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REELING RETURNS SEPT. 22-29, 2016!
Hurricane Bianca | Opening Night! | SEPT. 22 | 6pm RED CARPET // 7:30pm SHOWTIME
Reeling Film Fest kicks off Thursday, Sept. 22 at Music Box Theater with HURRICANE BIANCA! Red-hot standup comedian Roy Haylock and his alter ego, the outrageous drag diva Bianca Del Rio, star in this hilarious dragtastic revenge comedy from Columbia College graduate writer-director Matt Kugelman. Bianca is joined onscreen by a host of queer icons and fan favorites: Alan Cumming, Rachel Dratch, Margaret Cho, Shangela, Willam Belli, Bianca Leigh, and RuPaul!
bwoy | Festival Centerpiece! | Monday, SEPT. 26 | 7pm
Following the accidental death of his young son, Brad O’Connor, played by Anthony Rapp, (RENT, DAZED AND CONFUSED) finds himself drifting from his wife and becoming obsessed with a sexy young man he meets on a hook up site for Jamaican gay men. Anthony Rapp expected in attendance for screening and Q&A!
Upstairs Inferno | Documentary Centerpiece! | Sunday, SEPT. 25 | 7pm
On June 24, 1973 an arsonist set fire to the New Orleans gay bar the Up Stairs Lounge, trapping patrons and killing 32. Until the tragic events in Orlando earlier this year, it was the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history. Yet, few people inside the community – let alone the mainstream public – have ever heard about the tragedy.
King Cobra | Closing Night!
James Franco and writer-director Justin Kelly follow-up I AM MICHAEL with a real-life tale of murder, greed and sexual obsession. Stephen (Christian Slater), a small-time gay porn producer lucks out when he discovers Sean Paul Lockhart aka Brent Corrigan (Garrett Clayton), and turns him into a gay porn superstar. James Franco and Keegan Allen play a pair of lowlife producers who want to work with “the” Brent Corrigan no matter the cost. Don’t let the party stop there! Meet us at Progress Bar afterwards for hors d’oeuvres to snack on, a FREE drink ticket, and music to dance the night away!
Features and Shorts
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Totally Transfixed | QUEER SHORTS!
83 mins
From charming narratives to experimental musical shorts, these films are jam packed with stories from the queer, trans, and gender nonconforming communities; from dealing with everyday dysphoria to coming home for Thanksgiving for the first time after transitioning. In HARD PACK, a young trans guy (played by model/musician Madison Paige) takes too much testosterone and experiences the rush of consequences; a queer Vietnamese American teen attempts to piece together and understand their mom's experience as a Vietnam War refugee in NUOC; and a young Israeli transgender man reconnects with his childhood friend for the first time since his transition in THE FRIEND FROM TEL AVIV.
Totally Transfixed | QUEER SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 7:30 PM Buy Tickets -
True Colours
David Valent / Australia / 2016 / 10 mins
An increasingly desolate teenage schoolboy creates a coded language using paint colour sample cards to express secret feelings.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Departure
Andrew Steggall / France/UK / 2015 / 109 mins
Rising talent Alex Lawther, the young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and Bette Midler’s co-star in the forthcoming Freak Show, headlines this alternatively contemplative and sensual drama about a gay teen obsessed with a tough, hunky French lad he and his mother (Truly, Madly, Deeply’s Juliet Stevenson) encounter while on a last vacation at their cottage in the gorgeous countryside in the South of France.
Departure
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 1:00 PM Buy Tickets -
MASK4MASK
Aron Kantor / USA / 2015 / 3 mins
When the fetish lifestyle takes over the world, who are the real deviant ones?
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Closet Monster
Stephen Dunn / Canada / 2015 / 90 mins
AMERICAN CRIME’s Connor Jessup stars in this visually arresting coming out story as Oscar, a troubled young man obsessed with monster make-up, whose best friend is his pet hamster (voiced by Isabella Rossellini). That is, until he meets his rough-n-tumble co-worker Wilder (Aliocha Schneider), a seductive bad boy, and his queer desires kick into high gear. Spearheaded by Jessup’s masterful performance, writer-director Stephen Dunn’s debut feature, a swirling visual kaleidoscope, artfully captures the chaotic transition between adolescence and adulthood.
Closet Monster
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 7:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Victor XX
Ian Garrido / Spain / 2015 / 23 mins
Victor likes to experiment with his gender, but secrets do not last forever and Victor will have to face his mother and girlfriend in order to stand up for the real image reflected in his mirror.
Plays In:
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Chicago Filmmakers
Sunday, September 25 12:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Tomcat
Handl Klaus / Austria / 2016 / 114 mins
Winner of the prestigious Teddy award for Best Feature Film at this year’s Berlinale, Handl Klaus’ sophomore effort is a sensual relationship drama that unexpectedly delivers an out of the blue bolt of lightning that haunts Stefan and Andreas, the Austrian couple at its center. The Garden of Eden-like existence of Stefan and Andreas is shattered after a shocking and unexpected incident alters the perceptions that the duo has of one another and their understanding of themselves. TOMCAT is a provocative, stirring examination of what happens to a loving couple when trouble snakes its way into paradise.
Tomcat
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 7:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
83 mins
Lesbian relationships can be, well, complicated. Whether it’s juggling a long-distance relationship in ALLO?; planning a family with your brother’s sperm in SPUNKLE starring Dyke Delicious favorite Fawzia Mirza; re-connecting with an old flame in GREAT ESCAPE; re-enacting loving moments with an ex in FAKE IT; embarking on a forbidden relationship with a teacher in THE CRICKET AND THE ANT; or living with lesbian house-mates in ANGELINO HEIGHTS starring Guinevere Turner.
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Tits on a Bull
Tim Worrall / New Zealand / 2014 / 16 mins
A young rugby star struggles to choose between her longtime friendship with her aging coach or her new relationship with the lesbian team-captain.
Plays In:
It Starts With A Crush | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 3:15 PM Buy Tickets -
More of Last Night
Ashley Arlow / USA / 2014 / 16 mins
Three best friends, two guys and a girl, go on a farewell camping trip while on the brink of some major life transitions.
Plays In:
Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 12:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Before The Fall
Byrum Geisler / USA / 2016 / 92 mins
Handsome, affluent attorney Ben Bennet inexplicably finds himself falling hard for a rough-hewn welder after a chance meeting in court leads to an improbable friendship and possibly more. Byrum Geisler’s cinematically gorgeous directorial debut is a modern day variation on Jane Austin’s classic novel “Pride & Prejudice,” reimagined as a heartfelt, deeply satisfying gay romance.
Before The Fall
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 7:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Cecilia Aldarondo / USA / 2016 / 74 mins
Twenty-five years after her uncle Miguel died from AIDS, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo begins a journey into his past that leads her to attempt to resolve a decades-old family drama. In doing so, she uncovers never healed wounds and an aching desire to bring closure to what has morphed into a family tragedy revolving around the homosexuality of her beloved uncle and his non-acceptance by his strict Catholic mother. In uncovering the truth of the past and confronting it in the present, Cecilia movingly connects once again with her beloved uncle. This Tribeca Film Festival premiere has been hailed by the Village Voice as “exceptional” and “profoundly affecting.”
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 5:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Gaysians
Vicky Du / USA / 2015 / 13 mins
Five queer and trans Asian-Americans from New York City explore their relationships with their family and culture in this illuminating patchwork documentary.
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Where Are You Going, Habibi?
Tor Iben / Germany / 2015 / 80 mins
Ibo, a young German of Turkish descent is on the hunt for Mr. Right. Fate intervenes when he meets the sexy, charismatic Ali, a wrestler and petty criminal who claims to be straight. Ibo becomes infatuated with Ali and a flirtatious and trusting friendship develops that, if Ibo is reading the signs correctly, offers the promise of something more. But unexpected events threaten to tear apart the close bond between the two men. Writer-director Tor Iben has crafted an unlikely buddy movie about the power of love and the blurring of boundaries.
Where Are You Going, Habibi?
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 3:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Guidance
Josh Wolff / USA / 2016 / 17 mins
Charles, a high school psychologist at a parochial school, struggles to keep his personal and professional lives separate and intact.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
74 mins
Strong characters are a-plenty in this Dyke Delicious program! VICTOR XX is transitioning; BOOTWMN stands tall; VIRGIN TERRITORY stars last year’s M/ADDY talent, Mel Shimkovitz, and very talented young star/writer/director Emily Robinson; a young Chinese lesbian comes out to her conservative mother in THE RIGHT BANK; and a group of diners have a very special Valentine’s Day in HAPPY F-ING VALENTINE’S DAY.
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Chicago Filmmakers
Sunday, September 25 12:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Poshida
Faizan Fiaz / Pakistan / 2016 / 29 mins
Documenting the grim realities of Pakistan's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community at a time when LGBT human rights are under fire. Featuring Reeling alum and fan favorite, Fawzia Mirza!
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Sauna the Dead – A Fairy Tale
Tom Frederic / UK / 2016 / 21 mins
A fable in the vein of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, set in a gay sauna, with zombies.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Do You Take This Man?
Joshua Tunick / USA / 2016 / 92 mins
It’s the day before the wedding of Daniel (RENT’s Anthony Rapp, BWOY) and his somewhat younger fiancée Christopher (MEAN GIRLS and DANCING WITH THE STARS contestant Jonathan Bennett) and as friends and family arrive, minor problems lead to major jitters for the seemingly mismatched couple who learn the test of true love. Mackenzie Astin, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Dekker (Gregg Araki’s KABOOM), and Kate Walsh (GREY’S ANATOMY, PRIVATE PRACTICE) co-star.
Do You Take This Man?
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Monday, September 26 9:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Matt Kugelman / USA / 2016 / 82 mins
Red-hot standup comedian Roy Haylock and his alter ego, the outrageous drag diva Bianca Del Rio, star in this hilarious dragtastic revenge comedy from Columbia College graduate writer-director Matt Kugelman. When demure Richard gets hounded out of his teaching job in a small Texas town for being gay, his other half, the dragtastic diva Bianca Del Rio exacts a hilarious revenge. Kugelman’s directorial debut, a laugh out loud John Waters/TOOTSIE hybrid, offers a divine showcase for Haylock’s massive talents. Haylock’s cyclonic life force Bianca Del Rio, season six champion of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, is joined onscreen by a host of queer icons: Alan Cumming, Margaret Cho, Bianca Leigh, and none other than RuPaul himself.
Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Music Box Theatre
Thursday, September 22 7:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Pink Boy
Eric Rockey / USA / 2015 / 15 mins
An intimate look into the life of a gender non-conforming boy growing up in a conservative area of rural Florida.
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A Song for Your Mixtape
Brandon Zuck / USA / 2016 / 7 mins
After their relationship ends, a young outcast finds himself unwelcome at his secret boyfriend's birthday party.
Plays In:
Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 12:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Retake
Nick Corporon / USA / 2015 / 98 mins
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES’ Tuc Watkins stars in writer-director Nick Corporon’s romantic road film as Jonathan, a lonely, middle-aged man who hires a hunky male prostitute (Devon Graye) in San Francisco to join him on a trip to the Grand Canyon and insists on a daddy-boy toy relationship with very specific rules. But as the duo draws nearer to their geographical destination, the emotions of both men spill out and threaten to expose the carefully constructed world Jonathan has paid to create.
Retake
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 7:00 PM Buy Tickets -
RED CARPET Reception + Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Matt Kugelman / USA / 2016 / 82 mins
Red-hot standup comedian Roy Haylock and his alter ego, the outrageous drag diva Bianca Del Rio, star in this hilarious dragtastic revenge comedy from Columbia College graduate writer-director Matt Kugelman. When demure Richard gets hounded out of his teaching job in a small Texas town for being gay, his other half, the dragtastic diva Bianca Del Rio exacts a hilarious revenge. Kugelman’s directorial debut, a laugh out loud John Waters/TOOTSIE hybrid, offers a divine showcase for Haylock’s massive talents. Haylock’s cyclonic life force Bianca Del Rio, season six champion of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, is joined onscreen by a host of queer icons: Alan Cumming, Margaret Cho, Bianca Leigh, and none other than RuPaul himself.
RED CARPET Reception + Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Music Box Theatre
Thursday, September 22 6:00 PM Buy Tickets
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It Starts With A Crush | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
74 mins
It starts with a crush and sometimes ends with a bad breakup - this series of shorts tackles all stages of the typical lesbian relationship. From Chicago, VERACITY is a coming-out story of an African American high school student and the responses she gets from those she loves most; TITS ON A BULL takes us to New Zealand where a young rugby star falls for her team-captain; BAGGAGE and WEDLOCKED (starring Whitney Mixter) reveal how some women handle a breakup or divorce; and LITTLE DOLL examines a grammar school first crush.
It Starts With A Crush | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 3:15 PM Buy Tickets -
The Revival: Women and The Word
Sekiya Dorsett / USA / 2015 / 82 mins
Music. Poetry. Sisterhood. Drama. That’s the tip of the iceberg when Sekiya Dorsett turned her lens on five young women as they journeyed across America in a cramped minivan determined to tell their truth. In the process, this dynamic quintet emerged as poetry rockstars – all of it captured in Dorsett’s fiery, fierce movie, which presents queer women of color as you have never seen them before.
The Revival: Women and The Word
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 3:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Fake It
Tzuirt Hartzion / Isreal / 2015 / 23 mins
A photographer convinces her former partner to help her re-enact loving moments they shared in order to complete a photo series for her solo exhibition.
Plays In:
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Upstairs Inferno | DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE!
Robert L. Camina / USA / 2015 / 96 mins
On June 24, 1973 an arsonist set fire to the New Orleans gay bar the Up Stairs Lounge, trapping patrons and killing 32. Until the tragic events in Orlando earlier this year, it was the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history. Yet, few people inside the community – let alone the mainstream public – have ever heard about the tragedy. Robert L. Camina’s heart wrenching film features never-before-seen photographs, news footage and evidence as well as interviews with witnesses and survivors – many of who haven’t discussed the fire until now. The film is narrated by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author Christopher Rice, a longtime New Orleans resident and prominent member of their gay community.
Upstairs Inferno | DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 7:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Alzheimer’s: A Love Story
Gabe Schimmel / USA / 2015 / 16 mins
The heart wrenching story of Greg and Michael as they struggle with a disease eradicating the memory of their 40+ year relationship.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy TicketsPlays In:
Different Strokes | BOY SHORTS! | DOCS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Real Boy
Shaleece Haas / USA / 2016 / 72 mins
The tricky passage from teenager to adulthood is difficult enough to navigate without the additional challenges facing Bennett Wallace, a trans teen who urgently wants to make the leap in all aspects of his life. In Shaleece Haas’s intimate and deeply moving debut documentary, Bennett, a gifted songwriter and musician, invites viewers to join him on his journey as he strives to become the man and the artist that he has dreamed of. A vibrant and joyful film that won the Audience Award at Frameline, REAL BOY will inspire viewers to listen to songs of their own inner voices.
Real Boy
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 9:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Life’s A Drag
Robin Royce Queree / Australia / 2015 / 8 mins
Two old Drag Queens making up for a final show and pondering on life.
Plays In:
Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 12:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Siblings
Jon Bryant Crawford / USA / 2016 / 6 mins
The last moments of intimacy between two men.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Photo Op
Dave Solomon / USA / 2015 / 9 mins
A lonely photographer gets the courage to come out from behind his camera to capture his crush.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Taekwondo
Marco Berger & Martin Farina / Argentina / 2016 / 105 mins
Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aries. On their own in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke pot and drink, most often half-naked or naked. Fernando invites Germán, a dark-haired Brad Pitt look-alike to join them. As the emotional intimacies and the sexual lethargy ripen in the baking heat, Germán begins to realize that he might not be the only gay man in residence. The latest homoerotic slow burn from director Marco Berger (co-helming with Martin Farina), TAEKWONDO is his most sensual treat yet and is sure to raise the temperature of male voyeurs to the boiling point.
Taekwondo
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Slash
Clay Liford / USA / 2016 / 100 mins
Awkward but adorable teen Neil (TEEN WOLF’s Michael Johnston) and his more confident new gal pal Julia (Hannah Marks, THE RUNAWAYS, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS) are writers of slash fiction – erotic fan fiction focused on same sex sci-fi fantasies. Neil is invited by the older Denis (WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER’s Michael Ian Black), a well-regarded elder statesman of slash fiction – to read at an upcoming convention and Neil and Julia eagerly make plans to attend and delve further into their fantasies. Camp re-enactments of Neil’s gay sci-fi fantasies are a hilarious and lusty highlight of this wonderfully winsome and charming debut film from writer-director Clay Liford that delightfully explores the boundaries of space…and sexuality.
Slash
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 5:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Wedlocked
Puppett / USA / 2015 / 12 mins
This farcical comedy starring THE REAL L WORD's Whitney Mixter takes on the ridiculous laws that governed gay divorce.
Plays In:
It Starts With A Crush | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 3:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Allo?
Carmen Jimenez / Spain/Mexico / 2015 / 4 mins
A long distance relationship ponders whether or not a plane can fly for 3 weeks non-stop.
Plays In:
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Heartland
Maura Anderson / USA / 2016 / 100 mins
After the death of her girlfriend, Lauren (Velinda Godfrey) finds herself emotionally adrift and moves back in with her mother for a while. When her brother comes home for a visit, Lauren and his fiancée, the pretty and sweet Carrie (Laura Spencer) become fast friends. Slowly, Lauren realizes that she would like more and maybe, just maybe, Carrie does too. Maura Anderson’s film is an entertaining and at times moving story of misplaced affection and almost missed human connections.
Heartland
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 7:15 PM Buy Tickets
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AWOL
Deb Shoval / USA / 2016 / 85 mins
Lola Kirke (MISTRESS AMERICA, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE) is a stand-out as Joey, a recent high school grad faced with a dead-end future in her small town in rural Pennsylvania, whose unexpected affair with a married woman – a hard drinking, gorgeous blonde with two kids and a truck driver husband – makes her re-think her decision to join the Army. Hailed as “deeply affecting” by VARIETY, Deb Shoval’s feature debut delivers a passionate lesbian love story.
AWOL
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Thursday, September 29 7:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Walk With Me
Hazart / USA / 2016 / 15 mins
Eric and Ryan, in a chance encounter, end up on an impromptu date walking around the city streets. One relationship, six blocks.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Spa Night
Andrew Ahn / USA / 2016 / 93 mins
“Steamy,” might seem like a stereotypical word to describe this hot, hot drama but it’s also fittingly apt to describe director Andrew Ahn’s directorial debut about a shy Korean-American teenager who takes a job at the Los Angeles bathhouse he once visited with his parents for traditional family steam baths. But once on the job, he discovers a different side to the place and indulges in a series of anonymous hookups that eclipse his erotic gay fantasies.
Spa Night
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 9:15 PM Buy Tickets -
These C*cksucking Tears
Dan Taberski / USA / 2015 / 16 mins
A look back with the man behind the world's first and only gay-themed country music album, 40 years after its release.
Plays In:
Different Strokes | BOY SHORTS! | DOCS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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PYOTR495
Blake Mawson / Germany/Canada / 2016 / 15 mins
Starring Alex Ozerov (ORPHAN BLACK, BITTEN) as gay teen, Pyotr, who is baited by an ultranationalist group known for their violent abductions, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret his attackers don’t know.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
90 mins
Sometimes it’s hard to keep feelings from old relationships in the past, but new love is often right around the corner. These shorts tell stories of chance encounters, young love, heartbreak, loss, and everything in between. In GUIDANCE, directed by local filmmaker Josh Wolff, a high school psychologist struggles to keep his personal and professional lives separate and intact; WALK WITH ME stars Evan Todd (4TH MAN OUT) on an impromptu date walking around the city streets with a perfect stranger; and in SIGN, vignettes, music, and sign language help us delve into the romance of Ben, who is hearing, and Aaron, who is deaf.
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Suicide Kale
Carly Usdin / USA / 2015 / 78 mins
In this dark comedy from director Carly Usdin, new lesbian couple Jasmine (Brittani Nichols, TRANSPARENT) and Penn, accept a luncheon invitation from Jordan and Billie, who seem to be living the lesbian dream in sunny Los Angeles. But when Jasmine and Penn discover an anonymous suicide note, it changes their perspective entirely – perhaps all is not quite what it seems between their oh-so perfect hosts. A delightful, laid-back, modern day drawing room comedy of manners with an improvisatory feel, SUICIDE KALE is a delight.
Suicide Kale
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 7:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
90 mins
Universally understood stories of life, love, and sexuality that cross generations are highlighted in this program of shorts that take us through life’s ups and downs from formative years into adulthood and beyond. Three best friends tackle major life transitions over a farewell camping trip in MORE OF LAST NIGHT; a middle-aged gay couple struggles with coming out in MOTHER’S MILK AND COOKIES; and two old Drag Queens ponder life before their final show in LIFE’S A DRAG.
Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 12:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Ultra Bleu
Nick Neon / USA / 2016 / 20 mins
Jim Park has a chance meeting with a stranger less than 24 hours after a violent break up with his ex-boyfriend and confronts deeper issues.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Johnny
Micah Stuart / USA / 2016 / 19 mins
A conflicted older man hires a young male sex worker to be his first gay sexual experience and the two share an intimate night full of difficult truths.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Shared Rooms
Rob Williams / USA / 2016 / 75 mins
Veteran writer-director Rob Williams returns with this jaunty yet probing romantic trio of interconnected stories of gay love at the holidays – an appropriate companion to Williams’ endearingly wacky MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY. These sexy, thought provoking and charming stories combine and are resolved when the characters come together for a rousing, heartwarming New Year’s Eve celebration. Get your Christmas spirit on with this what Edge Magazine has dubbed “a sweet holiday fairytale.”
Shared Rooms
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Fair Haven
Kerstin Karlhuber / USA / 2016 / 90 mins
After a long stint in ex-gay conversion therapy, James (THE SECRET LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEENAGER’s Michael Grant) returns to the family farm and his emotionally stilted father (THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and DJANGO UNCHAINED’s Tom Wopat) – the man who insisted he go to therapy in the first place. Things are fine at first but when James encounters his former lover, his confusion returns and both father and song must come to terms with the truth. A heartfelt gay drama set in the heartland.
Fair Haven
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Great Escape
Sal Bardo / USA / 2015 / 6 mins
A 70-year-old woman leaves her husband to be with a woman she met in her youth.
Plays In:
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Pink Boy
Eric Rockey / USA / 2015 / 15 mins
An intimate look into the life of a gender non-conforming boy growing up in a conservative area of rural Florida.
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Happy F-ing Valentine’s Day
Jeremy Dehn / USA / 2016 / 13 mins
How can trying to do something so good turn out so f-ing wrong?
Plays In:
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Chicago Filmmakers
Sunday, September 25 12:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Do You Take This Man?
Joshua Tunick / USA / 2016 / 92 mins
It’s the day before the wedding of Daniel (RENT’s Anthony Rapp, BWOY) and his somewhat younger fiancée Christopher (MEAN GIRLS and DANCING WITH THE STARS contestant Jonathan Bennett) and as friends and family arrive, minor problems lead to major jitters for the seemingly mismatched couple who learn the test of true love. Mackenzie Astin, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Dekker (Gregg Araki’s KABOOM), and Kate Walsh (GREY’S ANATOMY, PRIVATE PRACTICE) co-star.
Do You Take This Man?
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Monday, September 26 9:15 PM Buy Tickets
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The Revival: Women and The Word
Sekiya Dorsett / USA / 2015 / 82 mins
Music. Poetry. Sisterhood. Drama. That’s the tip of the iceberg when Sekiya Dorsett turned her lens on five young women as they journeyed across America in a cramped minivan determined to tell their truth. In the process, this dynamic quintet emerged as poetry rockstars – all of it captured in Dorsett’s fiery, fierce movie, which presents queer women of color as you have never seen them before.
The Revival: Women and The Word
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 3:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Upstairs Inferno | DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE!
Robert L. Camina / USA / 2015 / 96 mins
On June 24, 1973 an arsonist set fire to the New Orleans gay bar the Up Stairs Lounge, trapping patrons and killing 32. Until the tragic events in Orlando earlier this year, it was the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history. Yet, few people inside the community – let alone the mainstream public – have ever heard about the tragedy. Robert L. Camina’s heart wrenching film features never-before-seen photographs, news footage and evidence as well as interviews with witnesses and survivors – many of who haven’t discussed the fire until now. The film is narrated by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author Christopher Rice, a longtime New Orleans resident and prominent member of their gay community.
Upstairs Inferno | DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 7:00 PM Buy Tickets
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bwoy | FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE!
John G. Young / USA / 2016 / 95 mins
Following the accidental death of his young son, Brad O’Connor (RENT’s Anthony Rapp, DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN) finds himself drifting from his wife and becoming obsessed with a sexy young man he meets on a hook up site for Jamaican gay men. Writer-director John G. Young’s erotic drama morphs into a thriller that will have you guessing the outcome from the moment of the first encounter between Brad and his online infatuation.
bwoy | FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Monday, September 26 7:00 PM Buy Tickets -
The Right Bank
Yvonne Li / USA / 2016 / 12 mins
A young Chinese lesbian must conquer her fear of rejection and come out to her conservative mother in order to save the relationship with her American girlfriend.
Plays In:
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Chicago Filmmakers
Sunday, September 25 12:30 PM Buy Tickets
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RED CARPET Reception + Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Matt Kugelman / USA / 2016 / 82 mins
Red-hot standup comedian Roy Haylock and his alter ego, the outrageous drag diva Bianca Del Rio, star in this hilarious dragtastic revenge comedy from Columbia College graduate writer-director Matt Kugelman. When demure Richard gets hounded out of his teaching job in a small Texas town for being gay, his other half, the dragtastic diva Bianca Del Rio exacts a hilarious revenge. Kugelman’s directorial debut, a laugh out loud John Waters/TOOTSIE hybrid, offers a divine showcase for Haylock’s massive talents. Haylock’s cyclonic life force Bianca Del Rio, season six champion of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, is joined onscreen by a host of queer icons: Alan Cumming, Margaret Cho, Bianca Leigh, and none other than RuPaul himself.
RED CARPET Reception + Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Music Box Theatre
Thursday, September 22 6:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Almost Adults
Sarah Rotella / Canada / 2015 / 90 mins
Mackenzie and Cassie, the best of besties, don’t have a single secret between them as they enter their final year as college roommates. Okay, except one…a big one. Even though everyone else knows that Mackenzie is a lesbian – she doesn’t quite know herself and neither does Cassie. This delightful, “platonic rom-com” delights from the get go.
Almost Adults
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Monday, September 26 7:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Esteros
Papu Corutto / Argentina, Brazil / 2016 / 83 mins
Matias and Jeronimo, adolescent almost-lovers separated by a family move, reunite years later by chance. Matias is now engaged to a woman and Jeronimo is confident as an out gay man. The chemistry between the men is palpable and leads Matias to question his commitment to his girlfriend. Papu Corutto’s relationship drama is steeped in eroticism and ruminates on the enduring power of first love.
Esteros
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Thursday, September 29 9:15 PM Buy Tickets -
BOOTWMN
Paige Gratland / Canada / 2015 / 11 mins
A heart-warming and funny portrait of the queering of a traditional art form by a third generation New Mexico boot maker who hand-crafts wearable pieces of art.
Plays In:
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Chicago Filmmakers
Sunday, September 25 12:30 PM Buy Tickets
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Before The Fall
Byrum Geisler / USA / 2016 / 92 mins
Handsome, affluent attorney Ben Bennet inexplicably finds himself falling hard for a rough-hewn welder after a chance meeting in court leads to an improbable friendship and possibly more. Byrum Geisler’s cinematically gorgeous directorial debut is a modern day variation on Jane Austin’s classic novel “Pride & Prejudice,” reimagined as a heartfelt, deeply satisfying gay romance.
Before The Fall
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 7:15 PM Buy Tickets -
True Colours
David Valent / Australia / 2016 / 10 mins
An increasingly desolate teenage schoolboy creates a coded language using paint colour sample cards to express secret feelings.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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The Cricket and the Ant
Julia Ritschel / Germany / 2015 / 15 mins
18-year old student Lena is interested in only one thing: French. However, her enthusiasm really lies in her attraction to her teacher.
Plays In:
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Sign
Andrew Keenan-Bolger / USA / 2016 / 15 mins
Through vignettes, music, and sign language, we discover the story of a relationship between Ben, a hearing man, and Aaron, who is deaf.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Sauna the Dead – A Fairy Tale
Tom Frederic / UK / 2016 / 21 mins
A fable in the vein of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, set in a gay sauna, with zombies.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Where Are You Going, Habibi?
Tor Iben / Germany / 2015 / 80 mins
Ibo, a young German of Turkish descent is on the hunt for Mr. Right. Fate intervenes when he meets the sexy, charismatic Ali, a wrestler and petty criminal who claims to be straight. Ibo becomes infatuated with Ali and a flirtatious and trusting friendship develops that, if Ibo is reading the signs correctly, offers the promise of something more. But unexpected events threaten to tear apart the close bond between the two men. Writer-director Tor Iben has crafted an unlikely buddy movie about the power of love and the blurring of boundaries.
Where Are You Going, Habibi?
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 3:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Last Men Standing
Tim Hussin & Erin Brethauer / USA / 2016 / 66 mins
In the mid-80s a diagnosis of HIV infection was tantamount to a death sentence. Thirty years later, the men profiled in this moving and thought-provoking documentary from San Francisco Chronicle journalists/filmmakers Erin Bethauer and Tim Hussin are still alive. Having beaten the odds, they find themselves faced with the challenges they thought they’d never live to confront. Brethauer and Hussin’s film documents the lives of ordinary men who inexplicably have survived to find themselves in extraordinary circumstances.
Last Men Standing
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 1:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Real Boy
Shaleece Haas / USA / 2016 / 72 mins
The tricky passage from teenager to adulthood is difficult enough to navigate without the additional challenges facing Bennett Wallace, a trans teen who urgently wants to make the leap in all aspects of his life. In Shaleece Haas’s intimate and deeply moving debut documentary, Bennett, a gifted songwriter and musician, invites viewers to join him on his journey as he strives to become the man and the artist that he has dreamed of. A vibrant and joyful film that won the Audience Award at Frameline, REAL BOY will inspire viewers to listen to songs of their own inner voices.
Real Boy
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 9:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Totally Transfixed | QUEER SHORTS!
83 mins
From charming narratives to experimental musical shorts, these films are jam packed with stories from the queer, trans, and gender nonconforming communities; from dealing with everyday dysphoria to coming home for Thanksgiving for the first time after transitioning. In HARD PACK, a young trans guy (played by model/musician Madison Paige) takes too much testosterone and experiences the rush of consequences; a queer Vietnamese American teen attempts to piece together and understand their mom's experience as a Vietnam War refugee in NUOC; and a young Israeli transgender man reconnects with his childhood friend for the first time since his transition in THE FRIEND FROM TEL AVIV.
Totally Transfixed | QUEER SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 7:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Major!
Annalise Ophelian / USA / 2015 / 91 mins
Before transgender activists of color Laverne Cox and Janet Mock there was Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Filmmaker Annalise Ophelian documents the revolutionary life of this extraordinary activist who has fought for transgender rights for 40 years. Suffused with an endearing spirit, MAJOR! has been embraced by audiences and festival judges alike – taking both the audience award at Outfest and a special jury mention for its “depiction of undying activism.” Come discover for yourself this fascinating, unique, inspiring individual.
Major!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 1:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Guidance
Josh Wolff / USA / 2016 / 17 mins
Charles, a high school psychologist at a parochial school, struggles to keep his personal and professional lives separate and intact.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Virgin Territory
Emily Robinson / USA / 2016 / 15 mins
A coming-of-age story chronicling a young woman's sexual awakening and exploration.
Plays In:
Be True to Yourself | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Chicago Filmmakers
Sunday, September 25 12:30 PM Buy Tickets
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The Slippers
Morgan White / Canada / 2016 / 91 mins
THE SLIPPERS pulls back the Wizard’s curtain on the unbelievable story and cultural impact of the ultimate movie collectible – the glittering ruby slippers Garland wore as Dorothy in the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ. Morgan White’s film goes behind the scene to detail the fascinating journey of the ruby slippers after their sale at the infamous 1970 MGM auction. Any devoted fan of THE WIZARD OF OZ will be over the rainbow for this fascinating, mysterious and ultimately heartwarming saga of the most recognizable movie prop ever created.
The Slippers
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 1:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Little Doll
Kate Dolan / Ireland / 2016 / 12 mins
After a chance meeting, preteens Elenore and Alex have an instant connection. Catching the unwanted attention of their peers, they must face the confusion and uncertainty of developing a same-sex first crush.
Plays In:
It Starts With A Crush | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 3:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Jonathan
Piotr J. Lewandoswki / Germany / 2016 / 99 mins
Balancing endless chores on the family farm while taking care of his terminally ill father Burghardt (Andre Hennicke), the 23 year-old Jonathan (Jannis Niewohner) is miserable. Then, soon after he begins an affair with his father’s caretaker Anka (Julia Koschitz) that shows promise, he discovers that his father is gay when his long-lost lover Ron shows up. Jonathan feels hurt and betrayed – especially when his father renews his love affair with Ron. Can Jonathan overcome his prejudices before it’s too late? Piotr J. Lewandowski’s debut feature is a visually sumptuous feast for the senses, anchored by the sensitive, complex performances of the cast and its many plot twists and turns.
Jonathan
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 3:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Gaysians
Vicky Du / USA / 2015 / 13 mins
Five queer and trans Asian-Americans from New York City explore their relationships with their family and culture in this illuminating patchwork documentary.
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Fair Haven
Kerstin Karlhuber / USA / 2016 / 90 mins
After a long stint in ex-gay conversion therapy, James (THE SECRET LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEENAGER’s Michael Grant) returns to the family farm and his emotionally stilted father (THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and DJANGO UNCHAINED’s Tom Wopat) – the man who insisted he go to therapy in the first place. Things are fine at first but when James encounters his former lover, his confusion returns and both father and song must come to terms with the truth. A heartfelt gay drama set in the heartland.
Fair Haven
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Southwest of Salem: The Story of The San Antonio Four
Deborah S. Esquenazi / USA / 2016 / 90 mins
HBO’s THE JINX, Netflix’s MAKING A MURDERER, the podcast SERIAL, the PARADISE LOST films, and now SOUTHWEST OF SALEM, director Debroah S. Esquenazi’s riveting expose of a real-life miscarriage of justice that forever changed the life of four young Latina lesbians who were unjustly tried and convicted after being accused of satanic ritual abuse. An award winning hit with festival juries and an audience favorite, this engrossing film is truly unforgettable.
Southwest of Salem: The Story of The San Antonio Four
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 7:15 PM Buy Tickets
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King Cobra | CLOSING NIGHT!
Justin Kelly / USA / 2016 / 91 mins
James Franco and writer-director Justin Kelly follow-up their critically hailed collaboration I AM MICHAEL with an even juicier gay-themed film, a crime thriller based on true events. Christian Slater plays Stephen, a small-time gay porn producer who lucks out when he discovers twink extraordinaire Sean Paul Lockhart aka Brent Corrigan (played by Disney channel alumn Garrett Clayton), and turns him into a gay adult superstar. But after a falling out, Stephen legally prevents Sean from using his trademarked name. James Franco and Keegan Allen (PRETTY LITTLE LIARS) play a pair of lowlife gay porn producers who want to work with “the” Brent Corrigan no matter the cost. A real-life tale of murder, greed and gay sexual obsession, KING COBRA has become one of the most talked about films of the year. Molly Ringwald and Alicia Silverstone co-star. Don't let the party stop there! Meet us at Progress Bar (3359 N Halsted) after the screening for hors d'oeuvres to snack on, a FREE drink ticket, and music to dance the night away! Grab your tickets now and help us close out the 34th edition of Reeling in style!
King Cobra | CLOSING NIGHT!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Thursday, September 29 7:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Slash
Clay Liford / USA / 2016 / 100 mins
Awkward but adorable teen Neil (TEEN WOLF’s Michael Johnston) and his more confident new gal pal Julia (Hannah Marks, THE RUNAWAYS, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS) are writers of slash fiction – erotic fan fiction focused on same sex sci-fi fantasies. Neil is invited by the older Denis (WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER’s Michael Ian Black), a well-regarded elder statesman of slash fiction – to read at an upcoming convention and Neil and Julia eagerly make plans to attend and delve further into their fantasies. Camp re-enactments of Neil’s gay sci-fi fantasies are a hilarious and lusty highlight of this wonderfully winsome and charming debut film from writer-director Clay Liford that delightfully explores the boundaries of space…and sexuality.
Slash
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 5:00 PM Buy Tickets
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First Girl I Loved
Kerem Sanga / USA / 2016 / 91 mins
Seventeen-year-old Anne, a headstrong, brainy teen nerd falls hard for Sasha, the high school’s most popular girl and the feeling is mutual. But Anne’s short-lived bliss is interrupted when she confesses all to her best friend Clifton who then reveals he has long harbored a crush on her. A Sundance Film Fest favorite, this delightful, contemporary take on the typical coming out story delivers a dose of winsome energy that is underlined with a ton of heart.
First Girl I Loved
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 7:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Matt Kugelman / USA / 2016 / 82 mins
Red-hot standup comedian Roy Haylock and his alter ego, the outrageous drag diva Bianca Del Rio, star in this hilarious dragtastic revenge comedy from Columbia College graduate writer-director Matt Kugelman. When demure Richard gets hounded out of his teaching job in a small Texas town for being gay, his other half, the dragtastic diva Bianca Del Rio exacts a hilarious revenge. Kugelman’s directorial debut, a laugh out loud John Waters/TOOTSIE hybrid, offers a divine showcase for Haylock’s massive talents. Haylock’s cyclonic life force Bianca Del Rio, season six champion of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, is joined onscreen by a host of queer icons: Alan Cumming, Margaret Cho, Bianca Leigh, and none other than RuPaul himself.
Hurricane Bianca | OPENING NIGHT!
Music Box Theatre
Thursday, September 22 7:30 PM Buy Tickets
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The Den
Lorenzo Caproni / Italy / 2015 / 15 mins
Christian is on vacation with his wife and son when he runs into an old friend, Luca, and the two restart a dangerous sexual game.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Departure
Andrew Steggall / France/UK / 2015 / 109 mins
Rising talent Alex Lawther, the young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and Bette Midler’s co-star in the forthcoming Freak Show, headlines this alternatively contemplative and sensual drama about a gay teen obsessed with a tough, hunky French lad he and his mother (Truly, Madly, Deeply’s Juliet Stevenson) encounter while on a last vacation at their cottage in the gorgeous countryside in the South of France.
Departure
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 1:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Johnny
Micah Stuart / USA / 2016 / 19 mins
A conflicted older man hires a young male sex worker to be his first gay sexual experience and the two share an intimate night full of difficult truths.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Ultra Bleu
Nick Neon / USA / 2016 / 20 mins
Jim Park has a chance meeting with a stranger less than 24 hours after a violent break up with his ex-boyfriend and confronts deeper issues.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Life’s A Drag
Robin Royce Queree / Australia / 2015 / 8 mins
Two old Drag Queens making up for a final show and pondering on life.
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Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 12:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Mother’s Milk and Cookies
Conan McIvor / Ireland / 2016 / 7 mins
A middle-aged gay couple struggle with coming out.
Plays In:
Cruising Through Life | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 12:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Different Strokes | BOY SHORTS! | DOCS!
99 mins
Take a peek at the captivating lives of these fascinating and complex LGBTQ-identified men in this eye opening selection of short documentaries. In HATTIE GOES CRUISING, Hank “Hattie” Major - a 70-year-old gay, Black man - takes us back in time, through his turbulent life of cruising; DRAG ME TO BERLIN follows the escapades of the fabulous Trannika Rex and her squadron of Drag Queens as they prepare to perform at Berlin nightclub in Chicago; and ALZHEIMER’S: A LOVE STORY tells the heart wrenching tale of a loving couple struggling with a life altering disease.
Different Strokes | BOY SHORTS! | DOCS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Fake It
Tzuirt Hartzion / Isreal / 2015 / 23 mins
A photographer convinces her former partner to help her re-enact loving moments they shared in order to complete a photo series for her solo exhibition.
Plays In:
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Siblings
Jon Bryant Crawford / USA / 2016 / 6 mins
The last moments of intimacy between two men.
Plays In:
Dark and Twisted | BOY SHORTS!
Chicago Filmmakers
Saturday, September 24 9:30 PM Buy Tickets -
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Cecilia Aldarondo / USA / 2016 / 74 mins
Twenty-five years after her uncle Miguel died from AIDS, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo begins a journey into his past that leads her to attempt to resolve a decades-old family drama. In doing so, she uncovers never healed wounds and an aching desire to bring closure to what has morphed into a family tragedy revolving around the homosexuality of her beloved uncle and his non-acceptance by his strict Catholic mother. In uncovering the truth of the past and confronting it in the present, Cecilia movingly connects once again with her beloved uncle. This Tribeca Film Festival premiere has been hailed by the Village Voice as “exceptional” and “profoundly affecting.”
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Saturday, September 24 5:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Mirrorball
Brad Nguyen / USA / 2016 / 5 mins
Rechristened as, 'Blue', a young artist from Mexico works as a janitor by day and Drag Queen performer by night.
Plays In:
Different Strokes | BOY SHORTS! | DOCS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Alzheimer’s: A Love Story
Gabe Schimmel / USA / 2015 / 16 mins
The heart wrenching story of Greg and Michael as they struggle with a disease eradicating the memory of their 40+ year relationship.
Plays In:
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy TicketsPlays In:
Different Strokes | BOY SHORTS! | DOCS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sunday, September 25 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
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Allo?
Carmen Jimenez / Spain/Mexico / 2015 / 4 mins
A long distance relationship ponders whether or not a plane can fly for 3 weeks non-stop.
Plays In:
Relationships Can Be Complicated | A DYKE DELICIOUS PROGRAM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, September 28 9:00 PM Buy Tickets -
Shared Rooms
Rob Williams / USA / 2016 / 75 mins
Veteran writer-director Rob Williams returns with this jaunty yet probing romantic trio of interconnected stories of gay love at the holidays – an appropriate companion to Williams’ endearingly wacky MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY. These sexy, thought provoking and charming stories combine and are resolved when the characters come together for a rousing, heartwarming New Year’s Eve celebration. Get your Christmas spirit on with this what Edge Magazine has dubbed “a sweet holiday fairytale.”
Shared Rooms
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:15 PM Buy Tickets
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Suicide Kale
Carly Usdin / USA / 2015 / 78 mins
In this dark comedy from director Carly Usdin, new lesbian couple Jasmine (Brittani Nichols, TRANSPARENT) and Penn, accept a luncheon invitation from Jordan and Billie, who seem to be living the lesbian dream in sunny Los Angeles. But when Jasmine and Penn discover an anonymous suicide note, it changes their perspective entirely – perhaps all is not quite what it seems between their oh-so perfect hosts. A delightful, laid-back, modern day drawing room comedy of manners with an improvisatory feel, SUICIDE KALE is a delight.
Suicide Kale
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Friday, September 23 7:15 PM Buy Tickets -
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
90 mins
Sometimes it’s hard to keep feelings from old relationships in the past, but new love is often right around the corner. These shorts tell stories of chance encounters, young love, heartbreak, loss, and everything in between. In GUIDANCE, directed by local filmmaker Josh Wolff, a high school psychologist struggles to keep his personal and professional lives separate and intact; WALK WITH ME stars Evan Todd (4TH MAN OUT) on an impromptu date walking around the city streets with a perfect stranger; and in SIGN, vignettes, music, and sign language help us delve into the romance of Ben, who is hearing, and Aaron, who is deaf.
Close Encounters | BOY SHORTS!
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, September 27 9:00 PM Buy Tickets
Special Presentations
Upstairs Inferno | Documentary Centerpiece! | Sunday, SEPT. 25 | 7pm
On June 24, 1973 an arsonist set fire to the New Orleans gay bar the Up Stairs Lounge, trapping patrons and killing 32. Until the tragic events in Orlando earlier this year, it was the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history. Yet, few people inside the community – let alone the mainstream public – have ever heard about the tragedy.
King Cobra | Closing Night!
James Franco and writer-director Justin Kelly follow-up I AM MICHAEL with a real-life tale of murder, greed and sexual obsession. Stephen (Christian Slater), a small-time gay porn producer lucks out when he discovers Sean Paul Lockhart aka Brent Corrigan (Garrett Clayton), and turns him into a gay porn superstar. James Franco and Keegan Allen play a pair of lowlife producers who want to work with “the” Brent Corrigan no matter the cost. Don’t let the party stop there! Meet us at Progress Bar afterwards for hors d’oeuvres to snack on, a FREE drink ticket, and music to dance the night away!
bwoy | Festival Centerpiece! | Monday, SEPT. 26 | 7pm
Following the accidental death of his young son, Brad O’Connor, played by Anthony Rapp, (RENT, DAZED AND CONFUSED) finds himself drifting from his wife and becoming obsessed with a sexy young man he meets on a hook up site for Jamaican gay men. Anthony Rapp expected in attendance for screening and Q&A!
Hurricane Bianca | Opening Night! | SEPT. 22 | 6pm RED CARPET // 7:30pm SHOWTIME
Reeling Film Fest kicks off Thursday, Sept. 22 at Music Box Theater with HURRICANE BIANCA! Red-hot standup comedian Roy Haylock and his alter ego, the outrageous drag diva Bianca Del Rio, star in this hilarious dragtastic revenge comedy from Columbia College graduate writer-director Matt Kugelman. Bianca is joined onscreen by a host of queer icons and fan favorites: Alan Cumming, Rachel Dratch, Margaret Cho, Shangela, Willam Belli, Bianca Leigh, and RuPaul!
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