International shorts on growing up gay including Stanley Beloved (20 min), A Kiss in the Snow (22 min), A Good Son (12 min), Yellow Fever (25 min), and Fairytale (25 min). Director David Kittredge will be present.

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Filmmaker Gigi Gaston and musician Sophie B. Hawkins ("Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" and the popular album Whaler) have created a mov- ing and intriguing documentary that brings us further into both Hawkins's music and life. The Cream Will Rise is not only the record of a concert tour but also an exploration of the story behind this artist's rise to fame from an unhappy childhood to her present success. Unusually honest conversations with Hawkins, her mother, and her brother con- cerning their bouts with alcoholism, anorexia, and sexual abuse reveal an ongoing healing process as Hawkins revisits the sites of some of her most painful, as well as pleasurable, childhood memories. This film beautifully weaves and connects this troubled past with Hawkins's current life of achievement and fame. Throughout, Hawkins's music creates a mood that is not easily forgotten, and the viewer gains a deep respect for her honesty.

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Winner of the 1998 Los Angeles Outfest's Outstanding Emerging Talent Award, Buck's Out of Season is a touching and subtle love story set in the picturesque seaside resort of Cape May, New Jersey. Micki, a restless, leather-jacketed, and Marlboro-smoking lesbian with loads of attitude, finds herself in a small town, caring for her dying uncle Charlie and running from everything, including her ex and her photography career. She finds a few surprises, one of which is the other lesbian in town, Roberta, a forty-year-old African-American waitress at the local diner and a good friend of her uncle. Jealousy, fear, and love all play a part in the story that ensues as both women struggle to find a way to trust. Buck has created a feature that is at once engaging, credible, and satisfying.

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