US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

1999

Joys of Smoking

Thursday

May 18, 2000

@

8:00 pm

16th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

With Nick Katsapetses; Paul Van DeCarr in person.
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Director
Nick Katsapetses
Year
1999
Run Time
86
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
89
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
Gray and his lover Daniel are about to have a commitment ceremony, only to have their volatile relationship come close to implosion as the big day draws nearer.
This film is presented in with English subtitles.
Confounded by his lover's infidelity a week before their commitment ceremony, Gray, a young student-filmmaker, sets out to document his friends' views on relationships for his graduate thesis film. With captivating candor, the characters speak directly to the camera and reveal the secrets of their relationships (or lack thereof). The cinema-verité portrait of these humorous, straight-talking San Franciscans (lesbian, gay, and straight) is interwoven with the engaging drama of Gray's own experiences. "Add an unglamorous but appealing cast and a wicked sense of humor, and you've got a film that pleases its audience without pandering to it" (Outfest '99 Catalogue).
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Forgetting

CONTENT WARNING:
Forgetting by Paul Van DeCarr (1999, 3 min., video), a poetic lament of the loss of love.
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