The 3rd Annual Traveling World Film Festival will take place in Peterborough from January 26 to 28th.
Go to this link for all the details: http://www.quidnovis.com/filmfest/default.asp
For the schedule of films, locations and ticket purchase info download this file: TWFF 2007 Schedule
Of special interest are two queer related films:
100% Woman
Friday January 26th, 2pm , Peterborough Public Library Auditorium
Released: 2004
Film Length: 59 minutes
Director: Karen Duthie. Moving Images Distribution.
Spearker: Ruth Bramham
Michelle Dumaresq is one of B.C.'s top competitive downhill mountain bike racers. So why is there an effort afoot to oust her from the competition? Because Michelle used to be Michael and several of her competitors think that gives her an unfair advantage. '100% Woman' follows Michelle from the 2002 B.C. Cup, her first pro race, to the World Championships in Austria. Reactions range from racing superstar Missy Giove's words of support to talk of a boycott from some of the other racers. Michelle's grace, humour and passion for racing hold steadfast in the face of lost friendships and an outspoken opposition to her presence in the competition. Thought-provoking.
Sponsor: Affirm United; Rainbow Service Organization
and
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World
Sunday January 28th, 1:45 pm, Showplace
Distributor: Janet Baus, Dan Hunt, and Reid Williams.
Released: 2003
Film Length: 60 minutes
Director: John Scagliotti.
Explores the immense changes that occurred for gays, lesbians and transgender people living in the Global South. In the last decade of the 20th Century, a new heightened visibility began spreading throughout the developing world and the battles between families, fundamentalist religions, and governments around sexual and gender identity had begun. But in the West, few people knew about this historic social upheaval, until 52 men on Cairo's Queen Boat discothèque were arrested for crimes of debauchery. That explosive story focused attention to the lives and trials of gay people coming out in the developing world and the film chronicles those events.
Sponsor: Rainbow Service Organization
Posted by Admin at January 26, 2007 02:34 AM