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Translations: Seattle's Transgender FilmFestival May 8th - 11th, 2008
Gender Odyssey and Three Dollar Bill Cinema are proud to present the third annual Translations: Seattle's Transgender Film Festival. Translations provides the Pacific Northwest with a venue for films for, by, and about transgendered and genderqueer people. Thursday's screening is FREE. All other screenings are $7 general admission, $6 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members. Full festival passes are only $40 (Trannyshack club night not included.)
Advance tickets and full festival passes are available through Brown Paper Tickets. Day-of-screening tickets will be available at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Avenue.
Thursday, May 8th, Capitol Hill Library, 425 Harvard Ave E RE-EXAMINED & REMADEFREE SCREENING (Clip show and discussion) Take a look at films and TV shows where transmale identities are present but not discussed or identified. Movies such as WEST SIDE STORY (1961), SET IT OFF (1996), and ALIENS (1986) contain female-bodied characters with attributes traditionally reserved for those of a different gender. Presenters Cresdan Maite and Jason Plourde will show clips from films and talk about the role these characters play. They'll also imagine what a remake of these films might be like with our current understanding of transgender people's lives and experiences.
Friday, May 9th, Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave JUST THE FACTS7:00 PM (Short film program) This collection of biographies, informative films, and local stories reveals some truths about trans people. PLAYING WITH GENDER, dir. Ashley Altadonna, 2007, 7 min. SPEED PROFILES #1-4, dirs. Breanna Anderson & Elayne Wylie, 2008, 14 min. TWO SPIRITS: Female to Male Transgender’s Lives, dir. Nitsa Kedem-Oz, 20 min. F TO M, dir. Sarah Claudon, 2008, 8 min. RECLAIMING THE PIECES, dir. Ethan Bach, 2008, 17 min. Opening Night Feature: SHE’S A BOY I KNEW8:45 PM Vancouver filmmaker Gwen Haworth uses archival family footage, interviews, phone messages, and hand-drawn animation to document her gender transition. The film is not only an exploration into the filmmaker's process of transition, but also an emotionally charged account of the individual experiences and struggles of her family, best friend, and wife. At turns painful, funny, and awkward, this remarkable documentary discovers that while the nature of personal relationships may change, the love and support present can remain just as powerful, and sometimes become even stronger. FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE. SHE’S A BOY I KNEW, dir. Gwen Haworth, 2007, 70 min.
Saturday, May 10th, Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave TRUE COLORS: the Life and Legacy of Alexander John Goodrum5:00 PM Alexander John Goodrum accomplished much in his life, despite his struggle with debilitating mental illness. TRUE COLORS provides a detailed portrait of this trans activist, as his family, partner, and friends celebrate his achievements. TRUE COLORS: The Life and Legacy of Alexander John Goodrum, dir. Stevie Gold, 2007, 49 min. Preceded by: STILL BLACK (excerpts), dir. Kortney Ryan Ziegler, 2008, 8 min. View excerpts from this work-in-progress documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States. The film offers a complex and multi-faceted image of race, sexuality and trans identity. MANUELA & MANUEL7:00 PM Nightclub performer Manuela agrees to impersonate a man to help her best friend Coca face an unplanned pregnancy. But will pretending to be Coca’s boyfriend help either of them find happiness? Hidden identities, misunderstandings, and Manuela's pining for her own lost love create hilarious chaos in this gender-bending comedy from Puerto Rico. MANUELA & MANUEL, dir. Raúl Marchand Sánchez, 2007, 94 min. OUT OF THIS WORLD9:30 PM A collection of unusual short films that explore and question the boundaries of gender, reality, … and good taste. TOI ET MOI, dir. Ali Cotterill, 2007, 3 min. EVOLUTION 4.2, dir. Ethan Bach, 2007, 5 min. TRANNY MCGUYVER, dir. Vaughn Verdi, 2008, 20 min. THE FACE OF GOD, dir. Peter Pizzi, 2007, 7 min. CROSSING, dir. H.P. Comings, 2007, 20 min. GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE, dir. Ethan Bach, 2007, 1 min. TRANS-NEPTUNE, dir. Matthew Long, 2006, 14 min. LATE NIGHT! Trannyshack SeattleNeumo’s, 925 E Pike Street After the films, head over to Neumo's for the Seattle incarnation of San Francisco's hottest club night. Hosted by Heklina and Ursula Android, with DJ Baby J. Performances by Jackie Hell, Renttecca, Raya Light, Paula The Swedish Housewife, Kiddie, Ultra, Sylvia O'Stayformore, and more! Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 11:00 PM, $10 cover
Sunday, May 11th, Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave THE SALT MINES/THE TRANSFORMATION5:00 PM THE SALT MINES explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latina transwomen living on the streets of Manhattan who have made their home inside broken garbage trucks next to the salt deposits used to melt the winter snow. They support their drug addictions through prostitution, and live with a varied community of homeless people until the place is closed and sealed by the city, forcing everyone to disperse. THE SALT MINES, dir. Carlos Aparicio & Susana Aikin, 1990, 47 min. THE TRANSFORMATION follows Ricardo (formerly Sara) and the changes he undergoes after discovering he is HIV+ and deciding that he is not going to die on the streets. He accepts help from a group of born-again Christians who in exchange demand his complete transformation to a heterosexual man. THE TRANSFORMATION, dir. Carlos Aparicio & Susana Aikin, 1995, 58 min. LOVE MAN LOVE WOMAN7:15 PM This documentary follows Master Luu Ngoc Duc, one of the most prominent spirit mediums in Hanoi, and his vibrant community through their rituals and everyday life. A fascinating look at how effeminate and gay men in homophobic Vietnam have traditionally found community and expression in the country’s popular Mother Goddess Religion, Dao Mau. 20 CENTIMETERS8:30 PM Marieta longs to get rid of 8 inches (20 centimeters) of equipment that separates her from being the glamorous woman of her dreams. She's also narcoleptic: when she falls asleep at the most inopportune times, these dreams become lavish and colorful song and dance numbers, where she stars in performances of everything from Queen's “I Want to Break Free” to Madonna's “True Blue”. So cue up the lights and get ready, because Marieta’s dreams are about to come true! 20 CENTIMETERS, dir. Ramón Salazar, 2005, 112 min. 2005
Translations: Seattle's Transgender Film Festival is presented by Gender Odyssey and Festival Program Director — Jason Plourde Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
FTM fellas -- come join us for the Ingersoll FTM Coffee Club the 2nd Thursday of each month. The Coffee Club is a more casual and social FTM counterpart to the formal support group format of our weekly Wednesday group. FTMs and allies are welcome to attend for FTM-related discussion as well as banter on any variety of topics. We look forward to seeing you! Special Note: Due to changes at Caffeine Cafe (happy hour) and our desire to keep the event all ages and more conversation-compatible, The social hour has returned to it's original location at Cafe Vita on Capitol Hill. Check upstairs
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