6:30 Butch Jamie

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Michelle Ehlen directs and stars in this tale of a butch lesbian thespian determined to make it in Hollywood. For Jamie, getting cast in a low-budget film--as Steve--turns into a comic quest for gendered enlightenment. Along the way, she gets men’s bathroom etiquette tips from her best friend, confronts a German dyke’s jealous slurs, seeks Delphic counsel from her naively astute bisexual housemate and is seduced by a recovering lesbian who believes Jamie is a man. With original songs by Harold Squire and Ehlen, the soundtrack also provides an intermittently raucous and comedic narrative to Jamie’s predicaments. (Dir Michelle Ehlen 2007 US 84 min)

Invited Guest: Michelle Ehlen, director/actress

8:30 Save Me

Former child star and now “out” young actor Chad Allen plays a sex- and drug-addicted young man who is forced into a Christian ministry run by a sincere, though misguided, Gayle (Judith Light of “Ugly Betty” fame in a thoroughly compelling and complex performance) in an attempt to cure him of his "sexual brokenness." Instead, after meeting another “ex-gay” (Robert Gant), he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit. This story touches on a very sensitive subject and manages to be gay-positive while not demonizing those who believe otherwise. (Dir Robert Cary 2007 US 96 min)

Invited Guest: Robert Gant, director

10:30 Boystown (Chuecatown)

Join us for a late-night trip to Madrid for a fun, if somewhat dangerous, foray into a trendy area of one of the hippest parts of Europe! Part murder mystery, part Almadovar comedy and altogether fun, it is the story of two “bears” who get embroiled in a bizarre attempt to buy up real estate (agent?) in the gay Chueca district of Madrid. Watch the son of the police detective as he becomes more and more gay-identified. (Dir Juan Flahn 2007 Spain 100 min)

In Spanish with English subtitles.