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Anthony Calderella
What’s Up, Scarlet? [Feature] 
(2005, 84 min)

Scarlet is a hard-edged LA matchmaker too busy to stop and smell the roses. Fate intervenes when she is rear-ended by quirky, beautiful actress Sabrina - new to the city and without a place to stay. Scarlet takes in Sabrina for the night, but Cupid goes to work, and one night turns into weeks. Enter Scarlet’s meddling mother (Outfest favorite Sally Kirkland), who has plans of her own for her daughter’s lovelife. Mayhem ensues in this zany light-hearted comedy.  More...
Sun, Jul 9, 3:00 pm
Showcase
$12
Patrick Carpentier
Combat [Feature] 
(2006, 56 min)

preceded by Antoine et Elisa

The winner of the Special Teddy Jury Award at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival, the visually stunning COMBAT depicts a disturbing, violent love story in which two men discover the extent of their passion in a sadomasochistic relationship that merges violence with tenderness. Is it possible to reach the end of desire? Can one let go in a world where we are taught not to let ourselves be pushed around?  More...
Thu, Jul 13, 9:45 pm
Village
$12
Ash Christian
Fat Girls [Feature] 
(2006, 82 min)

Armed with biting humor, FAT GIRLS follows aspiring Broadway legend Rodney and his Rubenesque friend Sabrina as they suffer through the indignity known as high school. Channeling his inner “fat girl,” Rodney befriends the hot new British boy in school, confronts his own fears and hilariously reaches for his true potential. FAT GIRLS is a rollercoaster ride that careens to an outrageous climax. With this auspicious debut, filmmaker and star Ash Christian announces his arrival as a major new talent.  More...
Sat, Jul 8, 2:30 pm
DGA Theatre 2
$12
Fri, Jul 14, 8:00 pm
Showcase
$12
Andrew P. Crane
The PikMe-Up [Feature] 
(2006, 71 min)

preceded by What I Love About Dying

During the late 1980s, the Pikme-up café opened its doors and started a “bohemian revolution.” Featuring performances by Viggo Mortensen, Vaginal Crème Davis, Exene Cervenka, John Fleck, Phranc and Summer Caprice, THE PIKME-UP offers a funky ride to a wild time in L.A.’s recent cultural past where “the buzz wasn’t from the coffee.”  More...
Sun, Jul 9, 8:30 pm
REDCAT
$12
Róbert Douglas
Eleven Men Out (Strakarnir okkar) [Feature] 
(2005, 85 min)

In the macho world of sports in a fishing town in Iceland, the sexy star player of a premier soccer team unexpectedly comes out while being interviewed for a local magazine - much to the dismay of his teammates, ex-wife and teenage son. After getting kicked off the team, Ottar faces new challenges when he joins an all-gay soccer team and begins a relationship with a hot younger player.  More...
Sat, Jul 8, 9:30 pm
Showcase
$12
Jan Dunn
Gypo [Feature] 
(2005, 98 min)

Set in a British industrial town and told from three different points of view in three episodes, GYPO is a gritty, heartfelt domestic drama with stunning performances and powerful storytelling. A married, middle-aged working class woman leads a dreary, dead-end life until she meets a beautiful young female Czech refugee who brings compassion, companionship and optimism into her beleaguered existence. Winner of the Jury prize at the 2005 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.  More...
Fri, Jul 14, 6:00 pm
DGA Theatre 2
$12
Sun, Jul 16, 4:30 pm
DGA Theatre 2
$12

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