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Centrepiece Screenings
WERE THE WORLD MINE
TUES FEB 17, 7:30PM
Palace Academy Twin
Tom Gustafson, USA, 2008, 96min
If Shakespeare had written a gay musical this would be its modern day remake. Timothy is the gay guy in an all-boys high school, taunted by the football team, yet mysteriously defended by the hunky class jock, Jonathan. He escapes the classroom into a musical fantasy world where lessons become chorus lines, and bullies become ballet dancers. When A Midsummer Night’s Dream is chosen as the school play, he easily lands the role of Puck, and with the help of his mischievous drama teacher, begins to truly embody the enchanted role. Discovering how to make Puck’s magic love potion, Timothy sets out to turn the whole town gay and Jonathan into his adoring boyfriend.
SUPPORTED CHARITY: Twenty10
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THE SECRETS
THURS FEB 19, 7:30PM
Palace Academy Twin
Avi Nesher, Israel, 2008, 115min
Hebrew and French with English subtitles
In a Jewish women’s seminary, Naomi, the devout daughter of a rabbi, meets her secular roommate Michelle and the pair are instantly drawn together.
When a troubled foreigner (the spellbinding Fanny Ardent) turns to them for help, they learn and practice the Secrets, forbidden, mystical Kabbalistic rituals, to cleanse and save. But they do so at a price. A superb and beautiful cast make magic of this haunting, lyrical drama. A must-see of the festival.
SUPPORTED CHARITY: Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service
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BOYSTWON (CHUECATOWN)
TUES FEB 24, 7:30PM
Palace Academy Twin
Juan Flahn, Spain, 2008, 100min
Spanish with English subtitles
Gay men have a reputation world-over for moving into run-down areas and transforming them into real estate paradise, and Madrid’s Chueca district is their latest target. The only problem is, Chueca is populated by little old ladies who refuse to sell up and move on. Mysterious and sexy real estate agent Victor takes matters into his own hands, systematically killing off the grannies and instating queer couples in their place. When adorable bear couple Rey and Leo inherit their neighbour’s flat, they unwittingly move Rey’s mum into the neighbourhood and right in the firing line. Equal parts hysterical, thrilling and sexy, this murder romp should not be missed.
SUPPORTED CHARITY: Stephen Cummins Film Trust
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AFFINITY
TUES MARCH 3, 7:30PM
Palace Academy Twin
Tim Fywell, UK, 2008, 94min
Sarah Waters’ novel Affinity is elegantly captured in this accomplished adaptation, giving voice to a love affair in a women’s prison, back in the Victorian days when lesbians, apparently, didn’t exist. Upper-class Margaret, wanting to get in touch with the real world, volunteers
as a ‘lady visitor’ at Milbank Prison. Here she becomes entwined in the bewitching plight of Selina, a celebrity medium convicted of assaulting a young girl. Selina’s insights and spirit companions draw Margaret ever further in, until she agrees to help stage a mystical prison break.
SUPPORTED CHARITY: ACON's Lesbian Health Project
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