2002 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

PRESS CONTACTS
Please forward all questions to:
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Jodi Denney, Press Coordinator
Mark Marsden, Assistant Press Coordinator
press@seattlequeerfilm.com
Direct Line: 206-323-4274 ext. 5

PRESS INFORMATION
Press Credentials
Any queries regarding press passes should be directed to a member of our press department. Passholders must arrive twenty minutes before the start of a film to ensure seating.

SCREENER TAPES
All members of the press are welcome to preview films for the upcoming festival. To request a tape, please contact a member of our press department. Tapes will be made available as soon as possible, and must be returned to Three Dollar Bill Cinema within 48 hours. Screener tapes are available for the following titles:
AKA
Karmen Gei*
American Mullet*
Luster
Bob & Rose
Markova: Comfort Gay
Days
Showboy
El Rey De Rock 'n Roll
Sir: Just A Normal Guy*
Straight*
Elvira’s Haunted Hills*
When Boys Fly
Fish And Elephant
Venus Boyz
*additional press materials available

STILL IMAGES
Click on the image you want to download, a larger version will pop up and you will be able to download it to your computer. Additional images are also available; please contact our office.

FESTIVAL GUESTS
The festival is honored to be hosting a number of visiting and local filmmakers. Throughout the festival, filmgoers will have opportunities to meet and talk with filmmakers at question-and-answer sessions and at festival receptions and parties. The following guests will be in Seattle for part or all of the festival week and interviews may be arranged by contacting the Press Coordinator.

Sarah Waters, Author, TIPPING THE VELVET
Welsh-born Sarah Waters has completed three critically acclaimed novels exploring the lesbian underworld of Victorian England. Waters most recent book, Fingersmith, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and been nominated for several prominent literary awards. Her first published novel, Tipping the Velvet, has been adapted for a new BBC production. Work is already underway to turn the remaining parts of the trilogy into film.

Stephen Trask, Compser/Lyricist, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Composer and lyricist Stephen Trask has been John Cameron Mitchell’s creative partner since HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH was just an idea for a drag show. Trask steered the development of HEDWIG from storyboard to Sundance. In the process, Trask has revolutionized the rock opera genre while bringing transgender and identity issues to film-going audiences.

Harold O’Neil, Filmmaker, HAROLD’S HOME MOVIES
For seven decades, Harold “Hal” O’Neal has made short films documenting the lives of his friends as well as the changing world around him. The end result is a cinematic time capsule of gay life from the 1940s to the 1970s. O’Neal offers a rare opportunity to witness a first-hand account of the rise of gay pride in America and the changing face of intolerance. This sold-out hit of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is a powerful and personal history of the queer community.

Christian Taylor, Actor/Co-Director, SHOWBOY
Taylor is a writer and producer of the acclaimed HBO drama SIX FEET UNDER. His well established Hollywood career -- and his contemplation of what might have been -- provides the premise for his faux documentary SHOWBOY. Co-directed by Taylor and Lindy Heymann.

Stewart Halpern, Director/Producer, WHEN BOYS FLY
As the producer and director of the award-winning documentary MAKING BABIES – THE GAY AND LESBIAN BABY BOOM, Halpern began his love for documentary filmmaking. His work has been screening at the lesbian and gay film festivals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Santa Barbara, and Montreal. In his “spare time,” Stewart has worked as the Associate Producer of the NBC series Veronica’s Closet and Bette and is currently working on the CBS show Ellen, Again.

Christine J. Russo, Director, SIZE ‘EM UP
Russo was last seen at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival when we screened STRAIGHT DOWN THE AISLE: CONFESSIONS OF LESBIAN BRIDESMAIDS. Russo is an internationally-exhibited film and video artist who has been involved with imagemaking for the past several years.

Ileana Pietrobruno, Writer/Director, GIRL KING
Pietrobruno is an award winning filmmaker who has making independent work for over ten years. She is a filmmaker who writes, produces, and directs her own films. Her first film, THE SISTERS OF GION, won the Canadian Student Award for Best Experimental Film and her first feature film CAT SWALLOWS PARAKEET AND SPEAKS! has fast become an underground hit. Her current work, GIRL KING, is a comic, erotic pirate adventure.

Several filmmakers have also agreed to make themselves available for phone interviews. Interviews with Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira (ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS) and Steve Guttenberg (P.S. YOUR CAT IS DEAD) may be arranged through the Press Coordinator.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Three Dollar Bill Cinema and the Stranger present performance art extravaganza PARADISE HOTEL. The halls of the old Vogue Hotel will be transformed to bring you an interactive, multisensory art party. Head downstairs for the bar, and upstairs to discover what our cast of local artists has in store for you.

Last year’s festival featured director Rick Castro’s film, and audience favorite, PLUSHIES AND FURRIES. This year, be sure to see Castro’s FUROTICA, a gallery show featuring photos, paintings, and animation exploring Plushie and Furrie lives and desires. The show will be held in two gallery spaces starting on October 18 and closing on October 26. Visit both Vain and The Pound Gallery during the festival to explore and experience this brave new furry world! And please join us for the closing reception at the Pound Gallery on Saturday, October 26 at 8pm (furry suit optional).

Back by popular demand is our festival Sing Along! Join us for queer musical hit, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, with very special guest Stephen Trask, and hosted by Seattle’s own Hedwig, Nick Garrison! You too can be an internationally ignored song stylist! We’ll provide the film and the lyrics, you bring your voice and your glitter-rock best.

Travel back in time with HAROLD’S HOME MOVIES to 1940s San Francisco, 1950s garden parties, and 1970s pride parades. For seven decades, Harold “Hal” O’Neal has made short films documenting the lives of his friends as well as the changing world around him. We’re honored to welcome Hal and his partner of 50 years, George, as we present a selection of these amazing and insightful works from O’Neal’s personal archives. This sold-out hit of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is literally a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This summer, Seattle experienced THE COCKETTES, a documentary film featuring San Francisco’s notorious theatrical troupe of the psychedelic ‘60s. We are proud to contribute to the Cockettes’ comeback with two groundbreaking archival films that influenced a queer generation and preserved a moment of Cockettes’ history. TRICIA’S WEDDING and ELEVATOR GIRLS IN BONDAGE will entertain, shock, and delight you with their hilarious wit and outrageous shenanigans. COCKETTES’ codirector David Weissman returns to Seattle to host this special event, along with honored guest, TRICIA’S WEDDING director, Sebastian.

Join us for a lively conversation with a select panel of this year’s festival filmmakers as we explore the pitfalls and rewards of lesbian cinema. From writing the story and selling the script, to securing funding and distribution, THE GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: QUEER WOMEN FILMMAKERS TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK will examine the challenges facing queer women trying to get their stories on screen.

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