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Sunday, November 16 at 11AM-3 PM
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Community Brunch and Centerpiece
Movie
Sponsored by Auntie M's Helping Hands,
Dinner Anyone, Chef Frank Tramontano and “Ever
So Saucy”, Here! TV and V2 Vodka
With special performance by the Long Island
Pride Chorus
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Fundraiser for Long Island
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the brunch
will include a full selection of bagels,
muffins, salads, danish, fruit, coffee,
tea, juices and the V2 Bloody Mary Bar.
Following the brunch will be our Centerpiece
showing of Tru Loved sponsored by HereTV.
Tickets will be sold through the festival
only, not the cinema’s box office.
Ticket prices for the Community Brunch and
Movie are $25.00 Public and $18 for Festival
Members and Festival Passholders.
Send your $25.00 pp.(or $18 for festival
members and passholders) to
LIGLFF, Inc.
P.O. Box 360
East Northport, NY 11731
(631) 987-0596
(Make checks payable to Long Island Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival)
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$25 to Public
, $18.00 to festival members and to all festival
pass holders
/ Includes Tru Loved “Centerpiece Movie” Admission
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(Make checks payable to Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
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ONLINE TICKETS Here
Please select public, member, festival pass
holder,
Festival Pass Holders
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The Dinner Anyone folk are
coming out for this great and fun time.
Anyone who buys a ticket in advance and notifies
kenecru@aol.com
will be eligible for a cash-back drawing.
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Sunday, November 16 at 1 PM
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 Sponsored
by Here! TV
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 Tru
Loved
(Stewart Wade, USA,
2008, 99 min)
Written and directed by Stewart Wade (Coffee
Date), sixteen-year-old Tru (Najarra
Townsend of Me and You and Everyone
We Know) is uprooted by her lesbian moms (Alexandra
Paul of Baywatch and
Cynda Williams of Tales of the
City)  from
her comfortable gay-friendly home in San Francisco
and moved to a conservative, suburban community
in Southern California. Her non-traditional
family makes her a bit of an outsider until
the closeted high school football hero Lodell
(Mathew Thompson
of Drake and Josh) takes a liking to her.
Tru reluctantly agrees to cover for Lo as
his girlfriend. But, when Tru sees and hears
the closed-minded comments about homosexuality
from her new group of “friends,”
she takes a bold step:  Together
with openly gay student Walter she lays the
groundwork to start a Gay-Straight Alliance
club at her new school. Through the GSA, she
meets Trevor, a smart and charming young man
raised by his gay uncle Daniel with whom she
becomes smitten. Torn between her commitment
to her best friend, and her attraction to
and connection with Trevor, Tru must look
into her heart, take what she has learned
from her close-knit family about love, friendship,
honesty and trust, and sort it out…all
without hurting someone – possibly herself
– in the process. The amazing cast also
includes Jake Abel,
Alec Mapa, Bruce Vilanch, Nichelle
Nichols, Jasmine Guy and
Jane Lynch. Audience Award
for Best Feature at Philadelphia International
GLBT Film Festival
Official
website / Watch
trailer
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 Preceded
by Overnight Book
(Erin
Greenwell, USA, 2008, 20 min)
Mary, a passionate teenage misfit and Bobby,
a washed up adult writer, meet in a dingy
diner. Drawn to a younger version of himself,
Bobby will help Mary craft her James Joyce
proposal in an ambling journey through the
suburbs of "Anytown" USA. In standing
up to the school bullies and reconciling
a lost love, Mary will find new courage.
In this night Bobby will write his overnight
book. Official
website
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ONLINE TICKETS Here
Please select public, member, festival pass holder,
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Sunday,
November 16 at 3:15 PM
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“We
Are Family”(shorts
program- 85 min)
In Person: Long Island Filmmaker Benedict
Campbell
 Lloyd
Neck
(Benedict Campbell, USA,
2007, 16 min)
Alex has a crush on her brother's friend
Jesse. But Jesse likes Alex's brother Taylor.
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Dolls
 (Randy Caspersen, USA, 2008,10 min)
When teenager Thomas rediscovers his dolls
in the attic, his mother demands they go and
insists that he work the annual garage sale
where a devilish ten-year-old boy defaces
the beloved childhood toys. As he struggles
to save his dolls, his mother begins to see
the part of her son she always overlooked.
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 Daddy’s
Big Girl
(Reid Waterer,
USA, 2008, 17 min) NY Premiere
Overweight and uninspired Millie attempts
to finally reconcile with her gay father,
but his half-naked male companions keep
getting in the way. Award for Best Comedy
Short at QCinema Fort Worth Film Festival
Official
website / Watch
trailer
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 Second
Guessing Grandma
In Person: Writer Eddie Sarfaty
(Bob Giraldi, USA,
2008, 9 min)
Written by Long Island native Eddie Sarfaty.
A simple story exploring a poignant few weeks
in
the life of a 20 something gay man who
finally comes out to his beloved grandmother
in the house he was raised in – in spite
of mounting pressure from his domineering
mother and west village live-in boyfriend.
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 Just
me?
(Amy Neil, USA, 2007, 22 min)
In this heartwarming documentary, the filmmaker
is a young lesbian who feels isolated in her
large extended family. When she discovers
a stockpile of old photographs that reveals
the hidden life of her great grandmother,
she begins to suspect that her great grandmother
was “in the family” in more ways
than one.
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Babysitting
Andy
 (Pat Mills, Canada, 2007, 11
min)
Andy, the most curious nine year-old, has
a question; she will do anything to get the
answer. When Andy’s uncle and his boyfriend
arrive to babysit, Andy is not on her best
behavior, armed with a supersoaker and a devious
mind, Andy corners the men, who can do nothing
but comply. Watch
trailer
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Tickets can also be purchased at the box
office during theater hours or by calling
Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006.
No refunds.
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Sunday,
November 16 at 4 PM
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Art Opening and Wine
and Cheese Reception in the Sky Cafe
Sponsored by Northport Tasting Room
and Wine Cellar
"Strike A Pose"
Images that celebrate the diversity
of Gender expression, featuring images of
Transgender, Drag Queen/King, Transsexual,
Cross-Dresser, and individuals who express
Gender in alternative and non-traditional
ways. Curated by Lady Clover Honey
featuring Long Island artists
Ryan Wolowski, Jed Ryan, Fernando Espinosa
and Rick Odell. Admission is free with movie
admission to The Universe of Keith
Haring
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Sunday,
November 16 at 5:15 PM
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 The
Universe of Keith Haring
(Christina
Clausen, Italy/France, 2007, 90 min)
An intimate portrait of world-renowned artist
Keith Haring whose mantra was that "Art
is for everyone!" The film is a thorough
and intimate exploration of the background
and career of one of the most popular and
significant artists of the 20th century. The
film features interviews and archival footage
of Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch, Kim Hastreiter,
Grace Jones, Madonna, Yoko Ono, David LaChapelle,
Kenny Scharf, Carlo McCormick, Andy Warhol,
Ann Magnuson, Tony Shafrazi, and Junior Vasquez,
among many others. Audio excerpts from original
interviews with Keith Haring, were conducted
by Haring's biographer John Gruen (Keith Haring:
the Authorized Biography). The film's theme
song is by the famed DJ and record producer,
Junior Vasquez, with an original soundtrack
by Angelo Talocci.
Official
website / Watch
slideshow
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 Preceded
by The Back
Room
(Greg Ivan
Smith, USA, 2008, 16 min)
NY
Premiere
Two strangers uncover astonishing connections
as they search for a mysterious Renaissance
painting.
In Person: Filmmaker Greg Ivan Smith
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Tickets can also be purchased at the box
office during theater hours or by calling
Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006.
No refunds.
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Sunday, November
16 at 7:15 PM
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In Person: Filmmaker Heather Tobin and Actress' Hannah Hogan and Tracy Rae
 To
Each Her Own
(Heather Tobin,
Canada, 2008, 112 min)
This first feature narrative written and directed
by Heather Tobin is a twenty-something coming
of age story that delves deep into the feelings
and emotions that people go through while
undergoing the coming out process in hopes
to help people understand how truly hard the
struggle with both internalized and external
homophobia can be. Jessica Sutterland (Hannah
Hogan) is married to her high-school
best friend, the eternally devoted Trevor
(Shaughnessy Redden),
despite having romantic feelings for girls
at a young age. Set on the typical small-town
suburban path, Jessica begins to get pressure
from family about having kids and decides
with Trevor to start planning for a baby.
Casey (Tracy Rae)
is a captivating, out lesbian who lives a
somewhat promiscuous lifestyle and doesn't
really believe that true love is for her.
Casey has a diverse group of friends and an
accepting family and is able to live her life
without fear of condemnation. When Jess meets
Casey she is instantly captivated by the outgoing
woman and a romantic bond quickly begins to
form between them. As Jess spends more time
alone with Casey and more effort avoiding
her husband, her life begins spinning out
of control. Jess and Casey's growing love
sends once cynical Casey to demand more from
Jess who is forced to come to terms with her
repressed sexuality and examine the feelings
that she always considered to be sinful.
Official
website / Watch
trailer
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 Preceded
by The Insomniacs
(Kami Chisholm,
USA, 2008, 11 min)
Bell can't sleep, so she goes to a 3 a.m.
Insomniac's Anonymous meeting where she
meets the girl of her dreams.
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Tickets can also be purchased at the box
office during theater hours or by calling
Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006.
No refunds.
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SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 16 at 8:30 - 10PM
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Coffee
and Dessert Reception
Sponsored by Pride Alliance of Long
Island in the Sky Café.
The reception is free with a movie admission
to To Each Her Own or
Ciao.
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SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 16 at 9:30 PM
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Sponsored by Here!
TV
Ciao
(Yen Tan, USA, 2008, 88 min)
A man dies very unexpectedly and leaves behind
two men: Jeff (Adam Neal Smith),
his best friend, and Andrea (Allesandro
Calza), an Italian he’s
been corresponding with online. Jeff informs
Andrea of Mark’s passing; Andrea writes
back to express his shock and sympathies.
On a whim, they continue their correspondence
and a rapport grows between them. They eventually
meet, where they extend their e-mail exchanges
into more personal and intimate conversations.
They talk about their respective countries,
their jobs, their families, their lives. Mostly,
they talk about Mark. What began as a tragedy
that linked two strangers from different ends
of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship
that may change their lives forever. Jury
Award for Best Feature at Philadelphia International
GLBT Film Festival
Official
website / Watch
trailer
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Preceded
by Two Spirits,
One Journey
(Arthur
Allan Seidelman & Chad Richman, USA,
2007, 18 min)
 Written
and produced by Native American Shawn Imitates
Dog, Two Spirits, One Journey script was
a winner at the 2nd Annual Creative Spirit
Script-to-Screen Shootout which was started
to identify, train and promote emerging
and established Native talent. It is a story
about forbidden love between two young Native
American men. Forced to hide their true
identity, Chris and Luke struggle to maintain
a “down
low’ relationship on the reservation.
Luke wants to move to the city to be in
a place where he can be himself while Chris
cannot leave ‘the rez’.
In
Person: Writer/ Producer Shawn Imitates
Dog
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Tickets can also be purchased at the box
office during theater hours or by calling
Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006.
No refunds.
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