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Strand Releasing Tribute & Retrospective

The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is proud to honor Los Angeles-based distributors Strand Releasing on the occasion of their 15th anniversary in 2004.

Formed in 1989 by business partners Marcus Hu and Jon Gerrans, Strand Releasing quickly positioned itself as one of the leading distributors of a specialized niche of independent film in the United States, and were among the very first to recognize the tremendous potential of gay and lesbian film in particular. Today, their collection of gay and lesbian titles is vast and includes many of the most important new works of today, including recent hits Party Monster and Yossi & Jagger.

MGLFF's special tribute to Strand founders Hu and Gerrans will unfold before the North American premiere of one of their newest acquisitions, Iron Ladies II, on Saturday, April 24th at 7:30 pm at the Regal Cinemas South Beach.

As well, a special Strand Releasing Retrospective sidebar in conjunction with the Miami Beach Cinematheque running during the Festival will feature 5 classics from the Strand Releasing catalogue. This will provide Miami cinemagoers with a tasty theatrical sampling of the scope of Strand's accomplishments in the past 15 years.

Please note: tickets for the Strand Releasing Retrospective screenings are available through the Miami Beach Cinematheque box office at 305-673-4567 or at www.mbcinema.com. As this is a co-presentation with the Cinematheque and a sidebar only to the main Festival, MGLFF members unfortunately cannot use their complimentary tickets for the Strand Releasing Retrospective screenings. - HOWEVER, all sceenings at the Cinematheque are only $5 for MGLFF members! Non-member price is $10.

The Miami Beach Cinematheque is located at 512 Espanol Way in South Beach. Visit www.mbcinema.com for driving and parking directions.

Strand Releasing Tribute & Retrospective screenings are:

Hustler White
Sunday, April 25 - 7:00pm
US, 1996
Director Bruce La Bruce, in town to attend the East Coast premiere of his new film Raspberry Reich, will also attend and introduce this screening of his classic film about hustlers on Santa Monica Blvd. in L.A., starring Madonna's ex-lover and gay porn icon Tony Ward.
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Porn Theater (La Chatte a Deux Tetes)
Friday, April 30 - 10:00pm
France, 2002
First -time ever theatrical screening in Miami, this art gem about a group of men who gather in a seedy theater to watch a straight porn film every night speaks majestic, poetic volumes about the nature of sex addiction and loneliness.
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Wild Reeds (Les roseauz sauvages)
Saturday, May 1 - 7:00pm
France, 1994
If you've never seen this classic drama from Andre Techine, you owe it to yourself to catch this beatiful and moving film. In 1962, young schoolboy Francois has a homosexual relationship with the sexy and swarthy Serge, who would prefer to marry his brother's wife -- an achingly poignant film.
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Head On
Saturday, May 1 - 9:30 pm
Austalia, 1998
Another heartbreaking drama of gay youth - a19 -year-old Greek boy rebels against his traditional family and plunges into several homosexual encounters - as well as a messy heterosexual one with his sister's best friend - as a means of dealing with his feelings.
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An extra added bonus to the Strand Releasing Retrospective at the Cinematheque will be an accompaning exhibition of photography and video called "Boys on Film" in collaboration with Carol Jazzar featuring the photographic works of Lee Brady and Glen Mitchell.

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