 Amancio,
Two Faces on a Tombstone
(Tom Murray , USA, 2009, 64min) As a young
boy, Amancio Corrales immigrated from Mexico
to Yuma Arizona with his parents in search
of a better life. Gay and Hispanic, Amancio
dreamed of one day being a performer in Las
Vegas, but his dream was cut short on May
6, 2005 when Amancio’s body was found
floating in the Colorado River near Yuma.
He had been brutally beaten and stabbed. ?He
was just 23 years old. For the first time,
?the story of one man’s journey to seek
justice for the murder on behalf of Amancio’s
family and friends is revealed in this intriguing
documentary AMANCIO...Two Faces on a Tombstone
contains interviews with Amancio’s family
and friends and follows the three year journey
local activist Michael Baughman took seeking
justice on behalf of a young man he had never
met. Filmed in Yuma, one of America’s
hottest and driest locations, the documentary
offers a fascinating and poignant look into
a community forced to confront issues not
often discussed such as sexual orientation
and gender expression. Could justice be served
in this environment? This screening will be
the kick off event for Long Island’s
Transgender Day of Remembrance week of activities.
Amancio’s producer Bruce Presley will
be in attendance. With Scent
(David Maurice Gil, USA, 2009 5 mins) A man
searches for a former lover, by using his
former lover's scent.
Official
trailer
Tickets can
also be purchased at the box office during
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Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006.
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 Queers
For Fears
(shorts program, 88
minutes) Just keep telling yourself, “It’s
only a movie, only a movie.” A shorts
program for homos that enjoy the horror genre,
and not for the faint of heart. However if
the films are to intense you can retreat into
the “cowards corner” for respite,
just follow the yellow foot prints, and repeat
“its only a movie.” This program
includes Far From Home,  (Alan
Rowe Kelly*, USA, 2009, 45min) Making its
gay film festival debut at this screening,
Alan Rowe Kelly's controversial short horror
tale, a Far Cry from Home,
is about a young urban gay couple (Kelly &
Don Money) traveling through the NJ wilderness
and stop at a rural antique hex store. What
they don’t realize is that the backwoods
store owners (Katherine O'Sullivan, Jerry
Murdock & Benzy) are a religious sect
of homophobic, crazed killers who - under
the local rule of the Preacher Man (Terry
West) - have ‘extended’ plans
for our vacationing couple by doing the ‘Lord’s
work’. A horror film in every sense
by using ‘hate’ as the ultimate
killer.
Official
trailer
Writer and director
Alan Rowe Kelly and members of the cast will
present at the screening, Weak Species,
(Dan Faltz, 2009, USA, 31 min) Based on writings
by Dennis Cooper and featuring music by British
art band No-Man, Weak Species follows two
high school rivals and their dangerous gravitation
toward sex and violence in an attempt to feel.
Official
trailer
Unnamed short
film (Anonymous, USA, 2008, 12 Min)
We can not reveal the name nor the film maker
of this notorious film that was filmed on
Long Island, including scenes at the Cinema
Arts Centre and involves film festival staff
and other Long Islanders. Cast and crew members
Jimmie Pizzo, Sharon Gillen and (fest programmer)
Larry Hart will be in attendance.
Tickets can
also be purchased at the box office during
theater hours or
by calling
Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006.
No refunds.
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