Who we are born as, and the face we present to the world, are often very different things, in these two companion pieces that turn our notions of gender upside down in surprising ways.

(left to right) Tyne Firmin and Brenda Burke

Back Story, Directed by John Scott Matthews, United States, FLORIDA PREMIERE
In this tightly crafted, sometimes hilarious, almost operatic short film, Sweetheart (played by a lip synching drag queen)  is a lounge singer with a past, literally  stranded atop a piano for many years.  When her former husband (played by a lip synching drag king) returns in a cruel twist of fate, Sweetheart's cloudy vision comes into focus.
Director John Scott  Mathews will attend the screening and discuss his work with the audience.

left to right: Linda Fraser and Georgie Scott

Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage, Directed by Mark Achbar, Canada, FLORIDA PREMIERE

The subject of this real-life documentary, Canadian George Douglas Scott, was a burly bulldozer operator with a wife and two children who, after two decades on the job, showed up one day in makeup, his first public "coming out" as a transsexual.  While waiting to qualify for sex-change surgery, George, now living as Georgina, fell in love with Linda Fraser, a psychotherapist, opera singer and outspoken lesbian.  They decided to wed, three months before Georgina's final operation, when she was still technically a man.  After the surgery, amidst a whirlwind of media coverage, they were declared to be Canada's first legally-married lesbian couple.  An ingenious blend of first-person video diary, archival footage and layered digital images have produced a film filled with humor and emotion, one that shows how desire and modern technology can confound society's preconceptions.

1:00 PM Screening at the Regal South Beach Cinema $10

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