SHOWTIME
OPENING NIGHT GALA
7:30 PM Thurday April 26
Gala Co-Chair Sharon Gless, star of televisionís
Cagney & Lacey and Showtimeís Queer as Folk
Gala Co-Chair Desmond Child, popular music composer
and producer and
Harvey Burstein
Blake Davis
Dwina Gibb
Mayda Perez & Simone Mayer
Karen Raben & Andrea Pernick
Alan Randolph
Cristina Saralegui
Bruce Weber & Nan Bush
Merle and Danny Weiss
Invite you to join them at
this yearís fabulous Opening Night Gala, sponsored
by Showtime Networks
BIG EDEN, directed by Thomas Bezucha, United
States, SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE
In this gentle, profoundly moving fable, set
amidst the tall pines and glacier lakes of Big Eden, Montana, painter
Henry Hart returns to care for his ailing grandfather and discovers
his hometown all over again. With renowned actress Louise Fletcher.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the New York, Los
Angeles and San Francisco gay film festivals. Director Thomas
Bezucha will attend the screening.
Preceded by Home For Christmas, Dir. Frank
Mosvold, Norway, SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE
6:00 PM Pre-screening reception at SUVA,
801 Lincoln Road, with champagne courtesy of Southern Wine & Spirits
of South Florida and a sampling of delicious food provided by one
of the most unique restaurants on Lincoln Road.
7:30 PM Screening at the Colony Theatre
9:30 PM Post-screening VIP dinner party
with director Thomas Bezucha and other special guests at the beautiful
Miami Beach home of renowned music producer and songwriter Desmond
Child. Enjoy sophisticated company under the stars, wonderful food
by chef David Calania and wine and champagne compliments of Southern
Wine & Spirits of South Florida.
$135 Gala ticket includes reception, film screening
and VIP dinner
$50 ticket includes reception and film screening
$25 film screening only
Limited ticket availability for reception and
dinner - order now!
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FESTIVAL
CENTERPIECE
This year we have added a new event and screening
that punctuates the Festival ñ now extended to 10 days ñ midway.
The Festival Centerpiece, as with the Opening and Closing Night Galas,
showcases one of this seasonís special films, and is followed by a
very special party.
9:00 PM Tuesday May 1
KRAMPACK (NICO AND DANI), directed by Cesc
Gay, Spain, SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE
A Spanish coming-of-age story about two teenage
boys, one of whom is in love with the other, on a summer vacation
without their parents. The young actors deliver stunningly complex
and authentic performances that won the film the Prix de Jeunesse
at the Cannes Film Festival. In Spanish with English subtitles.
9:00 PM Screening at the Colony Theatre
11:00 PM Join us and other special guests
poolside for an enchanted evening at the Hotel Nash, 1120 Collins
Avenue, Miami Beach. Enjoy hors díoeuvres compliments of one of South
Floridaís hottest restaurants, Markís South Beach, drinks courtesy
of Bacardi and the classical sounds of a New World Symphony trio.
$25 ticket includes film and post-screening
party at the Hotel Nash
$15 film screening only
CLOSING NIGHT
11:00 PM Festival Awards Party at the
beautiful garden courtyard of the Indian Creek Hotel, 2727 Indian
Creek Drive, Miami Beach. Join the Festival film directors and other
special guests for our closing night celebration where the 3rd Annual
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Awards will be announced. Enjoy
the culinary treats of Luna Rossa Café and cocktails by Bacardi.
12:30 AM Thatís a Wrap after-party celebration
continues at Salvation, 1771 West Avenue, with music by DJ Abel and
Bacardi cocktail bar in our private Festival VIP lounge.
9:00 PM Saturday May 5
GAUDI AFTERNOON, directed by Susan Seidelman,
Spain, SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE
As in her classic 80s film Desperately Seeking
Susan, acclaimed director Susan Seidelman once again has created a
witty gender-bending mystery, this time set in Barcelona, Spain, that
both entices and surprises. With a stellar cast of women including
Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis and Lili Taylor, this
complex, comic tale asks us to question what makes a family, and what
makes us female or male.
Preceded by Rick & Steve: The Happiest
Gay Couple in All the World, Episode 4, Dir. Q. Allan Brocka, United
States, U.S. PREMIERE
9:00 PM Screening at the Colony Theatre
$45 ticket includes film screening, and both
Festival Awards and Salvation parties with VIP entry
$35 ticket includes film screening and Salvation
after-party only with VIP entry
$25 film screening only
WOMEN AT THE FESTIVAL
Women are not always given their due in the
mixed gay community, but at this yearís Festival youíll find an extraordinary
number of lesbian films, womenís parties and other events. The
parties are mostly described on this page, but please note as well
that for the first time in the Festivalís short history, our closing
night film has a definite lesbian bent - Susan Seidelmanís newest,
Gaudi Afternoon, with a truly stellar cast that includes Judy Davis,
Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor and Juliette Lewis. So come out
and join us for our fabulous final bash (and donít be shy about the
opening gala and other parties either).
Itís hard to focus on any one movie since there
are so many this year, but pay close attention to Just One Time (Jennifer
Esposito as the sultry lesbian neighbor); The Girl (hot French women);
Julie Johnson (Courtney Love and Lili Taylor lock lips); Kaliís
Vibe (black lesbians with a bisexual twist); Desiís Looking for a
New Girl (Latina lesbians do the romance thing); and Stranger Inside
(the latest from the director of The Watermelon Woman). Two
other unique treats are the Sunday morning screening and lunch combo
of History Lessons and the very special appearance of lesbian writer
and film critic B. Ruby Rich with her Lethal Lesbians film clips program.
And no South Florida gal should miss A Florida
Enchantment, a rarely seen silent film about a woman who eats a magic
seed and goes through a gender-bending transformation, with the live
piano accompaniment of Grammy-nominated Barbara Higbie. For
those of you looking for lesbian fare that is just a wee bit more
steamy, our late night X Marks the G-Spot collection should do the
trick ñ you will definitely not be seeing these shorts at Blockbuster
next year. Donít forget the fascinating (and free) panel discussions,
almost all of which include visiting lesbian film directors, and all
the other Festival programs and films which might be of interest to
you. Enjoy the Festival!
Femme Noir
11:30 PM Saturday April 28
Think only the boys know how to play? Guess
again! Join hosts Lark Bennett & Clara Eshkenazi, Lynn Bové,
Gerry Kelly, Noah Lazes, Claudia Miller, and Margot Winick, for a
night of dancing at N Lounge & Oxygen Bar, 743 Washington Avenue.
The hot go-go dancers, hundreds of beautiful women and the fabulous
sounds of DJ Lazaro Leon promise to make this the sexiest girl party
of the season. Private VIP area for Film Festival guests with complimentary
cocktails by Bacardi.
$20 ticket includes screening of The Girl at
9:00 PM and Femme Noir party
The Ladies
Who Lunch
1:00 PM Sunday April 29
Make a day of it with two fun and provocative
lesbian film programs and a fabulous lunch in between the 11:00 AM
and 3:00 PM screenings. Join our hosts Carol Fenster, Judy Mercier,
Andrea Pernick, Karen Raben, Horty Soriano, Denise Soufrine, and Laurie
Weiner for a lite Italian-style fette at Segafredo, 1040 Lincoln Road,
adjacent to the Colony Theatre. Chat about the films with audience
members, filmmaker Barbara Hammer and film critic B. Ruby Rich, with
wine courtesy of Southern Wine & Spirits of South Florida.
$30 ticket includes 11:00 AM screening of History
Lessons, 1:00 PM lunch at Segafredo and 3:00 PM Lethal Lesbians program.
Reel Women
Reception
9:00 PM Thursday May 3
Tonight we honor this yearís women directors
with a special event at Condal & Peñamil House, 741 Lincoln
Road. Join Mary Guzmán, Fontana Butterfield and Desi del Valle
from Desiís Looking for a New Girl; Shari Carpenter from Kaliís Vibe;
Cheryl Dunye from Stranger Inside and other surprise guests as we
sip on Mojitos, light up cigars and nibble on some tasty Latin hors
díoeuvres, all to a tropical musical soundtrack. Sponsored by Condal
& Peñamil House and Bacardi USA.
$20 ticket includes the 7:00 PM screening of
Desiís Looking for a New Girl and Reel Women Reception
The
Film Federation
MIDNIGHT Friday April 27
Kick start your weekend with hosts Maxwell
Blandford and Gerry Kelly at one of the hottest clubs on South Beach,
Level, 1235 Washington Avenue. Enjoy the open bar courtesy of Bacardi
in our private Film Festival VIP area.
$25 ticket includes the 9:00 PM screening of
Just One Time or the 11:00 PM screening of Sex Becomes Her and Level
party with VIP entry
Anthem Party
11:00 PM Sunday April 29
Get ready for the ultimate way to wrap up the
Festivalís first weekend as host Michael Tronn brings you the place
to be on Sundays, Crobar, 1445 Washington Avenue. With lots of boys,
lots of dancing and a VIP Bacardi Bar thrown in for good measure.
$25 ticket includes the 9:00 PM screening of
Km. 0 and Anthem party with VIP entry
Festival
Club @ Twist
11:00 PM Monday April 30
Even though itís Monday night, there are still
plenty of reasons to celebrate and rub shoulders with other audience
members and visiting Festival film directors. Join us at the
always fun South Beach neighborhood bar Twist, 1057 Washington Avenue,
for some dancing, cocktails and good après screening conversation.
No admission charge for Festival Club, complimentary
cocktails by Bacardi at VIP area with Film Festival ticket stub
Festival
Club @ Laundry Bar
9:00 PM Wednesday May 2
Wednesday night is here but we know you still
want to go out and hobknob with other Festival attendees at
Laundry Bar, 721 North Lincoln Lane. After the films, come and
enjoy this eveningís Festival Club and the fabulous jazz and blues
vocals of the ultimate South Beach diva, Maryel Epps.
No admission charge for Festival Club, 2-4-1
drinks all night long with Film Festival ticket stub
Samba Nights
10:00 PM Friday May 4
Lambda Brazil Tour Operator and TransBrasil
Air Lines invite you to the ultimate Brazilian soirée at the
Albion Hotel, 1650 James Avenue. Enjoy Caipirinhas and Batidas with
a sampling of delicious Brazilian food. The tantalizing Samba,
Axe and popular Brazilian tunes at the chic poolside area will transport
you to the land of the Lambada.
$20 ticket includes the 7:00 PM screening of
Stranger Inside, the 9:00 PM screening of The Confusion of Genders,
or the 5:00 PM screening of Brasil Mix on Saturday May 5, and the
Samba Nights party
