The 4th Annual QFilm Festival
A Fundraiser benefitting The Center Long Beach! May 8 - 10, 2009
A , 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
SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, FILMS & EVENTS
1:00pm “Making Your 1st Short Film” Workshop
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- Facilitated by Camrin Pitt of 2:00pm “Bi the Way"-- followed by Panel moderated by Denise Penn including cast members, bi-sexual researchers, bi-sexual filmmakers, reviewers/critics
4:00pm Fun in Women's Shorts - Women's short films 5:30pm Shorts Party at The Center (Mixer with film makers)
6:30pm Fun in Men's Briefs – Men's short films
- - followed by Q & A with various directors and cast members
9:00pm Were The World Mine – Feature - - Preceded by short film "Ogles With Goggles"
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
$80.00 (Reg. $112.00)
“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
Want to make a movie, but don’t know where to start? No problem! Filmmaker and director Camrin Pitts will guide you step-by-step during this hour-long crash course on the essentials of movie production. Participants will need pen, paper and plenty of creativity. The workshop will culminate with the production of a short film that will premiere at the conclusion of the festival. Workshop fee: $10.
Camrin Pitts is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach with a degree in Film and Electronic Arts. His partnership with lesbian hip-hop activist, Melange Lavonne resulted in two acclaimed music videos that have aired on MTV’s sister station LOGO, and received international exposure.
At The Center Long Beach
2017 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
$10.00
BI THE WAY - 2:00 PM
Director by Brittany Blockman & Josephine Decker
USA 2008, 85 minutes
Take a journey across the changing sexual landscape of America in the documentary film BI THE WAY. Focusing on five subjects, the film will sift through scientific investigations, social constructions and personal experiences to glimpse an insight into the spectrum of human sexual identity.
Spanning the continent from New York to Los Angeles, and featuring commentary from the likes of Michael Musto and Dan Savage, this film offers a hip, fresh insight into a growing awareness of a more fluid sexuality. As each of these young people reveals, however, bisexuality is mysterious, suspicious and largely undefined. Their journey reflects the struggle we all experience as we seek to understand ourselves and each other.
Followed by panel discussion moderated by Denise Penn including cast members, bi-sexual researchers, bi-sexual filmmakers, reviewers/critics.
Screening The Art Theatre / Panel discussion moves next door to The Center Long Beach
Fun in Women's Shorts - Women's short films - 4:00PM
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followed by Q & A with
various directors and cast members
WHAT I FOUND IN GREAT AUNT NELL'S CLOSET
Directed by Melissa Bouwman - 2 minutes
Student, University of Southern CA
Much to her pleasure, a woman finds a mechanical crank box from the late 1800s.
LONG AGO
Directed by Christie Wegner - 13 minutes
A hairstyle that won't go away mirrors the difficulty of moving on after a romance has ended.
T
Directed by Amanda Overton - 6 minutes
Student, University of CA, San Diego
Looking into a future where memories are forbidden.
HUNG
Directed by Guinevere Turner - 12 minutes
Five lesbians, a magic potion, something they never expected from sunrise to sunset....
SONDRA STINGRAY: SAPPHIC GUMSHOE
Directed by Heather de Michele - 8 minutes
Stylish noir meets sapphic sorrow in this new twist on the classic love story. Girl gumshoe, Sondra Stingray, first made popular in the stage production, now graces the big screen with her whisky-tinged grimace and hungry heart.
THE PERFECT GENDER
Directed by BreAna Hansen - 5 minutes
Student, University of CA, Irvine
A modern day take on Jorgen Leth’s 1967 film “The Perfect Human” , challenging gender representation in film.
LA CORONA (The Crown) - Academy Award Nominated
Directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega - 40 minutes
The contestants are hired killers, guerillas and thieves. This is a beauty pageant like no other, and it happens every year in the women’s penitentiary in Bogotá, Colombia.
I'VE GOT YOU
Directed by Camrin Pitts – 5 minutes
"I've Got You," illustrates members of the LGBTQ community as being just like every other family, gay or straight. The positive message within the lyrics demonstrates that love and the nurturing spirit crosses all boundaries.
Shorts Party at The Center - 5:30 PM Entertainment by Francesca Valle, Drinks & Hors d'ouevres - $15.00
Fun in Men's Briefs – Men's short films - 6:30 PM
- followed by Q & A with
directors and cast members
EL ABUELO
Directed by Dino Dinco - 3 minutes
We hear Joe Jominez, educator and poet, reading his poem ‘El Abuelo”, and learn of the potency of ironing that’s used to capture the attention of his ‘first vatto” – his first love of another man.
SAVING THE BOOM
Directed by John Keitel - 35 minutes
When “The Boom Boom Room,” the oldest gay bar west of the Mississippi and the center of gay nightlife in Laguna Beach, is sold and slated for redevelopment, resident Fred Karger, makes it his mission to save “The Boom” from the wrecking ball.
LAUNDROMAT
Directed byEdward Gunawan – 13 minutes
A young couple, after a chance encounter with an older man in a laundromat, realize that the little things mean nothing and everything when it comes to love.
A sheltered, sensitive teenager visits his tough, older cousin in Laredo, Texas and learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man.
DIRTY MAGAZINES
Directed by Jay J. Levy - 39 minutes
Set in the mid-'80s, "DIRTY MAGAZINES" is a heartfelt, quirky, coming-of-age comedy about how a mother/son relationship (and overall family dynamic) changes after the mother finds adult, all-male magazines underneath her son’s bed on the morning of his 16th birthday!
WERE THE WORLD MINE – 9:00 PM
(Preceded by short film, Ogles With Goggles)
Directed by Tom Gustafson
USA 2009, 95 minutes
“Were The World Mine” combines a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic play, “A Midsummer Nights Dream” and marries it to a lush musical score. “Were The World Mine” braves new ground when it asks the age-old question: “What if you could make anyone fall in love with you?” and frames it in the context of youthful, same-sex attraction. This festival favorite has captured numerous awards and many hearts. Especially relevant in the days of marriage equality, “Were The World Mine” is a tale well-told; imaginative, mischievous and romantic.
OGLES WITH GOGGLES - World Premiere
Directed by Shane Morton
USA 2009 - 9 minutes
Ogles With Goggles is the tale of a drunken one night stand, told as if from a Dr. Seuss Beginning Reader. After a drunken hook up with the hottest man alive, Samuel P Costello awakens the next morning to discover quite the opposite cooking him breakfast.
FEMALE TROUBLE – at the Art Theatre
FREE when you purchase an All Festival Pass or a Weekend Pass
Showtime: 11:55pm
Directed by John Waters
A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitchhiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.
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
$80.00 (Reg. $112.00)
“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
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.
