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DOCS @ 5
MONDAY | July 14 | 7:15pm | Harmony Gold
SUNDAY | July 13 | 12:30pm | Harmony Gold
Dir: Andrea Meyerson, Scr: Andrea Meyerson, Ronni Sanlo, Lisa Dickey, 2014, USA, 54 min.
Dir: Thomas G. Miller, Scr: Thomas G. Miller, Kirk Marcolina, 2014, Australia / USA, 74 min.
LETTER TO ANITA
In the late 1970s, Dr. Ronni Sanlo, a divorced mother of two who would later become Director of the UCLA LGBT Center, lost custody of her children after coming out as a lesbian. This injustice propelled her into a life of LGBT activism. Narrated by award-winning actress Meredith Baxter, LETTER TO ANITA explores the painful legacy of singer Anita Bryant’s infamous “Save Our Children” campaign. A devastating personal letter to Bryant serves as the heart of this riveting documentary, which details the unjust ramifications of anti–gay parenting legislation. PLUS SHORT: MOCKINGBIRD SINGS Dir: Amy Walmann, 15 min. AFTER-PARTY: Pearl’s Liquor Bar
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Get out your handkerchiefs for this true story about marriage equality pioneers Richard Adams and Tony Sullivan, the first legally married samesex couple in the United States. In 1975, when Australian Sullivan applied for a green card as the spouse of Filipino American Adams, the INS responded, “You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.” Their subsequent lawsuit against the U.S. government was the first step in a march that continues today. PLUS SHORT: UNTIL WE COULD Dir: Yen Tan, David Lowery, 6 min. SPONSORED BY
TUESDAY | July 15 | 5:00pm | DGA 2
NAOMI CAMPBEL, IT’S NOT EASY TO BECOME A DIFFERENT PERSON Dir/Scr: Nicolás Videla, Camila Donoso, 2013, Chile, Spanish with English subtitles, 83 min.
This award-winning Chilean film combines documentary and fiction to explore the life of a poor transgender woman named Yermen. Her neighbors think she’s a witch, and her boyfriend’s hot then cold, but Yermen’s fire won’t be extinguished so easily. Hearing about a plastic surgery TV competition, she decides to try out to complete her gender reassignment surgery. There, Yermen meets an enigmatic woman who hopes to emulate fashion model Naomi Campbell. As the women become friends, Yermen embarks upon a path toward a major life crossroad.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
DOCS @ 5
FRIDAY | July 18 | 5:00pm | DGA 2
SATURDAY | July 12 | 4:30pm | Harmony Gold
OUT IN THE NIGHT
Dir/Scr: Blair Doroshwalther, 2013, USA, 75 min.
In 2006, seven African American lesbians were enjoying an evening in Manhattan’s West Village when one of them was sexually harassed by a young man. The women defended their friend and left the man hospitalized with a minor injury. Quickly, the women were labeled “lesbian gang members” and eventually given severe prison sentences. OUT IN THE NIGHT takes on this nightmarish case, teeming with racial and sexual prejudice. The result is both harrowing and inspirational. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: ALL-GIRL FRIDAY AFTER-PARTY: Truck Stop @ here lounge hosted by Lesbian Happy Hour
QUEENS & COWBOYS: A STRAIGHT YEAR ON THE GAY RODEO
Dir/Scr: Matt Livadary, 2014, USA, 92 min.
Winner of the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Best Documentary and Audience Choice awards, this delightfully rebellious film takes apart age-old cowboy stereotypes with flying colors. Whether in a wig and dress or skin-tight jeans and snakeskin leather boots, the five cowboys and cowgirls featured in QUEENS & COWBOYS – including Wade Earp, descendant of the legendary Wyatt Earp – weather the risks and rewards of working the gay rodeo circuit. AFTER-PARTY: Oil Can Harry’s, 7/13
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SATURDAY | July 12 | 4:00pm | DGA1
REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG
Dir/Scr: Nancy D. Kates, 2014, USA, French, English with English subtitles, 101 min.
Presented in a candid style that reflects its subject, REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG offers an intimate view of one of the most provocative, influential thinkers of the 20th century. Director Nancy D. Kates (BROTHER OUTSIDER) gathers captivating archival footage, revealing interviews with relatives, friends, and lovers, and Sontag’s own words – read by Patricia Clarkson – to craft a powerful, nuanced portrait of the towering cultural critic whose stature as a public intellectual and feminist has never been matched. POST-SCREENING RECEPTION: DGA Atrium