AMNESIA--THE JAMES BRIGHTON ENIGMA
WINNER! Best Canadian Feature! Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film
and Video Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! OUTFEST - Los Angeles LGBT Film
Festival
(Canada, NR, 90 min, 2005) Beta
 Inspired
by real events, Amnesia - The James Brighton Enigma tells the
story of an American found naked and amnesiac in a vacant parking lot
in Montreal in 1998. He says his name is James Brighton, but the only
thing he's sure of is that he's gay. Volunteers from S.O.S Gay organize
a media campaign to help him recover his forgotten past. But after
three months, no one has claimed him, and James starts to despair.
Until the Montreal Police arrest him after his brother, a Pentecostal
minister in Tennessee recognized him on TV. What happened to
this
young American in search of freedom? That's what Sylvie, a
criminology student, tries to find out a year later, as her fascination
with the case brings her to question her own identity.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, violence, and language.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.amnesielefilm.com
(SEE THE TRAILER)
Thursday 9:30 pm Cinema One
Sunday 7:20 pm Fletcher Hall
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Triangle Families
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BEYOND CONCEPTION
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(US, NR, 75 min, 2006) Beta
 What does it
take to make a baby in queer San Francisco? Bruce and
Paul, already fathers of a little girl, are looking to have their
second child through a surrogate. Jennifer has two children from a
previous marriage but wants to experience pregnancy alongside her new
partner, Jenna. Beyond Conception follows these couples as they embark
on a carefully designed journey that ends up being full of suspense and
surprises.
Viewer's Guide: Mature Themes.
Saturday 9:00 am Cinema One
North Carolina Premiere!
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Men's
Centerpiece Selection!
BOY
CULTURE
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Miami Gay and Lesbian Film
Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! London Lesbian and Gay Film
Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(US, NR, 88 min, 2006) Beta
 In 2005, Q. Allan
Brocka's much-enjoyed Eating Out premiered at the
NCGLFF as our centerpiece screening. Boy Culture is a great
follow up: a sexy, funny and sharply written gay comedy of manners.
Brocka introduces us to a feasible yet fantastic gay family set-up: 'X'
is an older (well he's in his 30s) 'hooker with morals' in need of a
dose of intimacy. He is secretly obsessed with his flat mate Andrew,
who is starting to experiment on the scene. And then there's Joey,
their young sexually voracious twink 'son' who completes this
intriguing threesome. When 'X' meets an enigmatic older trick who wants
him to feel the time is right before they have sex, he begins to drop
his guard. And as he does, all their relationships spin out into
intricate, hilarious and complex patterns. This is gay life as it is so
often stereotyped, but cut through with real heart, intelligence and
emotional integrity. Boy Culture turns you on, makes you think about
your own relationships and leaves you with a smile on your face.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, language, and drug usage.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.boy-culture.com
Stephen Israel, Producer will be in attendance.
Saturday 9:10 pm Fletcher Hall
Sunday 7:00 pm Cinema One
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Re:Vamp - Creative Community Development
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COFFEE DATE
(US, NR, 94 min, 2006) Beta
 Todd
(straight) ends up on a blind date with a gay man, Kelly - the
result of a practical joke played by his brother, Barry. To Todd's
surprise, he and Kelly strike up a friendship. They decide to take
revenge on Barry by reversing the joke. After their "date," the pair
saunters past Barry holding hands. The joke works too well. Freaking
out and convinced that Todd is gay, Barry calls their mother to break
the news. Concerned, she arrives on the next plane. Despite his
vehement denials, Mom now sees Todd's love of movies, and theatre, as
well as his lack of interest in sports, as clear signs she'd previously
missed. She is determined to prove to her son that she loves him no
matter what. Nothing Todd says or does can convince her that he's
actually straight! Soon, everyone in his life believes he is gay,
despite his increasingly vehement denials. After an attempt to prove
his heterosexuality with a sexy younger woman ends in disaster, he
starts to wonder, could his feelings for Kelly be more then he'd ever
suspect?
Viewer's Guide: Language.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.coffeedatethemovie.com
(SEE THE
TRAILER)
Friday 11:10 pm Cinema One
Saturday 2:50 pm Cinema One - SOLD OUT
North Carolina Premiere!
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CREATING A PLACE AT THE TABLE
(US, NR, 55 min, 2005) DVD
 Three
families, three different cultural backgrounds, and three
different experiences... what do they all have in common? At the head
of each family is a lesbian couple, each have navigated coming out to
their families, and now each are creating their own families. This
light-hearted documentary chronicles 3 multicultural lesbian couples
& their families (yes, grandmas and grandpas, too), exploring
the
strengths they bring from their cultures of origin.
Viewer's Guide: Mature Themes.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.sunandmoonvision.org
(SEE THE
TRAILER)
Saturday 9:10 am Fletcher Hall
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Carrboro Family Vision
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CREATURES FROM THE PINK LAGOON
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Philadelphia Int'l Gay & Lesbian Film
Festival
(US, NR, 2006, 71 min) DVD
 In
a small town in 1967, plucky young sissy Phillip (Garrison) is about
to celebrate his birthday at the beach cottage owned by his best friend
Stan (Deo). All of Phillip's friends are gathered for the
festivities, including Stan's hunky-but-impulsive boyfriend Billy
(Kovar), Billy's shy, nerdy cousin Joseph (Mosher), and Randall, the
chain-smoking, bitter queen of the bunch (Clarke). Meanwhile,
a
horde of libidinous gay men - turned into ravenous flesh-eating zombies
by toxic mosquitoes at a cruisy highway rest stop - are making their
way towards our oblivious celebrants, eating every man in their
path. With body parts washing up on shore and party guests
disappearing, our heroes must find a way to stop the zombie
onslaught. Will Stan keep the rotting corpses out of his
spotless
home? Will Joseph work up the courage to declare his love for
Phillip? Can Billy keep it in his pants long enough to stay
alive? And is Phillip's cheating boyfriend coming to the
party to
save them, or to eat them? No one is safe in this campy mix
of
classic B horror flicks and pre-Stonewall gay melodramas.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity and language.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.creaturesfromthepinklagoon.com (SEE
THE
TRAILER)
Thursday 7:15 pm Cinema Two
Friday 7:10 pm Cinema Two
Friday 10:45 pm Cinema Two
Saturday 3:10 pm Cinema Two
Saturday 10:45 pm Cinema Two
Sunday 12:25 pm Cinema Two
Sunday 5:45 pm Cinema Two
North Carolina Premiere!
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CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(US, NR, 66 min, 2006) Beta
 Women,
transgender women such as Ashley, Linda, Anna, Yolanda and
Ophelia, are incarcerated in men's prisons across the U.S. from Wyoming
to New Jersey and Florida. Denied medical and psychological treatment,
victims of rape and violence, the documentary Cruel and Unusual asks if
the punishment for their crime is indeed cruel and unusual. Cruel and
Unusual is an unflinching documentary on the lives of transgender women
in men's prisons. Shot over three years, this high-definition
documentary film challenges the viewer's basic ideas about gender and
justice through braids of poignantly graphic stories, vibrant landscape
portraits and stark prison footage.
Viewer's Guide: Language
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.cruelandunusualfilm.com
Sunday 11:30 am Fletcher Hall
North Carolina Premiere!
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FAT
GIRLS
1th ANNUAL NORTH CAROLINA GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
EMERGING FILM AWARD WINNER
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Tribeca Film Festival
(US, NR, 82 min, 2006) DVD
 Fat Girls is an
off-beat coming of age dark comedy that focuses on the
relationship between a high school senior, theater-loving Rodney Miller
and his best friend Sabrina who are both considered 'outcasts' at their
small-town Texas high school, he for his sexuality and she for her
weight. Both eventually find outlets for their insecurities. Sabrina
makes a love connection with Rudy Jackson, a Cuban refugee who was
adopted by an African-American family. Rodney's dreams are realized
with the encouragement of his theater teacher Mr. Cox. The story
explores the difficulties of growing up in small town America, with
humor and humility.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, language, and drug usage.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.fatgirlsmovie.com
(SEE
THE
TRAILER)
Friday 9:10 pm Fletcher Hall
Sunday 5:30 pm Fletcher Hall
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Quality Staffing Specialists
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FRATERNITY MASSACRE AT HELL ISLAND
(US, NR, 80 min, 2006) Beta
From director Mark G. Jones (2003's Eli Parker's Getting Married) comes
this hilarious spoof of B-horror movies, Jack Jones, a pledge, must
deal with homophobia and a killer clown during his fraternity's hell
night! Several suspicious characters at Felix University want
the
brothers of Zeta Alpha Rho dead...but now some thing is actually
killing them off at the haunted River Park Island. Now, Jack
must
stop the killer clown and find the strength to come out of the closet
before sunrise.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, language, and violence.
Mark Jones, Director/Writer will be in attendance.
Friday 11:00 pm Fletcher Hall
Saturday 11:00 pm Cinema One
World Premiere!
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LESBIAN GRANDMOTHERS FROM MARS
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
(US, NR, 73 min, 2005) DVD
 It's
an out-of-this-world documentary about a down-to-earth lesbian
couple who gets on their bicycles and ride 3,800 miles across America
to rally support for same-sex marriage. From San Francisco to Cawker
City, Kansas to New York City, these inspiring grandmothers are far
from the rocking chair and are tired of waiting for marriage equality
to come to them. Tired of all the regressive hate-mongering
and
motivated by the threat of a federal anti-marriage amendment, Carrie
& Elisia set out to prove that they are not alien life forms
who
wreak havoc on society and destroy "traditional
families."
Using their own family as an example, they meet face-to-face with
politicians and regular folks living in the heartland to show that
their life is not so different from the lives of other American
families.
Viewer's Guide: Language.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.lesbiangrandmothersfrommars.com (SEE
THE
TRAILER)
Thursday 9:15 pm Cinema Two
Friday 4:45 pm Cinema Two
Saturday 9:20 am Cinema Two
Saturday 5:10 pm Cinema Two
Sunday 9:10 am Cinema Two
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Whole Foods Market
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LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP
OFFICIAL SELECTION! NewFest 2006: The 18th New York Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival
(US, NR, 97 min, 2006) DVD
 A classic
romantic comedy with appeal to both gay and straight
audiences, Long-Term Relationship celebrates the power of true love.
Out of all the gay men in Los Angeles (and sadly, he's tested out more
than a few), Glenn (Matthew Montgomery) has finally found his soul mate
-- a cute Southern boy named Adam (Windham Beacham). Their relationship
started, as so many great relationships have, with the personal ads
("GWM seeks LTR"). From the moment they met, it was instant attraction.
Now Glenn's in love for the first time, and it feels great.
There's only one problem. Well, actually a few problems. But are they
big enough to be deal-breakers, or can Glenn and Adam work through
their differences? Glenn's straight friends encourage him to stick it
out and make it work -- after all, everyone's happier as part of a
couple, right? Meanwhile, his gay friends tell him to move on and find
someone they can all like. Ultimately, only Glenn and Adam can decide
what it takes to sustain a long-term relationship.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity and language.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.guesthousefilms.com
Rob Williams, Director/Writer will be in attendance.
Saturday 7:00 pm Cinema One
Sunday 7:30 pm Cinema Two - SOLD OUT
Southeastern US Premiere!
Sponsored by Whole Foods Market
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LOOKING FOR CHEYENNE
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Miami Gay Lesbian Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(France, NR, 86 min, 2006) 35mm
 Paris
may be a lover's paradise, but it can also be the loneliest city
in the world when love proves not enough. Sonia and Cheyenne are lovers
separated by circumstances neither feels she can control.
Cheyenne, fed up with a year of unemployment after being sacked from
her job as a journalist, heads for a remote village to prove she can
live off the land. Sonia retreats into the teaching job she
loves, and picks up a series of ill-matched one night stands, including
an idealistic young man and a bitter, washed-up woman. Yet
their
enduring love nags at the corners of their minds each day they are
apart.
In French with English subtitles
Viewer's Guide: Nudity and sexual situations.
Friday 7:15 pm Fletcher Hall
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Accent Hardwood Flooring
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LOVE LIFE
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(US, NR, 72 min, 2006) DVD
 Crisply told and
packing an emotional punch, Damion Dietz's (Beverly
Kills) latest film tells the story of a couple in an unhappy marriage
of convenience. In an attempt to meet expectations and retain financial
security, Joe Hahn (a closeted former pro baseball player) and Mary
Hahn (his sexually secretive wife) mimic the conventions of a
traditional heterosexual marriage, and find themselves suffocated by
the strained, empty charade. But when Joe develops an emotional
connection with a young man from his past, and when a beautiful friend
from Mary's college years resurfaces with her own agenda, the marriage
of convenience begins to crack, revealing the truth, hope and strength
buried within all of them. With equal time given to both the male/male
and female/female relationships, Love Life is a most unusual and
captivating film. What's next for this not-so-happy queerly married
couple?
Viewer's Guide: Nudity and language.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.damiondietz.com
Damion Dietz, Director will be in attendance.
Friday 9:00 pm Cinema Two - SOLD OUT
Saturday 1:10 pm Cinema Two - SOLD OUT
Saturday 6:45 pm Cinema Two - SOLD OUT
Sunday 10:45 am Cinema Two - SOLD OUT
Sunday 2:00 pm Cinema Two - SOLD OUT
North Carolina Premiere!
Sponsored by Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
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LOVER OTHER
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(US, NR, 55 min, 2006) Beta
 The newest film by
Barbara Hammer, Lover Other is the story of the
1920's Surrealist artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. Lesbians and
half-sisters, the gender-bending artists lived and worked together all
their lives. Heroic resisters to the Nazis occupying Jersey
Isle
during WW II, they were captured and sentenced to death.
Award
winning filmmaker Barbara Hammer infuses this film with vigor using
photographs, archival footage, dramatic interludes of a "found Cahun
script" and unique interviews of Jersey Isle residents who knew the two
women.
Viewer's Guide: Violence.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.outcast-films.com
Friday 5:15 pm Cinema One
North Carolina Premiere!
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Women's
Centerpiece Selection!
LOVING ANNABELLE
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Miami Gay Lesbian Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION! Frameline - San Francisco Int'l
LGBT Film Festival
(US, NR, 77 min, 2006) Beta
 Continuing
the long legacy of lesbian schoolgirl films like
Mädchen in Uniform and The Children's Hour comes a new film
worthy
of induction into the ranks of those classics. Loving Annabelle is a
sultry, sexy and supremely smart film about a boarding school student
who finally meets her match...or does she? The wild daughter
of a
senator, Annabelle (Erin Kelly) comes to a very strict Catholic
boarding school as the last stop in a run of exclusive private schools
that have expelled her. Intelligent, beautiful and bored, Annabelle
immediately impresses both her schoolmates and her new teacher, Simone
(Diane Gaidry), when she correctly interprets the heavily sexual
meaning of an e.e. cummings poem in English class. Brazen enough to
openly proposition Simone after class, Annabelle doesn't quite know
what she's in for as she begins her very Lolita-esque temptation.
Matters are further complicated by the fact that Simone is the
dormitory monitor and thus lives on the same floor as the aggressive
and sexy Annabelle. When student and teacher are the only two left on
campus during spring break, the temptation is nearly
overwhelming. What do they do? To find out, you'll have to
see
the movie! With its completely captivating leads, Loving Annabelle
keeps us in suspense until an ending you might not see coming.
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, language, and drug usage.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.lovingannabelle.com
Saturday 7:15 pm Cinema One
Sunday 1:30 pm Cinema One
North Carolina Premiere!
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Special
Screening with Tab Hunter in Appearance!
LUST IN THE DUST hosted by TAB HUNTER
(US, R, 1985, 84 min) 35mm
 He
Rode The West... The Girls Rode The Rest! Together They Ravaged The
Land!
After forming a match made in trash-movie heaven in John Waters'
Polyester, Tab Hunter and Divine reunited for this deliciously
tasteless Western comedy, which borrows its title from the nickname for
Duel in the Sun, the turgid Western that inspired director Paul
Bartel's affectionate spoofery. With Hunter wearing two hats as hero
and co-producer, the movie indulges its own outrageous excess while
staying true to the dustiest traditions of the Western genre. It's just
good enough to watch without shame, and rude enough to hide from more
easily offended members of the family. Nothing's sacred in Chile Verde,
the wild western town where lone gunman Abel Wood (Hunter) arrives
after rescuing corpulent saloon singer Rosie Velez (Divine) from being
defiled by Hard Case Williams (Geoffey Lewis) and his gang of misfit
gunslingers. Saloon owner Marguerita Ventura (Lainie Kazan) gets hot
'n' heavy for Abel's wood, and passions flare up in a race for hidden
treasure, the map to which is tattooed in two sections on Rosie's and
Marguerita's ample posteriors. To reveal more would spoil the wretched
hilarity; one needn't love Westerns to enjoy this pig-wallow of a
comedy, but it helps if you know the legacy of screen villains like
Henry Silva, whose riotous here while barely shifting his vile
expression. No doubt, this is the wackiest Western that ever cooked
under the "blistering, burning, blazing, scorching, roasting, toasting,
baking, boiling, broiling, steaming, searing, sizzling, grilling,
smoldering, very hot New Mexico sun."
Viewer's Guide: Nudity and language.
Tickets: $12
Saturday 4:45 pm Fletcher Hall
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