PLGFS - FEATURED FILMS - 2012
All films for the 2012 Festival will be at the Harris Theater
Reel Q Highlights
(See side bar for
full festival line up
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**** OPENING NIGHT ****
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Cloudburst
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Country: Canada
Length: 93 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Friday, October 12, 7:30 p.m.
Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker are a delight in this funny, romantic and moving 2011 Canadian film about a mismatched but loving couple whose lives are turned upside down when one is put in a nursing home.
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Facing Mirrors
Director: Negar Azarbayjani
Country: Iran
Length: 102 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Saturday, October 13, 7:00 p.m.
The complexities of family and identity are explored in this thoughtful, 2011 Iranian film centered on a young woman waiting patiently for her passport so that she can travel to Germany for gender reassignment surgery --- despite her disapproving father, who is anxious to marry her to a male cousin.
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Gayby
Director: Jonathan Lisecki
Country: USA
Length: 89 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Saturday, October 13, 9:30 p.m.
The ticking biological clock has never been funnier or wise as in this 2012 American film about a two friends --- one a gay man the other a straight woman --- who decide to have a baby together the old fashioned way.
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Naked As We Came
Director: Richard LeMay
Country: USA
Length: 84 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Sunday, October 14, 7:00 p.m.
Love, loss, and hope are tumultuously explored amidst a tranquil backdrop in this powerful 2011 American film about a family preparing to lose their matriarch while dealing with past mistakes, an unspoken scandal, and an unexpected romance.
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Men To Kiss
Director: Robert Hasfogel
Country: Germany
Length: 83 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Thursday, October 18, 9:00 p.m.
Fresh and funny, this hilarious and touching 2012 German film is a fast-paced comedy about the romance between serious-minded Ernst and flighty, unpredictable performance artist Tobi.
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Stud Life
Director: Campbell X
Country: UK
Length: 83 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Friday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.
Young love, friendship, and life's choices are at the heart of this 2012 British film about two best friends, a black lesbian with butch tendencies, and a cute white gay boywhose idyllic world in upended by the arrival of a beautiful young woman.
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Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait Of James Dean
Director: Matthew Mishory
Country: USA
Length: 93 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Friday, October 19, 9:30 p.m.
Breathtaking views of the arid landscape and lush gardens at poolside cocktail parties create a dreamy atmosphere. This sumptuous 2012 film provides a look at the life of iconic actor James Dean (1931-1955) just before he becomes famous.
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Kiss Me
Director: Alexandra-Therese Keining
Country: Sweden
Length: 105 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Saturday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.
It's love at first site --- with an unusual twist --- in this sexy and provocative 2011 Swedish film about future stepsisters meeting for the first time at the parents' engagement party and begin a torrid affair.
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I Do
Director: Glenn Gaylord
Country: USA
Length: 95 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Saturday, October 20, 9:30 p.m.
Love, family and personal responsibility collide in this moving 2012 American film about an emotionally damaged gay man who has devoted himself to his late brother's family until a romance sends him in a new direction.
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Love Or Whatever
Director: Rosser Goodman
Country: USA
Length: 84 Minutes
Scheduled Date & Time: Sunday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.
Filled with great lines, hot guys and a relatable plot, this 2012 American film is an entertaining and delightful comedy about a control freak whose life spins out of control when his bisexual boyfriend leaves him for a woman.
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