Bitten by the travel bug? Well, here's your answer. Take your girlfriend or your boyfriend on a World Travel excursion through six countries in this program of eclectic shorts which span a vast array of themes and ages; gay sci-fi, 24/7 news, the big "O" and international employment benefits. Keep your chairs in full, upright position, the ticketed fare is fabulous, it's such a deal!
Oedipe n+1
Dir. Eric Rognard
France, 2002, 35mm, 27 min
North American Premiere
A ground-breaking gay film set in a futuristic world of sharp contrasts and paradoxes, Oedipe mixes Greek myth and contemporary sci-fi in the vein of Blade Runner and Gattaca. While Thomas struggles to reconcile his new life with his memories, his mother uses advanced technology to bring her son back from the dead, as many times as it will take to erase his sexual predilections. In French with English subtitles.
Love Never Dies
Dir. Frank Aron Gardso & Eirik Tyrihjel
Norway, 2003, 35mm, 3 min
North American Premiere
An elderly man waits for his guest to arrive.
Vámonos (Let's Go Away)
Dir. Paco Diaz Aguilar
Spain, 2002, video, 11 min
North American Premiere
Using religious imagery as cinematic metaphor, the blossoming of new love forces a woman to make mid-life choices that have the potential to bring destruction and future redemption. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Unravel
Dir. Claudia Molina
Canada, 2002, video, 5 min
East Coast Premiere
Two women perform an acrobatic and visually elegant dance to embrace their love.
Summer Brunch (Summer Zmorge)
Dir. Samira Zingaro
Switzerland, 2003, video, 10 min
North American Premiere
A perfect summer day, Magritte-like clouds floating whimsically across the sky, a lush and vast picnic spread out before you, bubbling champagne, and on the dessert menu - the ultimate clitoral orgasm. In Swiss-German with english subtitles.
Carisma (Charisma)
Dir. David Planell
Spain, 2003, 35mm, 10min
North American Premiere
In a very funny twist, CNN plays a pivotal role in the relationship between two women. In Spanish with English Subtitles.
¿Con qué la lavaré?
Dir. Marķa Trénor
Spain, 2003, 35mm, 11 min
North American Premiere
The gay nightlife in post-Franco Spain comes to animated life in this award-winning, atmospheric homage to such artists as Tom of Finland, brilliantly set to a 16th Century song. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Fotostar
Dir. Michele Andina
Czech Republic 2002, 35mm, 16 min
East Coast Premiere
A closeted young male photodeveloper fantasizes about a handsome man he spots in a set of photographs he is developing. The boundaries between fiction and reality blur when he is approached by the customer. In German with English subtitles.
Total running time: 93 min.
$12 non-members / $10 members
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