SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Metro 4 Cinemas, 618 State St.

11:20 pm - Women's Short Films

Angie & Jackie Untitled (World Premiere) - So you think it's easy to make a short film? Angie and Jackie (with great director hair) show us how it really is!
Directors: Jackie Nunns and Angie West / UK, 2011, 16 mins.

Child's Play (World Premiere) - And here's the movie they (Angie & Jackie) made! An exploration of the way children understand the word "gay".
Directors: Jackie Nunns and Angie West - UK, 2011, 2 mins.

Truth Takes Time - A coming-of-age "motion storybook" about gender, identity, and self-love.
Director: Arielle Kmich / USA, 2011, 11 mins.

Coffee and Pie

Breaking up is always hard to do, but maybe some apple pie will help.
Director: Douglas Horn / USA, 2011, 15 mins.

The Performance of Drowning - Terry is at a special camp for disabled children when she discovers her new identity.
Director: Jeanette Castillo / USA, 2011, 9 mins.

The Maiden and the Princess - A kiss between two schoolgirls sets off a bizarre and fantastic fairy tale.
Director: Ali Scher / USA, 2011, 18 mins.

Cyclicity - Philosophy mixes with contemporary themes in this tale that tracks a romance from beginning to end.
Director: Jason Knade / USA, 2011, 10 mins.

INVITED GUESTS: Jackie Nunns, Angie West, and Arielle Kmich

Program Sponsored by: Dolores Woodson

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1:20 pm - 3 (Drei)

Art, science, and modern desire blossom with potent possibilities in the latest film from Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run; The International). In contemporary Berlin, art-world fortysomethings Hanna and Simon each secretly fall for Adam, a seductive stem-cell scientist. As their love triangle spins toward an uncertain resolution, the city becomes a backdrop for playfully intellectual meditations on everything from Spinoza to numerology to Jeff Koons to David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” A centerpiece film at Frameline and an award winner at the German Film Awards and Outfest, 3 stands as “a sophisticated comedy of…sexual experimentation” (the New York Times).

“A sensuous intellectual romp whose strong cast makes it involving.” – Los Angeles Times

Director: Tom Tykwer / Germany, 2010, 114 minutes, in German with English subtitles

Sponsored by Dennis Whelan and Steve Warner

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4:20 pm - Gen Silent

Gen Silent tackles the difficult, delicate, and important issues surrounding aging members of the LGBT community. Having fought for acceptance in their younger days, some in the generation that survived Stonewall and were rallied by Harvey Milk have considered going back in the closet as they face opening their homes to outside caregivers or entering assisted living facilities. Compounding the problem is a shaky support network: seniors may be alone, estranged from their families, or dependent on partners who themselves are ailing. As a courageous generation grows into their later years, Stu Maddux’s award-winning documentary addresses a timely topic with dignity and grace.

Director: Stu Maddux / USA, 2010, 63 mins.

Special Guests & Panel: Director Stu Maddux will join a community panel organized by SaBLE (Santa Barbara Lavender Elders/Mayores) for a discussion after the film.

Sponsored by SaBLE and Fund for Santa Barbara
SaBLE: Santa Barbara Lavender Elders/Mayores—LGBT seniors committed to improving the quality of life for ourselves and others like us.

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6:20 pm - Night Watch

This BBC adaptation of the celebrated novel by Sarah Waters unfolds intertwining tales of characters living outside conventional bounds in London during and after the Second World War. Ambulance driver Kay leaves her lover nightly to traverse the city’s bombed-out wreckage, searching for lost souls while veering dangerously close to becoming one herself. Meanwhile, the doe-eyed Helen is torn between love for Kay and attraction to the brilliant, steely Julia. Elsewhere, Viv is fighting to survive as a married man’s mistress, while her incarcerated brother, Duncan, grows close to a handsome cellmate. Dancing back and forth across years, The Night Watch reveals the fragility and strength of relationships forged in wartime.

Director: Richard Laxton / UK, 2011, 90 minutes

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8:20 pm - Gun Hill Rd

Esai Morales plays the tough, streetwise Enrique, paroled after three years in prison, who returns to the Bronx to find his wife (Judy Reyes) involved with another man, and his teenaged son (Harmony Santana) in the midst of a gender transition. As Enrique struggles to reconcile his reactionary machismo with undeniable love for his family, Gun Hill Road emerges as a father-son tale in which the tribulations and confusions of each are mirrored. Just as Morales's portrayal of a troubled ex-con adjusting to the outside world upends the clichés of a well-trod character, Santana's scenes of transition break ground by hewing closely to the actor's own experiences with hormonal treatments, wardrobe selections, and dating. Outstanding acting and a naturalistic shooting style have made this a critical and festival favorite.

“Harmony Santana elevates the film with a remarkable and very raw performance.” – The Advocate

Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green / USA, 2011, 87 mins.