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Queer as Film Festival returns to Boise
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The screenings for the third annual “Queer as Film Festival” begin Thursday at the Boise State Special Events Center and The Flicks movie theater, and include a selection of independent shorts, documentaries, feature-length films and a panel discussion. Boise State’s Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Board, as well as other local businesses, are sponsoring the event.
The “Queer as Film Festival: Queer Cinema Comes to Boise,” with events taking place Thursday and Friday, is modeled after regional and national queer film festivals.
“Queer as Film” was founded in 2003 and seeks to provide the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community with a chance to see positive and multi-faceted images of themselves in film, according to Jennie Myers, a member of the Boise State Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Board planning committee for the “Queer as Film.” The film festival is a special project of the Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Board, according to Myers.
“I think it’s important to acknowledge that the mainstream media has historically marginalized the queer community,” Myers said. “The film festival is an opportunity to challenge this.”
Myers said a lot of effort went into choosing the films for the festival.
“We looked at films that won a myriad of awards, both nationally and internationally,” Myers said. “They’re really touching representations that anyone can enjoy. I think they have a wide appeal.”
The feature presentation, “29th & Gay” will begin on Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Flicks (646 Fulton Street). According to queerasfilmboise.com, “29th & Gay” is the gay movie for the gay everyman.
The film recently played to a sold-out audience at NewFest, the 17th Annual New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and was named one of the Best of NewFest.
Tickets are available the day of the show at The Flicks box office for $5 for students and $8 for general admission.
Friday will include a presentation of “TransGeneration” at the BSU Special Events Center at 6 p.m.
This film festival version of an eight-episode documentary series that aired on the Sundance Channel in September introduced four students who balance the challenges of academia, campus life and family with their commitment to gender reassignment.
“TransGeneration” was previously shown at Boise State as part of the BroncoWelcome program this fall.
Tickets to the film are free.
The “Queer Shorts Program” will include eight short films and will begin at 8 p.m. at the BSU Special Events Center.
Films include “Latchkey,” “Hand-some,” “PROM-trovercy,” “Little Black Boot,” “Different,” “Ryan’s Life,” “A Different War,” and “D.E.B.S.”
Myers said “A Different War,” a Hebrew film with English subtitles, is one of the films that has been awarded internationally.
“Girl Play,” a feature film, will begin at 10 p.m.
Tickets for the “Shorts Program” or “Girl Play” are $3 for students and $5 for general admission.
A pass for both events is $5 for students and $8 for general admission.
Tickets can be purchased at the Flying M Coffeehouse (500 W. Idaho Street) or at the door.
ara Bahnson
News Editor