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issues: A.IDS, public support , � f ,the' arts� 'f.reedom o.f expression, freedom of

access, and the definition of, ;b:s,�enitY.'x We're the world's largest and lo.R<gest-running lesbian and gay" fit ..., 'festival: 14 years old. Once again, , .� ':

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(sometimes) infurfafi'ng works ' (foin 'aro��d the world.We will be screening

over one hundred firms and taee's from "a dozen different nations - so, cle�r your calendars for ten days �

(�: i�anc , and comedy, AIDS and activism,

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Frame l i ne i s a community-based, non- pro f i t org an i z a t i on w h ose purpose i s t o exh i b i t, distrib u t e and promote l esbi a n a nd g a y-re l a t e d f i lm and v i d e o in ord er to e d u c a t e , c h a l l en g e and enterta in t h e l esb i a n and g a y community. In a dd i t i on to t h e S a n Francisco Interna t i ona l Lesb i a n

& G a y F i l m Festi v a l , Frame l in e ' s sta f f w orks y ea r-ro u nd on t h e f o l l o w i ng pro j ects: D i strib ution: In 1 9 8 1 Frame l ine estab l ish e d i ts d istribu t i on program, ma k ing l esb i a n and g a y f i lms and v i d eotapes a ccess i b l e to comm u n i t i es a ro und t h e world. In spring of t h i s y e a r Frameline expand e d t h i s program t o f u rth er increase t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f t h ese w orks to u n i versit i es, t h e a tres, e d u c a t i o n a l mar ke t s a nd t h e g enera l p u b l ic. Information Exchange : T h e o n l y f u l l y - st a f f e d l es b i an and g a y m e d i a a rts o rg an i z a t i o n i n t h e co u ntry, Frame,line rece i v e s inq u i r i e s year-ro u nd f o r i nf o rma t i o n on f i lms a n d v i d e o ta p e s. O u r f i l es cu rrentl y cont a i n det a i ls o n h u ndreds o f t i t l es, a n d w e provi de a dvice a nd a ssistance to fest i v a l s and org a n i z a t i ons a ro u nd t h e w orl d . Spe c ia l Programs : E ac h y e a r Frame l i ne presents special programs o ·f interest t o t h e l esb i a n and g a y comm u n it y . H i g h l i g h ts f r o m t h e p ast y e a r incl u d e d t h e premi ere o f Rob E pst e i n a nd Jeffrey Fri e d m a n ' s Academy Aw ard w i nning Common Thread s : Stories From The Q uilt; R i c h a rd K w i e tni o wsk i ' s seven c i ty t o u r o f Polic ing the B edroom, a co l l ect i o n of B r i t ish sh orts d e a l i ng w i t h g a y re presenta t i on and l a ws of d esire ; and The Cell uloid Clos et, V i to R usso ' s c l a ssic presenta t i on o f h omosexu a l i t y in t h e cinema . Edu cation: E a ch y e a r Frame l ine co- s p o nsors a cl a ss on t h e h istory of l esbi a ns a nd g a y s in t h e cinema a t S an Francisc o ' s C i t y C o l l e g e. F unding: T o enco u ra g e t h e pro d u ct i on a nd a va i l a b i l i ty o f l esbi a n and g a y f i lm a nd v i d e o , Frame l ine ' s C omp l e t i on/ S u b t i t l ing F u nd pro v i d es g ra nts to new l es b i a n / g a y p ro d u c t i ons e na b l i ng t h e compl e t i o n of w o r k s in progress. For f u rt h er i nform a t i on, or for d et a i l s o n h ow t o su p p ort Frame l in e ' s programs, p l ea se contact: Frame l ine, PO B ox 1 4 7 9 2 , San Francisco , C A 94 1 1 4 , or ca l l 415-8 61-5 2 4 5 .

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San Francisco Interna t i ona l

Lesb i a n & G a y Fi l m Fest i v a l ® i s a re g i stered tra d emark o f Frame l i ne , Inc. Y'

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p a t e d w h a t h a p p e n e d ne xt . T h e a p p l a u s e and p a r t y a tm osp h ere c o ntinu e d - o u t on t h e s tre e t s a f ter t h e scre e n ­

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t h e w a l l fe l l . X Th e re ' s l o ts in Coming Out t o b e ex cited a b o u t .

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C a ro w ' s ta l e of s o c ia l ist sex u a l i ty w o u l d se e m e x tra o r d ina ry .

a s a m o ving a nd p a ssio n a t e st o r y , h onest l y t o l d . We ' v e p a i r e d its

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an inc r i m ina ting e a rring . X Mic h a e l L u m p k in .

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c o n t r a d i c tion, innuend o , a n d h a untings fro m a

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West C o a st P r e m i e re .

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l ong ! p l o t , a s we l l a s c h a r a c ters w e sy m p a t h i z e

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r e t u rns to t h e fa m i l y m a nsion to a t tend h er m o t h e r' s f u n e r a l . F l a s h ­

c l ose t d o o rs in M a rg u e rite 's p a st , and w e ' r e invited into a c o m p l e x

b a c k se q u enc e s r e v e a l h er e m o tiona l l y im p o v erish e d c h i l d h o o d a s

psy c h o l o gic a l r e a lity t h a t r e l e a ses po ssibil itie s and p a ssions f o r

t h e m a t u re M a r g u e rite ro a m s t h e re l i c -fil l e d roo m s . M e a nw h i l e ,

t h e h e roine . X pl u s Life o n Earth a s I Know It, a s h o r t st ory

d o wn t h e r o a d , t w o l esbian l o vers a re t h u m b i ng a rid e . Pic k e d u p

a b o u t l o v e , l one liness a nd m e t e o r o l o g y .

b y a m a n in a s e d a n , t h e y smirk a s h e w a rns t h e m a g a inst h it c h h ik ­ . ing , a l l u d ing to g risl y crim e s c o m mitted in t h e a re a . X "Go on, te l l

d e spairs of finding a m e aning f u l r e l a tionship in t h e big city. W h en

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s h e m o v e s into an a l l -w o m e n h o u se h o l d on t h e w r ong sid e of town,

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w h i c h m a na g es to be b o t h h u m o r o u s and l y ric a l a b o u t c o m in g o u t .

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ta k e even t h e se a sone d d y k e by su r prise . M a rg u erite a c c o m p , a nies

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wou l d t u r n it i n t o IIf a g g o t p o et ry " ) , a n d f i n a l l y F a ssb i n der ( " I t h o u g h t he m i g h t m a k e i t g a y k i t c h en t r a sh " ) . u

H a rdl y t r a sh , t h e r esu l t i s in stea d o n e o f t h e m ost o v er - deter m i n ed g a y f i l m s of

all

t i m e: sta r r i n g sa l t y J ea n ne M o r ea u ,

b l a n k­

f a c e B r a d D a v i s a n d a su r r ea l B a r b a r el l a -sty l e sea p o r t . P l u s

E o

Ec c e

H o m o,

J er r y T a r t ag l i a ' s c a n n y Ch a nt d' A m o u r re- m i x .

Ec c e

H o m o:

USA,

1 9 89

"

D i r ec t o r : J e r r y T a r t a g l i a ,

1 6m m , 7

m i n . , S o u r c e: F r a m el i n e. Qu e r e l l e: West G erm a n y , 1 983, D i r ec t o r : R.W.

F a ssb i n de r .

W i t h B r a d D a v i s,

J ea n n e M o r ea u ,

Franco

Ner o , 35 m m , 1 0 7 mi n . S o u r c e: F i l m s I n c .

Saturday June 8 6 1 O.30pm Castro '''e Balcony:

I n a n a m el ess r ev o l u t i o n ­

t o r n c o u n t r y , wa r g o es o n , b u t f o r b r o t h el ­ boss S hel l ey W i n ters i t ' s b u si n ess a s u su a l .

Var i et y du b b ed W i n t e r s ' l esb i a n

l et c h"

fo r

c ha r a c te r " a

h er o n - sc r een

dr y ­

IU-S..s i n g wi t h b o o k k e ep e r Lee G r a n t ; a n d P et e r F a l k a n d L eo na r d N i m o y b r i n g a su r p r i si n g deg r ee o f m u sc u l a r i t y t o

t h ei r

r o l es a s t h e b o r de l l o ' s f a n t a sy - f u el l ed

c u st o m ers. H a r dl y G en et ' s f e r o c i o u s, c y n i c a l sex u a l -p o l i t i c a l sta g ep l a y , b u t H o l l y wo od a t i t s wei rdest a n d m o st i n t r i g u i n g .

Th e

B a l c o n y:

W i n ters,

Peter

U SA,

1 963, D i rec t o r : Josep h S t r i c k . W i t h S hel l y

Falk,

Lee

Gr a n t,

L eo n a rd

N i moy,

1 6m m ,

8 4 m i n . S o u r c e: K i n o . S"turday June 1 6 1 .30pm Cc::stra

5

out

tuesday

back

v 0 t e d b e s t v i d e 0 b y I a s t y e a r" s F i I m F es t v i e w e r s, O u t O n T u es d ay - C h a n 足 n el

F o u r ' s s p u n k y le s b i a n

network

TV

magaz i n e

w as f i r s t a i r e d t i me

6

when

from

S ec t i o n

28.

the

c o mm i ssi o n ed age n c y ,

r e t u rns .

gays shock

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t h e s c re e n

It

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an

assa u l t

&

of

i tem wh i c h

T h a t c h er ' s

own

S aa t c h i ,

a n d d o w h a t S ec t i o n 2 8

to

the

r

n

9

Running from Mar ch of this year, 0 ut On Tuesday stepped back in the

ring for a second knock足

down-drag-out bout with the myths and monsters of heterosexuality.

Channel Four increased the

s t i ll

T u e s d ay b la s t e d

with

S a a t c lH

gay

F e b r u a r y 1' 9 8 9 , a

Ii d t i s h

r e el i n g

o n to

in

-

and

n

number of episodes from eight to ten (we're showing the first eight in four double-bills at the Roxie; catch the ninth,

Stuart Marshall's

Comrades In

ad try

h ad b a n n ed :

p r o m o t e h o m o s ex u al i t y . T h e c h ee k i 足

Arms, on film at the Castro), and the show has an

even

punchier

pitch.

The

gloves

are

off.

Tuesday's producers polished up their team by

n ess a n d v e r v e o f t h e f i rst i tem s e t t h e. t o n e f o r t h e s er i es , w h i c h a v o i d e d cri t i ci sm t h r o u g h a u d ac i t y a n d fas t 足

hiring filmmaker Richard Kwietniowski (Alfalfa, Ballad of

Reading Gaol) as series director,

so

t h i n k i n g . A n a n t i c i p a t e d n e w s p q p er at tac k r a t i n gs C h o n n-e l

n e v er ( o v er F o ur' s

h a p p en ed . one

And

m i ll i o n )

t i me

slot

the

bro k e

r e c ord s .

now even the fill-ins have a uniquely gay tone.

This time the British press welcomed the series, albeit politely; the only complaint has been from one

tabloid

which

mishearing

plans

for

a

humorous short item on lesbians and gays and their animal companions - reported, scandalized, "TV

chiefs are now giving gay pets their own

slot!"

Mo rk

Fin

c

h.

Sponsored

. by

KQED

p

Out

o

g

On

Tu •• day,

a

p

m

1: Right Wing, Right

Program

Out

On

Tu •• day,

a

Program

2:

g

S ex

a

121 and

Off, Right Hons, Right? probes those gays who still vote

the

Tory, or at least crave Conservatism in some form. Out-gay

through the Soviet states because of inadequate blood

Tory ex-MP Matthew Parris argues the case for Margaret

testing and the complete absence of disposable needles;

Thatcher's "sexual tolerance"l In Luppies, upwardly-mobile

meanwhile, Melanie Chait's interviewees speak keenly of

Gulag

scarily

shows how

AIDS is being

spread

dykes outline their aspirations with unlady-like ambition.

- at last - lesbian and gay freedom. Plus from the maker

My Beautiful Lorgnette affectionately quizzes the ,phe­

of last year's

nomenon of the opera queen. The second part includes Walk

punk rock's gay roots: Jesus Die d for Somebody's

Disco's

Reveng e , a piercing peek at

On Bi,- a catalogue of the confusions and options created by

Sins (But Not Mine). And photographer Sunil Gupta

self-declared bi-sexuals - and a report on Amnesty Interna­

profiles British gay Asian artist Alan Desouza.

tional's attitude to adopting gays as Prisoners of Conscience.

includes Melanie Chait's second special report on sex

plus A Matter of Life and Death asks what it's like for

and

gay men who have buried so many friends; one interviewee

Ea ste rn

E u ro pe:

PoI skiseks.

Part two

The new Sol id a,ri ty

government in tandem with the traditional Catholic Church

describes the film as a bold break-out from the "tyranny" of

is seeking to ban abortion; Bea Compbell polls the opinions

positive thinking: "I've said that AIDS was the best thing

of Polish gay men and women. Also in this episode, a

that's ever happened to me," he says, "But that was last

one-to-one with New Yorker Sarah Schulman, author of

year." Presenter: Communards' Richard Coles.

�

Out On

'After Dolores' and other lesbian literature.

Out On

Tuesday, Great Britain, 1990, Series Producers: Susan Ardill,

Tuesday, Great Britain, 1990, Series Producers: Susan

Clare Beavan, Series Director: Richard Kwietniowski, Series

Ardill, Clare Beavan, Series Director:' Richard Kwietniowski,

Editor: Mandy Merck, 3/4" video, 100 min. Source: Channel

Series Editor: Mandy Merck, 3/4" video, 100 min. Source:

Four

Channel Four TV.

TV.

g

o

p

Out

Thursday

On

a

Jun.

21

8.30pm

Roxl.

Tu •• d a y ,

Friday Jun. 22 8.3 Opm

p

m

Pr o g r a m

3:

Fl esh

and

Pap e r is a lyrical look a t Ind i a n lesbian poet Su­

Out On Tu •• day, Program 4:

o

Roxl.

g

First, Women Like

Us, a fifty-minute essay on older lesbians. The women -

niti Namjoshi, directed b y Pratibha Parmar. Namjoshi

whose ages range from 50-80 - come from different cul­

i s a wry writer who

tures, classes and backgrounds but all discuss first love,

works

lesbian t h e m e s i n t o a Simon Callow

romance, the social pressures which led them to marry, and

presents White Flannel, a w i t t y tour o f t h e h o m o ­

their late-in- life coming out. An excellent history of the

s e x u a l novelists a n d c h a r a c t e r s w h o ' v e i n s p i r e d s o

changing image of lesbians and lesbianism from the 1920s

complex

picture

of

In dian

culture.

many British costume drama q u e e r s , like M a u ric e

to today.

a n d t h e b o y s of B ri d e sh e a d

In part

bian mothers have become pregnant through Donor Insemi­

two: a "R ough Trade Guide" to the EC c a p i t a l s (A

nation, a scheme which offers frozen sperm to prospective

R evisi t e d.

More dyke demographics in part two. Many les­

Song for Europe) and a travelogue - s o r t of - o n

mothers and guarantees the donor's anonymity. However, a

the nation most celebrated by gay h i s t o r i a n s and

proposed amendment to a new piece of British legislation

travel agents (G r e e k Love and S ap phic S op his­

wants to limit 0.1. treatment to married or stable straight

tication). P l u s a profile of the alm o s t implausibly

couples, and to allow children to trace their fathers at 18.

outspoken Ir ish s e n a t o r David No rris, who success­

Let's Pretend talks to lesbian mothers and tackles the

fully overturned E i r e ' s anti-gay'law s in

threat to drive self-insemination underground. Also: School

Court.

European

Out O n T u esday, G r e a t Britain, 1 9 9 0 , S e ­

for Scandal, an expose of the worst of British newspapers.

ries P r o d u c e r s : Susan Ardill, Clare Beavan, S e r i e s

Out On Tuesday, Great Britain, 1990, Series Producers:

Director: R i c h a r d Kwietniowski, Series Editor: M a n d y

Susan Ardill; Clare Beavan, Series Director: Richard Kwietniow­

Merck, FtHJr

video, Saturday

3/4"

TV.

100 Jun.

min., 23

Source: 6.0 0pm

Channel Roxl.

ski, Series Editor: Mandy Merck, 3/4" video, 100 min. Source

Channel Four TV.

m

Sunday Jun.

24 5.00pm

Roxl.

7

T h e p u n i s h me n t of f e mal e c r im i nals h as p r o v i d e d f o d d e r f o r t h e ma l e gaze an d ge n e rat e d B -mo v i e far e f o r d e c ad e s. W h at hap p e n s b e t w e e n w o me n w h e n t h e y are l o c k e d u p toge t h e r h as pa n d e r e d to t h e misogyn i st a n d p r u r i e n t p o i n t - o f -v i e w ; sc ratc h i n g a n d hai r­ p u l l i n g u s u a l l y e n s u es . On t h e o t h e r e n d of t h e scal e , t h e su r v i val o f w o me n w i t h i n a p at r i a r c h al j u st i c e system (al b e i t ad mi n i st e r e d by o t h e r w o men) i s a wo r t h y an d n e c essary su b j e c t to e x p l o r e . Th e t h r e e f i l ms i n t h is s i d e bar - o n e new , t w o rare - al l e x i s t o n d i f f e r e n t p o i n ts w i t h i n t h i s c o n t i n u u m . � Caged i s p u r e ' 5 05 H o l lywo o d . I t feat u r e s a sad i st i c mat r o n w i t h u n stated l esb ian f e e l i n gs - a c l e a r c reat i o n of ma l e at t i t u d e , simu l tan e o u s l y h u mi l i at i n g an d l u st i n g af t e r h e r c h arge s . Th e i nmates have t h e l o o k an d d e mean o r o f mat u r i n g.sta r l ets i n ste ad o f h ar d e n e d c r i m i n a l s, an d i t ' s san i t i z e d o f a n y s u bstan t i al l esb ian c o n t e n t, w h i l e i n c l u d i n g t i t i l l at i n g sh o w e r r o o m sc e n e s.

�

B u t Caged o f f e rs t h e b e st asp ec ts of H o l lyw o o d v e h i c les . I t ' s w e l l cast : Agn e s M o o r e h e ad p l ays t h e war d e n ,

E l ea n o r Par k e r i s p r e t ty c o n v i n c i n g, an d H o p e E me rso n r e c e i v e d a n Oscar n omi n at i o n f o r h e r p o r t rayal o f t h e sad i st i c guar d . I n ad d i t i o n , t h i s b l ac k an d w h i te f eat u r e i s w o n d e r f u l l y, n o i r i s h l y l i t . � Pris onnieres i s t h e most sympat h et i c a n d least voyeu r i st i c of the t h r e e f i l ms . Th e d e p i c t i o n o f h u mi l i at i o n , the w i t h h o l d i n g o f smal l p e rso n a l d i gn i t i e s a n d the str uggl e f o r i n mates to mai n tai n t h e i r sel f-resp e c t are t r i u m p h s i n t h is F ren c h f i l m w h i c h avo i d s sensat i o nal i sm. T h e p r i so n i tse l f i s h o u sed i n a c l o i ster, an d t h e guar d s an d mat r o n s are t h e most c r uel an d � n c omp r o m i s i n g of al l t h r e e f i l ms, e ven as t h e y st r i d e t h r o ug h go t h i c i n ter i o r s i n f l ap p i n g w o o l l e n cap e s . T h e l esb ian c o n t e n t c o n s i sts o f o n e u n b e l i e vab l e l o v e affai r , i ts st i l t e d pass i o n r esu l t i n g i n a s u i c i d e attem p t , a maj o r f l aw i n a n o t h e r w i se h u man i st i c mo v i e .

� Scr u bber s

c omes c l osest t o a recogn i z ab l e r e al i ty t h at e v o kes t h e ser i o us d esp erat i o n o f w omen

b e h i n d bars. W h at do yo u do i f yo u r l o v e r i s s h u t u p in o n e p r i so n , an d yo u ' r e l o c ked i n a n o t h er ? B reak o u t, c o mm i t a w o rse c r i me an d , i f yo u ' r e l u c ky, get jai l ed c l os e to h e r . T h a t ' s w h at C ar o l d o es, an d en d s u p o n l y a c e l l

b l o c k away f r om h e r be l o v e d .

U n f o r t u n at e l y, h e r b e l o v e d has shac k e d u p w i t h s o me o n e e l se . W o rse, Car o l i s se e n as a sn i t c h by An n etta, her c o -esc a p e e w h o ' s a l so b e e n caugh t . An n et ta's anger k n ows n o b o u n d s a n d l i n e s a r e q u i c k l y d raw n amo n g t h e i n mat e s . E d d ie, a st o n e b u t c h we w i l l al l recogn i ze, o f fers h e r p r otec t i o n to Car o l f o r a n o t u n att rac t i v e p r i c e, a n d t �e game b e t w e en sto o l i es, patsies, go o d i es a n d b u tc h es is o n . � Af t e r get t i n g used to t h e ac cen ts, yo u ' l l be kep t on t h e e dge of yo u r seat by Scr u bber s' c h arac ters an d p red i caments. Th e i r l o ve affai rs are i n tensely emo t i o n al an d bel ievab l e . Th e i r d es perat i o n i s h i gh v o l tage . We' r e l o c k ed u p w i t h t h ese w o men as w e h e ar t h e i r t rag i c h i st o r ies an d se e t h e i r res u l ta n t h i g h se c u r i ty s i t u at i o n s . A n d t h e c o n stan t sc reami n g, si ngi n g a n d yel l i n g v o i c es t h at b o u n c e off the ceme n t b l o c k s w i l l mak e yo u f e e l l i k e yo u ' r e t h e re. � Mary W i n gs .

Spon s or e d By The San F rancisco Bay Times.

9

C a g.d : F rom The C i nema N ews and P r o p ­

Pr l ao n n l .r .s :

c hai ned

sex l i aiso n s mo re ser i o u sly t h an Scum

erty Gazette, 1 9 5 0 : "Har row i ng ac c o u n t o f

toge t h e r at a Par is stat i o n , f i n d t h e i r l i ves

d i d . E x-S can d i nav ian m o v i e star t u r n ed

experien ces of fi rst-offen d e r i n women 's

entwi n e d j ust as fi rmly w hen t h ey arr i ve at

d i rec t o r Mai Zetter l i ng makes p r i so n l i fe

p r i so n . Po werfu l overal l i n d i c;tme n t of c o n ­

R e n nes

Prisonnieres

b o t h harsh (beware: some scenes n o t f o r

d i t i o n s th at may possi b l y exist i n Ame r i can

p r o pels i ts i nmates t h r o ugh a series of

t h e sq ueamish) an d k i n d o f ten der ( 0 l esb ian

Seven

women 's

women,

p r iso n .

opera-style set

l ime r i c k w r i ter sc reams p oet i c o b scen i t ies

i n sti t u t i o ns, the p i c t u re dw e l ls i n cessantly

sometimes sombre, soap

on varied types that peo ple t h i s so r d i d sc e ne:

pieces. I n the atmosp here of barely su pp ressed

f r om

c r i me-soaked females c u t off from common

v i o l e n ce, some c o p e by compl ian t submission,

Scr u bb e r s uses an e n semb l e to ex p l o r e

decen ci es; sad ist i c mat r o n o p e n to b r i bes;

oth ers by outrigh t rebel l i o n . B u t u nan t i c i pated

t h e p r i so n fo rmu l a,

k i n d ly p r ison su per i n ten den t str uggl i n g f o r

l oyalt i es an d f r i e n dsh i ps also emerge; you ng,

t h e sma r t mo n ey o n E va, a l esb ian o r p h an

sweep i n g refo rms; el de r ly v i c e-q ueen w h o . o rgan i zes par o l es. G r i p p i n g narrat i o n al ­

armed rob ber Sab i n e f i n ds herself d r o w n to

w h o b u sts h ersel f b o c k i n si d e t o r ej o i n

the q u iet, ol der L u c ie. Of al l women 's p r ison

her

most over p ower i ng in

real ism of ter r i b l e

mo v i es, Prisonnieres gets c l osest to the

on h o n est, d reamy q u al i ty. "I l o ve yo u ,

c o n d i t i o n s an d sl ow dec l i ne of i n mates' d e ­

pace an d pacts of cel l b l o c k su b c u l t u re.

c e n t feel i n gs. S u perb l i ne-u p of sensi t i v e

Pris onnieres :

Di recto r:

an d t h e h u mo r o us, ten d e r message b o oms o u t o ver t h e q u ad rangle, w h ere p r i so n ers

F rance,

1 988,

p o r trayals, bac k e d b y sympat het i c d i r e c ­

C h ar l o tte S i l ve ra. W i t h Agnes S o ral , An n i e

t i o n that never st r i kes a jar r i n g n ote. Exc e l ­

G i rard ot,

B e r n adette

len t p r o d u c t i o n q u al i ty. F i rst-rote d ramati c

1 00 mi n .

Sou rce: World

entertai nme n t that deserves w i d e e xh i b i ­

S u n d a y J u n . 17 9 . 15

Laf o n t,

3 5mm,

Mar ket i n g F i lm. pm

Castro

her

cel l ) .

Like

fai t h l ess I'over .

Prisonnie r e s ,

b u t Zetter l i n g p u ts

S ome scenes have

E va, I f u c k i n ' l o ve yo u " ye l l s h e r l o ver,

pass n o tes an d

j o i n ts f r om w i n d o w to

w i n d o w . Scr ubbers even suggests t h at, for some, lesb ian ism is a c h o i ce : "G i ve u s a l i c k , n o t a p r i c k . " P u l py, p oet i c an d

tion, t h o ugh hardly recommended for sq ueam­

p o l i t i c al . Scr u bbers: G reat B r i tai n , 1 9 8 2 ,

ish tastes." Caged : U S A, 1 9 5 0, Direc t o r :

S cru .....r s : Scrubbers was made t o cash ­

J o h n C romw e l l . W i t h E l ean o r P o r k e r , H o pe

in on the c o n troversy an d commerc i al su c cess

Di rec t o r :

Emerso n , J o n S ter l i ng, Agnes M o o r e head,

of t h e 1 9 7 9 mov i e Scum, itself based o n a

Yo r k ,

3 5mm, 9 1 mi n . S o u rce: Wo r ner B roth e rs.

ban ned

3 5mm, 93 mi n .

M o n d a y J u n . 18 7.00 p m C a at r o

v i o l en c e . B u t Scrubbers takes i ts same -

B BC

p l oy

abo u t

reform

sc h o o l

Mai

Zetter l i n g .

W i th

Aman d a

C o t ter i l l ,

Kate

I ng ram,

C h r issie

S o u rce: Or i o n C l assics.

S u n d a y J u n . 17 1 . 00 p m C a at r o

a

ids t

h

W h a t do I w a n t f r o m AI D S fi l m s a n d ta p e s ? T h a t w a s t h e q ue s t i o n t h e S F L e s b i a n a n d G a y F i l m F e s t i v a l a s k e d me to p o n de r . I t ' s a m o r e diffi c u l t q ue s t i o n t h a n t h e r e v e r s e . I k n o w w h a t I do n ' t wa n t . I do n ' t w a n t p i t y ; I do n ' t w a n t s ta t i s t i c s ; a n d I do n ' t w a n t ' e x p e r t s ' te l l i n g m e a n y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y ' h o w fa r w e ' v e c o m e ' o n t h e r o a d t o a c u r e . I do n ' t w a n t AI DS fi l m s m a de b y s t ra i g h t w h i t e p e o p l e w h o ' v e o n l y j u s t di s c over e d c o n do m s . And I r e a l l y do n ' t w a n t a n o t h e r h o m e v i de o c a m e r a p o i n t ed a t a de m o n s t r a t i o n fo r t h e s a k e o f i t .

I w a n t? D i An a 's Ha i r Ego , Tong u e s Un t i e d , DHPG Mon A m o u r , S i l e n c e

=

x

W h a t do

D e a t h . T h e y ' r e a l l s c r e e n i n g i n t h e f e s t i va l , b ut

I o r i g i n a l l y s a w t h e f i r s t two w o n de r f u l w o r k s on a c o l d Ap r i l e v e n i n g a t t h e N Y D o c u m e n t a r y F e s t i va l . ( I t w a s t h e s a m e day t h a t t h e di r e c t o r o f a m u s e u m i n C i n c i n n a t i w a s i n di c t e d f o r e x h i b i t i n g t h e p h o t o s o f R o b e r t M a p p l e t h o r p e . )

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Wo j n a r o w i c z r e c e n t l y m a de a p l e a f o r "di v e r s i t y a n d s e x i n e s s . " T h a t ' s w h a t we g e t i n D i Ana 's Ha i r Ego a n d Tong u e s Un t i e d. We a l s o get the t r uth o f e x p e r i e n c e i n di r e c t l a n g ua g e p l a i n l y s p o k e n and de e p ly fe l t . T h e m a k e r s o f both m o v i e s i n s p i r e me - in t h e w o rds o f Tong u e s Unt i e d - to "m o l d a n d di r e c t t h a t f i e r y c o o l 'm a s s o f a n g r y e n e r g y a n d use i t b e f o r e it u s e s m e ."

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Si l e nce = D e a t h l Rosa von Praun h e i m i s probably the world' s most restl e s s gay fi l m m a ker. When Pra u n h e i m a n n ounces a n e w fi l m , you k now to expeCt an a n a rc h i c a ttitude and a s u rpri s i n g sub­ j ect. He's notori ous fo r out­ rag i n g the gay c o m m u n i ty with h i s warts-a nd- a l l a p ­ proach and g i ddy m i x o f fri ­ volity w i t h fi st- i n -the-face fury. L a s t t i m e he ta ck led AI DS w a s i n 1 9 8 5 , with h i s m us i c a l mel odra m a , A V i r u s Knows N o M o r a l s. N ow h e ' s settled dow n . I n S i l ence = Dea t h h e l ets h i s i nterviewees carry t h e a ng e r a nd outrage. It's the fi rst of t h r e e fi l m s o n AI DS activi s m . Pra u n ­ h e i m platfo r m s N e w York's a rtists a g a i n st AI DS. H e and j ourn a l ist P h i l Zw i c k l e r talk t o K e i t h H a r i n g a n d s urvivors D a v i d Wojna rowi cz, Al len Ginsberg, Paul S m i th a n d Rafael Gamba. DiAna's Ha i r Ego : AIDS Info Up F r ont is the i n s p i r i n g s tory of a S o u th C a rol i n a town that took t�e i n itiative in getti ng educated a bo u t AI DS. It all sta rted when DiAn a , w h o r u n s a l o c a l bea uty s a l o n , bec a m e c u r i ous a bout AI DS a n d went

h i s lover n o t to keep his grief to h i m s e l f but to a c t p u b l i c l y , actively and radi c a l l y as p a rt of a n a t i o n a l movement a g a i n s t i g n o r a n c e , i l l n e s s a n d unde r- fundi n g . Pra u n h e i m a l s o ta l k s t o La rry K r a m e r , M i c h a e l C a l l e n , La rry M a s s - a n d even m a n a g e s to rope in R o n a l d Rea g a n .

Positive i s preceded b y P h i l Zw i c k l e r ' s o w n s h ort fi l m , F e a r o f Dis­ c l os u re, made with David Wojnorowi cz. I t ' s a bo u t the diffi culty of re­ vea l i n g you ' re HIV posit ive to a pote n t i a l lover; i n the backg round, ' Pyra m i d C l u b go-go boys size up e a c h ot h e r ' s m o rta l i ty. F e a r of D i s c losu r e : U S A, 19 8 9 , Di rectors: p h i l Z w i c k l e r , David W o j n a rowi cz, 16m m, 5 m i n. Source: p h i l Z w i c k l e r. Pos i t i v e (Po s i t i v): West Ger­ m a n y , 1990, Di rector Rosa von Pra u n h e i m , 16 m m , 9 0 m i n . Source: F i rst Run Feature s .

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look i n g for i n formation . N ot the type to keep a n yth i n g to herself, s h e gradu a l ly i nvolved h e r custo m e r s , their fa m i l i e s , and t h e l o c a l school system in a prog r a m o f g r a s sroots AI DS edu c a t i o n . D i Ana emerges a s a c o m p u l s ive o rg a n ize r , a b r i l l i a n t educator, a g re a t friend a c ro s s com mu­ n i ties, and the best h a i rdre s s e r in tow n . D i Ana's Ha i r Ego : AIDS Info Up F r ont: U SA, 199 0 , Di rector: E l l e n Spiro, 3 / 4 " video, 29 m i n .

Source: Women M a k e Movies . S i lence = Dea th ( S c h weigen = Tod): West Germa ny, 19 90, D i rector: Rosa von Praun h e i m , 16 m m , 60 m i n .

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c a l r i g ht, w h i c h h a s ta k e n the offe n s i v e by pol i c i n g m o ­ r a l i ty and s ee k i n g t o control a c c e s s to health c a re . F ortun ately, there is a vocal counter- offe n s iv e that fi nds fig h t i n g fo r g a y a n d wome n ' s rig hts a t the c o r e o f the i s s u e . x C a t h e r i n e Saa lfield a n d Z o e Leon a rd' s K e e p Yo u r Laws O f f M y B o d y i s a h i g h- c o n trast c r i t i q u e of t h e s i tua ti o n . A q u iet, rov i n g c a m era doc um e n ts s c e n e s f r o m the l e s b i a n bedroom - ta lk i n g , touc h ­ i n g , m a k i n g love - w h i c h a re in tercut w i t h street s h ots of p o l i c e l i n es, de m o n strators i n confrontation w i th them , a n d s o m e to the p o i n t of a rrest. x O u t l a w Poverty, Not Prostitu tes i s a doc umentary by a n d a b out prostitute s at the World W h o re ' s S u m m i t. In l i s fe n i ng to the women's experiences you defi n i tely get that 'tip of the i c e b e rg ' fee l i n g .

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i s a h e r o . S h e o p e n s h e r l i f e a n d d o e s s o m e t h i n g to c o u n t e r t h e m i s i n f o r m a t i o n . Fro m h e r h a i r -d o p ar l o r s h e h a n d s o u t s a f e s e x i n f o a mI f r e e c o n d o m s . D i r e c t o r El l e n S p i r o h a s m a d e a l o v i n g p o r t r a i t of a pa s s i o n a t e m i s s i o n , a d ra m a a b ut a s i n g l e f i g h t i n t h e f a c e of S Ollth .

C a r o l i n a b i g o t r y . Tong u e s Unt i e d m a d e t h e N e w Y o r k a u d i e n c e c r a z y w i th j o y . I t ' s a n a n g r y , s m old e r i n g f i l m - s o f i l l e d w i t h m o m e n b o f r e a l l i f e i n r e a l t i m e i t l e ft m e b r e a t h l e s s . Tong u e s Unt i e d i s a c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e f r e e d o m t o e x p r e s s t h e t r u t h - i n w o r d , i m a 'gl!, m u s i c a n d s n a p t h o l o g y ! I t ' s a n i n s p i r a t i o n t h a t s h o w s h o w we - t h e a n g r y o n e s w i t h H I V - w i l l n o t go s i l e n t i n to t h e n i g h t. A n d i n t h e s h o r t f i l m D H PG M o n A m o u r ( a s o r t o f h a r r o w i n g h o w -to h o m e m o v i e ) , i t 's t h e l i tt l e d o m e s t i c m ome n t s t h a t e x p o s e t h e v i o l e n c e -alld i n v a s i v e m a d n e s s i n t h e d a y-to-d a y e x p e r i e n c e of l i v i n g w i t h A I D S . T h a t f u c k i n g c a t h e t e r . T h e n e edl e i n t h e v e i n . W a t c h i n g TV o n t h e c o uc h . I t i s e l o q u e n t a n d s t ra i g h tf o r w a r d , s t r a i g h t ta l k a b o u t t h e t h i n g s t h a t m a tt e r t o k e e p u s ali v e . x I w o r k e d o n a n o t h e r o f t h l! ' Fe s t i v a l f i l m s , S i l e n c e = De a t h , w i th Ro s a v o n P r a u n h e i m . We i n c l u d e d m o n o l o g u e s by D o i d W o j n a r o w i c z a s a c o m m u lli ty ' s l i n d i c t m e n t o f t h e d a i l y , m a l i g n a n t n e g l e c t b y a m u r d e r o u s g o v e r n m e n t - s c o rc h i n g te s t a m e n t s t h a , k i c k a s s! Wo j n a r o w i c z i s t h e Vo i 1:l! of o u r t i m e , i n th i s a n g ry , c o n f u s e d e p i d e m i c . H i s w o r k i n w r i t i n g , p a i n t i n g , a n d p h o t o g r a p h y a l �o c e l e b r a te s t h e a n g r y r e s p o n Sl! a s n e c e s s a ry a n d g o o d . ( /IA n d I a m c a r r y i n g t h i s r a g e l i k e a b l o o d -f i l l e d e g g ... /I) T h e s e a n:; t h e t y p e s o f t h i n g s I w a n t t o s e e . I w o n ' t a 1:C e p t t h e w a y t h i n g s a r e . A n d n e i t h e r d o t h e s e f i l m m a k e r s . I l o ve t h e m a n d c e l e b r a t e t h e i r v i s i o

Rebec c a , th ree l e s b i a n a c t i v i sts from A C T U P s p e a k c a n d i d l y a b o u t th e i r e x p e r i e n c e s w i th g r o u p p o l i t i c s . They m a n a g e to i n teg r a te a n g e 'r a n d a c t i o n , A I D S a c tivi s m a n d pro-c h o i c e w o r k , m a k i n g it c l e a r that men's a n d women's hea lth body i s s u e s a r e not gender exc l u s ive. x D H PG Mon A m o u r i s a d o cument of perso n a l a c t i v i s m . David Conver i s an A I D S p a t i e n t who h a s ta ken control o f his own treatment by c h o o s i n g an a lte rna tive drug thera py. On the s u rf a c e , t h i s ta pe is a b o u t c o p i n g , a b o u t the need for l o ve a n d s u ppo rt, a n d e v e n evokes a s pects of q u i et h e r o i s m . M i xed with v i d e o m a k e r Carl M . Georg e's love of l o u n g e m u s i c and a g o od d o s e of self-c o n s c i o u s n e s s i n the v o i c e -over, however, the p rivate d r u d g e ry of coping beco m e s a n a ffi r m a tive d i s ­ s e m i n a t i o n o f i n fo r m a ti o n a n d e n c o u r a g e m ent. x O pti m i stic? Y e s ! The feel ing Of Powe r #6769 i s a f f i r m a tion i n a n other te m po. C o m b i n ­ i n g te levi s i o n a pp r o p r i a ti o n , the ever-po p u l a r street d e m o foota g e ,

a n d i m a g i n ative e l ectro n i c s p e c i a l effects w i th a d y n a m i te o r i g i n a l g u i tar s o u n d tra c k . T h e feeling O f Power m o r e or l e s s i n s i sts t h a t t h e g a y a n d l e s b i a n c o m m u n i ty do i t s o w n i n formation g a t h e r i n g , a n d t h a t w e pa rta k e i n a l i ttle c ounter-surve i l l a n c e o f o u r o w n . x Pe r i l O r P l e a s u re? fe m in i s t -P r o d u ce d Pornogra p h y r a i se s i m po rt a n t que s t i o n s a b o u t e r o t i c a , p o r n a n d c e n s o rs h i p w h i c h rema i n u n r e s o l ve d a mo n g f e m i n i s ts a f t e r severa l y e a r s of d e ba te . Prod u c e r A n d rea T o r r i c e presents the pros a n d c o n s thro ug h i n tervie ws with women a c tive o n both s i d e s of t h e i s s ue. On t h e o n e h a n d a re a s pects of p o r n o g r a p h y a s r i tu a l , a n d a s exploration a n d c e l ebration of sexu a l ity, w h i l e q u e st i o n s a bout e x p l o itation, " sex u a l terr o r i s m " a n d sex m i s i n f o r m a t i o n l i n g e r .

T h e F e e l ing Of Powe r #6769: U SA, 1 990, D i re cto r: Ro bert B e c k , 3 / 4 " v i d e o , 9 m i n . Source: The K i tchen. D H PG Mon A m o u r : U S A, 1 9 8 9 , D i rector: Carl M. George, 3 / 4" v i d eo, 1 2 m i n . Source: C a rl M .

George. la u ra , Ing r i d A n d Rebe c c a : U SA; 1 9 90, D i rector: P h i l i p p e Roq ue s , 3 / 4 " v i d eo, 7 m i n . Sou rce: P h i l i p p e Roque s . Keep Yo u r laws Off M y B o d y : U SA , 1 9 90, D i rectors: C a th e r i n e S a a l fi e l d , Zoe Leona rd , 1 / 2 " video, 13 m i n . Source: n/a. O u t l a w Pove rty, N o t P r o s t i t u t e s : U SA , 1 99 0 , D i re cto r: C a r o l Le i g h , 3 / 4 " video, 21 m i n .

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F e m i n ist Theory/Lesbi a n Med i a : Reth i n k i n g Sexua l Representation x How do lesbian artists change or challenge the te rms of fe min ist theory? How do they r� present the body, desire and sexual ity d i fferently? How do the relative pleasures a n d powers of voyeurism and exh ibitionism cha nge from a lesbia n point of view? And what about that famous "male gaze" ? Abi g a i l C h i l d : A New York based experi mental filmmaker, her series Is That What You Were Bo rn? screened recently in the Bay Area; it includes the sh ort films Covert Action, Mayhem and Both . She is currently working on a video soap opera Swa m p and a new film, Rubble. Martha Gever: A New York writer and critic, she has written exte n sively on lesbia n media, fem i n i st theory and women's video. She i s the editor of The Independent Film & Video Month ly; she recently co-ed ited Out There , an anthology of writi ngs on cultural iden tity and marginality, and co-curated the film a n d video screen i ngs for the How Do I Look? Queer F i l m a n d Video C onference. Pratibha Parmar: An Indian-British videoma ker living in London, Parmar is now prod ucing programs for Channel Four. Hew works incl ude the experimental videos E mergences and Sari Red and the documentary Refra ming AIDS. Her latest documentaries incl ude Memory Pictures, on photogra pher Sunil Gupta , and F l e s h & Pa per, a portrait of Indi a n writer Sun ita Nam joshi (both o f which p l a y i n t h i s yea r's Festiva l ) . Mi l l i e Wi lson: A Los Angeles ba sed painter and artist, Wilson's insta llation Peter ( A You n g En g l i s h Gi rl) - examining t h e life o f a fictitious turn-of-the-century lesbian pa inter - will b e exhibited a t San Francisco Camerawork in J u n e . S h e is cu rrently a t work on T h e M u s e u m o f Lesbian Dre a m s . J u l i e Z a n d o : A videomaker living i n Buffa lo, N. Y., Zando is the former di rector o f Squeaky Wheel, a Buffalo­ based media arts center. Her vi deo art tapes include Let's Play Prisoners, Hey Bud and I Like G i r l s for F r i e n d s . She will be presenti ng a selection of her videos, including her newly completed work Th ree Case H i stories, at this year's Festiva l. Cath e r i n e Lord ( Moderator ) : A former ed itor of Afterimage, Lord teaches at Cal Arts and writes on photography, cu ltural politics, video and feminist med ia. Saturday J u n e 1 6 1. 0 0 p m 3 4 7 Dolores Street A I D S and Med i a : Stra t e g i es for t h e 90s x As we en ter the second decade of the AIDS crisis, what a re the chal le nges fac i n g fi l m a n d videomakers dea l i ng with t h e d i sease? How do AIDS- re lated works a d d ress specific c o m m u n ities a n d constituencies? How do w e represe n t t h e d i verse perso n a l and pol itica l consequences of and responses to the e p i d e m i c ? Where do we go from h e re? John Greys o n : From Toronto, G reyson has made a wide range of ex perimental videos, many fo c u s i n g on the AIDS c r i s i s and political acti v i s m . He screened his first feature fi l m Uri n a l at last yea r's F e stiva l , along w i th a retro spective o f h i s ta pes. T h i s year: new v i d e o s , T h e W o r l d i s S i c k a n d T h e P i n k Pi m pe r n e l . Ma r c H u es t i s : A S a n Fra n c i sco- ba sed film and videomaker, h i s works i n c l u d e C h u c k S o l o m on: C o m i n g of Age and the e a r l i e r Wh ateve r H a p p e n e d to Susan Ja ne? He's c u r re n tly work i n g on Sex Is, a n erotic documentary a bout gay sexu a l i ty. F ra n c e s N e g r o n & A l ba Marti n e z : Philadel ph ia-b a sed Pue rto Ric a n videomakers, Negron a n d Martinez have produced two videota pes dea l i n g with AIDS in the ci ty's La tino co m m u n ity, AIDS i n the Ba r r i o: E s o N o Pa s a A M i a n d Piec e s of Lif e . E l l e n S p i r o : S p i ro ' s t a p e A C T U P at t h e FDA screened a t l a st y e a r ' s Festiva l . T h i s y e a r she wi l l be presenting DiAna's H a i r Ego, about a n i n novative AIDS e d u cation program based o u t of a South Ca rol i n a bea u ty s a l o n . T i n a de F e l i c i a nto n i o (Moderato r ) : De Felicia ntonio di rected Liv i n g W i t h AIDS , a 1 9 8 7 tape about a young man's struggle with the d i sease. She i s cu rrently at work on N e l l S h i p m a n: T h e G i r l f r o m God's C o u n try, a fem i n i s t look a t early f i l m h i story a n d a pioneering wo m a n d i rector. S a t u r d a y J u n e 1 6 3 . 3 0 pm 3 4 7 D o l o res S t r e e t Experimental Media/Gay A u d i e n c e s : W o r k i n g at the E d g e s x What are the audiences for experimental lesbian a n d gay film and video? Does

lesbian or gay content allow a work to cut across boundaries between mainstream and experi mental cinemas? How do works by lesbian and gay artists challenge or extend traditions of experimental filmmaki ng? How can experimental work be made meaningful and accessible to gay audiences? Gregg Ara k I : H i s experimental feature f i l m s T h ree Bewi l d e red People i n t h e N i g h t a nd T h e Long Weekend (O'Desp a i r) have exami ned t h e l ives of the post- punk generation with humor and irony. He's now wo rking o n three new d ramatic films. J o h n Greyson: From Toronto, Greyson has made a wide ra n ge of experimental videos, many focusing on the AIDS crisis ar,d political activism. He screened h i s first feature film Ur i n a l at last year's Festiva l, along with a retrospective of his tapes. This year: new videos, T h e Pi n k Pimpernel a n d The World is S i c k . Barbara Hammer: Barbara Hammer has been a pioneer of lesbian experimental filmmaki ng, sta rting with her film Dyketactics and Optic N e rve in tne mid-70s. She presented a program of videos at last yea r's F estiva l and will be prem iering a new short, Sti l l Po i n t, th i s year. J a c k Waters: A New York based experi mental fi lm ma ker, Waters was the ma naging di rector of ABC No Rio, an East Village alternative art space, from 1 9 83- 1 989, where he now cu rates the Naked Eye Ci nema film program. His films include The R i n g My Way, Noctu rne (with Leslie Lowe), a n d The Male Gayze, showing in th is yea r's Festi va l. J i m Hubbard (Moderato r ) : Hubbard is an experi mental New York filmmaker and co-director of the N . Y. Lesbian & Gay Ex perimental Film Festiva l, now in its fourth yea r. H i s films include Homosexual Desire in M i n n esota and El egy i n the Streets, which screen s in this year's Art for Boys and G i r l s progra m. Sunday June 1 7 1 1 . 0 0 a m 3 4 7 Dol ores Street

& Gay Med i a Artists of C o l o r x How d o lesbians and gays of color n avigate the complex con necti o n s a n d bord ers �etween d i fferent c o m m u n ities, aud iences and aesthetics? H o w d o e s their w o r k cha nge our v i s ion o f gay media and gay identities? How can l e s b i a n and gay media orga n izati o n s bette r serve B l a c k , Lati n o and A s i a n aud i ences a n d a rtists? S i lv i a Rh u e : Rh ue wo r k s f o r t h e G a y & Les b i a n Com m u n ity ' Services Center in Los Angeles. She is Med ia C h a i r for the B l a c k Lesbian & Gay Lea dersh ip For u m and a member of the B o a rd of D i rectors of the Gay & Le sbian Media Coa li tion. Her videota pe Women i n Love: Bo n d i n g Strateg i e s o f B l a c k Le sbi a n s pl ayed at the 1 9 87 festival and she h a s recen tly completed a new work, C h e r c h e z La F e m m e , trac i n g l e s b i a n image s in Hol lywood f i l m s . P r a t l bh a P a r m a r : An I n d i a n videomaker l iving in london, Parmar is now p rod u c i n g progra ms for C h a n nel Four. Hew works i n c l ude the expe rimental videos Em e r g e n c i e s a n d S a r i R e d a n d the docume ntary Refra m i n g AIDS . H e r l a test docu menta r i es i n c l u d e M e m o ry P i c t u r e s , o n ph otographer S u n i l Gu pta, a n d F l e s h & Pa per, a portrait o f I n d i a n writer S u n ita N a m j o s h i (both o f w h i c h play i n th is yea r's Festiva l ) . Ri c h a rd F u n g : A C h i nese C a n a d i a n v i d e o m a k e r born i n T r i n i d a d a n d l i v i n g in Toronto, Fu ng w o r k s a t D . E.C. Fi l m & Video , a n i n d e pendent med ia d i stribution center, and h a s produced seve ral videos i n c l u d i n g C h i n ese C h a r ac t e r s a n d Orie ntati o n s . He will be m a k i n g a p resentation on Asian image s with i n gay video porn - Loo k i n g F o r My Pe n i s - a s part of th i s yea r ' s festi v a l . S u s a n a Mu n o z : Munoz made a n e a r ly ex perimental film, S u s a n a , about her experiences a s a n Argenti n i a n lesbian, a n d went on to co-d i rect L a s M a d res: T h e Mothers of the Plaz a de M a y o and La Of r e n d a: T h e Da ys of the De a d with lourdes Portillo. She is cu rrently wo r k i n g on My H o m e , My P r i s o n a docu mentary about Pal esti n i a r, j o u r n a l i s t and activist Ra ymonda Ta m i l . C o rn e l i u s Moore ( Mo d e r a to r ) : Moore i s the di rector of the Southern African Med ia Project of C a l ifornia Newsreel, an i n d e pendent d i stributor of progress i ve media. He h a s c u ra ted programs o n South African med ia a n d is c u rren tly devel o p i n g News ree l ' s d i stribution of African and Africa n -American film and video. S u n d a y June 1 7 2 . 0 0 p m 3 4 7 D o l o res Street Loo k i ng For H o m e : Lesbi a n

Subcultural Stances, Ma instream Visibi l ity: Lesbia ns & Gays In Media and Visual Arts x While lesbian and gay work in film and video gets circu lated and shown, lesbian and gay visual artists are often made invisible or ghettoized. How do gay visual artists navigate a pervasively homophobic artworld?

How does their engagement with popular culture and subcul tural imagery challenge fine art aesthetics? How do they make lesbian and gay desi res visual and visible?

Kaucylla Brooke: A San Diego based photogra pher and artist whose work explores questi ons of narrative, popu lar cu lture and lesbian representa tion. She recently co-directed a videotape, Dry Kisses Only, with Jane Cottis, which wryly exa mi nes representations of lesbian desire in feature films. Ceci lia Dougherty: Dougherty is a San Fra ncisco photographer smd videomaker whose work includes Gay Tape: Butch & Femme, Sick, and Kathy. This year she will be screening her most recent tape, Grapefruit, which explores mass culture and popular memory from a lesbian perspective. Doug Ischar: A photogra pher and writer based in San Fra ncisco, Ischar's conceptual installations exploring gay l ives and subjectivities h ave been exhibited at Southern Exposure Gallery in San Francisco, los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, and the Randolph Street Ga llery in Chicago. Bob Ki nney: From San Diego, Kinney's tapes include The Maids, The Si lence That Silences and Ta l k To Me Like CALIFORNIA COUNCIL The Ra i n , based on the Tennessee Willia"1s play, and which will screen at this year's Festival . Liz Kotz: A critic and curator, Kotz FOR THE I. .. . .... : .... n " " I .. chi"n "n'! JAm i n i d fil m . video ond visual a rts.

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a n d n a s c e n t w r i te r F r i t s v a n E t g e r s t h r o u g h the s i x days prece d i n g New Y e a r ' s Eve of T 9 4 7 . A H o l d e n C a u l f i e l d i s h f i g u re , F r i ts is o b s e s s e d w i t h t i m e , th i n n i n g h a i r , th e d a r k , s a n i ty , b e l l y b u tt o n l i n t o n d a h a n d · s- o m e s c h o o l d a y s c h l,l m . H e e n d u re s h i l a r i · o u s m e a l s w i th h i s flatu l e n t, d e a f father a n d d e m a n d i n g l y e a g e r · to · p l e a s e m o t h e r , w i th w h o m h e l i v e s . H e l u r k s o r o u n d p u b · l i c p oo l s w i tlT h i s d e m e n ted f r i e n d D u i v e n i s- , a g r e a s y · h a i re d b o y to r t u r e f a n ta s i s t . A n d h e s t u m b l e s t h r o u g h p a rt i e s , offi c e s , s c h o o l reu n i o n s and

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I n s tea d , Thomas and I wou n d v p living in S a n fran c isco . . • 1 made A b u s e because I thought it w a s a u n i q u e , compel ling story a bo,ut people a n d th i n g s that d o n 't u s u a l l y g e t into A m e r i c a n feature fi l m s . " � Gay U SA: USA, 1 9 77, Director: Arth u r Bre's s a n ,

35mm, 78 m i n . S ource: fram�l ine. A b u s e : USA, 1 98 2 . Director Arth ur Bres s o n . W i t h R i c h a r d Ryder, R a p h a e l S b a r g e , 1 6m m , 9 4 m i n . Source: fram,e l i n e .

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ada ptation of Mart C rowley 's

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p l a y The Boys in the Band h a s a s o r t

tial cu rrent i n Western thought which sees

o f p s y c h o t r o n i c l o w - te c h l o o k t h a t ' s a c r o s s b e tw e e n a 1 9 6 8 e p i s o d e o f Hawaii Fiv e ­

a n i n v e r s e c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n i n te l l i g e n c e a n d s e x u a l i ty . T h e m o s t r e c e n t m a n i f e s ta ­

o a n d a H e r s c h e l l G o r d o n Lew i s e p i c . O t h e r

tions o f t h i s equ ation have c a s t t h e Asian

t h a n t h a t , i t ' s p r e t ty fa i t h f u l t o t h e o r i g i ­

m a n a s a sexl e ss m a t h or com p u te r w h i z.

nal

T h i s s t e r e o t y p e h a s p r o l i f e r a te d o n a l l l e v ­

a s in l a n g u i d a n d l i m p - w r i s t e d . To p r o v e t h e p o i n t , we p r e s e n t a d o u b l e - h e l p i n g o f

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expression istically

els of popu lar consciousness as well a s i n

i n t e r p r e ted h e r e a s d r a g q u e e n s ( t h e b i r t h ­

t h e n o n -Asian media. Asian m e n a n d women

d a y g i r l e v e n s p o rt s a t i a r a ! ) a n d t h e c o w b o y

a re a l m o st c o m pletely a b sent a s su bj ects

s h ow n u n a d v e r t i s e d i n 1 9 6 3 , l a t e r f o u n d

a s a y o u n g m a c h o d a n c e r . T h e best s c e n e

i n m a i n s t re a m c i n e m a a n d o n te l e v i s i o n . '

u n l i sted i n g a y p o r n theaters, a n d now

i s s t i l l the s a m e : a s the M i c h a e l c h a r ac ter

W h e n t h e y do a p p e a r , it i s u s u a l l y w i t h i n

rec e i v i n g its C a stro c o m i n g - o u t i n b r a n d

d e c o r a tes the b i r t h d a y ca ke and the oth ­

new prints. A would-be James Dean in a

e r s d a n c e to C h a r l i e P a r k e r , t h e s t ra i g h t

a n a rrow r a n g e of r o l e s . x G i ve n t h i s c o n ­ t e x t , i t i s h a rd l y s u r p r i s i n g t h a t A s i a n s

f r i e n d (and a h u n k y y o u n g cou ntry boy)

are a l most c o m p l etely a bs e n t from m a i n ­

by someone o u t s i d e the f r a m e . H e l o l l s h i s

s u d d e n l y w a l k i n . M a r k S u m m e rvi l l e ' s s h o r t

stre a m , N o rth America n , g a y erotic i m ­

h e a d b a c k , s c r a tc h e s h i s n o s e , s e e m s b o r e d ,

Singing Seas i s a c a m p y , o p e r a t i c r e v ­

a g e r y . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , there i s a g row­

a n d t h e n b u c k s a b o u t a b i t i n o n e of c i n ­

Crowley's

play

a re

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b l a c k leather j a c ket i s s ex u a l l y serviced

e r i e of g a y t r i b a l l i fe o n a S o u t h P a c i f i c

i n g s p e c i a l ty m a r k e t f o r g a y p o r n v i d e o

I s l a n d , somewhere on the m a p between

featu ring Asian m e n . Focusing on the work

u p s (over h a l f a n hour l o n g l ) . H y p no ti c ,

B r u c e Weber a n d L i n d s a y Kem p . x Jeffrey

of S u m Y o n g M a h n , o n e of the f e w N o rth

t a w d r y , s u b l i m e . x F o l l o w e d b y My H u s ·

Lunger.

New Zea l a n d ,

A m e r i c a n a c to r s w o r t h y o f b e i n g c a l l e d a

1 98 8 , Di rector M a r k S u m merv i l l e , 1 6m m ,

g a y p o r n s t a r , t h i s i l l u s t r a t e d t a l k by R i c h ­ a r d F u n g e x a m i n e s t h e w a y i n w h i c h A s i a fl

t i er, w h i c h w a s s h o t o v e r t h e 1 9 6 5 L a b o r

10

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Day weekend. Warhol records Paul Ameri c a ' s a t t e m pts t o u n w i n d o n F i r e I s l a n d

C o m m i s s i o n . I Am A Man: T h a i l a n d , 1 9 8 8 ,

m e n h a v e f i g u red in p o r n , a n d e x p l o re s

D i r e c t o r : M . L . B h a n d eva n o p Deva k u l . W i t h

the i d e o l ogy b e n e a t h s ee m i n g l y i n n o c u o u s

s e x l o c a l s . Wa r h o l ' s f i r s t c o m m e r c i a l h i t ,

Likit Ekmongkol, Dr. Seri Vongsemontha,

i m a g e r y . x Looking F or My Penis t a k e s

My Hu s tler ' s h i g h p o i n t i s i t s e v e r y d a y

C h a l i t F i e n g a r o m , S i n j a i H o n g th a l . 3 5 m m ,

the p o i n t of view of the g a y A s i a n m a n

s c e n e s o f g ro o m i n g

and

seduction

1 1 5 m i n . S o u r c e : T h a i M o t i o n P i c t u re P r o ­

searc h i n g f o r sexu a l a s w e l l a s r a c i a l va l i ­

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d a t i o n . W h a t a r e t h e p ro s p e c t s ? x P r e ­

wh ittled-down. x Mark F i n c h .

s e n te r R i c h a r d F u n g

USA, 1 96 3 ,. Director: Andy W a r h o l , 1 6m m ,

w r i te r a n d

i s a Toro nto - b a sed

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w h i l e b e i n g p u r s u e d by a t r i o of m i x e d -

35 min.

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His work has dealt with issues of gender,

My Hu s t l er : U S A , 1 9 6 5 , D i re c t o r : A n d y

r a c e , s e x u a l ity a n d c o l o n i a l i s m , often with

Warhol .

a s p e c i f i c foc u s o n g a y a n d l e s b i a n A s i a n s .

C a m p b e l l , Dorothy Dea n , 1 6m m , 67 m i n .

Tapes

Source: Museum of Modern Art.

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This yea r ' s l e s b i a n s h o rts p rog r a m i s a com b i ­ nation of talent s a n d i n teres ts t h a t represents the aesthetic, i s s u e -orie nted, and comedic fo­ cuses of women f i l m ma k ers from around the U . S . , New Zea l a n d a n d Germany. 'X Life in the Kitc h e n is a moody and l i vely study in fantasy. O u r s o l i ta r y prota g o n i s t expe r i e n c es a sweet a n d i m a g i n a tive m i n d trip people d with friendly food feti s h i s ts. She a l s o e n j oys a s i d e d i s h of body po i n t i n g . No Need to Re­ pent i s a d o c u m e n ta ry portra i t of the Rev. Jon G r i e s i n g A r , whose s o l i d m i d -Western u p ­ b r i n g i n g h a s prod u c ed a c h u rch wom a n of u n ­ u s u a l conviction a n d p e r s i s te n c e of v i s i o n .

The film i s a lovi n g p rofile of a strong wo m a n .

It a l so m a n a g e s to c h ro n i c l e the k i n d o f g r a s s ­ roots move me n t - b u i l d i n g fa m i l i a r t o a g e n ­ eration of fem in i st activis ts. 'X The explora­ tion of d e s i re i s a l s o a form of acti v i s m , and Drea m s of Pa s s i o n i s a br ief, express ive performa nce of love a n d d e s i r e betwe e n two B l o c k wome n . In How to Ki l l H e r (by Ana Moria S i m o a n d E l a T roya n o ) , d e s i r e seems d a n g e rous - or i s i t? A beautiful com b i n a ti o n of f i l m n o i r spoof i n g a n d Pue rto R i c a n j a zz, the r e s u l t i s on a c u te, if perverse, i n s i g h t i n to the bi tte r rea l i ty of u n re q u ited affecti o n . 'X Barbara H a m m e r ' s Sti l l P o i n t is exper i m e n ­ tation on a n other level . V i s u a l l y i n tr i c a te a n d tightly e d i ted, t h e f i l m u ses a s p l i t s c reen to d e s i g n a d i a l o g u e abo u t l e s b i a n n o ti o n s ' of domestic ity, priv ate l i fe and the s e a r c h for a valid ated home l i fe. 'X p l u s I Got T h a t Way F ro m K i s s i n ' G i r l s , o n exte nded set of ro­ ma n t i c couples, set to Patsy C l i n e ; and A n ­ n i e , i n w h i c h s e x e n terta i n e r A n n i e S p r i n k l e tran sforms h e rself f r o m p l a i n J a n e t o a very provocative lady. A n n i e takes the m ea n i n g of ' ''g ra p h i c depiction" one step further - to "gynecol ogica l " , spe c u l u m i n c l u d e d . 'X Ce c i l i a Doug he rty. I Got T h a t Way F r o m K i s s i n ' G i r l s : US A, 1 990, D i rector: J u l i e Butler, 1 6 mm, 6 min. Source: J u l i e B u t l e r . Life i n the Kitc h e n : New Zea l a n d , 1 9 89, Di recto r : S a l l y S m i t h , 1 6 m m , 8 m i n . Source: N e w Zea l a n d F i l m C o m m i s s i o n . H ow t o ' Ki l l H e r : US A, 1 9 8 8 , Di rector: Ana Ma ria Si mo, 1 6 m m , 1 5 m i n . Source: S p i c F i l m s . A n n i e : West Ger­ m a ny, 1 9 89, Di rector: Mon ika Treut. With Annie Spri n k l e, 1 6 m m , 10 m i n . Dre a m s of Pass i o n : USA, 1 9 89, Di recto r: Aa r i n B u r c h , 1 6 m m , 5 m i n . S o u r c e : W o m e n Make Movi e s .

Sti l l Po i n t: US A, 1 990, Di rector: B a r b a ra H a m me r , 1 6 m m , 8 m i n . Source B a r b a ra H a m ­ mer N o Ne ed t o R e p e n t : USA, 1 9 89, D i re c ­ to r: A n n Alter, 1 6 m m , 27 m i n . S o u r c e : Women Make Movi e s .

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F i v e - m i n u t e mo v i e s w i l l a l w a y s b e a f e a ­ t u r e of f e s t i v a l s l i k e th i s o n e . C h e a p e r t h a n features a n d w i t h o u t the s a m e n a rr a ­ tive demands, s h o rt films are cut loose from the b u rd e n of high f i n a n c e a n d a l l c o n s e q u e n t e x p e c ta t i o n s . 'X T h i s i s t h e b o y s p r og r a m , a n d i t ' s s m a r t «! r a n d f u n n i e r t h a n e v e r . ( T h re e o f th i s ye a r ' s s e v e n g a y s h o r ts are a l s o m a d e by w o m e n . ) In B u s t - Up , an off- s c r e e n v i s i t o r c o m e s to tea w i t h a n a n g l o p h i l e q u e e n , w h o , l i k e t h e f i l m ' s style, s u d d e n l y ta k e s a h o r r o r m o v i e t u r n f o r the w o r s e . W a l k t h e D o g is c r e a t i v e c h o r e ­ o g r a p h y - i f y o u c a n c a l l g e tti n g - d r e s s e d ­ f o r - sex a k i n d o f d a n c i n g . A n d Tr i a n g l e i s t h i s yea r ' s o n l y a n i m a ted e n try: a s a d , swe e p i n g st ory s e t a g a i n s t b o h e m i a n B e r ­ l i n a n d t h e r i s e o f N a z i powe r . 'X " T h e re are worse t h i n g s than s i l l i n e s s , " says one of t h e two sa i l o r s i n T h e O b e l i s k , b a s e d o n o n E . M . F o r s t e r s h o r t s t o ry . P r o b a b l y , b u t th i s ' l l d o - a s t r a n g e l y a u t - o f - sy n c h s u m m e r ' s d a y ta l e w i t h a l o o p y p u n 'c: h l i n e .

Bo y s / L i f e s h o o t s s c e n e s f r o m N e w Y o r k ' s J a c k - O ff C l u b a n d 2 4 h o u r s o f a l l - m a l e k i s s i n g o n t h e s t r e e t s o f M a n h a tt a n w i t h t h e R a d i c a l F o e r i e s . I t ' s b l u n t a n d bea u t i ­ f u l . Viva Eu l fol l ows B r a z i l i a n a r t i s t W i l t o n B r a g a f r o m S a o P a u l o to N e w Y o r k a n d to B a r c e l o n a d u r i n g the e i g h t y e a r s h e l i ved w i t h AI D S . 'X " G r o w i n g u p as I d i d , w a tc h ­ i n g mo v i e s , " s a y s fi l m m a ke r J e rry Ta rta ­ g l i a on t h e s o u h d tr a c k of R e m e m b r a n c e , " . . . 1 n a t u r a l l y a s s u m e d that l i fe was g l a m ­ o r o u s , f r i e n d s were c h a r m i n g a n d w i tty, a n d , style b e i n g everyth i n g , of cou rse, that parties were e l e g a n t and soph isti­ c a ted . " R e p e a t e d s c e n e s f r o m A l l A b o u t Eve a n d h i s o w n h o m e m o v i e s o n l y p r o v e h i m pa rtly w ro n g . 'X M a r k F i n c h . B o y s / L i f e : U S A , 1 9 8 9 , D i r e c to r : P h i l l i p B R o t h , 1 6 m m , 1 0 m i n . S o u r c e : P h i l l i p B R o t h . B u st Up : USA, 1 9 8 9 , D i r e c t o r : C a t h y C C o o k , 1 6 m m , 7 m i n . S o u r c e : C a th y C C o o k . T h e O b e l i s k : U SA , 1 9 8 9 , Di r e c t o r : M e l i n d a G a r,e y, 1 6 m m , 2 2 m i n . S o u r c e : M e l i n d a G o r e y . R e m e m b r a n c e : U S A, 1 9 9 0 , D i ­ r e c t o r : Je rry T a r ta g l i a , 1 6 m m , 5 m i n .

S o u r c e : F r a m e l i n e . T r i a n gl e : U S A, 1 9 9 0 , D i re c t o r : R o b e r t D o u c e t te , 1 6 m m , 6 m i n .

S o u r c e : n / a . V i v a Eu l : B r a z i l , 1 9 8 9 , D i re c t o r : T a n i a C y p r i a n o , 1 6 m m , 1 8 m i n .

S o u r c e : T a n i a Cy p r i a n o . Wa l k Th e Dog: U S A, 1 9 8 9 , D i r e c t o r : T o m D a i l e y , 1 6 m m , 5 m i n . Source: Tom Dai ley.

T h i s ye a r ' s d o c u m e n ta ry p r o g r a m i s n o te ­ w o r t h y f o r i t s a r r a y of r e p r e s e n ta t i o n s of l e s b i a n s a n d gay m e n of c o l o r . Her G i ve­ away i s one N a t i v e A m e r i c a n l e s b i a n ' s e x p e r i e n c e o f ove r c o m i n g d r u g a d d i c t i o n I and d i s cov e r i n g t h a t s h e h a s A I D S ; p a r t education a n d preve ntion vi deo, this pro­ d u c t i o n by t h e M i n n e so ta A m e r i c a n I n d i a n AIDS T a s k Force i s e n g a g i n g a n d ho pefu l .

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G u p ta u s e s h i s w o r k t o s h a r e h i s l i fe i n a n i n te r ra c i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p . B y t h e w a y o f p i ctu r e s a n d t h e s t o r y h e te l l s , we m e e t h i s p a r e n t s a n d t h e m a n w i t h w h o m h e l i ve s .

T h e o m n i p r e s e n t sto ryte l l e r g u i d e s u s t h ro u g h G u p ta ' s l i fe a s a n o u t s i d e r w h o f a c e s i s s u e s o f b e i n g d i ffe r e n t . A l o v e l y m u s i c a l s c o r e a n d b e a u t i f u l s t i l l p h oto g r a ­ phy m a k e M e m o ry Pictu res u n forget­ ta b l e . ' W i l d i n g ' i s a t e r m u se d to d e s c r i b e a g r o u p - o r i e n te d b a s h i n g , u s u a l l y u p o n a r a n d o m l y s e l ected i n d i v i d u a l . W i l d T h i n g, a p o e m by S a p p h i r e , p o i n t s o n a b r a s i v e , d i s tu r b i n g p i c t u r e o f a B l o c k y o u t h i n v o l v e d i n a w o r l d o f p o v e rty, i s o l a t i o n a n d v i o ­ lence. F i l l ed with strong l a ng u a g e , W i l d T h i n g e x p l'o re s t h e m i s o g y n i s t m a n i f e s t a ­ t i o n s of a t r o u b l e d y o u t h ' s l i fe a n d t h e v i o l e n c e h e r e s o rts to. p l u s A f f i r m a t i o n s , a n e w to p e by M a r l o n R i g g s , w h o m o d e T o n g u e s U n t i ed. 'X B r i t t Te n n e l l .

A f­ f i r m a t i o n s : U S A , 1 9 9 0 , D i re c t o r : M a r ­ Ion R i g g s 3 / 4 " v i d eo, 1 0 m i n . S o u r c e : F r a m e l i n e . H o n o r e d By T h e M o o n : U S A, 1 9 8 9 , Prod u c e r : Mono M. S m i th , 3/4" video, 2 3 m i n . S o u r c e : W o m e n M a k e Mo v i e s . H e r Giveaway: U SA , 1 9 89, Prod u c e r : M o n a M. Smith, 3 / 4 " vid eo, 15 m i n . Source: W o m e n M a k e Mo v i e s . W i l d Th i n g : A P o e m By S a p p h i r e : U S A , 1 9 8 9 , D i r e c ­ tor: C h eryl L. Du n y e , 3/4" v i d e o , 8 m i n .

S o u r c e : C h e ryl L . D u n y e . M e m o r y P i c ­ t u r e s : G reat B rita i n , 1 9 8 9 , D i r e c to r : P r a t i b h a P a r m a r , 3 / 4 " v i d e o, 24 m i n s .

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W i l d F l o w e r s , f i l m e d i n a s m a l l wo r k i n g c l a s s town o n t h e w e s t c o a s t o f S c o t l a n d , i s B r i t i s h d i r e c t o r R o b e r t S m i t h ' s rr i b u te to the s t r e n g t h ot wo m e n , c u l l e d f r o m c h i l d ­ h o o d m e m o r i e s o f fa m i l i e s a t w h o s e h e a d i s t h e matri a r c h . T h e c a m e rawork i s slow and sen sua l, coveri n g a clean and c r i s p seaside village. The accompanying musi­ c a l score (orig inal compositions in t h e Scot­ tish tradition) f l oats w i t h o u t effort a r o u n d a n d t h r o u g h the n a rrative. These e l e m e n ts, c o m b i n ed w i th a s h a r p s c r e e n p l a y a n d c h a r ­ ac ters t h a t a re sometimes very c h a r m i n g , bel ie t h e f a c t t h a t W i l d F l owe rs g e n tly a n d l o v i n g l y t w i s t s t h e m e s to t h e i r b r e a k ­ i n g p o i n t . 'X S a d i e , a y o u n g w o m a n f r o m G l a s g o w , i s v i s i t i n g h e r boy f r i e n d ' s h o m e to wn . S h e a g r e e s t o s t a y a n d m e e t h i s f a m i l y , a n d u n w i tt i n g l y u n c o v e r s h i s moth e r ' s s e c r e t - a n u n d i m i n i s h e d a tt r a c ­ t i o n to w o m e n . S a d i e i s d r a w n b y t h e m o t h e r s ' w i t a n d e n e r g y , a n d h e r i n te r e s t i n A n g u s ( t h e boy f r i e n d ) d i m i n i s h e s b y i n c re m e n ts e q u a l to h e r f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h A n g u s ' s m o t h e r . 'X A d d t o t h e story a b i t ­ t e r a n d u n f l i n c h i n g g r a n d m oth e r ( t h e t r u e matr i a r c h ) , a dependent h u s b a n d a n d sons, a few local eccentrics, and a c o u p l e of h a r m l e s s b u s y b o d i e s a n d y o u h a v e a ty p i ­ c a l l y g ood B r i t i s h f i l m , poised for t h e k i l l .

S e t i n f l a s h ba c k , a n d often i n S a d i e ' s psy­ cholog ica l space, there i s the theme of tra­ d i ti o n that i s as b i n d i n g a s i t i s n u rtu r i n g .

W h a t i s t h e p r o p e r s e tt i n g f o r p a s s i o n ? A t w h a t p o i n t i n a n y l i fe d o e s p a s s i o n c o n ­ c e d e t o c o n t e n te d n e s s ? A n d w h e r e w i t h i n tra d i t i o n i s t h e r e a p l a c e f o r t h o s e w h o a re , a s t h e f i l m p u t s i t, " b o r n d i s s a t i s f i e d " ?

'X P l u s , f r o m T e l A v i v , t h e f i r s t I s r a e l i l e s ­ b i a n l o ve s t o ry , I t ' s T h a t A g e . D a n i e l l a i s a b r a t ty, c o n f u s e d t e e n w h o k e e p s s i n g ­ i n g ' T h e M a n I Love' t o h e r self; i n s tead o f a man, she finds Michal, a 32-year-old s c u l p t r e s s w h o l i v e s i n a s e d u c t i ve , o v e r ­ blown s t u d i o - a p a rtment. They e m b a r k on a n i n te n s e a n d m o o d y a ffa i r , b o u n d to e n d i n t e a r s - b u t a ffec t i n g a l o n g t h e w a y . 'X Cec i l i a D o u g h e rty.

It's That Age: Is­ ra e l , 1 9 9 0 , D i r e c t o r : H a g a r K o t . W i t h R u t i G o l d b e r g , I d i t Te p e r s o n , 1 6 m m , 4 0 m i n .

Source: H a g a r Kot. W i l d F l owers: Great B r i ta i n , 1 9 8 9 , D i re c t o r : R o b e r t S m i t h . W i t h B e a t i e E d n e y, C o l e tte O ' N e i l , S h e i l a K e i t h , 1 6 m m , 66 m i n . S o u r c e : F r o n t r o o m .

G a r b o ' s l e s b i a n i s m h a s been one of t h e b e s t k e p t H o l l y w o o d s e c re t s d u r i n g h e r l i fe; n o w , after h e r d e a t h , it's a l ready s t a rted to g e n e r a te e x c i t i n g p o s t h u m o u s speculation and pub li cation. Goy a nd les­ b i a n h i s to r i a n s h a ve l o n g b e e n a w a r e o f G a r b o ' s a ffa i r s ; d o c u m e n t a t i o n c a n n o w be rev e a l e d w i t h o u t t h r e a t of l i t i g a t i o n .

With c l i p s from h e r best f i l m s and material f r o m other s o u rces, th i s look b a c k at h e r c a r e e r w i l l a tte m p t t o b e g i n a n o p e n a n d h o n e s t re- eva l u a t i o n of t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a te l i v e s o f o n e o f t h e s c r e e n ' s b r i g h t­ e s t a n d m o s t i n t r i g u i n g s t a r s . 'X A m o n g the sources i n cluded, we'll be presenting segme nts from Garbo's lover Mercedes de Acosta ' s 1 966 book H e re L i e s the Hea rt.

S h e d e s c r i b e s t h e i r t o p l e s s v a c a t i o n i n Si l v e r Lake ( u n e xpla i n e d p h o tos wer e p u b l i s h e d i n O u i m a g a z i n e ) , a n d a l s o c l a i m s to h a v e been the o r i g i nator of Queen C h r i s t i n a , G a r b o ' s m o s t f a m o u s c r o s s - d r e s s i n g fi l m .

M a n y u n r e a l i z e d p r o j e c t s betwe e n t h e m i n c l u d e d Ga rbo a s D o r i a n G r a y i n O s c a r W i l d e ' s story o f t h e s a m e n a m e (with M a r i l y n M o n r oe a s a y o u n g g i r l ru i n ed by D o r i a n ! ) .

Other i n formation i n c l u d e s L o u i s e B rook s ' confession to her biographer that she and Ga rbo s p e n t t h e n i g h t together. Even h e r g a z e , te l l s B r o o k s , " w a s i n te n s e a n d e l o ­ q u e n t . " N e w reve l a t i o n s a b o u t G a r b o w i l l n o t l e a v e h e r i n t h e s h a d o wy r e a l m o f i n n u e n d o f o r m u c h l o n g e r . 'X W i t h t h a n k s t o E r i c G a r b e r o f t h e S a n F r a n c i s co G a y a n d Lesb i a n H i story P r o j e c t for h i s h e l p i n c o m p i l i n g t h i s p ro g r a m m e . 'X M a ry W i n g s .

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'X J e s s i s a g r e a t k i s s e r on S a t u r d a y fl i g h t, a n d S u n d ay morn i n g f i n d s h e r l o c k i n g eyes with M e l a n i e s i n g i n g ' H e To u c h e d M e ' at service . But t h e word i s o u t a m o n g the fa i t h ­ f u l ; J e s s a n d Me l a n i e a r e d a m ned if not d o o m e d . I n saving t h e m from t h e evi l s of l u s t t h e C h r i s t i a n s reve a l t h e m s e l ve s a s t r u e tor­ turers. T h e heroic Jess tri u m p h s over her s i t u a t i o n and f i n a l l y g a i n s e n o u g h d i s t a n c e f r o m h e r past t o create a f � t u r e for h e rself. 'X T h i s l a n d m a r k l e s b i a n f i l m is cer ta i n l y the best - if n ot the o n l y - i n i t i a t i o n story that is p o s i t i ve a n d m a t u r e i n c h a ra c terization a n d plot, h e l p e d b y a p l a y f u l a n d q u i r ky s c o re by R a c h a l l Portm a n . O r a n g e s is s u re to sati sfy on a l l k i n d s of leve l s . 'X Ma ry W i n g s . O r ­ a n g e s A re N o t T h e O n l y F r u i t : G re a t B r i ta i n , 1 9 8 9 , D i re c t o r : Bee b a n K i d ro n . With Gera l d i n e M c E wa n , C h a rl otte C o l e m a n , Ken­ neth C r a n h a m , F r e d a Dowie, Celia I m r i e , 1 6 m m , 1 6 5 m i n . S o u r c e : B B C TV .

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