UNDERTOW
(Contracorriente) - 11:00am - ART THEATER
Directed by Javier Fuentes-León
Peru 2009 - 100 minutes
(with subtitles)
Tickets - $10
We're adding this second screening for your viewing
pleasure! Tickets will only be avalable at the door,
(no online sales), and you can also get in FREE if you
show us your ticket stubb from the first screening of
this film on Thursday.
In a tiny Peruvian seaside village, where traditions
run deep, Miguel , a young fisherman, and his beautiful
bride, Mariela , are about to welcome their first child.
But Miguel harbors a scandalous secret. He's in love
with Santiago, a painter, who is ostracized by the town
because he's gay. After a tragic accident occurs, Miguel
must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment
or doing right by him and, in turn, revealing their
relationship to Mariela—and the entire village.
Contracorriente has been selected by Peru to vie
for a Foreign Language Oscar Nomination. QFilms would
like to congratulate Javier Fuentes-León on this exceptional
honor!
ON
THESE SHOULDERS WE STAND - 12:40pm
ART THEATER
Directed by Glenne McElhinney
USA 2009 - 75 minutes
The show has three beautiful and comedic Latina drag
queens as the leads: Kay Sedia, Chita Parol & Frieda
Laye - Who work for pennies for their unseen boss. Think
a Latino drag queen/three stooges version of the 70s
series, Charlie's Angels.
CRIED
SUICIDE
Directed by Lauren Palmigliano - 14 minutes
Jay (Nicol Paone) is so heartbroken over an ex-girlfriend,
she fakes suicide for attention and gets more than she
bargained for from sympathetic friends who come bearing
food, tears and even porn.
PURGATORY,
INC
Directed by Boris Kievsky - 6 minutes
Christopher should be an easy candidate for Heaven,
except for one slight problem: He’s Catholic…and married…to
a man! It’s just another day of deciding your eternity
in this slice of death office comedy.
RUBDOWN
Directed by Dennis Hensley - 12 minutes
Follow along with a “secret shopper” who’s getting
an undercover massage that might not be under the covers
at all.
PRETTY
Directed by Steve Silverman - 25 minutes
Meet the Champagnes, a proud pageant family, with one
wish - to win the Miss Star Eyes Pageant.
GO
GO REJECT
Directed by Michael Saul - 20 minutes
Wholesome and eternally optimistic Daniel Ferguson
yearns to leave his job at Yogurt World and fulfill
his childhood dream of becoming the Jennifer Beals of
male go-go dancing.
When hunky soap opera star Graham Windsor (Steve Callahan;
East Side Story, Make the Yuletide Gay, Nine Lives)
is outed as the result of a gay sex tape scandal, he
seeks refuge at an exclusive Palm Springs resort. But
quiet anonymity eludes him when handsome
marriage-equality activist Trey Reed (Matthew Montgomery;
Redwoods, Back Soon, Pornography: A Thriller) checks
in to escape the fallout from his own bitter divorce.
As an undeniable passion begins to sizzle between
Graham and Trey, they force each other to confront their
professional downfalls – and the firestorm each has
created in the gay press.
CLOSING PARTY
* MINGLE WITH ROLE/PLAY
CAST! * 6:30pm to 8:30pm at THE
CENTER
Tickets - $15
Entertainment by Jennifer Corday, cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres included!
As the
first ever three-time winner of Best Live Band, Best
Alternative Band, and Best Live Female Performer at
the Orange County Music Awards, Corday is clearly making
everyone sit up and take notice! Corday’s numerous awards,
which include nominations at the Outmusic Awards, the
Southern California Music Awards, LA Music Awards and
the GLAMA Awards, are a testimony to her talent. Visit
her at www.Corday.net
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.
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