The 4th Annual QFilm Festival
A Fundraiser benefitting The Center Long Beach! May 8 - 10, 2009, Pride Week Event.
Save money with QFilm Festival Package Deals! PURCHASE TICKETS THE DAY OF THE EVENT AT THE VENUE -
CASH ONLY AT THE VENUE - NO CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED
FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, FILMS & EVENTS
2:30pm "Mommie Dearest" - FREE QFilms Kick-Off Event
6:30pm “Don’t Go” - proceeded by "Let It Reign: Imperial Court"
7:45pm Opening Night Party at The Center
9:00pm “Tru Loved” followed by Q & A with director and cast members
11:59pm "Pink Flamingos" at the Art Theatre
SAVE MONEY - BUY WEEKEND PACKAGES!
“All Film Access Pass” **
Includes one admission to all 10 screenings, plus Pink Flamingos & Female Trouble at The Art Theatre
“All Festival Access Pass” **
Includes one admission to all 10 screenings, 3 Parties plus Pink Flamingos & Female Trouble at The Art Theatre
$110.00 (Reg. $157.00)
** Workshop on “Making Your 1st Short Film - Not included in package pricing ** No Student/Senior discount for packages. NOTE – No Refunds will be given under any circumstances DISCOUNT TICKETS - $5.00 - Students & Older Adults (over 60 yr of age) - Students must provide Student ID at Will-Call for discount - Older Adults must provide picture ID at Will-Call for discount
- Parties & Workshop NOT included
KICK OFF QFILM FESTIVAL FOR FREE! The Art Theatre is showing "Mommie Dearest", Friday afternoon at 2:30... Absolutely Free! Just show up, come on in and watch the show... a great way to get in the mood for our great festival films!
FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS
DON’T GO- 6:30 PM (Preceded by Let It Reign: Imperial Court)
Directed by Amber Sharp
USA 2008, 53 minutes
Directed by Amber Sharp, this new television series filmed in Long Beach is a self-described “Melrose Place” meets “The L Word” meets “227”, DON'T GO is a highly entertaining pilot episode of a new ensemble dramedy that introduces a group of sexy, diverse characters (including Guinevere Turner and Nisha Ganatra) living in a Los Angeles fourplex. With its unexpected soap operatic twists, DON'T GO beautifully balances intrigue and romance with humor and pathos, all the while challenging stereotypes and mainstream representations of people of color with fierce authenticity.
Followed by Q & A with director and cast members.
LET IT REIGN: IMPERIAL COURT
Directed by Camrin Pitts
USA 2008
It’s not Dancing With The Stars®, it’s better! See the best dance show in town as Drag Kings and Queens kick up their heels for charity. Join mother-and-son filmmaking team, Kathleen and Camrin Pitts, as they take you on a wild ride of pageantry, illusion and performance that promises to “heal the world, one small step-ball-change at a time.”
Director and cast members will attend the screening and Q & A.
Opening Night Party at The Center - 7:45pm
Entertainment by Jennifer Corday, Drinks & Hors d'ouevres - $15
TRU LOVED - 9:00 pm
Directed by Stewart Wade
USA 2008, 102 minutes
Sixteen-year-old Tru is uprooted by her lesbian moms from her comfortable gay-friendly home in San Francisco and moved to a conservative, suburban community in Southern California. Tru’s only friend is a closeted football player, and even that friendship is jeopardized when she starts the school’s first Gay-Straight Alliance Club.
Najarra Townsend as Tru and other rising actors carry the film, as familiar faces like Jasmine Guy, Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura from STAR TREK!), Jane Lynch, Alec Mapa, and Bruce Vilanch round out the stellar supporting cast. Tru Loved has won fourteen awards at six film festivals.
Director and cast members will attend the screening and Q & A.
PINK FLAMINGOS – at the Art Theatre
FREE when you purchase an All Festival Pass or a Weekend Pass
Showtime: 11:30pm
Enjoy the brand new, fully restored 35MM print of Pink Flamingos!
SAVE MONEY - BUY WEEKEND PACKAGES!
“All Film Access Pass” **
Includes one admission to all 10 screenings, plus Pink Flamingos & Female Trouble at The Art Theatre
“All Festival Access Pass” **
Includes one admission to all 10 screenings, 3 Parties plus Pink Flamingos & Female Trouble at The Art Theatre
** Workshop on “Making Your 1st Short Film - Not included in package pricing ** No Student/Senior discount for packages. NOTE – No Refunds will be given under any circumstances
DISCOUNT TICKETS - $5.00 - Students & Older Adults (over 60 yr of age) - Students must provide Student ID at Will-Call for discount - Older Adults must provide picture ID at Will-Call for discount
- Parties & Workshop NOT included
MISSION & OBJECTIVE The Center Long Beach Q Film Festival's mission is to present films that embody the LGBTQ community. Along with The Center Long Beach, we advocate the inclusion of all individuals into a free and just community, without judgment or restriction due to sexual orientation or gender expression.
