2006 Film Festival Program
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THURSDAY 11/2 - FREE PROGRAM
UCSB Multicultural Center
8 PM
Fabulous: The Story of Queer Cinema
Charts the phenomenal evolution of gay and lesbian cinema from the 1940’s to the present, enlivened by entertaining  film clips and insightful interviews. Stretching from indie filmmaker Kenneth Anger whose Fireworks (1947) literally lit up the sky to the most successful gay movie to enter the mainstream market—guess what that was? Structured around a timeline of important LGBT events, Fabulous takes us on an informative and lively journey
Dir: Lisa Ades and Lesli Klainberg. USA 82 mins.
Admission: FREE
FRIDAY 11/3 - OPENING NIGHT
Fiesta 5 Theatre
6:30 PM
Loving Annabelle 
Simone, a Catholic boarding school teacher, has an affair with her female student, Annabelle, a charismatic rebel. Simone is caught between the conflicting emotions of erotic attraction and spiritual risk. With stunning cinematography by Cynthia Pusheck, Loving Annabelle offers excellent performances from its female leads, Diane Gaidry (winner of Outstanding Actress at Outfest LA 2006) and Erin Kelly, as well as a featured performance by Academy Award nominee/Golden Globe recipient Kevin McCarthy.
Dir. Katherine Brooks 2005 USA 80 min
Admission: $10.00
Seniors & students with valid ID: $7.50
Fiesta 5 Theatre
8:30 PM
Another Gay Movie
Dubbed the “Gay American Pie,” it goes beyond pies to explore the world of vegetables and quiches as potential objets d’sex. The plot is simple: four high school friends vow to lose their virginity over the course of the summer . Andy is the nice guy with a crush on the foreign exchange teacher. Jarod is the hunk who has got guys chasing him everywhere he goes. Nico is the camp queen who's never come out to his mother. And Griff (Mitch Morris) is the nerd with hidden, ahem, talents. Will they reach their goal before the big Labor Day Soirée thrown by their dyke pal Muffler? Contains scenes of explicit sex.
Dir: Todd Stephens. USA. 90 mins
Invited Guest: Mitch Morris.
Sponsored by Steve Warner
Admission: $10.00
Seniors & students with valid ID: $7.50
Fiesta 5 Theatre
10 :30 PM
eXposed: The making of a Legend
How does a porno movie get made? Mr. Pam (that’s her name) sets out to record how a Colt Studio movie is made. Along the way, we discover the problems of erecting more than a set, how the stars got into the biz and the sundry other issues behind what brings pleasure to so many. Needless to say, the movie contains full frontal nudity and some scenes of explicit sex but for all its copious nudity and OUTrageousness, eXposed also captures an abiding dedication of all involved in the production. The movie they make titled Buckleroos went on to be the most awarded gay porno movie of all time.
Dir: Mr. Pam. USA 90 mins.
Admission: $10.00
Seniors & students with valid ID: $7.50
SATURDAY 11/4
Fiesta 5 Theatre
Mixed Shorts
4 PM
Always our most popular program, a potpourri of shorts to fit all sizes and tastes!
JayWalking
A look at the rarely depicted, poorly understood world of drag kings.
Dirs: Kathy Huang and Leigh Iacobucci USA. 10 mins.
Trip to Prague
Oy! Can a Jewish boy find happiness in a foreign city?
Dir: Neil Needleman USA. 5 mins.
Top Of the World 
Two women have been sharing an apartment in Jerusalem and when one of them decides to leave, the other can’t let go of her dreams and hopes.
Dir. Maya Kenig. Israel. Subtitled. 15 mins
Dog Eat Dog
Discover puppy play from a dog's eye view as owners and their canines make their way to a play party.
Dir: Charles Lum. USA. 12 mins.
Never Rob a Bank with Someone You Love
Joan and Candy had the perfect life together. But Candy's flair for spending Joan's money forces these lovely ladies to risk losing it all.
Dir: Jill Maxcy. USA 10 mins.
K
A gorgeous hustler, is having a secret relationship with his neighbor.
Dir. Juan Martin Simmons, Spain. Subtitled. 12 mins.
Who’s The Top?
From Jennie Livingston, the director of the unforgettable Paris is Burning comes a fantastical S/M musical comedy in which one writer finds her true self by determining who's the bottom.
Dir: Jennie Livingston. 20 mins
Available Men
A Hollywood agent, dispatched to sign a "hot" new writer, and a sensitive gay man, waiting for a blind date, mistake each other for the person they were expecting to meet. Hilarity ensues.
Directed by David Dean Bottrell 14 mins.
Sponsored by Carpinteria Veterinary Hospital
Admission: $6.00
Fiesta 5 Theatre
7 PM
The Gymnast (see trailer)
OUTrageous! is proud to present one of the most honored lesbian features in many a year. The Gymnast is beautiful in every respect: beautiful actresses, beautifully filmed, beautifully told. Jane (Dreya Weber) a 43 year old, former Olympian gymnast rediscovers her love for the high wire and also falls dramatically in love with her partner who, although proudly lesbian, has issues of her own.
Winner Jury Award Outfest 2006
Winner Audience Award Best Feature Frameline 2006.
Dir: Ned Farr. USA 97 mins.
Invited Guest: Dreya Weber.
Admission: $10.00
Seniors & students with valid ID: $7.50
Fiesta 5 Theatre
9 PM
A Love to Hide (Un Amour A Taire) 
Set in Nazi Occupied Paris in 1942, it deals with the horrors of the Holocaust from a number of perspectives. Jean and Philippe, two young gay lovers risk their lives to hide a childhood Jewish friend, Sarah, whose family has been killed by the Gestapo. All goes well until Jean’s brother just released from jail falls for Sarah and sets in motion a plan to get her love. The plan goes awfully awry with terrible repercussions for all.
Winner of both the Best Fiction Feature Award and the Audience Favorite Feature Film Award at the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and Outfest LA.
Dir Christian Faure 2005 France 103 mins. French with English subtitles.
Admission: $10.00
Seniors & students with valid ID: $7.50
The Naked Wall, 907 State Street
8:30 PM - Midnight
OUTrageous Reception
Join us after either The Gymnast, or wait utill after A Love to Hide, for a dessert and wine reception from the finest restaurants in town and a chance to meet stars and directors, listen to live music by Jon Jeffers, and chat about the films.
Admission: $5.00. Free to pass-holders.
This is a fundraiser for the 2007 Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
SUNDAY 11/5
Fiesta 5 Theatre
Special Program 2 PM
METH
Imagine you’re a charismatic, irresistible sex machine capable of partying for days on end; that is, until the money runs out, “Tina” takes over, and you wake up para noid and destitute. This is the nightmare that many of filmmaker Todd Ahlberg’s interviewees went through after they fell under the spell of crystal methamphetamine, or “Tina” —the seductive drug that has wreaked particular havoc on the gay male community. Santa Barbara is no different. A chance to discuss, discover and delve into this (under) world.
Panel discussion to follow.
Dir: Todd Ahlberg. USA 79 mins
Admission: $
Fiesta 5 Theatre
5 PM
Puccini for Beginners
A stellar cast, Gretchen Mol, Justin Kirk (Weeds and Angels in America), gorgeous Elizabet h Reaser and director Maria Maggenti (The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love—OUTrageous! 1995) brings us the story of an opera loving New York lesbian who suddenly finds herself—in true opera fashion—torn between two lovers. With a wacky chorus of sushi chefs and New York bystanders who have more than their fair share of ideas, the story unfolds as a non-stop laugh fest full of insights on evolving sexual identities.
Dir: Maria Maggenti. USA 90 mins.
Chosen as the Opening Night film for both the San Francisco Frameline and Outfest LA Festivals.
Invited guest: Maria Maggenti.
Admission: $10.00
Fiesta 5 Theatre
7:30 PM
Coffee Date
Close out the festival with this comic cup of sexual confusion when straight boy Todd's life spins out of control when his brother sets him up with a gay date (Wilson Cruz). What follows has everyone in his life start believing he's gay. Do they know something he doesn't? Sure, the confusions mount and the lines of communication get hilariously tangled but by the time it’s all sorted out, everyone involved from straight brother to PFLAG mother (Sally Kirkland) has become a little wiser.
Dir: Stewart Wade. USA 94 mins.
Invited Guest: Stewart Wade.
Sponsored by John Bleck
Admission: $10.00
Seniors & students with valid ID: $7.50
Venues
Fiesta 5 Theatre / 916 State Street
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UCSB Multicultural Center / UCSB Campus / 805-893-8411
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The Naked Wall / 907 State Street / 805-965-4223
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