22 MAY – 4 JUNE AUCKLAND 29 MAY – 12 JUNE WELLINGTON www.outtakes.org.nz Reel Queer Inc wishes to acknowledge the support of these generous sponsors, funders and donors. Their support is vital to the success of Out Takes 2014: A Reel Queer Film Festival. PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD FUNDERS GOLD DONOR SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS GOLD SPONSOR FILM SPONSOR BRONZE DONOR charitable trust Acknowledgments Reel Queer would like to acknowledge the generous support of these people and organisations: Apple Juice Bar; Koromiko Gay Homestay; Dawnhaven Bed and Breakfast; The Massage Guy; Geoffrey C. Fashions; Purfex Mannequins & Forms; Odyssey Sensory Maze; Urge Bar; Tony Brazil; Viva Voce; Andrew Whiteside; Gresham Bradley; Wayne Clark and Poof Bar; Anna Magdalinos, Greg Bryant and team at Eventfinda; Troy Williams; Kathryn Bennett and team at Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket; Stephen Ferguson and team at the Paramount; Oliver Hall and team at express; Jay Bennie, Jacqui Stanford at GayNZ.com; Unity Books; New Zealand Film Archive; Charlotte Yates and Gil Eva Craig; Wellington City Council; the late Lewis Tice of TLA Releasing; Volunteer Auckland and Volunteer Wellington. Out Takes designer Rose Miller, Kraftwork and Conrad Johnston, Darnoc have done amazing work on our promotional material and new website – thank you! Alex Fuller of France designed the Out Takes poster art. Thank you too in advance to all our ticketing, programme distribution and event volunteers who help make Out Takes a success! REMEMBER TO VOTE ONLINE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FILMS AT OUT TAKES 2014! • Best Feature • Best Documentary • Best Short Film Vote online at www.outtakes.org.nz. The audience awards are a great way to give feedback to the filmmakers – and we like to hear your comments as well. WELCOME TO OUT TAKES 2014 This is the 19th annual Out Takes festival and the biggest yet. Get set to enjoy the best collection of queer films we’ve ever programmed. One big change you’ll notice this year is that we’ve introduced new ticketing arrangements, using Eventfinda for all ticket sales. Tickets for all Out Takes sessions can be easily booked online via our new-look website – indeed the cinemas are no longer handling ticket sales at all. See all the details about the new system elsewhere in this brochure. More films were submitted to the festival this year than any previous year. Nearly 500 submissions came in, and they were all hotly debated till the last minute. And then an even later minute. And then right up till the final proof had to be wrested from us and sent to the printers… so believe us, the selection on offer to you this year has been whittled down to the very, very best. And what a year it’s been. Queer cinema worldwide is achieving levels of quality and diversity that would have been unimaginable when we started all those years ago. Among the award-winning films this year are adaptations of popular books Valencia and Geography Club, as well as The Way He Looks, a feature-length version of Out Takes 2012’s audience favourite short I Don’t Want To Go Home Alone. Along the way, you can travel from the Canadian prairies to the Swiss Alps, from Hawaiian shores to the Thai countryside, and enjoy the company of personalities as diverse as Alice Walker and Johnny Rapid while you’re at it. How can you resist? There’s plenty to appeal to everyone and anyone, so grab some friends and enjoy the show! The Reel Queer team are in Wellington: Simon Fulton, Gavin Hamilton, Andy Best, Hone McGregor, Kura Barrett, Tabby Besley, Alex Kondou, George Mapplebeck, Janice Hill, Drew Hadwen; and in Auckland: Daniel Spragg, Aquila, Elite Chan, Everall Deans, Jane Hay, Ross Bernay and Chloe Wong. [email protected] [email protected] www.outtakes.org.nz Charlotte Yates 'Archipelago sees her paired with producer musician Gil Eva Craig who adds extra colour and texture to the confident unguarded emotion that is the hallmark of Yates' work' - Nelson Evening Mail Album available now on iTunes and in good record stores www.charlotteyates.com TICKETING AND VENUE INFO Buying Tickets Eventfinda is our new ticketing and promotion partner for Out Takes 2014. We have several new ways to buy tickets (often at discounted prices): online at www.outtakes.org.nz; 0800 BUY TIX; and at our Out Takes Ticket Desks at the cinemas. Early Bird pricing – save 15% Book in advance for 8+ films and save 15% off the ticket price. For example, Auckland Adult $16.50 tickets are $14 with the discount applied. This is a better deal than the Bonus Card. Early Bird pricing ends the day before your festival opens. Key Dates • • • • • Online sales start Mon 28 April, 10am Out Takes Ticket Desk at Rialto Cinemas opens Sat 17 May Out Takes Ticket Desk at Paramount opens Sat 24 May Auckland early bird pricing ends Wed 21 May, 10pm Wellington early bird pricing ends Wed 28 May, 10pm Booking online is easy and a great way to save! Book online at www.outtakes.org.nz from Monday 28 April, 10am. Tickets purchased online will be emailed to you to print. Or you can present them on your smartphone at the cinema. Tickets can be purchased online up to 15 minutes before each screening’s start time. We’ll direct you to Eventfinda’s Out Takes 2014 Tour page which makes it very easy to book in one transaction for all your Out Takes films in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Ticket Prices AucklandWellington Opening Night (No concession) $21$21 Lesbian Gala (No concession)$21 Adult $16.50$15.90 Student/Concession $14.50$13.90 Senior (65+) $12.50$10.90 8 Trip Bonus Card $124$119 Concession tickets are available to Students, Community Services Cardholders and Film Society members. You may be asked to present ID or membership cards. Ticket Fees and Credit Card Charges • No ticket fees on tickets, or the Bonus Card, purchased at the Out Takes Ticket Desks. • A $1 booking fee per ticket applies to all online bookings. This booking fee is capped at a maximum of $6 per transaction. • All credit card transactions incur a 2.5% credit card charge. • When booking by phone at 0800 BUY TIX (289 849) an additional transaction fee of $8 applies. (Wheelchair seat patrons are exempt.) An additional courier fee will apply if selected. • At Eventfinda outlets the ticket fees are $2.50 per ticket. Booking at the Out Takes Ticket Desks at the Cinemas Our Out Takes Ticket Desks at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket and Paramount are run by volunteers and Eventfinda staff. You can pay using cash, EFT-POS, credit card (2.5% charge applies) or by redeeming a trip on an Out Takes 8 Trip Bonus Card. Rialto Cinemas NewmarketParamount Ticket Desk opens on this date: Sat 17 May Sat 24 May Hours: Sat, Sun before Opening Night: 12pm–3pm1pm–4pm Mon-Fri before Opening Night: 12pm–2.30pm12.30pm–2.30pm 5pm–6.30pm5pm–6.30pm Day of Opening Night: 12pm–8.45pm 12.30pm–8.45pm Mon-Fri during the festival: 12pm–3pm12.30pm–2.30pm 5pm–8.45pm* 5pm–8.45pm* Sat, Sun & Queen’s Birthday during the festival: 12pm–8.45pm* 12.30pm–8.45pm* *Ticket Desk will usually close 15 minutes after the last Out Takes film of the day has started. When our ticketing desks are not staffed Rialto Cinemas and Paramount staff can refer you to Out Takes ticketing information but are not able to sell Out Takes tickets. Book Online with Your Smartphone • The Out Takes 2014 website is optimised for mobile devices. • Films screening today are listed on the home page. • Click the BUY TIX button beside each film to buy tickets online. • You can check quickly whether a film has Sold Out. • Buy tickets up to 15 minutes before the film starts. • Present your ticket on your smartphone for scanning at the cinema. Seating Auckland – All seating is allocated Seating for all sessions, including Opening Night is allocated. Some films are screening in Cinemas 4 and 5 simultaneously. Be alert to two cinema options when booking and choosing your seats online. Eventfinda initially allocates you the ‘best available’ seat. However, you can change seats. Rialto Cinemas Newmarket staff will ask you to present your ticket before you go up the stairs to the cinemas. Wheelchair seats at Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket Each cinema has a limited number of wheelchair seats. To book wheelchair seats call the Eventfinda Call Centre 0800 BUY TIX (289 849) Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm from 28 April. Or talk to the Out Takes Ticket Desk volunteers from 17 May at Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket. Filmgoers requiring wheelchair seats are exempt the $8 phone booking transaction fee. Wellington – Only Opening Night and Lesbian Gala have allocated seating Seating for all sessions is unallocated except for the special events: Opening Night and the Lesbian Gala. Film classifications and disclaimer For all restricted films, proof of age (photo ID showing date of birth, driver’s license or birth certificate) may be required at purchase or to enter the cinema. Check the Out Takes 2014 website for film classifications. Please check www.outtakes.org.nz for updates to film session times and for film classifications not available at time of publication. Our schedule was correct at time of publication but sometimes changes to screening times are unavoidable. 8 Trip Bonus Cards They’re convenient and you save $8 Buy them at our Out Takes Ticket Desks at Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket and the Paramount. Auckland 8 Trips $124 On sale 17 May Wellington 8 Trips $119 On sale 24 May Bonus cards suit spontaneous types who may not wish or be able to book online and would otherwise pay full Adult price. Note: You will save more money by booking online and early for multiple films, than by using the bonus card! Bonus Card Conditions Please note that Bonus Cards: • Can be used for group purchases to the same film session. • Do not guarantee you a seat; you must exchange a trip for a ticket. • Cannot be used for Opening Night or the Lesbian Gala. • Cannot be exchanged for cash and no money will be refunded for unredeemed trips or cards. • Must be purchased and redeemed from the Out Takes Ticket Desks (from 17 May at Rialto Cinemas and from 24 May at the Paramount). Auckland Cinema Info Rialto Cinemas Newmarket 167-169 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland Tel: (09) 369 2417 www.rialto.co.nz See www.outtakes.org.nz for all ticketing enquiries. Parking Parking is available in the streets surrounding the Rialto Shopping Centre or in the Tournament parking building. Present a Rialto Cinemas Newmarket receipt (not an Out Takes ticket) and get 1 hour free parking. Disabled parking and access Disabled street parking is available behind the cinema and there is full lift access to the cinema at all times. Wellington Cinema Info The Paramount 25 Courtenay Place, Wellngton Tel: (04) 384 4080 www.paramount.co.nz See www.outtakes.org.nz for all ticketing enquiries. Disabled access Paramount has a lift for disabled access. Auckland Opening Night Join the Reel Queer team and the delightful Cindy of Samoa, our MC, at the Rialto Cinemas Newmarket’s bar to celebrate the opening of this year’s festival. This year we have two very fun films for you: GBF and Heterosexual Jill. You can win a number of prizes donated by generous supporters and help us launch the festival in style! Thursday 22 May 7.15pm Bar opens at Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket 7.50pm Welcome and prize draws start 8.30pm GBF and Heterosexual Jill start Tickets & Drinks Tickets are $21 (no concessions) for Opening Night. Extra bar staff will be on duty. Drinks specials will be offered. Be sure to book early! GBF Dir: Darren Stein, USA, 2013, 94mins Social warfare erupts in a suburban high school when the most popular girls compete to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend. Tanner and Brent are gay but in the closet. Brent longs for the spotlight, believing that coming out will make him instantly popular, while Tanner just hopes to graduate without ever being noticed. When Tanner is accidentally outed instead of Brent, things go crazy pretty quickly. Frothy and colourful, GBF is chock full of one-liners and enough glittering teenage homosexiness to leave you feeling gaymazing for weeks. Auckland: Thu 22 May, 7.15pm (Opening Night) & Mon 26 May, 12.30pm Wellington: Thu 29 May, 7.15pm (Opening Night) & Tue 3 Jun, 1pm Wellington Opening Night A comedy is a great way to kick off the festival and the very fun, colourful and frothy GBF is just the ticket to brighten up your winter! We’re very excited to welcome Charlotte Yates back to entertain us at Out Takes Opening Night. Charlotte’s previous performance electrified Opening Night and she will be performing with Gil Eva Craig this time around. Thursday 29 May 7.15pm 7.50pm 8.10pm 8.30pm Bar opens at Paramount (receive a complimentary drink) Auditorium doors open Entertainment starts GBF starts Tickets, Drinks & Seating Tickets are $21 (no concessions) and your ticket price includes one complimentary drink and nibbles. Seating is allocated on Opening Night. Be sure to book early! HETEROSEXUAL JILL Total running time 92 mins Dir: Michelle Ehlen, USA, 2013, 80 mins Jill joins an “ex-lesbian” therapy group, but in order to prove to herself that she is straight she tracks down her butch ex-girlfriend Jamie. Strung along by guilt and desire, Jamie agrees to the plan of “dating” Jill so that Jill can close the lesbian chapter of her life. What could possibly go wrong? Director Michelle Ehlen, who stars as Jaimie, mixes camp humour with sharp observations on sexuality and identity. Preceded by The Maids from NZ director Kelsey Sutcliffe. What’s Emily to do when her maid of honour confesses that she loves her? Auckland: Thu 22 May, 7.15pm (Opening Night) Wellington: Sun 1 Jun, 7.15pm (Lesbian Gala) HETEROSEXUAL JILL Lesbian Gala Kia ora! Join us for a fun night at the Lesbian Gala, a ‘mustgo’ Queen’s Birthday weekend event for many women. We are delighted to be screening campy comedy Heterosexual Jill. We are also very pleased to announce that singer Charlotte Yates and mutli-instrumentalist composer Gil Eva Craig will perform a few songs from their album Archipelago before the screening. Sunday 1 June 7.15 pm Bar opens at Paramount (receive a complimentary drink) 7:50pm Auditorium doors open (seating is allocated) 8:05pm Welcome, Charlotte Yates and Gil Eva Craig perform 8:30pm Heterosexual Jill starts Tickets are $21 (no concessions). Your ticket price includes one complimentary drink and nibbles. Seating is allocated at the Lesbian Gala. ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH Dir: Pratibha Parmar, USA, 2013, 84 mins A compelling film documenting the journey of writer, gardener, and human rights activist Alice Walker. From small beginnings growing up in the cotton fields of Georgia, she received international recognition as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for the groundbreaking novel The Colour Purple. A self-confessed renegade, Walker has had to deal with her share of criticism for her disinterest in submission, her choice of lovers and her choices in general. Walker’s life unfolds and gives witness to her struggles, her achievements, her passions, her hopes for her family and for our future. Auckland: Fri 30 May, 8.35pm Wellington: Sun 8 Jun, 6pm BEYOND THE BINARY 2 Total running time: 87 mins In Who Am I Happy, a young trans person has an unwelcome reception in a group home. Draft Day follows the fraught journey of transgender people awaiting news of their future in Thailand’s military draft. A drag queen and a muslim woman get stuck in a lift in What You Looking At? Playful animated short Hermes and Aphrodite explores a child’s discovery that they are intersex. The immigrant family in Darkness just want their daughter to fit in – but she prefers wearing sharp men’s suits. Performing Girl D’Lo is a Sri Lankan-American transman whose acerbic comedy draws on his childhood and transition. Auckland: Wed 28 May, 6.40pm & Sun 1 Jun, 2.50pm Wellington: Sun 1 Jun, 4pm & Sun 8 Jun, 1pm BORN THIS WAY Dir: Shaun Kadlec & Deb Tullmann, USA, 2012, 85 mins (some French with English subtitles) More people are imprisoned each year for homosexuality in Cameroon than in any other country. Homosexuality is viewed as a contagious Western import, a form of demon possession. Here, activists Cédric and Gertrude dream of coming out to their families. When two young women in a remote village are arrested for ‘lesbianism and witchcraft’, brilliant human rights lawyer Alice Nkom steps in to defend them. Cédric and Gertrude’s activism becomes bolder as they work with Alice to help the women. Lyrical and sobering – a vivid portrait of life in modern Africa. Winner – Best Documentary, Los Angeles OutFest G&L FF 2013 Auckland: Sun 25 May, 2.10pm Wellington: Sat 31 May, 3pm A AL AO EL I BI ZAB SH ET OP H R TE E JU TO STI RR N ES M E DONOGHU MMA LSON NDE ME TE LEOD SARAH W AT E R S E L OS ST ALICE WA L K E R CH RI RI BL CH A R CH PO OT C AM HAM H O R EW NING I IT BR BE EL TLE N CU AL N EN Y HA ALISO NB EN EC HD W ILD E NETT D VI S DA ARI SE D O N O VA N S G IN IC AS YC LIA GESS B KERRY RR GUI MASHA URST SM TE GH R FR HO MA IN LL HE N AN AD JARED NS ON HE TE UPIN PH E ERS EP RM IS PHILI JEANETTE WINT MA EM TIN R MA D AR O NC L AR S TA C E Y D ’ E R A S M O AY IE K AS TS LK CK ST IO JA D WN RG gton 57 Willis St, Wellin d lan ck Au St, 19 High o.nz www.unitybooks.c BOYS Total running time: 86 mins Jongens Dir: Mischa Kamp, The Netherlands, 2014, 78 mins, Dutch with English subtitles Schoolboys Sieger and Marc are on the same relay running team, and strike up a friendship during an athletics camp in the Dutch countryside. Marc secretly wants something deeper though. Attraction builds between them, but things get complicated when Sieger, trying to fit in, goes on a date with Jessica, shunning Marc. A tender coming of age story, Boys is just the sort of romance you always wanted with your best friend when you were younger! Preceded by Daniël, in which a teenager finds first love on a lovely summer day. Auckland: Sat 24 May, 4.45pm & Tue 27 May, 12.30pm Wellington: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 4.20pm BYE BYE BLONDIE Dir: Virginie Despentes, France, 2011, 87 mins, French with English subtitles A punk-infused drama centring on the turbulent reunion between two disparate women who were once teenage lovers. Gloria and Frances first met when they were both patients in the same psychiatric hospital back in the 1980s, and decided to run away together. At the time their love affair was defined by youthful intensity. Over 20 years later their lives have taken very different paths, with nomadic Gloria spending most of her time drifting between record shops and bars, while Frances enjoys success as a TV personality. Can they rekindle their affair? Auckland: Sat 24 May, 8.35pm Wellington: Sat 7 Jun, 8.35pm CAMP BEAVERTON: MEET THE BEAVERS Total running time: 93 mins Dir: Ana Grillo & Beth Nelsen, USA, 2013, 62 mins The Beavers of Camp Beaverton, participants in Nevada’s annual Burning Man event, provide a secure oasis for women to explore their sexuality. In the spirit of community, art, and self-expression, the Beavers welcome all colours of the rainbow family – lesbian, bisexual, trans, genderqueer and beyond – who come together to commune and play. Preceded by Silver Stiletto. Detectives investigate a death outside gay bar The Rat and Handbag. And The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. From the moment Leila and Michela met, desire has grown between them. Auckland: Sun 1 Jun, 4.45pm Wellington: Sat 7 Jun, 5pm THE CASE AGAINST 8 Dirs: Ben Cotner & Ryan White, USA, 2013, 109 mins Paced like an episode of The West Wing, this gripping documentary gives a candid behindthe-scenes look at the legal fight to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Using classic battle tactics from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, two traditional legal foes pair up to support gay marriage. It took five years, and two queer couples being steadfast in the face of death threats, to win this battle in the US Supreme Court. For LGBTI voters here The Case Against 8 shows what determined people-power can achieve in democratic societies. Auckland: Sun 1 Jun, 12.40pm Wellington: Sat 7 Jun, 2.50pm CHERRY Dir: Stephen Elliott, USA, 2013, 102mins A gritty, erotic drama featuring an all-star cast, Cherry chronicles the troubled journey of a young woman through San Francisco’s fetish pornography industry. Escaping a tumultuous family home filled with alcohol and physical abuse, Angelina hightails it to San Francisco. It’s not long before she meets Frances, a cocaine addicted lawyer who introduces her to a lavish lifestyle, and Margaret, a former porn star who helps Angelina, now known as Cherry, launch her adult film career. And it’s soon obvious Margaret has more than just a professional interest in Cherry’s talents. Auckland: Mon 26 May, 8.35pm Wellington: Tue 3 Jun, 8.35pm CHILD’S PLAY Total running time: 78 mins Stories of queer youth and childhood experiences that are sure to resonate with anyone – from the little boy at a discount store who wants a pink bouncy ball in Deflated, to the 10-year-old tomboy who bests her brother’s loutish friends when they plan a mean prank in Bombshell. In The Swimming Trunks young Rémi is fascinated by his playmate’s father but he doesn’t understand why. A mother finds herself challenged by her obviously queer child in Reflection, and a father fears the sexual awakening of his Down’s syndrome son in For Dorian. Auckland: Fri 23 May, 6.50pm & Sun 1 Jun, 4.30pm Wellington: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 2.40pm & Fri 6 Jun, 1pm CODEBREAKER Dirs: Clare Beaven & Nic Stacey, UK, 2011, 83 mins British mathematician Alan Turing helped save millions of lives by breaking the German Enigma code during World War II. A genius who gave birth to the computer age and pioneered artificial intelligence, Turing committed suicide at 41 after being forced to undergo chemical castration because he was gay. In the last 18 months of his life, Turing visited psychiatrist Dr. Franz Greenbaum. Their vividly re-enacted conversations, along with the testimony of people who knew him, explore the pivotal moments in Turing’s life and the pressures that contributed to his suicide in 1954. Auckland: Sat 31 May, 4.25pm Wellington: Sun 8 Jun, 2.45pm New Zealand's Best Social Networking Site! Runners up: The All Blacks, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, the Prime Minister. Awarded February 2014. Based on 290,000 votes by readers of NetGuide magazine and website. COMPLEX WORLDS Total running time 89 mins A short film collection exploring the intricate and complex worlds of women. The life and times of a prominent ChineseAmerican artist, lesbian and activist are illuminated in The Worlds Of Bernice Bing. Set in 1850, Dos Almas tells the tale of worlds colliding when two women meet in the wilderness. In Audition Piece the role Marina is preparing for comes at a time in her life when she is reconsidering her vocation and sexual orientation. In A Belgian Caper Muriel makes regular trips to Belgium where IVF is legal for lesbians. Getting pregnant at 40 is not easy, particularly if fertility clinics refuse to treat you, and your girlfriend is reluctant to become a mother. Auckland: Sat 31 May, 2.30pm & Mon 2 Jun (QB), 5.30pm Wellington: Sun 1 Jun, 2pm & Thu 12 Jun, 1pm COOL, CALM AND CONNECTED Total running time: 89 mins Lesbian tales of love, loss and everything in between. Aquaporko follows Melbourne’s fat femme synchronised swim team, pioneering friendship and fat activism. Shopping tells a tale of missed opportunities, and in Stormcloud missionaries try selling Vi their version of love and sin. In Between Us Ariel begins an affair with a married woman, while Jade loses her flatmate’s bling in an unusual place in Justin Beaver (Love Bytes). A couple try to avoid death – and hash out their relationship issues – during the zombie apocalypse in Goodnight My Love. In Pursuit, Diana deliberately speeds to catch the attention of Officer Cate. Director Kelli Jean Drinkwater introduces her film Aquaporko in Wellington on 2 June. Auckland: Sat 24 May, 5pm & Thu 29 May, 6.40pm Wellington: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 6pm & Thu 5 Jun, 1pm FREE FALL Freier Fall Dir: Stephan Lacant, Germany, 2013, 100 mins, German with English subtitles Marc is shaken to the core when he meets fellow police officer Kay on a training course and begins to develop feelings for him. When Kay transfers to Marc’s unit, Marc’s well-ordered life begins to unravel. Torn between his love for his pregnant girlfriend and the rush of a completely new experience, his life is in free fall. Marc realises he can no longer keep everyone happy, least of all himself. Leading men Hanno Koffler and Max Riemelt give emotionally compelling and erotically-charged performances in this sophisticated gay drama. Auckland: Fri 23 May, 8.35pm Wellington: Sat 31 May, 8.30pm GEOGRAPHY CLUB Total running time: 86 mins Dir: Gary Entin, USA, 2012, 83 mins 16-year old Russell is still dating girls while having a secret relationship with football quarterback Kevin, who will do anything to prevent his teammates from finding out. Min and Terese tell everyone that they’re just really good friends. And then there’s Ike who can’t figure out who he is or who he wants to be. Together they form the Geography Club, a Gay-Straight Alliance in disguise, thinking nobody else would ever want to join. This smart and funny film, based on Brent Hartinger’s novel, will resonate with teens and adults alike. Preceded by Queer Selfies in which queers at Auckland’s Big Gay Out are asked: “What does home mean to you?” Auckland: Fri 30 May, 12.30pm & Sun 1 Jun, 6.40pm Wellington: Sat 7 Jun, 6.50pm & Tue 10 Jun, 1pm GETTING GO: THE GO DOC PROJECT Dir: Cory James Krueckeberg, USA, 2013, 91 mins In this sexy, sweet film set in NYC, the boundary between online lust and real world love blurs when an introverted young man befriends the boy of his fantasies. Doc, a shy student, is desperate to meet his online obsession: a hot go-go dancer named Go. Working up the courage, Doc emails Go to see if he would be willing to be interviewed for a film he claims to be working on. Amazingly, Go agrees, so Doc heads off to meet his wet dream in the flesh. The pair begin seeing one another regularly, turning Doc’s imaginary film into a real one. As their intimacy grows, can he handle how Go makes his living? Auckland: Sun 25 May, 7.35pm Wellington: Fri 30 May, 8.35pm HAWAII Dir: Marco Berger, Argentina, 2013, 102 mins, Spanish with English subtitles When a young drifter, Martin, turns up at writer Eugenio’s house in the country and they recognise each other as childhood playmates, Eugenio offers him work for the summer and a sensual game of power and desire begins. As they get to know each other and share increasingly intimate moments, their mutual attraction and Eugenio’s reticence build an almost unbearable erotic tension, for them and us! Fans of Argentine director Marco Berger’s work in Out Takes 2013’s Sexual Tension: Volatile will love this accomplished and beautiful exploration of the gay male gaze and desire. Auckland: Thu 29 May, 8.30pm Wellington: Wed 4 Jun, 8.30pm I ALWAYS SAID YES: THE MANY LIVES OF WAKEFIELD POOLE Dir: Jim Tushinski, USA, 2013, 93 mins Dancer and choreographer Wakefield Poole worked on Broadway with theatre legends Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Noel Coward, and Ethel Merman among others. In 1971, after seeing a typical example of gay porn, he asked himself why someone couldn’t make one that wasn’t sleazy and depressing. He set out to do just that, called the result Boys in the Sand, and became an overnight sensation. Queer erotica would never be the same. Packed with archival footage, entertaining interviews, and excerpts from his films, this is the story of an outspoken artist in turbulent times. Auckland: Sun 25 May, 12.15pm & Wed 28 May, 12.30pm Wellington: Sat 31 May, 1.05pm & Wed 4 Jun, 1pm I FEEL LIKE DISCO Ich Fühl Mich Disco Dir: Axel Ranisch, Germany, 2013, 95 mins, German with English subtitles Chubby teenager Florian is very close to his mother. The two enjoy nothing more than dressing up and lip-syncing to disco songs. His diving coach father can’t understand this obsession at all, nor why his son isn’t interested in sports or girls. One day, tragedy strikes Florian’s mother, leaving father and son to cope in each other’s company. But when Florian meets his father’s young Romanian diving student, a tentative adolescent romance begins. At times heartbreaking, at others laugh-out-loud funny, this impressive tragi-comedy is one of the highlights of the festival. Auckland: Mon 26 May, 6.40pm Wellington: Tue 3 Jun, 6.40pm I’M A PORN STAR Total running time: 94 mins Dir: Charlie David, Canada, 2013, 80mins Some viewers may be aware that the internet contains several sites that offer content of an explicit nature. Actually, there are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites and porn is now a 13 billion dollar business. Beginning with a lively history of gay porn over the centuries, I’m A Porn Star profiles the lives and careers of four online porn stars – Brent Everett, Johnny Rapid, Rocco Reed and Colby Jansen. Eye-opening, informative and very sexy. Preceded by Gingers. Redheads, fire crotches… mocked by some, fetishized by others. A film made especially for ginger lovers. Auckland: Sun 1 Jun, 8.25pm Wellington: Fri 6 Jun, 6.35pm IN THE NAME OF… W Imię Dir: Malgoska Szumowska, Poland, 2012, 97 mins, Polish with English subtitles Adam is a Catholic priest in rural Poland, working with troubled teenagers. Handsome and unconventional, the locals accept him as one of their own. But after meeting eccentric, silent Lukasz, son of a simple farming family, Father Adam faces a spiritual crisis. He wrestles with sexual feelings long suppressed as his attraction to soft-spoken Lukasz grows. Superbly acted, beautifully filmed in the lush Polish countryside, In the Name Of… asks important questions about faith, repression and the longing for love. Winner – Teddy Award, Best Film, Berlin Film Festival 2013 Auckland: Fri 30 May, 6.40pm Wellington: Wed 11 Jun, 6.30pm INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Total running time: 91 mins Be inspired by queer relationships around the world. In Out a young vampire comes out of the coffin to his family, while in Grotto Marco returns home, intent on breaking some news to friends. At his grandfather’s wake, Neil struggles to stay in control when an offensive guest shows up in Trunk. Yuval’s at the beach with his wife and kids in Summer Vacation, when an ex appears. Elsewhere, boys float in the water like Wandering Clouds. A deaf boy’s relationship with his hearing boyfriend is ending in Pittsburgh and a couple review their time from first meeting to parting in All the Sun of the World. Auckland: Sun 25 May, 2pm & Sat 31 May, 6.30pm Wellington: Sat 31 May, 4.45pm & Mon 9 Jun, 1pm IT GETS BETTER Mai Dai Kor Hai Ma Rak Dir: Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, Thailand, 103 mins, Thai with English subtitles Three intertwined stories take a candid, empathetic look at Thai ladyboys’ quests for personal, family and community acceptance – and their achievement: it really does get better. Cosmopolitan and glamorous, middle-aged transwoman Saitarn finds herself out of place in a rural village; a young boy is forced into a monastery after his father finds him dancing in his mother’s clothes; and expat Tonmai discovers that his late, estranged father has left him a ladyboy cabaret in Pattaya. Gorgeous scenery, spectacular performances, and entertaining club routines complete a portrait of transgender lives rediscovered and redeemed. Auckland: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 3.25pm Wellington: Mon 9 Jun, 8.30pm KIDNAPPED FOR CHRIST Dir: Kate Logan, USA, 2013, 92 mins A challenging documentary that tells the shocking stories of American teenagers sent to Escuela Caribe, a Christian behaviour modification programme in the Dominican Republic. 17-yr-old David Wernsman was literally dragged from his bedroom to the airport by strangers without warning – because his parents found out he was gay. Once in this so-called ‘school’, myriad punishments and cruelties are inflicted on the kids in an effort to produce obedient Christian conformists. Made by a young evangelical filmmaker granted unprecedented access to film in this controversial place, she discovers shocking secrets that changed her life. Auckland: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 1.30pm Wellington: Sat 7 Jun, 1pm KUMU HINA Dir: Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson, USA, 2013, 76 mins Out Takes is thrilled to present the story of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a Native Hawaiian māhū (transgender) schoolteacher, who inspires a tomboyish young girl to claim her place as leader of a boy’s hula troupe. Proud and confident, Hina passes on ancient Hawaiian culture and traditions to her students, including respect for māhū, those who embrace both the feminine and the masculine traits. An inspiring story that offers a rare glimpse of island life that tourists seldom see, culminating in the school’s rousing year-end hula performance. Film makers Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson are expected to attend. Auckland: Sat 24 May, 2.45pm Wellington: Wed 4 Jun, 6.30pm SPONSORED BY THE LAST MATCH La Partida Dir: Antonia Hens, Spain/Cuba, 2012, 94 mins, Spanish with English subtitles In this sexually-charged Cuban drama, Reiner and Yosvani are best friends and football mates. To support his mother, wife and baby, Reiner prostitutes himself to older male foreigners while Yosvani is reluctantly engaged to a girl and lives with her loan shark father. Sharing a kiss at a nightclub, followed by a lusty roof top encounter the two men quickly fall hard for one another. But they will fight hard to keep this love in the reckless Havana streets. As their love intensifies, the challenge is not with them but with the unforgiving world they exist in… a world they long to escape. Auckland: Sat 31 May, 8.35pm Wellington: Thu 12 Jun, 8.25pm THE LOVE PART OF THIS Dir: Lya Guerra, USA, 2012, 82 mins Grace Schrafft and Grace Moceri became lovers in the 1970s. Leaving their respective husbands, with their infant children in tow they embarked on a life journey together. A beautifully crafted documentary which explores the ebb and flow of a loveship which spans almost forty years, The Love Part of This is a heartbreaking, funny and extremely moving portrait of life and love in our times, and the stories and struggles of the two Graces will resonate with many. Best Documentary Feature – Torino GLBT Film Festival 2013 Auckland: Sun 25 May, 5.50pm Wellington: Sat 31 May, 6.45pm MATTERHORN Total running time: 96mins Dir: Diederik Ebbinge, The Netherlands, 2013, 87 mins, Dutch with English subtitles Widower Fred lives alone since losing his wife and son. At 54, his life is one of stultifying routine, attending church and eating his green beans, meat and potatoes at 6 o’clock on the dot every day. One day he offers a room to mentallyimpaired homeless man Theo, causing quite a stir in the neighbourhood. A dry, deadpan comedy, Matterhorn soars to one hell of an emotional climax that has had audiences cheering at screenings worldwide. Come see why. Preceded by dik. 6 year old Andrew’s drawing leaves his parents questioning his sexuality, with disastrous consequences. Auckland: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 7.30pm Wellington: Sun 8 Jun, 7.45pm MÍA Dir: Javier Van de Couter, Argentina, 2012, 105 mins, Spanish with English subtitles Trans actress Camila Sosa Villada stars as Alé, a homeless trans woman who lives in the ‘pink village’ – a slum outside Buenos Aires made up of gay and transgendered people. She survives by collecting recyclables for money. While rummaging through trash, she finds the diary of a woman named Mía. Compelled by Mía’s story, Alé becomes determined to find her eight-year-old daughter and return the diary – an endeavour that takes her into the home of the grieving family. Mía is about the capacity to heal, and the importance of love and connection. Auckland: Fri 23 May, 6.30pm Wellington: Fri 30 May, 6.30pm MOLLY’S GIRL Dir: Scott R Thompson, USA, 2012, 125 mins Dumped by her girlfriend, gay-marriage activist Mercedes consoles herself at a bar where she meets Molly, a quirky, eccentric soul who has never slept with a woman… until now. At first she is eager to shake Molly’s desperate attentions, but when she discovers that Molly’s father is an influential senator who strongly opposes gay marriage, she hatches a plan to crash the senator’s birthday party. Posing as Molly’s lesbian fiancée she gets herself invited to the mansion. A comedy of deception which encourages us to just be who we are. Auckland: Sat 31 May, 6.10pm Wellington: Thu 5 Jun, 6.15pm MY PRAIRIE HOME Dir: Chelsea McMullan, Canada, 2013, 76 mins Canadian transgender performer Rae Spoon is a kind of indie troubadour, travelling long distances across the wild open spaces of Canada to perform. Spoon revisits the stretches of rural Alberta that once constituted ‘home’ and confronts memories of growing up queer in an abusive, evangelical household. This genredefying blend of documentary, musical and road movie segues into fantastical performance sequences in which Spoon sings of childhood, the prairie, death, dinosaurs, the Rapture, gender exploration, and high school romance. An utterly unforgettable experience – and discovering Rae Spoon is this film’s biggest reward. Auckland: Sat 31 May, 12.50pm Wellington: Sun 8 Jun, 4.25pm SUPPORTED BY ROSIE Dir: Marcel Gisler, Switzerland, 2013, 106 mins, Swiss German with English subtitles Summoned by his sister, queer writer Lorenz returns to his small Swiss hometown. Thinking his only concern is taking a break from writer’s block, he finds he now has to cope with his mother, Rosie, who is increasingly unable to live without help. Infuriatingly, Rosie refuses to accept a life without drink and cigarettes. But a one-night stand with a local guy is set to turn Lorenz’s situation around. As Rosie’s condition steadily deteriorates, Lorenz almost fails to notice that love is knocking on the front door of his parent’s house. Auckland: Sat 24 May, 6.30pm Wellington: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 8pm THE RUGBY PLAYER Dir: Scott Gracheff, USA, 2013, 79 mins Gay rugby player Mark Bingham was one of the passengers who stormed the cockpit of United Flight 93 during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This powerful documentary is an emotional, stirring portrait of both Mark and his mother, Alice Hoagland, who was propelled to become a staunch advocate of gay rights and godmother to the gay rugby community worldwide. Mark’s own home videos and candid interviews with friends, family, and team mates illustrate how his life and deeds inspired a nation. Supported by the New Zealand Falcons. A brief Q&A will be held after the screening in Auckland. Auckland: Sun 25 May, 3.50pm Wellington: Wed 11 Jun, 8.25pm 30 A MOVING IMAGE EXHIBITION CURATED BY GARETH WATKINS 16 APRIL - 14 JUNE Free entry, at the Film Archive, Wellington www.filmarchive.org.nz Image: Kevin Todd’s panel (1954-1998), artist Welby Ings, NZ AIDS Memorial Quilt. TEST Dir: Chris Mason Johnson, USA, 2013, 98 mins Set in the free-spirited San Francisco of 1985, the visually stunning and beautifully choreographed Test focuses on young dancers Frankie and Todd as hate-love sparks fly between them. Novice Frankie is not quite butch enough for the choreographer, while company veteran Todd is both smoulderingly masculine and more sexually adventurous. Fear of the recently-named AIDS virus is palpable; nobody knew for certain how the disease spread, and dancers feared touching each other. As Frankie and Todd’s tentative romance deepens, the first HIV test is announced and they both wonder… should they take it? Auckland: Wed 28 May, 8.30pm & Thu 29 May, 12.30pm Wellington: Thu 5 Jun, 8.35pm & Wed 11 Jun, 1pm TRU LOVE Dir: Kate Johnston & Shauna MacDonald, USA, 2013, 87 mins Tru is a single lesbian who cannot commit to a relationship or a job for long... that is, until she meets Alice, a beautiful widow who has come to town to visit her daughter, Tru’s friend Suzanne. Suzanne leads a busy corporate life-style and asks Tru to look after Alice while she works. A strong bond forms between the two women and tensions escalate after Suzanne witnesses an intimate moment between them. She tries to sabotage the budding romance, but it backfires, as Tru’s love is hard to contain. Auckland: Tue 27 May, 8.30pm & Tue 3 Jun, 12.30pm Wellington: Tue 10 Jun, 8.35pm & Wed 11 Jun, 2.50pm TWO MOTHERS Zwei Mütter Dir: Anne Zohra Berrache, Germany, 2013, 75 mins, German with English subtitles Mixing fiction and documentary, Two Mothers follows Katja and Isabella, happily married, who decide to have a child. However, like many lesbian couples, they soon discover how difficult this is as many of the sperm banks and fertility clinics in Germany don’t offer treatment to homosexual couples, citing ‘legal problems’. The toll on their finances and relationship is telling. Refusing to give up, they take matters into their own hands and start casting for potential sperm donors online… Auckland: Sun 1 Jun, 8.10pm & Wed 4 Jun, 6.40pm Wellington: Thu 12 Jun, 6.45pm TWO: THE STORY OF ROMAN AND NYRO Total running time 84mins Dir: Heather Winters, USA, 2013, 71 mins An award-winning documentary that asks: what is a family? Together 22 years, Nashville songwriter Desmond Child and partner Curtis Shaw approach their best friend Angela to be a surrogate mum. Twin boys are born, with Jon Bon Jovi as their not-so-ordinary godfather. There are many forces to overcome, including fighting for government recognition, and their surrogate mum’s parents not quite understanding their relationship to the boys. However, in the end they make being dads and being gay normal. Preceded by A Last Farewell. A grieving daughter tries to reason with one of her fathers. Auckland: Sat 24 May, 1pm Wellington: Mon 2 Jun (QB), 1pm VALENCIA Dir: Various, USA, 2013, 105 mins Writer Michelle Tea’s autobiography Valencia comes to life in this fun, collaborative production. Twenty-one queer filmmakers each shot a 5–7 minute short based on a chapter from the book. The result is a raucous and colourful film documenting the fun, anarchy and adventure of being a riot grrl punk in San Francisco dyke culture, with all the romance, grit, heartbreak, experimentation, awkwardness and antics. This film is not afraid to laugh at itself and will make you fall in love with the 90s all over again, like, totally. Auckland: Tue 3 Jun, 8.30pm Wellington: Fri 6 Jun, 8.30pm WAITING IN THE WINGS: THE MUSICAL Dir: Jenn Page, USA, 2014, 107mins An exuberant musical comedy that proves there’s no business like show business, and delivers some damn fine tunes along the way. Perky, naïve young Anthony is a musical theatre performer in Big Timber, Montana who dreams of being on Broadway. Cocky, handsome Tony works in a male stripper revue in NYC. Anthony envisions his big break when he enters a contest to be in an off-Broadway production, and Tony sees dollar signs when he finds a competition entitled ‘America’s Strip Search’. The thing is, these two contests are being run by the same company, and wouldn’t you know it but their submissions get mixed up…. Auckland: Wed 4 Jun, 8.20pm Wellington: Tue 10 Jun, 6.30pm THE WAY HE LOOKS Hoje eu Quero Voltar Sozinho Dir: Daniel Ribeiro, Brazil, 96 mins, Portuguese with English subtitles Out Takes 2012 audience favourite short, I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone, has been expanded into this impressive feature. Blind teenager Leo is fully integrated into his high school, though a few bullying kids occasionally make life unpleasant. His best friend Giovanna faithfully looks after him, and he’s chomping at the bit for independence from his over-protective parents. Then, along comes new classmate Gabriel, upending Leo’s world as he finds himself falling in love. The three young leads deliver outstanding performances in this affirmative, coming-of-age romance that’s bound to be another audience favourite. Auckland: Fri 23 May, 12.30pm & Tue 27 May, 6.35pm Wellington: Sun 1 Jun, 5.45pm AUCKLAND SCHEDULE Thu 22 May 7.15pmGBF 7.15pm Heterosexual Jill For both Opening Night films: Bar opens 7.15pm Welcome and prizes 7.50pm Film starts at 8.30pm Fri 23 May 12.30pm 6.30pm 6.50pm 8.35pm The Way He Looks Mía Child’s Play Free Fall Sat 24 May 1pm 2.45pm 4.45pm 5pm 6.30pm 8.35pm Two: The Story Of Roman And Nyro Kumu Hina Boys Cool, Calm And Connected Rosie Bye Bye Blondie Sun 25 May 12.15pm 2pm 2.10pm 3.50pm 5.50pm 7.35pm I Always Said Yes: Wakefield Poole International Relations Born This Way The Rugby Player The Love Part Of This Getting Go: The Go Doc Project Mon 26 May 12.30pm GBF 6.40pm I Feel Like Disco 8.35pm Cherry Tue 27 May 12.30pm Boys 6.35pm The Way He Looks 8.30pm Tru Love Wed 28 May 12.30pm I Always Said Yes: Wakefield Poole 6.40pm Beyond The Binary 2 8.30pmTest Thu 29 May 12.30pmTest 6.40pm Cool, Calm And Connected 8.30pm Hawaii Fri 30 May 12.30pm 6.40pm 8.35pm Sat 31 May 12.50pm My Prairie Home 2.30pm Complex Worlds 4.25pmCodebreaker 6.10pm Molly’s Girl 6.30pm International Relations 8.35pm The Last Match Sun 1 Jun 12.40pm 2.50pm 4.30pm 4.45pm 6.40pm 8.10pm 8.25pm Mon 2 Jun 1.30pm 3.25pm 5.30pm 7.30pm QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Geography Club In The Name Of… Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth The Case Against 8 Beyond The Binary 2 Child’s Play Camp Beaverton: Meet The Beavers Geography Club Two Mothers I’m A Porn Star Kidnapped For Christ It Gets Better Complex Worlds Matterhorn Tue 3 Jun 12.30pm 8.30pm Tru Love Valencia Wed 4 Jun 6.40pm 8.20pm Two Mothers Waiting In The Wings: The Musical WELLINGTON SCHEDULE Thu 29 May 7.15pm GBF Bar opens 7.15pm Entertainment starts 8.10pm Film starts 8.30pm Fri 30 May 6.30pm Mía 8.35pm Getting Go: The Go Doc Project Sat 31 May 1.05pm 3pm 4.45pm 6.45pm 8.30pm I Always Said Yes: Wakefield Poole Born This Way International Relations The Love Part Of This Free Fall Sun 1 Jun 2pm Complex Worlds 4pm Beyond The Binary 2 5.45pm The Way He Looks 7.15pm Heterosexual Jill Bar opens 7.15pm Entertainment starts 8.05pm Film starts 8.30pm Mon 2 Jun 1pm Two: The Story Of Roman And Nyro 2.40pm Child’s Play 4.20pmBoys 6pm Cool, Calm And Connected 8pmRosie Tue 3 Jun 1pmGBF 6.40pm I Feel Like Disco 8.35pmCherry Wed 4 Jun 1pm I Always Said Yes: Wakefield Poole 6.30pm Kumu Hina 8.30pmHawaii QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Thu 5 Jun 1pm Cool, Calm And Connected 6.15pm Molly’s Girl 8.35pmTest Fri 6 Jun 1pm Child’s Play 6.35pm I’m A Porn Star 8.30pmValencia Sat 7 Jun 1pm 2.50pm 5pm 6.50pm 8.35pm Sun 8 Jun 1pm Beyond The Binary 2 2.45pmCodebreaker 4.25pm My Prairie Home 6pm Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth 7.45pmMatterhorn Mon 9 Jun 1pm 8.30pm International Relations It Gets Better Tue 10 Jun 1pm 6.30pm 8.35pm Geography Club Waiting In The Wings: The Musical Tru Love Wed 11 Jun 1pmTest 2.50pm Tru Love 6.30pm In The Name Of… 8.25pm The Rugby Player Thu 12 Jun 1pm 6.45pm 8.25pm Kidnapped For Christ The Case Against 8 Camp Beaverton: Meet The Beavers Geography Club Bye Bye Blondie Complex Worlds Two Mothers The Last Match “My body is a taonga” Todd, Sandringham #loveyourcondom loveyourcondom.co.nz/joinin
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