8: The Mormon Proposition (Spotlight Documentary)Director/Screenwriter: Reed CowanProducer: Reed Cowan, Steven Greenstreet, Chris Volz, Emily Pearson Executive Producer: Bruce BastianNarrator: Dustin Lance Black(USA, 2009, 75 min., color, b/w)This investigative documentary uncovers the Mormon Church’s systematic, well-funded and decades-long strategy to deny gays and lesbians civil rights, resulting in the over-turning of legal, same-sex marriage in California with the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008. The Church’s efforts are not without a body-count. The film recounts the stories of many gay Mormons whose struggles to reconcile their faith and their sexuality has often led to tragedy and even suicide.Screening TimesSunday, January 24, 2:25 pm Racquet Club, Park CityMonday, January 25, 5:30 pm Library Center Theater, Park CityWednesday, January 27, 6:00 pm Tower Theater, Salt Lake CityFriday, January 29, 12:00 pm Temple Theater, Park City Saturday, January 30, 9:00 pm Screening Room, Sundance Resort
Contracorriente (Undertow) (World Narrative)Director/Screenwriter: Javier Fuentes-LeónCast: Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo (Peru, Colombia, France, Germany, 2009, 100 min., color) Set in a religious Peruvian village, Miguel, a fisherman whose wife is about to have their first child, is having an affair with handsome artist, Santiago. When Santago drowns, his ghost urges Miguel to find the body and bury it at sea. Will Miguel succumb to tradition and remain silent, or will the villagers accept his true life and love? A lush romance told with elements of magical realism.
Screening TimesTuesday, January 26, 3:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park CityThursday, January 28, 8:30 am Egyptian Theater, Park CityFriday, January 29, 6:00 pm Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City Saturday, January 30, 1:30 pm Broadway Cinemas 4, Salt Lake City
Howl (Dramatic Competition)Directors/Screenwriters: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey FriedmanCast: James Franco, David Strathairn, John Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniel (USA, 2009, 90 min., color, b/w) The award-winning directors of Celluloid Closet and Paragraph 175 embark on their first narrative feature, combining live action and animation to tell the story of young Allen Ginsberg and illustrate the creative process behind one of the most famous poems of the Beat Generation, “Howl.” Framed by the famous obscenity trial that mainly ensued from Ginsberg’s frank description of homosexuality in the poem, the film also includes the men who inspired and loved Ginsberg: Peter Orlov and Neal Cassady.Screening TimesThursday, January 21, 6:00 pm Eccles Theater, Park CityFriday, January 22, 6:30 pm Screening Room, Sundance Resort Saturday, January 23, 2:30 pm Library Theater, Park City Tuesday, January 26, 11:15 am Racquet Club, Park City Wednesday, January 27, 6:00 pm Broadway Cinemas 6, Salt Lake CityFriday, January 29, 3:15 pm Eccles Theater, Park City
Grown Up Movie Star (World Narrative)Director/Screenwriter: Adriana MaggsCast: Shawn Doyle, Tatiana Maslany, Jonny Harris, Mark O’Brien, Andy Jones, Julia Kennedy (Canada, 2009, 95 min., color) The story of parallel sexual awakenings in a dysfunctional family: Ray, a disgraced, former NHL star returns to Newfoundland to raise two young daughters after his wife leaves him to pursue her Hollywood dreams. As Ray starts to realize his attraction to other men, his eldest daughter, Ruby, begins an affair with a paralyzed older man.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 6:45 pm Broadway Cinemas 5, Salt Lake City Monday, January 25, 9:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park CityWednesday, January 27, 12:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park City Friday, January 29, 8:30 am Prospector Square Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 3:00 pm Screening Room, Sundance Resort
*His and Hers (World Documentary Competition)Director: Ken WardropProducer: Andrew Freedman(Ireland, 2009, 80 min., color)Hailed as a distinct new voice in Irish filmmaking, Ken Wardrop’s debut as a feature documentarian is ripe with charm and human insight as 70 Irish women, young and old, candidly share their observations and criticisms of the relationships between men and women.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 3:00 pm Holiday Village Cinema 4, Park City Saturday, January 23, 1:30 pm Broadway Cinemas 4, Park CityMonday, January 25, 8:30 am Prospector Square Theater, Park City Tuesday, January 26, 6:00 pm Screening Room, Sundance ResortThursday, January 28, 2:30 pm Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park City
I Am Love (Spotlight)Director/Screenwriter: Luca GuadagninoCast: Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Pippo Delbono, Alba Rohrwacher, Marisa Berenson (Italy, 2009, 120 min., color) Tilda Swinton turns in yet another mesmerizing performance, this time as a Milanese heiress whose family reunites to celebrate the birthday of their patriarch grandfather. As Swinton’s character struggles with the constraints of family wealth, her own daughter struggles with traditions as well, leaving her boyfriend for a woman.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 6:30 pm Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden Sunday, January 24, 9:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park City Tuesday, January 26, 11:30 am Library Center Theater, Park CityThursday, January 28, 11:15 am Racquet Club, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 9:30 pm Rose Wagner Center, Salt Lake City
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (Documentary Competition)Director: Tamra DavisExecutive Producer: Maja Hoffmann(USA, 2009, 88 min., color, b/w)American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was an embodiment of the materialism of the 80’s as well as the critique of that era. Perhaps it was the disposability of society that fueled the furious evolution of Basquiat’s art as well as his drug addictions, which led to his untimely death at age 27. The film touches on his romances with women as well as his flirtations with major queer icons of the time, especially Andy Warhol.Screening TimesMonday, January 25, 3:00 pm Temple Theater, Park City Wednesday, January 27, 6:00 pm Temple Theater, Park City Thursday, January 28, 9:00 am Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City Friday, January 29, 6:00 pm Tower Theater, Salt Lake City Saturday, January 30, 12:00 pm Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work(Documentary Competition)Directors: Ricki Stern, Annie SundbergScreenwriter: Ricki SternProducer: Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg, Seth Keal (USA, 2010, 84 min., color) Comedian Joan Rivers perseveres through the highs and lows of her career and through the mercilessly fickle entertainment industry. No doubt her success and longevity as a pop icon is boosted by her loyal gay following.Screening TimesMonday, January 25, 9:00 pm Temple Theater, Park City Tuesday, January 26, 11:30 am Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City Wednesday, January 27, 8:00 pm Racquet Club, Park CityThursday, January 28, 12:00 pm Screening Room, Sundance Resort Friday, January 29, 9:00 am Temple Theater, Park City Friday, January 29, 6:30 pm Rose Wagner Center, Salt Lake City
The Kids Are All Right (Premieres)Director: Lisa CholodenkoScreenwriters: Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart BlumbergCast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson (USA, 2009, 104 min., color) From the writer/director of High Art and Laurel Canyon comes this story of the modern family. Like any long-time couple, Julianne Moore and Annette Bening are just trying to keep the spark alive in their relationship. When their teenage children, conceived by artificial insemination, discover their biological father played by Mark Ruffalo, a romance develops between him and Moore.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 3:00 pm Holiday Village Cinema 4, Park City Saturday, January 23, 1:30 pm Broadway Cinemas 4, Park CityMonday January 25, 8:30 am Prospector Square Theater, Park City Tuesday, January 26, 6:00 pm Screening Room, Sundance ResortThursday, January 28, 2:30 pm Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park City
Pepperminta (New Frontier)Director: Pipilotti RistScreenwriters: Chris Niemeyer, Pipilotti RistCast: Ewelina Guzik, Sven Pippig, Sabine Timoteo, Noemi Leonhardt, Elisabeth Orth, Oliver Akwe(Austria, Switzerland, 2009, 80 min., color)The first feature from acclaimed visual artist Pipilotti Rist follows the adventures of a young woman who literally paints the world with colors. Her efforts to bring happiness to society are supported by her sidekicks, including one who is transgender.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 3:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 23, 9:00 am Egyptian Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 23, 7:30 pm Broadway Cinemas 4, Salt Lake CityThursday, January 28, 5:30 pm Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 10:00 pm Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park City
Poison (Archive Screening/From the Collection)Director/Screenwriter: Todd HaynesProducer: Christine VachonCast: Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, James Lyons(USA, 1991, 85 min, color, b/w)One of the inspirations for New Queer Cinema, Poison launched the careers of director Todd Haynes and producer Christine Vachon after its premiere and Grand Jury Prize win at Sundance Film Festival in 1991. Three stylized stories highlight the themes of love and violence: a scientist isolates and ingests the sex hormone and becomes a monster; a child shoots his father and flies away; and two male prisoners have an illicit affair in a brutal prison world.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 8:30 pm Prospector Square Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 23, 9:30 pm Rose Wagner Center, Salt Lake CityFriday, January 29, 10:00 pm Holiday Village Cinemas 3, Park City
The Runaways (Premieres)Director: Floria SigismondiScreenwriter: Floria Sigismondi, based on Neon Angel: The Cherie Curie Story by Cherie CurieCast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O’Neal (USA, 2009, 105 min., color)Well-known music video director Floria Sigismondi chronicles the meteoric rise of the spirited Los Angeles teenage girl-band The Runaways through the eyes of lead-singer Cherie Currie and co-vocalist and guitarist Joan Jett. Jett’s sexuality is never questioned nor overdone; she appears in a scene with her girlfriend and has a sexy encounter with Currie.Screening TimesSunday, January 24, 6:30 pm Eccles Theater, Park CityMonday, January 25, 8:30 am Library Center Theater, Park City Saturday, January 30, 9:00 pm Temple Theater, Park City
Secrets of the Tribe (World Documentary)Executive producer: Nick Fraser, Dan Cogan, Sheila Nevin, Diana Barrett, Abigail Disney, Jim Swartz, Susan Swartz, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Emily Pottruck, David Pottruck, Julia Parker Benello, Juliette Timsit, Caroleen Feeney(Brazil, 2009, 94 min., color)A highly critical eye is turned on the field of anthropology during the observation of the Yanomani Indians of the Amazon Basin. One anthropologist recounts his sexual awakening with some of the male tribesman, but it is only one instance of questionable ethics in the field, which begs the question: what is the truth and what is tainted by the observer?Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 6:00 pm Holiday Village Cinemas 4, Park City Saturday, January 23, 9:30 pm Screening Room, Sundance Resort Sunday, January 24, 9:00 am Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City Tuesday, January 26, 7:30 pm Broadway Cinemas 4, Salt Lake CityThursday, January 28, 12:00 pm Temple Theater, Park City
*A Small Act (Documentary Competition)Director: Jennifer ArnoldExecutive Producer: Joan Huang, Sheila Nevins(USA, 2009, 85 min., color)An inspiring true story of how small acts of kindness are paid forward, this documentary chronicles the life of an impoverished boy from Kenya whose future changes dramatically when an anonymous donor funds his education. Now a Harvard-educated lawyer, he hopes to establish a scholarship to benefit future generations. Filmmaker Jennifer Arnold’s previous works include LGBT festival favorites, Maid of Honor and Where the Girls Are.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 12:00 pm Temple Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 23, 3:00 pm Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park CitySunday, January 24, 12:00 pm Screening Room, Sundance ResortThursday, January 28, 9:00 pm Temple Theater, Park CityFriday, January 29, 8:30 am Holiday Village Cinema 1, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 12:45 pm Broadway Cinemas 5, Salt Lake City
Southern District (Zona Sur) (World Narrative)Director/Screenwriter: Juan Carlos ValdiviaCast: Ninon Del Castillo, Pascual Loayza, Nicolas Fernandez, Juan Pablo Koria, Mariana Vargas, Viviana Condori(Bolivia, 2009, 109 min, color)In the rich Southern District of La Paz, Bolivia, a mother and her children live comfortably in their mansion while being waited on by their indigenous servants. Though the classes seemingly co-exist in harmony under one roof, the country undergoes massive social change. Eventually, the family faces the truth – including the discovery that the daughter is a lesbian – while realizing their days of comfort are over. Screening TimesTuesday, January 26, 6:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park City Thursday, January 28, 11:30 am Egyptian Theater, Park City Friday, January 29, 3:00 pm Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City Saturday, January 30, 3:45 pm Broadway Cinemas 5, Salt Lake City
Sweet, Sampled and LeftOva (New Frontier)Director: Kalup Linzy(USA, 2009, 90 min., color, b/w)Video and performance artist Kalup Linzy brings his singular vision to the big screen with the same melodramatic, Southern, black and gay cultural and drag-inspired elements which popularized his earlier works on the internet and on the contemporary museum circuit. The film is followed by a live performance by Linzy as the hot mess songtress, “Taiwan.”Screening TimesSaturday, January 23, 6:30 pm New Frontier on Main, Park City Monday, January 25, 6:30 pm New Frontier on Main, Park City Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 pm New Frontier on Main, Park CityThursday, January 28, 2:00 pm New Frontier on Main, Park City
Taqwacores (Midnight)Director: Eyad ZahraScreenwriters: Michael Muhammad Knight, Eyad ZahraCast: Bobby Naderi, Noureen DeWulf, Dominic Rains, Rasika Mathur, Tony Yalda, Nav Mann, Volkan Eryaman, Ian Tran(USA, 2010, 84 min., color, b/w)A Pakistani-American engineering student becomes roommates with an unlikely group of Muslim misfits who somehow reconcile their religious strictness with the hard-core punk rock scene. One of characters in the household is queer.Screening TimesSunday, January 24, 5:30 pm Prospector Square Theater, Park City Monday, January 25, 6:00 pm Broadway Cinemas 6, Salt Lake CityThursday, January 28, 11:00 pm Holiday Village Cinema 2, Park CityFriday, January 29, 12:00 pm Holiday Village Cinema 4, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 3:30 pm Holiday Village Cinema 2, Park City
Twelve (Premieres)Director: Joel SchumacherScreenwriter: Jordan Melamed, based on the novel by Nick McDonellCast: Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Kiefer Sutherland, Ellen Barkin(France, USA, 2009, 93 min., color)An all-star young cast makes up this ensemble story about privileged Upper Eastside Manhattan teens whose fast-track lives and drug deals careen out of control when one of them commits mass murder and another is mistakenly taken into custody. Based on the New York Times bestseller by Nick McDonell, written when the author was only 17, the film adaptation also includes a gay fashion-forward character.Screening TimesFriday, January 29, 6:15 pm Eccles Theater, Park City Saturday, January 30, 9:15 am Eccles Theater, Park CitySunday, January 31, 6:30 pm Rose Wagner Center, Salt Lake City
The Armoire (International Dramatic Shorts)Shorts Program 4Director/Screenwriter: Jamie TravisCast: William Cuddy(Canada, 2009, 22 min., color)During a game of hide-and-seek, young Tony disappears…forever. His best friend, Aaron, forms a queer attachment to the armoire in which his friend was last seen.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 8:30 pm Library Center Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 23, 3:45 pm Broadway Cinema 5, Salt Lake CitySunday, January 24, 3:00 pm Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park CityMonday January 25, 2:30 pm Library Center Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 9:00 am Holiday Village Cinema 4, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 9:45 pm Broadway Cinema 5, Salt Lake City
Birthday (International Dramatic Shorts)Shorts Program 5Director/Screenwriter: Jenifer MalmqvistCast: Åsa Karlin, Lotten Roos, August Lindmark, Liva Leijsne Elkjær(Poland, Sweden, 2010, 18 min., color)Sarah plans a surprise for her wife Katarina’s fortieth birthday, unaware that she is in for a surprise herself.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 11:30 am Prospector Square Theater, Park CitySaturday, January 23, 5:30 pm Library Center Theater, Park CitySunday, January 24, 3:45 pm Broadway Cinemas 5, Salt Lake City Wednesday, January 27, 9:00 am Holiday Village Cinema 4, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 6:00 pm Egyptian Theater, Park City
Last Address (US Dramatic Shorts) Shown before Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant ChildDirector: Ira SachsProducer: Lucas Joaquin(USA., 2009, 9 min., color)From the director of The Delta, this short film compiles indelible images of the exteriors of the last residential addresses of a group of New York City artists who died of AIDS.Screening TimesMonday, January 25, 3:00 pm Temple Theater, Park CityWednesday, January 27, 6:00 pm Temple Theater, Park CityThursday, January 28, 9:00 am Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park CityFriday, January 29, 6:00 pm Tower Theater, Salt Lake CitySaturday, January 30, 12:00 pm Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City
Raw Love (International Dramatic Shorts)Shorts Program 2Director: Martin Deus, Juan ChappaScreenwriter: Martin DeusCast: Valentino Arocena, Felipe Villanueva, Katja Alemann(Argentina, 2008, 15 min., color)The nostalgia of the last days of high school enhances this story of two boys who share a secret love for each other.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 9:00 am Yarrow Hotel Theater, Park City Saturday, January 23, 11:00 am Prospector Square Theater, Park City Sunday, January 24, 12:45 pm Broadway Cinema 5, Park CityThursday, January 28, 11:30 pm Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park CitySaturday, January 30, 9:00 pm Tower Theater, Salt Lake CitySunday, January 31, 11:30 am Holiday Village Cinema 4, Park City
Four-Faced Liar (Narrative Feature Competition)Director: Jacob ChaseScreenwriter: Marja Lewis RyanCast: Marja Lewis Ryan, Emily Peck, Liz Osborn, Todd Kubrak,Daniel Carlisle (USA, 2009, 100 min., color)A twenty something couple encounter two best friends at the neighborhood NY bar, Four-Faced Liar. Soon, all are involved in lies, games, heartbreak and a serious case of same-sex attraction.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 12:30 pm Treasure Mountain Inn – MainMonday, January 25, 5:30 pm Treasure Mountain Inn – Main
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (Documentary Competition)Director/Screenwriter: Yony LeyserCast: David Cronenberg, Gus Van Sant, Patti Smith, John Waters, Iggy Pop. Narrator: Peter Weller (USA, 2000, 90 min., color, b/w)The first posthumous documentary about William S. Burroughs, Beat Generation author, artist, drug-addict and queer icon, traces the life of one of the most colorful men of the 20th century. Like his contemporary and friend Allen Ginsberg, Burroughs’ writings about homosexuality garnered accusations of obscenity while his works continue to inspire later generations. Additional interviews with Laurie Anderson, Sonic Youth, Penny Arcade and others illuminate the personal side of this American legend.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 5:30 pm Treasure Mountain Inn – MainWednesday, January 27, 7:30 pm Technicolor Gallery
Gayby (Narrative Short)Director/Screenwriter/Producer: Jonathan LiseckiCast: Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas(USA, 2009, 12 min., color)Matt and Jenn have been talking about having a child together since college. Even though Matt is gay and Jenn is straight, they decide to gothrough with it, the old-fashioned way. Hot, awkward sex ensues.Screening TimesFriday, January 22, 3:00 pm Treasure Mountain Inn – MainTuesday, January 26, 3:00 pm Treasure Mountain Inn – Main
Sandhill Boys (Narrative Short)Director: Laura KleinDirector: Laura KleinScreenwriter: Ashley Christopher LeachCast: Mandi Beers, Sandra Epperson, Ashley Christopher Leach, J. Andrew McNeal (USA, 2009, 20 min., color)With compelling writing and performances, this short film focuses on a gay man who tells a poignant and disturbing tale about an encounter in a public restroom.Screening TimesSaturday, January 23, 4:00 pm Technicolor GalleryWednesday, January 27, 11:00 am Technicolor Gallery
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