our favorite queertoon heroes, Ace and Gary, battle the sinister Dr. BigHead and his assorted minions in this series of eight hilarious animated adventures!
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

North Carolina Premiere THE CUCUMBER CHRONICLES (US, NR, 2000, 20 min, Video) These vignettes of cheeky intellectualism are sure to become a festival favorite. With great wit and humor, these shorts take on some weighty topics with a light-hearted touch that will leave you laughing. Viewer’s Guide: Mature themes.

The Cucumber Chronicles

North Carolina Premiere
2001 NCGLFF Best Men's Short
THE RAPE OF GANYMEDE
(US, NR, 2001, 11min, Video)
Olympus is hotter than any circuit party in this hilarious queer retelling of the Greek myth. Leather Daddy Zeus makes a boy toy out of Ganymede, while lipstick lesbian Aphrodite has problems of her own.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premieres
RICK AND STEVE: THE HAPPIEST GAY COUPLE IN ALL THE WORLD
Episodes 1-4
(US, NR, 2000-01, 32min, 16mm)
Episode 1: When the lesbians come for dinner, more than quiche will be on the menu in this riotous animated hit which was the Emerging Film Award Winner from last year's NCGLFF Festival.
Episode 2: Uh-oh, Steve's parents are coming to visit and the lesbians need more…uhm, product. Special guest appearance by Chastity Bono!
Episode 3: Rick and Steve teach the lesbians a lesson about parenting that you won't find in any textbooks. Featuring guest voice cameos by RuPaul and Guinevere Turner.
Episode 4: Rick and Steve's favourite butch porn star makes their dreams come true when he agrees to a threesome. If only they had watched his videos to the very end…
Viewer’s Guide: Language and adult situations.

DRAMA QUEEN: Women’s Shorts 3

North Carolina Premiere
SPORTY GIRLS (formerly titled DRAMA QUEEN)
(US, NR, 2001, 45 min, Video)
Directed by Kelli Herd (It’s In The Water), this is a high-energy concert film that captures a stand up comedy performance by one of the most exciting talents emerging from the ranks of gay comics! Georgia Ragsdale is known for her hilarious material that ranges from changing the word lesbian to sporty, going through Customs with sex toys, and surviving the Hell of her sister’s wedding as the "Maid of Dishonor." Georgia’s campy yet down-to-earth persona is evident in this laugh-out-loud evening with a smart, perceptive woman.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.
www.georgiaragsdale.com

North Carolina Premiere
DYKES AND THEIR DOGS
(US, NR, 2001, 17 min, Video)
A musical/comedy/dykeumentary about the popular Dykes and Their Dogs contest held annually in West Hollywood, California. With contest categories showcasing: Most Butch, Most Femme and Best Owner Look-Alike, it’s hard to distinguish who is really performing the tricks, the Dykes or their dogs! The original soundtrack literally pants and howls with the title track anthem, "I’m a Dyke, I’m a Dog!" A veritable sing-a-long whether you’re four-legged or two-legged.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

North Carolina Premiere STRAIGHT DOWN THE AISLE (US, NR, 2000, 23min, Video) Step into the straight-laced world of pink taffeta and heels as more than 30 lesbians recall their (not so pleasurable) experiences as bridesmaids at straight friends’ weddings. From butch dykes who are asked to grow out their hair to bridesmaids who are still in love with the bride, Straight Down the Aisle: Confessions of Lesbian Bridesmaids takes a humorous and critical look at the constructs of heterosexual unions. Directors Christine J. Russo and Kelly Hankin skillfully weave personal testimonies from lesbians whose partners weren't invited to the ceremony or were asked to mask their relationships, alongside interviews with wedding industry experts who try to explain, no matter how vaguely, the appropriate role of the bridesmaid. Viewer’s Guide: Language.

Straight Down the Aisle

The 2001 North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
EMERGING FILM AWARD WINNERS!

Best Film (Fiction or Documentary)
North Carolina Premiere
GET YOUR STUFF
(US, NR, 2000, 93 min, Video)
Eric and Phil have been waiting for Gloria to find them a baby to adopt, and she's stalling. Meanwhile, Gloria has just about given up trying to place acerbic teenager TJ and his perceptive younger brother Brian in a foster home. When Gloria calls Eric and Phil in the middle of a très gay pool party and convinces them to let her drop off the brothers "for just one night," it's difficult to determine who's more dissatisfied with the situation, the gay couple or the wary boys. Buff Eric and Phil know all about bickering around their designer Beverly Hills home bare-chested and in boxer shorts, but they don't have a clue about how to deal with the precocious kids or the kids' impact on their relationship. Threatened with a group home or separation, the frightened boys act out, even as they seek security in this improbable setting. "Just one night" keeps getting extended, and things seem like they might be getting better until Cat, the boys' alcoholic mother, shows up with her own confused agenda. The result is a lively comedy that explores what we think love looks like and the unlikely places we find family.
Viewer’s Guide: Language and adult situations.
www.revisionfilms.com

Best Women’s Short (Fiction or Documentary)
North Carolina Premiere
HER URGE
(US, NR, 2001, 15 min, 35mm)
An all-in-her-head kind of gal like Mabel has to think up the perfect solution to satisfy her secret urge. Deals with the devil, musical numbers and several failed schemes ensue.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

Best Men’s Short (Fiction or Documentary)
North Carolina Premiere
THE RAPE OF GANYMEDE
(US, NR, 2001, 11min, Video)
Olympus is hotter than any circuit party in this hilarious queer retelling of the Greek myth. Leather Daddy Zeus makes a boy toy out of Ganymede, while lipstick lesbian Aphrodite has problems of her own.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

FROM BOYS TO MEN: Men’s Shorts 3

North Carolina Premiere
THE CONFESSION
(US, NR, 1999, 22 min, 35mm)
After thirty-five years together, an aging gay couple suffers an unexpected rift over religion. When Joseph asks his partner Caesar to send for a priest, the request turns their peaceful household upside down in this touching and funny film about commitment, faith and love.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.
www.jourdefete.com

Back By Popular Demand!
2000 NCGLFF Audience Favorite!
CRUSH
(US, NR, 2000, 27 min, 35mm)
12-year-old Tina is infatuated with 16-year-old Robbie. Bonding over TV and bubble-gum music, they become friends; however, unbeknownst to Tina, Robbie has developed a crush of his own. Crush proves that a straight girl is always a teenage boy’s best friend.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.
www.jourdefete.com

North Carolina Premiere
…LOST
(US, NR, 2000, 5 min, 35mm)
A day in the life of a young man who is lost in the world of drugs, anonymous tricks and unsafe sex.
Viewer’s Guide: Explicit sexual content, nudity and drug usage.
www.jourdefete.com

North Carolina Premiere
THE MOUNTAIN KING
(US, NR, 2000, 20 min, 35mm)
Two sexy young strangers - one clean-cut and straight, the other street-wise and dangerous - spend a day at the beach walking a fine line between seduction and hustle. What begins as an erotic escape ends with some unexpected emotional consequences.
Viewer’s Guide: Graphic sexual content, nudity, language and drug usage.
www.jourdefete.com

GRRLS RULE: Women’s Shorts 1

North Carolina Premiere
CHICKS WITH GUNS
(US, NR, 2000, 3 min, Video)
A clever short which proves that, when in distress, it’s best to be rescued by a beautiful woman!
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

LIFE’S A BUTCH
(US, NR, 2000, 14 min, Video)
A spoof comedy about a strict femme who loves femmes. Frustrated beyond all belief, she determines her only hope at a femme date is to pose as a butch daddy. Succeeding at this, she wins the femme of her dreams only to discover another role bending truth about butch/femme dating!
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.
www.kgbfilms.com

North Carolina Premiere
OVERRIDE
(US, NR, 2001, 10 min, Video)
Rebellion and romance mix when a bad boss gets his due and a stunning butch babe whisks an overworked, underpaid assistant to a place of fantasy and secret seduction.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premiere
SPARKED!
(US, NR, 2000, 29 min, Video)
Long-time couple Jackie and Meade have been out of sync lately, but things heat-up when newcomer Sydney arrives on the scene!
Viewer’s Guide: Language and adult situations.

North Carolina Premiere
WET DRESS
(US, NR, 2000, 8 min, Video)
An aloof butch finds herself face to face with her fantasy girl in this charming short feature!
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.
www.kgbfilms.com

North Carolina Premiere
XXXY
(US, NR, 2001, 13min, Video)
Kristi Bruce and Howard Devore, both born intersex, talk bluntly about their experiences with the medical system and with forced/multiple genital surgeries. We also meet Kristi's parents and Dr. Jorge Daaboul, who joins the call for an end to genital surgery on intersex children and the secrecy that typically surrounds the procedures.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

HEAVEN HELP US: Men’s Shorts 2

North Carolina Premiere
ASLEEP
(US, NR, 2000, 11 min, 16mm)
A sensitive short feature that captures that moment of shock after hearing a loved one has become HIV- positive. Avoiding the politically correct line about what gay men should do, Asleep instead focuses on how HIV affects their lives.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.
www.sparker.net/asleep

North Carolina Premiere
CRUISE CONTROL
(US, NR, 2001, 7 min, 16mm)
Josh is one of the hottest guys at the Flapjax nightclub. With his gym-pumped body and striking looks, he can get anyone he wants. But usually he goes home alone. Why? Because when he sees someone he wants, he makes a godforsaken cruising face from hell that sends prospective tricks running for cover! But on this particular night, he might just encounter that special someone who may be willing to take home the whole package. By local director Lawrence Ferber.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premiere
LOST CAUSE
(US, NR, 2000, 7 min, 35mm)
A humorous and on-target look at one man’s experience with "phone" bureaucracy at a local AIDS hotline.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premiere
ROCKWELL
(US, NR, 2000, 22 min, 16mm)
Jake Bowman is a handsome high school letterman who plays football with his dad. His small midwestern town offers him no excitement. Then Cody, a city boy, enters his life. He sees Cody as the epitome of all that he wants to be…except that Cody is gay. Soon, Jake begins to question his life and feelings but, in the end, he must trust himself to choose his own path.
Viewer’s Guide: Language and adult situations.

North Carolina Premiere
SOMETHING CLOSE TO HEAVEN
(US, NR, 2000, 22 min, 35mm)
In Texas in 1986, a sweet, thoughtful boy struggles with his desires for the neighborhood bully and his urge to dress up in his mother's lingerie, helped by a special imaginary friend living in his backyard.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

North Carolina Premiere
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
(US, NR, 2000, 5 min, 16mm)
Two men meet and fall in love. Things are good. And then, uh-oh…it’s time for a talk. This is a humorous short that pits lovers against one another in a highly subtextual dialogue whose deepest meaning may only be known to the penguins who overhear it all.
Viewer’s Guide: Language.

LADIES HOME JOURNAL: Women’s Shorts 2

North Carolina Premiere FOUR P.M. (US, NR, 2001, 15 min, 35mm) A sexy and humorous take on a one-night stand which includes an aquarium, a locked door, a closeted politician and, of course, two beautiful women. See what happens when Jenna finds herself trapped in the house of last night’s fling. Viewer’s Guide: Mature themes.

North Carolina Premiere
2001 NCGLFF Best Women's Short
HER URGE
(US, NR, 2001, 15 min, 35mm)
An all-in-her-head kind of gal like Mabel has to think up the perfect solution to satisfy her secret urge. Deals with the devil, musical numbers and several failed schemes ensue.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

North Carolina Premiere
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
(Norway, NR, 2000, 5 min, 35mm)
Annie picks the perfect moment to tell Mom she’s a lesbian---while Mom is stuffing the Christmas turkey!
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

North Carolina Premiere
PUMP
(US, NR, 2000, 18 min, 16mm)
Pump is a cynical, surreal comedy about one girl's fall from the curb of love. Ruby discovers that Louise is not the girl she pretended to be. She wasn’t a track star in high school, her beautiful red hair comes from a bottle, and she’s two-timing Ruby to boot! By hook or by crook, Ruby is determined to be rid of her broken heart. This award winning film, by turns moody and hilarious, is the perfect antidote to that thing called love.
Viewer’s Guide: Language and violence.

North Carolina Premiere
THE TELL TALE VIBRATOR
(US, NR, 2000, 9 min, 16mm)
And you thought coming out to your parents about being a dyke was a nightmare! A single woman, whose parents are visiting for dinner, receives an unexpected visitor.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

WEEKI WACHEE GIRLS
(US, NR, 1999, 22 min, 16mm)
Best friends forever, Katie and Maura have dreamed of being part of the live mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Spring for as long as they can remember. It’s the summer of ’79, they’re fifteen and everything is changing, especially when Katie discovers a secret that threatens to destroy their friendship.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.
www.spacelab.net/~kcumming

THE QUEER UNDERGROUND

North Carolina Premiere
BASEMENT GIRL
(Canada, NR, 1999, 12min, Video)
That Girl, the Bionic Woman, and Mary Richards help the basement girl find the strength to escape the confines of her subterranean prison and "make it after all."
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

North Carolina Premiere
HUGE
(US, NR, 2000, 63 min, Video)
Direct from the New York City MIX Festival!
A brilliant collection of twenty (20) three-minute digital videos by members of NYC’s gay and lesbian filmmaking community and based on the theme, Huge! Filmmakers were allowed only one day to shoot and two days to edit. Filmmakers ranged from feature directors, Ira Sachs (The Delta), Stephen Winters (Chocolate Babies) and Stephen Kijak (Never Met Picasso); screenwriters, Daniel Reitz (Urbania); and award-winning student filmmakers, Michelle Groskoph (Women in Prison). Prepare yourself for a refreshing, sometimes brutally honest, series of underground films, ranging from a shy lesbian discovering her inner bullhorn to a few things about squash that you didn’t know to a cute boy with a naught dream who wakes up with a huge….plus so much more!
Viewer’s Guide: Graphic Sexual Content, language, nudity and adult situations.

North Carolina Premiere
IN WISCONSIN, THE BLIND CAN HUNT
(US, NR, 7 min, 16mm)
Love. A comic poetic narrative about one man's hunt for love. The story explores the elusive and fickle nature of his love. In other words, he is one of those guys who is in it for the hunt. Features gratuitous references to cheese and beer. Shot in North Carolina and Virginia by local director Art Stone.
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.

LET’S GET LOST SERIOUS!
(US, NR, 5 min, 16mm)
Sex. This film is a visual riff about gay sex in the age of AIDS. A very personal look at how much things changed in one man's life. Includes many references to Madonna and other cultural icons. Shot entirely in Chicago, Illinois by local filmmaker Art Stone.
Viewer’s Guide: Nudity.

North Carolina Premiere
TITLER
(US, NR, 7 min, 35mm)
A startlingly original, always outrageous work which has been described as "Everything nobody wants to see all at once!" Meet Titler and his demented psyche through a series of offbeat a capella songs! Be warned: Not meant for children, homophobes, grandparents, small dog owners, members of the Christian Coalition, people with high blood pressure, employees of law enforcement agencies, or anyone from the Salt Lake City city limits!
Viewer’s Guide: Mature Themes.