2 Seconds, May 11, 2000 | 16th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

16th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

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Director

Manon Briand

Year

1998

Run Time

100

min

Country

Canada

Language

English

PROGRAM Time

103

minutes

CONTENT WARNING:

Laurie, a professional downhill racer gets fired because of her slight overindulgence in irresponsibility. She returns to Montreal where she is welcomed by her geeky but cute brother. She meets Lorenzo, a cranky, ex-racer who owns a bike shop. The two become friends. Laurie gets a job with a local bicycle courier company, but a member of the group is intent on shutting her out of their circles, making her life difficult and sad. After a bonding truth-revealing discussion between Laurie and Lorenzo, Laurie begins to see what she has to do to make things better for herself.

This film is presented in English with English subtitles.

Winner of four awards at the '98 Montreal World Film Festival, Manon Briand's engaging gem examines light, speed, and love at first sight. Cycling is Laurence's only love; obsessed with speed and time, she succeeds as a champion mountain- bike racer until one mistake destroys her career. Struggling to forge a new way, Laurence finds work as a courier but encounters the hectic, uneasy atmosphere of a downtown labyrinth. Only through the chance friendship of cantankerous Lorenzo, a retired speed cyclist, does Laurence eventually find joy and open her heart for love of the human kind. 2 Seconds is an enchanting film about staying true to what you love most.

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Alien Kisses

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Dara Gellman

3 min

Alien Kisses by Dara Gellman (1998, 3 min., video), which reclaims a kiss between women from a popular sci-fi TV show and transforms it into a sexy salute to queer desire.

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