In The Limelight
Tru Loved
Closing FilmOut this year will be Tru Loved, the inspiring new family-friendly
film about LGBT youth and their families. Leading civil rights organizations such
as PFLAG and GLSEN have applauded Director Stewart Wade. For his latest film,
which tells the story of a 16-year-old, who’s been uprooted by her lesbian moms
from her gay-friendly home in San Francisco and moved to a conservative com-
munity in Southern California. Her only friend at her new school is the closeted
all-star athlete on the football team, and that friendship is even jeopardized when
she starts the school’s first Gay-Straight Alliance. This fresh, funny and smart
comedy will appeal to all audiences and features fantastic appearances by Bruce
Vilanch, Nichelle, Jasmine Guy and Alec Mapa.
tye olson derek long
Tru Loved shows on Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
tye olson
At 21, Tye Olson may still be considered a newcomer, but the talented
young actor is already making a big name for himself in the LGBT movie
scene. Born and raised in Minnesota, he discovered his passion for the
performing arts during high school. However, after graduating, his initial
intentions were to stay in state and study architecture in college. The bite
of the acting bug was too much to ignore though and just two weeks before
school was to start, Olson decided to pack his bags and drive out to Holly-
wood. It was only four months after his move, that Olson landed the leading
role in David Oliveras’ Watercolors. His performance has been recognized at
film festivals throughout the country and he was honored as best actor at
the 2008 OutFest in Los Angeles. You can catch Olson and Watercolors on
The New Twenty
Friday night at 7:30. He can also be seen in Tru Loved on Sunday.
Sunday is filled with a fantastic line-up and a few surprises. For instance, did
you know that “text” is the new sex, “gay” is the new straight and “thirty” is the
derek long
new twenty? This is all according to Chris Mason Johnson’s emotional new
This rugged and handsome LGBT film star is also a midwestern boy hav-
drama The New Twenty. In his feature film directorial debut we witness the trials
ing grown up in Wisconsin. Long is no stranger to the silver screen having
and tribulations of a tight-knit group of five long-time friends—some gay, some
starred in several gay-themed pictures including the sci-fi pic Socket and
straight—as they deal with drugs, sex, relationships, career challenges and most
side-splittingly hilarious Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror. Fans will be treated
importantly the reality of turning 30. The New Twenty has been screened at a num-
to a double dose of Long during FilmOut SanDiego this year. First in Make
ber of festivals, including the prestigious Outfest in Los Angeles where its lead,
the Yuletide Gay, where he plays the hippie, pot-smoking father of a closeted
Nicole Bilderback, was awarded outstanding actress in a feature film. And at the
son who returns home for the holidays. Then on Friday, audiences will be
2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Johnson won the Best First-Time
treated to a more revealing side of Long as he stars in director Rob Williams’
Director Award.
sexy skin flick, 3-Day Weekend.
The New Twenty shows on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
the Best of lgBt shorts
The Rage Monthly is a proud sponsor of FilmOut San Diego and was given the honor as presenter of FilmOuts “Best of LGBT Shorts.” This collection of 11
short subject films to be shown in succession will be presented on Sunday starting at noon. Flourishing filmmakers, as a way to get their name out there and
work noticed often create short subject films. This year’s international line up of films encompasses a wide array of dynamic and original subject matter. One
in particular, titled Martini The Movie, from Director Robert Camina, is a musical comedy about a washed-up actress from Hollywood’s golden age named
Martini who along the way to auditioning for the comeback role of a lifetime, dishes all the Tinseltown dirt, along with cocktail in hand.
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