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Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!

May 9, 2010 - 2:30pm, The Brattle Theatre
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

Co-presented by: The Boston Jewish Film Festival.
 

Films in this program

Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!!

Evgeny Afineevsky, 90min, USA, 2009, English
Oy Vey, My Son Is Gay is the story of the Hirsch's, a Jewish family living in the North Shore of Long Island, where every Friday night Shirley Hirsch (Lainie Kazan) invites another "perfect" girl for Shabbat dinner in hopes that her son, Nelson (John Lloyd Young), will marry a nice Jewish girl. When Shirley and Martin (Saul Rubinek) once again set him up on a date, Nelson reveals that he is already seeing someone. Shirley and Martin are thrilled and can't wait to meet the lucky lady. … More info
Appears in: Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!