New LGBT Sales Titles
Vito • I Want Your Love
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same • Trans
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Dear Colleagues:
This emissive is focused on our newest LGBT titles. VITO which is having its World Premiere at Berlinale; Sundance selection CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS which is fresh off its theatrical debut in New York with rave reviews; and I WANT YOUR LOVE which will have its festival premiere later this year but which is so special we wanted to share it with you now. It's fresh in style, pushing the boundaries of gay sexuality on screen in an art film. The director of Weekend, Andrew Haigh, actually discovered this film and sent it to us.
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2011 | USA | 93 min.
Director Jeffrey Schwarz
Executive Producer Bryan Singer
HBO Executive Producer Sheila Nevins
HBO Supervising Producer John Hoffman
Producer Jeffrey Schwarz
Co-Producers Philip Harrison, Lotti Pharriss Knowles
Editor Philip Harrison
Cinematographer David Quantic
Music Miriam Cutler
Featuring Lily Tomlin, Armistead Maupin, Larry Kramer, Bruce Vilanch, Michelangelo Signorile, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
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ABOUT THE FILM:
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write “The Celluloid Closet,” the first book to critique Hollywood’s portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990. HBO Documentary Films Presents an Automat Pictures Production.
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES the world
EXHIBITION FORMATS HDCAM, Digibeta, Blu-Ray, DVD
Click here for more information about this film.
Please contact: Orly Ravid, +1 323.610.8128.
WEBSITE:
vitorussomovie.com
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2011 | USA | 71 min. Writer & Director Travis Mathews
Producer Jack Shamama
Editor Travis Mathews
Cinematographer Keith Wilson
| | ABOUT THE FILM: Jesse struggles to take responsibility for himself after a decade of treading water in freewheeling San Francisco. On his final night in the City, friends and ex-lovers gather for a going away party that promises to heighten Jesse's already bittersweet feelings about leaving.
“Intimate, sexy and unflinchingly honest, I WANT YOUR LOVE is a bold film with rare insight into the uncensored lives of a generation of gay men.” — Andrew Haigh, director of Weekend
“A filmmaker of refreshing honesty, Travis Mathews is a new voice giving queer cinema a much needed injection of emotional intimacy.” — John Cameron Mitchell, director of Short Bus
“Travis Mathews has a kind and empathetic eye and he's just the kind of new voice we need to tell our stories.” — Ira Sachs, director of Keep the Lights On
“I WANT YOUR LOVE is an intense, intimate film with a fantastic soundtrack and visually stunning beauty that will haunt you long after the final scene.” — Scott Heim, author of Mysterious Skin
Click here for more information about this film. WEBSITE: IWantYourLoveTheMovie.com | |
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2011 | USA | 76 min. Writer & Director Madeleine Olnek
Producers Laura Terruso, Madeleine Olnek
Co-Producer Cynthia Fredette
Editor Curtis Grout
Cinematographer Nat Bouman
Production Designer Rebecca Conroy
Sound Allan Gus
Music Clay Drinko
Cast Lisa Haas, Jackie Monahan, Susan Ziegler, Alex Karpovsky, Dennis Davis, Cynthia Kaplan, Rae C. Wright
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ABOUT THE FILM: CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME tracks the adventures, misadventures and experiences of three aliens from the planet Zots, sent down to Earth on a mission to rid themselves of romantic emotions, which are considered toxic to their planet's atmosphere. They are told to have their hearts broken on Earth, where such heartbreak is considered a given. Two of the aliens, Zylar (promiscuous and sassy) and Barr (codependent and clutchy) fall into an unfortunate romance with each other, but Zoinx, the third, meets Jane, an Earthling of mild manners who lives an uneventful life and works in a stationery store. Unaware that the sudden object of her affection is an alien (despite her bald head and monotone speech), Jane falls hard for Zoinx. The feeling is mutual.
Meanwhile, two undercover government agents are following Jane in order to find the spaceship and cover up the existence of the aliens. The Senior Agent has been working for years, finding himself passed over again and again for promotions, for reasons he is too dense to understand. The Rookie Agent is mysterious and focused, and something is obviously different about him. Their bizarre, comical espionage is another of the film's odd couplings, and reveals itself to be something other than what it seems. By film's end, the espionage car has one less agent, and the spaceship has one more commuter, in this original mash-up of lo- fi New York City romantic comedy and a sci-fi B-movie spoof.
“[A] witty ode to urban love and shoestring sci-fi…enormously likable.” — Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
FESTIVALS
Sundance 2011, Seattle International 2011 FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World SALES TERRITORIES
The World, except North America EXHIBITION FORMATS
HDCAM, Digibeta, Blu-Ray, DVD Click here for more information about this film. WEBSITE: codependentlesbian
spacealienseekssame.com For screeners, please email us.
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2012 | USA | 92 min. Director Chris Arnold
Producer Mark Schoen
Editor Chris Arnold
Cinematographers Jon Dunham, Ed Stevens, Jerry Feldman
Sound Paul Kalbach, David Silberberg, Darcel Walker
Music Wayne Gratz
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ABOUT THE FILM: TRANS is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in between. It is about the Transgender Community, perhaps the most misunderstood and mistreated minority in America and around the world. Inspired by the incredible story of Dr. Christine McGinn and her work as a transgender surgeon, TRANS provides an up-close and very personal vision into the lives, loves, and challenges of a remarkable cast of characters of all ages and from all walks of life. Stories of confusion and courage, excitement and emotion that have never been told, until now. To anyone who has ever looked in a mirror and wondered, “who they really are?” TRANS ask another question, “are you brave enough to find out?”FESTIVALS
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (World Premiere) FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World SALES TERRITORIES
The World EXHIBITION FORMATS
HDCAM, Digibeta, DVD Click here for more information about this film. WEBSITE: |
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