We lcome to the 24th S a n Fra n c i sco I nte rnationa l Les b i a n & G a y Fi l m Festiva l! Everyon e a t F ra m e l i n e h a s been wor k i n g a l l yea r to b r i n g you the fi rst Festiva l of the 21 st Centu ry. We h ave asse m bl ed an exc i t i n g l i n e u p o f ove r 2 5 0 fi l m s a nd videos from a round t h e world, i n w h i c h you w i l l d i s cove r the best i n new q u eer cin ema. Opehing this yea r's Festiva l i s Patri k-I a n Pol k's Punks, a hot, new b l a c k comedy that b rea ks g ro u n d for both bla c k a nd q u eer c i n e m a a l i ke.The Festiva l c l oses w i t h Ja m i e Babb it's h i la riou s swi pe a t so-ca l l ed l e s b i a n a nd gay re h a b i l itation c a m ps, But I'm a Cheerleader, sta r r i n g
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WOJla Pre m i e re at the Festiva l on J u n e 2 1 st. Anot h e r Wor l d P re m i e re wi l l be loca l fi l m m a ke r M a ry G uz m a n's de but featu re Desi's Looking for a New Girl, sta r r i n g F ra m e l i n e ' s ve ry own Desi del Va l l e, a n d San Fra nci sco n ative M a rg a ret Cho wi l l b e h e re in person to p resent the p re m i ere of the featu re fi l m of her sol d out s how, I'm the One Tha t I wan t.
And, yes, they're b a c k, the boys from Queer As Folk, the B ritish s m a s h h it which screened at l a st yea r's Festiva l. We've got the latest (and u nfort u n ately, the l a st) two e p i sod es from E n g l a n d 's C h a n n e l 4, a n d we' l l h ave Queer As Folk writer-c reator R u ssel l Davies on h a n d at the Festiva l to fi l l you in on a l l the beh i nd the scenes d eta i l s of this l a n d m a rk series. Th e ta l e nted a n d p rolifi c Fre n c h d i rector F ra n �o i s Ozon wi l l a l so atte n d t h e Festiva l with t h e p re m i e re o f h i s l atest two featu res Criminal Lovers a nd Water Drops on Burning Rocks.
I n the yea r of Ped ro Al modova r's Osca r for All About My Mother, the Festiva l w i l l ta ke a look at recent gay S pa nish ci n e m a . Cu rated by Al berto Ca l e ro Lu go, "Gay I m ages in S pa n i s h F i l m s " will p resent a d iverse a nd i n novative col lection of recent re leases from S p a i n , featu r i ng some of that cou ntry's best known c i n e m atic ta l e nts. These a re j u st of few of the m a ny d i scove ries we h ave in store for you t h i s yea r. Th ere is m u c h , m u c h more from rent boys to Ta m my Faye. Make you r ow n d i scove ries a n d e njoy! - Mich ael Lumpkin & Jenn ifer Morris Festival Co-Directors
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