14TH ANNUAL LGBT FILM FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO
FilmOut by sylvia rodemeyer FilmOut San Diego will mark its 14th year as the area’s premier LGBT film festival this year.
During the five-day film festival 40 films will be screened at the historic Birch North Park Theatre. The festival will take placeWednesday, May 30 through Sunday, June 3. The mission of FilmOut San Diego is to enlighten, educate, and entertain the communi-
ties of San Diego County and beyond through the exhibition of LGBT-themed films. FilmOut San Diego seeks to recognize, promote, celebrate and support the important diverse artistic contributions LGBT filmmakers make to the community. Michael McQuiggan has been involved in the festival for the past 12 years, the last nine
as the festival programmer. McQuiggan is instrumental in choosing the films to showcase each year and is particularly proud of the lineup of the 14th Festival. He is equally as enthu- siastic about the need for a film festival in San Diego. Even though it’s less than two hours outside of Hollywood, San Diego has a unique vibe and interest in the LGBT film scene. “San Diego needs as many film festivals as possible. Most of the films at FilmOut rarely
screen in San Diego—maybe five percent of them within a year after the festival. It is great for San Diego to see these LGBT films collectively in a theatre, where they are meant to be seen,” McQuiggan says.
Additionally, FilmOut San Diego will honor
writer/director Del Shores (Sordid Lives, Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got The Will, Southern Baptist Sissies and the upcoming The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife) with a special screening of his cult-classic film Sordid Lives. Miss Dixie Longate, “The Tupper- ware Lady,” will perform for 60 minutes prior to the screening, with her outrageous, over-the-top, laugh- inducing, standup show and also act as hostess for the tribute. Shores will introduce the film and do an audience Q&A with select members of the Sordid Lives cast afterward. “There is something for everyone at FilmOut. Most
all genres are well represented and no, you don’t have to be only LGBT to enjoy the majority of these films,” McQuiggan says. In addition to the films men- tioned above, there are also 14 West Coast premiers being featured. Filmmakers and talent representing more than half
of the films are planning to attend the festival and will participate in audience Q&As after their respective screenings. For additional diversity, the festival partners each
year with the San Diego Asian Film Festival, San Diego Jewish Film Festival and San Diego Latino Film Festival. The festival also receives financial support from the City of San Diego, which is provided in part by the Commission for Arts and Culture. For more information, showtimes and to purchase tickets, visit
filmoutsandiego.com
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS:
-Opening Night Film: Thom Fitzgerald’sCloud- burst—stars Oscar winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker. -Opening Party at: Claire de Lune Sunset Temple Ballroom (across the street from the Birth North Park Theatre): 9:30 p.m. to midnight
-Closing Night Film: Nathan Adloff’sNate & Margaret A WORLD PREMIERE! -Closing Party at: West Coast Tavern: 10 p.m. to midnight
-Boys Centerpiece: Michael Akers’Morgan -Girls Centerpiece:Rolla Selbak’sThree Veils
-Festival Spotlight:Sundance Favorite: Carrie Preston’s (True Blood)That’s What She Said—stars Anne Heche. Produced by local filmmakers James Vasquez and Mark Holmes.
-International Spotlight: M. Caner & Mehmet Binay’sZenne Dancer
-Additional World Premiere’s:Jason Sax’sDo You Have A Cat? and Paul Baker’sAndie
-United States Premiere’s:Todd Verow’sThe Endless Possibility of Sky, Adam Marcus’Connected and Raphael Lungo’sBang Bang
14 RAGE monthly | MAY 2012
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