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Out on Film 2010
We are delighted to present this year’s Out On Film selection. As ever, our goal is to provide a platform for films focusing on lesbian, gay, trans and queer stories. In terms of documentaries, we will host the heartwarming and timely Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement and the definitive documentary on the
riots that marked a key moment in the Gay rights movement - Stonewall Uprising.
In terms of feature films, we will show the Irish premieres of the beautifully understated Give Me Your Hand
and Sundance winner, Undertow. In addition, we are very proud to host the World Premiere of the Irish-made
Stand Up: My Best Friend.
It’s been an honour to pick these films, and we are looking forward to sharing them with you at the Galway
Film Fleadh.
Colm O'Callaghan and Kim Merrifield
Tickets: 091-569777
Email: out@galwayfilmfleadh.com
2010 Selection
Give Me Your Hand
Stonewall Uprising
Undertow
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Documentary Double Bill Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement / Stand Up: My Best Friend
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Give Me Your Hand
Tuesday 06 | July Town Hall Main | 22.00
Twin brothers Quentin and Antoine escape from their father’s bakery to attend the funeral of the mother they never knew. As they hitch-hike towards Barcelona, old grudges between the two teenagers resurface. Antoine resents the friendships that his brother makes on the road, while sensitive Quentin is frustrated by his brother’s jealous and possessive behaviour.
Increasingly hostile, Antoine cruelly ditches Quentin but he soon realises that he can’t make it to Spain without his brother by his side. A tense yet haunting account of brotherly love and independence, Give Me Your Hand is Pascal-Alex Vincent’s first feature film, a wistful debut from one of France’s most promising young directors. |
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Stonewall Uprising
Wednesday 07 July |
Cinemobile | 18.00
“It was the Rosa Parks moment,” says one man. June 28, 1969: NYC police raid a Greenwich Village Mafiarun gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a three-day riot that launches the Gay Rights Movement. Told by Stonewall patrons, Village Voice reporters and the cop who led the raid, Stonewall Uprising compellingly recalls the bad old days when psychoanalysts equated homosexuality with mental illness and advised aversion therapy, and even lobotomies; public service announcements warned youngsters against predatory homosexuals; and police entrapment was rampant.
A treasure-trove of archival footage gives life to this all-too-recent reality, a time when Mike Wallace announced on a 1966 CBS Report: “The average homosexual, if there be such, is promiscuous. He is not interested in, nor capable of, a lasting relationship like that of a heterosexual marriage.”
At the height of this oppression, the cops raid Stonewall, triggering nights of pandemonium with tear gas, billy clubs and a small army of tactical police. The rest is history. |
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Undertow
Thursday 08 July | Omni 6 | 19.15
In a small fishing village on the Northern coast ofPeru, where deep rooted religious traditions run deep,Miguel, a well respected fisherman and his beautifulbride, Mariela, are about to welcome their firstborn.But Miguel harbours a scandalous secret – he is alsoin love with a man, Santiago, a visiting artist who hasbeen ostracised by the local community because ofhis sexuality.
When Santiago drowns in a tragic accidentinvolving the ocean’s strong undertow, his spiritreturns to Miguel in a form that only he is able to see.For the first time, they are free to express their lovewithout fear. But Santiago remains trapped in thevillage, unable to cross peacefully to the other side,until his body is found and buried in accordance withthe rituals of the town.
Miguel now has to decide whether to sentenceSantiago to eternal torment by refusing to cooperate,or choosing to do right by him, setting him free andin turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela and theentire village.
Forced to deal with the consequences of hisactions, Miguel must now come to terms with whohe really is, even if by doing so, he stands thechance of losing everything, including the people heloves the most. |
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The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Saturday 10 July | Omni 7 | 17.30
The story of the world’s only comedic, singing, yodelling lesbian twin sisters, Lynda and Jools Topp, whose political activism and unique brand of entertainment has helped change New Zealand’s social landscape. This is the first time that the irrepressible Kiwi entertainment double act’s extraordinary personal story has been told. The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls follows the girls from their happy childhood on a Waikato dairy farm - where they grew up singing to the cows - to the Territorial Army where they quickly became the Vera Lynns of their battalion. They came of age performing on the streets of Auckland during the heady days of the political protest marches in the early 1980s, and quickly joined the forefront of progressive social change campaigning for a Nuclear-Free NZ, Maori Land Rights, a halt to the1981 Springbok Tour, and Homosexual Law Reform. Part concert film, part biopic, part historical record and part comedy, this is not just the story of two sisters but also of 50 years of New Zealand history. |
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Documentary Double Bill
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement /
Saturday 10 July |
Cinemobile | 21.00
After 42 years, feisty and delightful lesbian couple Edie and Thea are finally getting married. From the early 1960s to the present day, the tireless community activists persevere through many battles, both personal and political. These two compassionate and brave women are a model of courage and strength that will inspire people of all ages. Through this film audiences will recognise that dancing, like loving, can continue at any age, and rediscover the timeless message, ‘Don’t postpone joy’.
Stand Up: My Best Friend
Stand Up: My Best Friend is a series of interviews with young Irish LGBT people and their straight best friends or family. It highlights just how far Ireland has come in terms of sexuality and social inclusion and is a heartwarming celebration of our LGBT community, for whom friendship transcends ideas of conformity and difference.
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