Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

From April 26 through May 5, 2013.

The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (MGLFF) commemorates its quince this year by celebrating fifteen years of fierce and fabulous queer cinema. As the first, major LGBT film festival of the calendar year, MGLFF sets the tone for the entire LGBT film festival circuit and this year will prove to be no exception, said Franc Castro, executive director of the MGLFF.

April 26, 2013, 8:30 p.m. Gusman Theatre
Opening Night
“G.B.F.,” Southeast Premiere
Directed by Darren Stein
Darren Stein, actors Andrea Bowen, Michael Willet, Xosha Roquemore, and producer Stephen Israel will attend. The fight for supremacy between a school’s most popular girls takes an unexpected turn when Tanner (Michael J. Willett) becomes its first openly gay student. As they race to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, Tanner, must choose between skyrocketing popularity and the friends he is leaving behind. Darren Stein (Jawbreaker) returns with another comic send-up of high school clique culture, including memorable cameos by Megan Mullally and Natasha Lyonne.

April 27, 2013, 3:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Let My People Go”
Director: Mikael Buch
This is a quirky comedy about Ruben, a French Jewish Postman who flees his life in a candy-colored Finland with his partner Teemu after “discovering” a bag full of Euros. Back in France, Ruben must deal with his hotheaded brother, smothering mother, lusting older attorney, gentile brother-in-law, and chasing Teemu, all while trying to figure out what to do with all the money.

April 27, 2013, 5:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“White Frog”
Director: Quentin Lee
After the death of his popular brother Chaz, Nick, who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, struggles to carry on. Nick’s parents have their own problems coping with the loss, but Chaz’s best friend Randy takes Nick under his wing. As Chaz’s family comes to understand his secret life, they will be forced to reconcile the boy they thought they knew with the man he really is. White Frog is a universal story of the power of family, friendship and love positioned to appeal to a broad audience in the same way as Ordinary People and Stand By Me.

April 27, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Olympia Theatre at Gusman Center
“Who’s Afraid Of Vagina Wolf,” A Work In Progress
Director: Anna Margarita Albelo will be attending with actress Guinevere Turner
The day after her 40th birthday, Anna, a filmmaker who sacrificed her love life for her film career, realizes she has neither and decides to get them both by adapting an all-female version of, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?”

April 27, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Facing Mirrors”
Director: Negar Azarbayjani
Facing Mirrors is moving story about Eddie, a trans-man who has fled his home and city. He wants to live the life that he truly desires without hostility and backlash from his family. During his flight he meets taxi cab driver, Rana, and the two find themselves on a journey laden with introspection and reflection.

April 27, 2013, 9:15 p.m. Olympia Theater at Gusman Center
“Out In The Dark,” Southeast Premiere
Director: Michael Mayer will attend the screening
Nimer, a Palestinian student, dreams of a better life abroad. One fateful night he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer, and the two quickly fall in love. As their relationship deepens, Nimer is confronted with the harsh realities of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept his sexual identity and an Israeli society that rejects him for his nationality. When his close friend is caught hiding illegally in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West Bank where he is brutally murdered, Nimer must choose between the life he thought he wanted and his love for Roy.

April 27, 2013, 10:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“The Invisible Men”
Director: Yariv Mozer
The Invisible Men tells the untold story of persecuted gay Palestinians who have run away from their families and are now hiding illegally in Tel Aviv. Their stories are told through the film’s heroes: Louie, 32 years old, a gay Palestinian who has been hiding in Tel Aviv for the past eight years; Abdu, 24 years old, who was exposed as gay in Ramallah and then accused of espionage and tortured by Palestinian security forces; Faris, 23 years old, who escaped to Tel Aviv from the West Bank after his family tried to kill him. Their only chance for survival is to seek asylum outside Israel and Palestine and leave their homelands behind forever.

April 28, 2013, 3:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Transgender Tuesdays”
Director: Mark Freeman
They came for the hormones and stayed for the healthcare. Eighteen years ago a team of HIV providers at a clinic in San Francisco and transgender activists from every ethnicity broke the mold. The warm narratives of these 12 pioneering patients provide the film’s beating heart, revealing the harrowing places they have been. Their stories provide a sense of victory and hope.

April 28, 2013, 5:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Valentine Road”
Director: Marta Cunningham
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as the aftermath.

April 28, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Colony Theatre
“Born This Way,” North American Premiere
Directors: Shaun Kadlec/Deb Tullman
Shaun Kaldec will attend the screening
A depiction of today’s gay life in Africa, this fantastic documentary highlights the struggles of gay and lesbian Cameroonians forging their way in their community and fighting for a place in their homophobic society and in their legal system. 

April 28, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Stud Life”
Director: Campbell Ex
London’s urban scene is explored through the eyes of JJ, a hot British stud and her gay best friend, Seb. As JJ falls for a provocative diva her friendship with Seb is challenged. A story of friendship, love and betrayal, Stud Life balances it all against the backdrop of the gritty city.

April 28, 2013, 8:30 p.m. Colony Theatre
DOUBLE FEATURE
“In Their Room” – North American Premiere
Director: Travis Matthews
A short documentary about gay men and intimacy, Travis Mathews introduces the audience to a handful of gay men living in the UK capital. As they are getting ready for a casual hook-up, they open up about their expectations and share their innermost desires and thoughts on sex, romance and relationships.

“Interior. Leather Bar.” – Southeast Premiere
Directors: James Franco and Travis Matthews
Travis Matthew and actor Christian Patrick will attend the screening.
Less a film about the infamous deleted forty minutes from “Cruising,” and more about the creation of those missing minutes and what they mean to all involved. The filmmakers Travis Mathews and James Franco challenge the audience with their thoughts about the exploration of sexual and creative freedoms.

April 28, 2013, 10:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
Men’s Shorts
Take a moment to reflect about your past. Remember when you discovered your first dirty magazine, tried to determine what type of person you were going to be, wanted to ask the man you admired for a date, talked too much with a friend about an infidelity or enjoyed being with the one y
ou loved? These memories are all encapsulated in this year’s Men’s Shorts. “Beginnings”, “Simply Rob”, “Maduros”, “The Package”, “TDP:  More Than Ever”  and “It’s Only Us”.             

April 29, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Tudo Sue Deus Criou”
Director: Andre da Costa Pinto
Seemingly having nothing in common, Tudo Sue Deus Criou explores an orphan, a blind virgin who seeks sexual pleasure, and a young man who prostitutes himself as a transvestite. What was God thinking when he created each one of them?

April 29, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Colony Theatre
“The Rugby Player,” World Premiere
Director: Scott Gracheff
Scott Gracheff, Alice Hoagland (Bingham’s Mother) and producers Holly and Chris Million will attend the screening. 
The Rugby Player focuses on the unique bond between a mother and son and how it is ultimately strengthened by tragedy. The film explores the lives of Mark Bingham, one of the passengers of United Flight 93 on 9/11, and his mother, Alice Hoagland, a former United Airlines flight attendant. What it means to be a hero is illuminated by the characters and the storyline.

April 29, 2013, 9:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Mr. Angel,” East Coast Premiere
Director: Dan Hunt
Actor Buck Angel will attend the screening.
Mr. Angel chronicles the extraordinary life of transgender male porn pioneer and educator, Buck Angel. It is a moving and provocative story of a man’s search for acceptance from his family and the world that unfolds into an inspirational story about an unlikely hero.

April 30, 2013, 7:00 p.m. “Anarchy in Zirmunai,” – East Coast Premiere
Director: Rene Boulanger
A young provincial girl, Vile, moves to the city. She rents an apartment from Sandra, a boyish looking girl always wearing a t- shirt with anarchy symbols. The two girls get along well and Vile finds a perfect guide in the strong and optimistic Sandra. All is fine until Vile meets a member of the city’s punk community who will change her even more.

April 30, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Colony Theatre
“Two: The Story of Roman and Nyro”
Director: Heather Winters
Heather Winters, Desmond Child, Curtis Shaw Child, Roman Child and Nyro Child to attend screening. The Story Of Roman and Nyro documents the 12-year journey of songwriter Desmond Child and partner Curtis Shaw, and the extraordinary way they met Angela Whittaker, the woman who would carry their sons, Roman and Nyro, into the world. TWO is the powerful story of three lives inextricably woven together in magical and unexpected ways, affirming that modern families may be modern in their making, but timelessly human at their core.

April 30, 2013, 9:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Kings & Queens,” North American Premiere
Director: Deana Coble
This documentary captures dressing room hilarity and reveals what it is to be a drag mom and kid. Audiences are immersed into local families, their dynamic and those who operate outside of them. LaWanda Jackson opens her heart and relays the soulful stories of drag, its evolution and love. But it’s not about drag, it’s about the viewer.

May 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Director: Mike Newell
Harry finds himself selected as an under aged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardry school competition.
New World Center Wallcast

May 1, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
Women’s Shorts
From the awkward excitement of a first date to finding love that stands the test of time, the women’s shorts program tells the beautiful, intricate, and at times hilarious stories of women as they embark into the world of love, loss and everything in between. “Painted Girl”, “Bombshell”, “First Date”, “Coffee & Pie”, “Remember to Breathe”, “Road Home” and “The Devotion Project: Foremost in My Mind”

May 1, 2013, 8:00 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“I Do” – Centerpiece Film
Director: Glenn Gaylord
Writer, producer and lead actor David W. Ross and producer Stephen Igrad to attend screening. Jack, a British photographer, is a surrogate father to his deceased brother’s daughter, Tara. He picks her up from school, helps with homework, and is there for the occasional emergency room visit. Jack is suddenly informed his work visa will not be renewed and desperate to stay in the United States he marries his lesbian best friend Ali. The ruse does not last as they feel pressure from Immigration, as well as Jack’s increasingly serious relationship with Mano, a very sexy Spaniard.

May 1, 2013, 9:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Tennessee Queer”
Director: Earl Goshorn
“Every time I go home, I feel like I’m walking into a Tennessee Williams play.” When Jason Potts returns to his small hometown for a quick family visit, he realizes that things have not gotten better for the LGBT youth. Before he knows it, Jason is in charge of the first gay pride parade in the sleepy small town. Preceded By: “Seemless” (Short)

May 2, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Raid On The Rainbow Lounge”
Director: Robert L. Camina
A documentary recounting the events surrounding the widely publicized and controversial raid of a Fort Worth, Texas, gay bar in 2009, Raid on the Rainbow Lounge depicts how Fort Worth would become a leader in LGBT equality. The film documents the journey from the perspective of eyewitnesses, activists and politicians who helped create change.

May 2, 2013, 7:30 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“In The Name Of,” North American Premiere
Director: Malgoska Szumowska
Adam, a Catholic priest who discovered his calling as a servant of God at the relatively late age of 21, lives in a village in rural Poland where he works with teenagers that have behavioral problems. He declines the advances of a young blonde named Ewa, saying he is already spoken for. However, celibacy is not the only reason for his rejection. Adam knows that he desires men and that his embrace of the priesthood has been a flight from his own sexuality. When he meets Lukasz, the strange and taciturn son of a simple family, Adam’s self-imposed abstinence becomes a heavy burden.

May 2, 2013, 9:30 p.m. O Cinema
“Geography Club”
Director: Gary Entin
A story about contemporary teenagers as they discover their sexual identities, dreams and values. 16-year old Russell is still going on dates with 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. Finding the truth, that is all too hard to hide, they decide to form the Geography Club, thinking nobody in their right mind would ever want to join. However, their secrets may soon be discovered and they could have to face the choice of revealing who they really are.

DOUBLE FEATURE “Adults Only”
Director: Michael Saul
A short feature about gay men, bedrooms and sexuality. Visions of a past relationship leave Michael broken and isolated until an intimate encounter at porn arcade opens a door to unexpected possibilities.

May 2, 2013, 9:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque
“Interior. Leather Bar”
Directors: James Franco and Travis Matthews
Less a film about the infamous deleted forty minutes from “Cruising,” and more about the creation of those missing minutes and what it means to all involved. The filmmakers Travis Mathews and James Franco challenge the audience wit
h their thoughts about the exploration of sexual and creative freedoms.

May 3, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Colony Theatre
“Breaking Through”
Director: Cindy Abel will attend the screening
Openly gay elected officials, including the first openly gay U.S. Senator, Tammy Baldwin, share their stories of self-doubt and triumph over multiple barriers, revealing a deeply personal and rarely seen side of politicians. As they fight for their rights, they give hope to struggling LGBT people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

May 3, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Margarita”
Director: Dominique Cardona & Laurie Colbert
Behind the facade of a beautiful urban home, a combination of complacency and bad investments has left power couple Ben and Gail disconnected, resentful and just about broke. When the cash-strapped yuppies fire their daughter’s lesbian Mexican nanny, Margarita, they set off a chain of events that lead to her deportation.

May 3, 2013, 8:30 p.m. Miami Beach Botanical Garden
“I Am Divine,” Southeast Premiere
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
Young Harris Glenn Milstead liked musicals, was drawn to feminine pursuits, was bullied and he privately played dress-up games in his mother’s clothing. By 1963, Glenn was brave enough to show up at a party dressed as an astonishingly passable Elizabeth Taylor. After meeting a crowd of gay hipsters Glenn starts camping it up, and meets the man who forever changed his life – John Waters. (In case of rain, the screening will be held at The Colony Theater @ 9:30 p.m.)

May 3, 2013, 9:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Continental”, Southeast Premiere
Director: Malcom Ingram
Malcolm Ingram’s lively new documentary Continental takes viewers back in time to the sexually charged New York of 1968, when the notorious ‘Continental Baths’ opened its doors. This groundbreaking den of debauchery (advertised as a place “for sophisticated men only”) came to transcend sexual identities and became a cultural beacon to the hip, beautiful and infamous. Not only the host to newly empowered gay men of all shapes and sizes, eager to take full advantage of their sexual freedoms at a lavish venue, the ‘Continental’ brought culture to the bathhouse’s stage week after week, becoming instrumental in the careers of ‘60s and ‘70s icons like Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Patti LaBelle, Peter Allen and countless others.

May 3, 2013, 11:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Pit Stop”
Director: Yen Tan
A film that tells the parallel stories of two gay men in a small Texas town.  Both know that this isn’t the best place for them to be, but both call it home. A construction foreman and a Latino factory worker, both heartbroken and struggling amidst personal misfortunes, randomly meet and face the possibility that they might just be meant for each other.

May 4, 2013, 12:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Wildness”
Director: Wu Tsang
Rooted in the tropical underground of Los Angeles nightlife, The Wildness is a documentary portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic bar in the MacArthur Park area that has been home for Latin LGBT immigrant communities since 1963. The bar itself becomes a character, narrating what happens when a group of young artists create a weekly performance art party (organized by director Wu Tsang and DJs NGUZUNGUZU & Total Freedom) called Wildness, which explodes into creativity and conflict. What does “safe space” mean, and who needs it? How does it differ among us? At the Silver Platter, the search for answers to these questions creates coalitions across generations.

May 4, 2013, 2:00 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“Continental”, Southeast Premiere
Director: Malcom Ingram
Malcolm Ingram’s lively new documentary Continental takes viewers back in time to the sexually charged New York of 1968, when the notorious ‘Continental Baths’ opened its doors. This groundbreaking den of debauchery (advertised as a place “for sophisticated men only”) came to transcend sexual identities and became a cultural beacon to the hip, beautiful and infamous. Not only the host to newly empowered gay men of all shapes and sizes, eager to take full advantage of their sexual freedoms at a lavish venue, the ‘Continental’ brought culture to the bathhouse’s stage week after week, becoming instrumental in the careers of ‘60s and ‘70s icons like Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Patti LaBelle, Peter Allen and countless others.

May 4, 2013, 3:00 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“The Skin I’m In,” East Coast Premiere
Director: Broderick Fox
In 2005, Broderick Fox was found unconscious on the Berlin subway tracks with his head split open and a 0.47 blood alcohol level. Pulled to safety, Fox received a second chance at life and propelled himself on a journey of mind, body and spirit. We join Fox as he addresses bodily shame, addiction, creativity, and his search for his identity.

May 4, 2013, 4:30 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“Submerge,” North American Premiere
Director: Sophie O’Connor
A quintessential Gen Y story, Submerge explores the current pressures on young adults to make their mark on the world whilst juggling the competing demands of family, peers and the absolute belief of Gen Y that they can have it all, and should, right here, right now.

May 4, 2013, 5:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” Southeast Premiere
Director: Arvin Chen
Introverted Weichung has been married to Feng for nine years. They have one son together, and Feng would like to have another child with him. One day Stephen, an old friend who now organizes weddings, appears in Weichung’s life and encourages him to return to the gay life he had previously lived. Anxious not to lose his wife, Weichung tentatively begins seeing a flight attendant behind Feng’s back.

May 4, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Colony Theatre
“Hot Guys With Guns,” World Premiere
Director: Doug Spearman- Doug Spearman, Actors Darryl Stephens, Marc Anthony Samuel and Brian McArdle to attend screening.
Danny Lohman is an actor who takes his work a little too seriously. Pip Armstrong is Danny’s ex with a trust fund and a knack for starting trouble. Together they enlist the help of a jaded private investigator, Jimmy Peppicelli, to break up a crime spree targeting Hollywood’s gay mafia. It’s definitely a queer way to solve a crime.

May 4, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“The Go Doc Project”
Director: Cory Krueckeberg
Doc, a recent college grad, has fallen for a go-go dancer in New York City’s nightlife scene. Doc devises a plan to meet the dancer by pretending he wants him to be the subject of a documentary. After some convincing, the dancer agrees to be part of the film, making Doc’s imaginary documentary suddenly a reality. Doc follows his subject, camera in hand, all across New York City and even into the dancer’s apartment. Temperatures rise as summer love pays a visit to the boys, but will they be ready to handle a possible relationship or even finish the film on a positive note? The Go Doc Project explores the hazy differences between love and lust and how the promise of 15 minutes of fame can quickly evaporate into reality as two young men step into the future.

May 4, 2013, 10:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
Men’s Shorts
Take a moment to reflect about your past. Remember when you discovered your first dirty magazine, tried to determine what type of person you were going to be, wanted to ask the man you admired for a date, talked too much with a friend about an infidelity or enjoyed being with the one you loved? These memories are all enc
apsulated in this year’s Men’s Shorts. “Dirty Talk”, “Chaser”, “Homophobia”, “Scaffolding”, “Jackpot”, and “TDP: Say Only Yes”.

May 5, 2013, 1:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Submerge”
Director: Sophie O’Connor
A quintessential Gen Y story, Submerge explores the current pressures on young adults to make their mark on the world whilst juggling the competing demands of family, peers and the absolute belief of Gen Y that they can have it all, and should, right here, right now.

May 5, 2013, 4:00 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Valentine Road”
Director: Marta Cunningham
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as the aftermath.

May 5, 2013, 5:00 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” Southeast Premiere
Director: Arvin Chen
Introverted Weichung has been married to Feng for nine years. They have one son together, and Feng would like to have another child with him. One day Stephen, an old friend who now organizes weddings, appears in Weichung’s life and encourages him to return to the gay life he had previously lived. Anxious not to lose his wife, Weichung tentatively begins seeing a flight attendant behind Feng’s back.

May 5, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“In The Name Of”
Director: Malgoska Szumowska
Adam, a Catholic priest who discovered his calling as a servant of God at the relatively late age of 21, lives in a village in rural Poland where he works with teenagers that have behavioral problems. He declines the advances of a young blonde named Ewa, saying he is already spoken for. However, celibacy is not the only reason for his rejection. Adam knows that he desires men and that his embrace of the priesthood has been a flight from his own sexuality. When he meets Lukasz, the strange and taciturn son of a simple family, Adam’s self-imposed abstinence becomes a heavy burden.


May 5, 2013, 7:30 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“Pit Stop”
Director: Yen Tan
A film that tells the parallel stories of two gay men in a small Texas town.  Both know that this isn’t the best place for them to be, but both call it home. A construction foreman and a Latino factory worker, both heartbroken and struggling amidst personal misfortunes, randomly meet and face the possibility that they might just be meant for each other.

May 5, 2013, 9:00 p.m. Coral Gables Art Cinema
“Let My People Go”
Director: Mikael Buch
This is a quirky comedy about Ruben, a French Jewish Postman who flees his life in a candy-colored Finland with his partner Teemu after “discovering” a bag full of Euros. Back in France, Ruben must deal with his hotheaded brother, smothering mother, lusting older attorney, gentile brother-in-law, and Teemu chasing him, all while trying to figure out what to do with all the money.

May 5, 2013, 9:15 p.m. O Cinema Miami Shores
“La Partida,” Sneak Preview
Director: Antonio Hens
Cuba is not a country for young gays. Reinier, a teenager, falls in love with a fellow teammate at his neighborhood soccer field in Havana. Although obsessed with making money to pay for his child, teen wife and wife’s grandmother, gambler Reinier always fails in attaining what he desires. At the same time he cannot help being infatuated by Yosvani. Handsome Yosvani will give up his wealthy, elder girlfriend whom he found to pay for his lavish life in the big city. The boys would fight hard to keep this love in the reckless Havana streets.

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