Festival of Film - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

This month's IN THE LIFE, "A Festival of Film," visits the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on its 10th anniversary, and Fort Lauderdale's first festival with a look at its "kick-off" feature, "Ask Not," about the impact of the U.S. ...See moreThis month's IN THE LIFE, "A Festival of Film," visits the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on its 10th anniversary, and Fort Lauderdale's first festival with a look at its "kick-off" feature, "Ask Not," about the impact of the U.S. military's ban on gays in the armed forces; "It's Elementary" raised a storm of protest and dialogue when the cameras entered several grade schools 10 years ago and recorded 3rd & 4th graders challenging gay stereotypes...a decade later, now young adults, the students reflect on the experience in "It's Still Elementary;" Scots/Indian director Pratibha Parmar's film, "Nina's Heavenly Delights," reveals the exotic world of lesbian love in the Indian community of Glasgow, Scotland, a world far-removed from Bollywood, but not so far; The Cliks, the cutting-edge, gender-queer band, stand back and look at their amazing success and life "on the road;" Margaret Cho reveals the inside secret U.S. Air Force plan to develop a "gay bomb," to turn our enemies "gay" and make love not war; and, finally, an affectionate revisiting of Charles Busch's interview with legendary filmmaker, John Schlesinger. Written by Anonymous See less