David JoblingAdelaide's Queer Film Festival (LINK)
August 19th 2008 15:09
After months of much anticipation, Adelaide's first Queer Film Festival has been launched to much fanfare with a showcase of films that will excite, stimulate and even shock at the Mercury Cinema over the first weekend in September.
The Adelaide Queer Film Festival will showcase an eclectic selection of feature films, short films and documentaries from Australia and around the world that is of interest to and or about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
AQFF Executive Producer Rohan Shearn says "These exciting and engaging films showcase a range of competing identities and ideals that impact on people's sexuality, family obligations, and the difficulty of finding true love."
The program has something to appeal to everybody including the Australian premiere of Tom Gustafson's WERE THE WORLD MINE as the Opening Night Feature. Award winning South Australian short film MY LAST TEN HOURS WITH YOU directed by Sophie Hyde, will also screen as part of the opening night program.
Many of the films selected are South Australian premieres including XXY directed by first-time Argentinean filmmaker Lucia Puenzo, an emotionally powerful story of a teenager's painful journey of identity and A JIHAD FOR LOVE, a daring documentary filmed in twelve countries and nine languages by Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma.
Presented earlier this year as part of the Official Selection of the Mardi Gras Film Festival and recently at the Melbourne International Film Festival, OTTO; OR, UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE is a gay zombie thriller directed by veteran film-maker Bruce La Bruce.
Paul Oremland's SURVEILLANCE is a fast-paced political thriller, shot in a style akin to that of investigative programme-making. BUTCH JAMIE is a quirky, gender-bending comedy by director Michelle Ehlen, about an out-of-work lesbian actor willing to try almost anything for a role.
Closing Night of the Festival will see drag icon RuPaul return to the silver-screen as a secret agent in STARRBOOTY. Directed by Mike Ruiz and jam-packed with delicious dialogue, insane characters, outrageous costumes and gratuitous hair, STARRBOOTY is sexy, sassy and salacious.
There are films for boys and films for girls and some for both! There is high camp fun and romantic tales of queer love. Throw in a few fairies, some glitter and a Zombie or two as Adelaide's queer community comes together for three days of celluloid fun.
The Adelaide Queer Film Festival opens at the Mercury Cinema on Friday 5 September 2008 with the full program available at the AQFF website.
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