Films & Schedule

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Boston Pride we are opening the 2010 Boston LGBT Film Festival with Bob Christie's stunning documentary on Pride across the globe Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. More info

World premiering to great acclaim at the 2010 Palm Springs Film Festival, Is it Just Me? is a contemporary romantic comedy that explores the complications of finding Mr. Right. Is it Just Me? recently won best narrative feature award during the inaugural Michigan Film Awards.
Lead actor Nicholas Downs, Director J. C. Calciano, and producer Michael Amato in attendance. More info

One of those documentaries that suck you in (no pun intended). George O'Donnell's film is a frank look at a group of young men running a pornographic website known as "College Boys Live." While seemingly salacious, the film is actually a poignant drama that explores the motivations and stuggles behind the business of running a voyeuristic website. More info

Many of us assume that there are only two genders and that being female or male follows from the sex of our biological bodies. Focusing on the art, photography and performances of four "alternative" gender artists Assume Nothing poses the questions: "What if "male" and "female" are not the only options? How do other genders express themselves through art?" Assume Nothing takes its title from the work of renowned NZ photographer Rebecca Swan's book "Assume Nothing" (2004), which reveals an extraordinary diversity of gender identity from the Pacific region and beyond. Assume Nothing creates "living" portraits of four artists featured in Swan's work, woven together by a portrait of Swan herself as an artist, blurring the conventions of documentary, animation, drama and gender in the process.

Co-presented by Boston Dyke March
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Challenging and entertaining, Play in the Gray is a documentary that turns gender on its head by exploring the personal lives behind a small group of Boston-based drag theatre performers, All the Kings Men (ATKM). the troupe takes viewers on a ride through extreme gender presentation and frustrations regarding the limited tolerance - even within the queer community - for that gray area between She and He. Director and performers in attendance
Co-presented by Women in Film and Video/New England and Truth Serum / CineMental More info

What’s in the experiment? A bit of everything, and then some. Featuring experimental work, music videos, animation and new narrative explorations, this program surveys the strange and beautiful, the super-saturated, the sensually textured, the intimate, the uncomfortable and the wacky. Reworked film and video footage and still images are collaged to reclaim and queer gender and sexuality. Masculinity is exposed through domestic tasks and poetry. Femininity is celebrated through strength, the knowing gaze, and cake. BDSM intoxicates. The experiment is a delicious mix of subversion, sexuality, and humor. Program curated by Aliza Shapiro. More info

An explosive program of rebel girls, rock n roll, and wheels by the noted New York underground filmmaker thought of as the "Lesbian Russ Meyer," Katrina del Mar. We present her “Gang Girls” trilogy. Join us for the New England premiere of her latest film Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever. Director and actors will be present.

Join us after the screening at Machine Nightclub, 1254 Boylston Street for the very special Wolfe After Party Sponsored by Dyke Night!

Co-presented by Truth Serum / CineMental More info

Russian born director Evgeny Afineevsky brings his debut feature film to the Boston LGBT Film Festival. Breaking records at film festivals internationally – and soon to be one of the first Gay films ever screened in Moscow – Afineevsky’s film brings together noted comedic actress Lainie Kazan (Ugly Betty, You Don’t Mess With Zohan, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and BEACHES!), Hollywood writer and actor Bruce Vilanch, the fabulous Carmen Electra, and Queer Eye’s Jai Rodriguez in a romantic comedy about a Jewish mother who discovers that her son is gay.
Director Evgeny Afineevsky and star Bruce Vilanch will be in attendance.
Join us at the after party from 4 to 8 at Back2Basics Tea Dance at the Verve Lounge @ Rudi's Resto Cafe & Bar !
Free Tea Dance admission with movie voucher from “Oh Vey My Son Is Gay.”
811 Massachusetts Avenue at the Hampton Inn Hotel.

Co-presented by Keshet More info

Funny, painful, sad. These short films explore the gay experience in which growing up sometimes turns us into maniacal manipulators, pot smoking high school slackers, over achieving type A's who'll stop at nothing to succeed, and ultimately post college queens in Queens. More info

Shot entirely on Cape Cod, Wild About Harry tells the story of a widowed father of two trying to move on with his life and coming to terms with who he is. Set in 1973 and inspired by real events, American Primitive is a true to life drama of coming out in a time and a place that encouraged people to keep personal lives private. Starring Tate Donovan of TV's Damages and Adam Pascal, the original Roger in RENT, Wild About Harry is a beautiful, understated film about family and relationships that is perfect for Mother's day.

Co-presented by Stonewall Communities.
And The History Project More info

The Wolfe Distribution evening continues with one of the best loved Wolfe titles. Thomas Bezucha's Big Eden screened in the Boston LGBT Film Festival way back in 2001 and we are happy to have it back. Get some popcorn and revisit the sweet romantic comedy that won audience awards at festivals around the world. More info

Haim Tabakman’s breathtaking, award winning debut film Eyes Wide Open is a gay love story set in the heart of Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Winner of Best Film award at the Palm Springs Film Festival, Eyes Wide Open is a powerful film that the New York Times calls “a quiet and confident debut feature that explores the conflict between sexual desire and religious obligation.”

Co-presented by Keshet More info

Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Cameron, Omar Razaghi (Metwally) is an Iranian-born graduate student whose fellowship hinges on finishing an authorized biography of deceased Latin American author Jules Gund. The unexpected withdrawal of the Gund Estate throws Omar's world into disarray, and Omar is left with no choice but to travel to Uruguay and petition Gund's executors to change their minds. Omar arrives into a hornet's nest of intrigue and idiosyncrasy. The Gund "family," living together on the author's isolated and decaying estate, includes Gund's widow, Caroline (Linney); his mistress, Arden (Gainsbourg); Gund's brother, Adam (Hopkins), and Adam's partner, Pete (Sanada). Omar's unannounced arrival upsets their fragile co- existence, causing all to question their own circumstances and fates, which in turn leads Omar himself to question his own existence up until now. The City Of Your Final Destination is a finely-tuned comedy of modern manners from which emerges that rarest of things: a film romance that is actually romantic; it is, to quote The New York Times review of Cameron's novel, a "pungent, airy, grave, and transporting commedia dell-arte [that] subtly, affectingly, erotically traces the beginning, the hesitations, the advances of a love affair." How we fall in love, how we find a home, and how we come to know, or change, ourselves are all questions that The City Of Your Final Destination deftly explores in this warm and engaging work. The City Of Your Final Destination is as pure an example of the Merchant Ivory brand of upscale literary cinema as devotees of "Howards End," "A Room With a View" and "The Remains of the Day" could ask for. - Stephen Holden, New York Times More info

CineMental presents Madsen Minax's groundbreaking documentary Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance, a transfabulous rockumentary representing the whole lives of transgender and gender varient musicians, through a first-hand perspective of the intersections between gender performance and stage performance, culminating with the notions that identities and bodies are undeniably political, and the trans experience isn't always one of tragedy, but one of creativity and joy. Syster Act will be performing!
Co-presented by Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition More info

Another black comedy that will knock your socks off. Say hello to the miserable Fleece family. Dad abuses mom, Anora. Daughter Tabby storms around in a teenaged snit. Son Little Pete is bullied at school. Watch what happens when Imogene (Jill Marie Jones), the Kathy K. Cosmetics saleswoman, moved in next door. More info

Our annual collection of shorts about dyke life - funny, sexy, serious, and silly –returns! From looking for love in Second Life, holding on for just Five Minutes more and dealing with heartbreak Dr. Seuss style, to Buttery Tops, bathroom encounters, and learning what happens when the Postwoman rings twice, this program promises something for everyone.
Co-presented by The Boston Women's Group and More info

Meet us at the Brattle for an evening of queer horror films. Greg Ivan Smith returns to the Boston LGBT Film Festival with his new short Remission, and a great big awesome dose of zombie craziness from Kevin Hamedani. More info

Fish out of Water tackles the seven Bible verses used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. This feature documentary uses humor and original animation to make a traditionally complex and controversial topic accessible to those who don't like talking about religion and sexuality. More info

A groundbreaking documentary on the trans community in Nepal. Beauty and Brain is a documentary film about talent contests featuring the third gender participants of Nepal in the autumn of 2008. These contests were held with a purpose of achieving equal rights and opportunities for this deprived community as well as prevention and control of HIV/AIDS which is considered to be a growing epidemic among South East Asian Society.


Co-presented by Queer Asian Pacific-Islander Alliance
and by Massachusetts Asian and Pacific Islanders
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HUNTINGTON AVENUE ENTRANCE WILL BE CLOSED: YOU MUST ENTER THROUGH THE FENWAY SIDE OF THE MUSEUM. Writer - director John Young's powerful drama Rivers Wash Over Me continues our afternoon of films about the young gay experience. Please join us for a film that is heartwrenching and true to life. Director John G. Young will be in attendance and the screening will be followed by a panel discussion on LGBT youth issues co-presented by the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Youth (BAGLY).

Co-presented by The Bayard Rustin Breakfast More info

We continue our series of films from South America with another inception of the Fucking Different Series. They have done New York City, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and now Sao Paulo. This is the fourth film of the conceptual series FUCKING DIFFERENT, produced by Kristian Petersen. The filmmakers from São Paulo developed their projects in a script workshop during the 16th Mix Brasil Festival. The Brazilian version contains a variety of interesting genres. There are twelve stories in which women address the gay world and men address the lesbian universe. North American Premiere More info

Mormons in California and Utah, following their prophet's call to action, wage spiritual warfare, fueled with money and religious fervor, against LGBT citizens and their fight for equality. This exploration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ involvement in the passage of California's Proposition 8 reveals a secretive, decades-long campaign against lesbians’ and gays’ right to marriage. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Adam Bass, Senior Media Stategist from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and others to be announced. More info

Join us on closing day for another film focusing on youth and the LGBT experience. Director Sara St. Martin Lynne brings her feature length version of the short Rock in a Hard Place to the Boston LGBT Film Festival. This is a story about the transformative power of the friendship between four young kids living in a rural town. More info

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STUART PLAYHOUSE DOESN'T HAVE ONLINE TICKETING OR CREDIT/DEBIT SERVICES. IT WILL BE CASH ONLY AT THE BOX OFFICE.

Join us for an evening with Auntie Mame! The Boston LGBT Film Festival helps kicks off our Pride "Mini" Film Festival with Rosalind Russell's fantastic and unforgettable Auntie Mame. What's more fitting for Pride that an evening with the woman who coined the phrase "Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!"

Come down to the Stuart Street Playhouse, have a couple of cocktails and spend two hours with the most wonderful aunt a boy could have. We'll be shouting along with Mame, Vera, Patrick, Gooch, Ito and the rest. You know the lines. You know the film. See it on the big screen for the first time in a long time.

Cocktails start at 7 and the film starts at 8! We'll see you there! And remember, "when you're from Pittsburgh, you have to do something."

Co-presented by The History Project, United South End Settlements,Boston Pride, and the Senior Pride Coalition. More info