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About Love Among OTHERS 2013
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ABOUT LOVE AMONG OTHERS
- 6th festival of films about sexual minorities
May 20-25, 2013
The sixth edition of ABOUT LOVE AMONG OTHERS, presentation of films about sexual minorities, will be held between May 20th and 25th. The event is organised by Kino Pod Baranami and Goethe-Institut Krakow.
The programme consists of both feature films and documentaries that explore the topics of sexual orientation in the broad social, cultural and historical context. The festival audience will be the first in Poland to see the new film by Alan Brown - Five Dances. There will be also two other Polish premieres. The Invisible Men is a deeply touching documentary about homosexuals from the Palestinian territory who, for fear of lynching, decide on an illegal stay in Tel Aviv. The second premiere - Facing Mirrors - is the first Iranian film in history with a transsexual protagonist. There will also be a section devoted to the theme of love between women that features films by Lisa Cholodenko (High Art) and Alexandra-Therese Keining (Kiss Me).
During the nighttime documentary section - Late Nights With Docs - presented with the support of Mayfly (Rainbow Collection), the Festival will present the works of Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman that portray the most important people and events in the history of American and German homosexual circles.
After the screening of Naked Opera (on Saturday, May 25th at 8:30 p.m.) the documentary's main character - Marc Rollinger - will meet with the audience. The festival's special guest is well known for his hedonistic lifestyle and his love for the „Don Giovanni” opera: he has travelled the world searching for its best staging.
TICKETS:
regular: 16 PLN // student: 14 PLN
late nights with docs: 10 PLN
entry pass (10 films): 70 PLN
entry pass (6 films): 54 PLN
Pass reservation: by e-mail ( kasa@kinopodbaranami.pl ), by telephone ( 12 423 07 68 ) by Gadu-Gadu (GG 1: 5911809 , GG 2: 41836732 )
PROGRAMME:
Monday, May 20
8.30 p.m. KISS ME | KYSS MIG
dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining, Sweden 2011, 105’
(in Swedish with PL subtitles)
10.15 p.m. LATE NIGHTS WITH DOCS
THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK | THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
dir. Rob Epstein, USA 1984, 90’
(in English with PL subtitles)
Tuesday, May 21
8.30 p.m. FACING MIRRORS | FACING MIRRORS
dir. Negar Azarbayjani, Germany/Iran 2011, 102’ - Polish premiere!
(in Persian and German with ENG/PL subtitles)
10.15 p.m. LATE NIGHTS WITH DOCS
COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT | COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT
dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, USA 1989, 79’
(in English with PL subtitles)
Wednesday, May 22
8.30 p.m. FIVE DANCES | FIVE DANCES
dir. Alan Brown, USA 2013, 83’ - Polish premiere!
(in English with PL subtitles)
10.15 p.m. LATE NIGHTS WITH DOCS
PARAGRAPH 175 | PARAGRAPH 175
dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, France/Great Britain/USA 2000, 81’
(in English with PL subtitles)
Thursday, May 23
8.30 p.m. THE INVISIBLE MEN | THE INVISIBLE MEN
dir. Yariv Mozer, Israel 2012, 69’ - Polish premiere!
(in Hebrew, English and Arabic with ENG/PL subtitles)
10.15 p.m. LATE NIGHTS WITH DOCS
THE CELLULOID CLOSET | THE CELLULOID CLOSET
dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, France/Germany/Great Britain/USA 1995, 102'
(in English with PL subtitles)
Friday, May 24
8.30 p.m. HIGH ART | HIGH ART
dir. Lisa Cholodenko, Canada/USA 1998, 101’
(in English with PL subtitles)
Saturday, May 25
8.30 p.m. NAKED OPERA | NAKED OPERA
dir. Angela Christlieb, Germany/Luxembourg 2012, 85’
(in Luxembourgish, German, French, English and Italian with ENG/PL subtitles)
- special guest: Marc Rollinger, main character of the film
ABOUT THE FILMS:
THE CELLULOID CLOSET | THE CELLULOID CLOSET
dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, France/Germany/Great Britain/USA 1995, 102'
(in English with PL subtitles)
Awarded at Berlinale and Sundance, this documentary explores the portrayal of homosexual relationships in modern Hollywood filmmaking. It contains fragments of more than 100 mainstream films that show gay and lesbian couples. These are commented on by scriptwriter Gore Vidal, director John Schlesinger and actors (Susan Sarandon, Shirley McLaine, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg).
COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT | COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT
dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, USA 1989, 79’
(in English with PL subtitles)
This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story of NAMES Aids Memorial Quilt Project. Through portraits of the people whose names were put on the quilt, archival footage and recorded opinions of doctors and politicians, authors present the first years of AIDS epidemic and the situation of the infected.
FACING MIRRORS | FACING MIRRORS
dir. Negar Azarbayjani, Germany/Iran 2011, 102’ - Polish premiere!
(in Persian and German with ENG/PL subtitles)
Facing Mirrors, a film set in modern Iran, shows a difficult and controversial friendship that challenged the social and religious norms. Although Rana is a mother and wife in a traditional Iranian family, she works as a taxi driver to help pay her husband's debts. Her life changes when she meets one of her passengers - Eddy (or rather Adineh) who is waiting for his passport. He wants to leave Iran and go to Germany where he will undergo a sex-change surgery. Facing Mirrors is the first Iranian film with a transsexual protagonist which makes it a historical and significant title.
FIVE DANCES | FIVE DANCES
dir. Alan Brown, USA 2013, 83’ - Polish premiere!
(in English with PL subtitles)
The classic tale of finding success and romance in the big city is given a contemporary, and unconventional spin in Alan Brown's new film. FIVE DANCES tells a story of Chip, an extraordinarily talented 18 year-old recently arrived from Kansas who joins a small downtown modern dance company. In his first weeks of rehearsal, Chip is confronted with the real life of a New York dancer, where every minute is filled with discipline and endless hard work, camaraderie and competitiveness, the fear of not being good enough, and the joy of getting it just right. Shooting in and around a Soho dance studio, Brown and his longtime cinematographer Derek McKane capture the exhilaration and emotional turmoil of a small dance company, and all of Chip's poignant firsts - the forging of friendships, being chosen for the important solo, his first ever love affair - with the intimacy and immediacy of a documentary.
HIGH ART | HIGH ART
dir. Lisa Cholodenko, Canada/USA 1998, 101’
(in English with PL subtitles)
Syd is an assistant editor in Frame magazine. One day she finds out that her neighbour, Lucy Berliner is a talented photographer. Fascinated by her work and her creative group of friends, Syd sinks into the world of new acquaintances, leaving her boyfriend behind. She convinces Lucy to work for Frame as a photographer. They develop a strong connection that will lead them to reconsider their career and relationship choices.
THE INVISIBLE MEN | THE INVISIBLE MEN
dir. Yariv Mozer, Israel 2012, 69’ - Polish premiere!
(in Hebrew, English and Arabic with ENG/PL subtitles)
The Invisible Men tells the untold story of persecuted gay Palestinian who have run away from their families and are now hiding illegally in Tel Aviv. Their stories are told through the film's heroes: Louie, 32 years old, a gay Palestinian who has been hiding in Tel Aviv for the past 8 years; Abdu, 24 years old, who was exposed as gay in Ramallah and then accused of espionage and tortured by Palestinian security forces; Faris, 23 years old, who escaped to Tel Aviv from the West Bank after his family tried to kill him. Their only chance for survival is to seek asylum outside Israel and Palestine and leave their homelands forever behind.
KISS ME | KYSS MIG
dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining, Sweden 2011, 105’
(in Swedish with PL subtitles)
Kiss me is a touching, bittersweet tale about establishing one's identity and developing difficult family relationships. Two 30-year-olds, Mia and Frida, meet at their partents' engagement party. Mia's father, Lasse, is to be married to Elisabeth - Frida's mother. Mia who is in conflict with her father and has not visited home in a long time, arrives with her boyfriend, Tim. But this evening will bring Mia and Frida so close that their sudden bond will challenge their families' ideas of love, friendship and tolerance.
NAKED OPERA | NAKED OPERA
dir. Angela Christlieb, Germany/Luxembourg 2012, 85’
(in Luxembourgish, German, French, English and Italian with ENG and PL subtitles)
- special guest: Marc Rollinger, protagonist in Naked Opera
Naked Opera tells the story of a man with many faces. Marc is talented, intelligent, eloquent and wealthy but has suffered from an incurable illness from childhood. He considers himself to be a kind of Don Giovanni from Luxembourg and is permanently on the lookout for the perfect staging for his life and the perfect production of his favourite opera. Each weekend he escapes his everyday haute bourgeois life by travelling the world in search of the ultimate ‘Don Giovanni’ performance. Marc surrounds himself with beautiful young men, stays at the best hotels in the world, and enjoys the pleasures of decadence. Director Angela Christlieb accompanies Marc on a journey from Luxembourg to Venice during which Marc falls in love with a young porno actor.
PARAGRAPH 175 | PARAGRAPH 175
dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, France/Great Britain/USA 2000, 81’
(in English with PL subtitles)
This document was awarded during Berlinale and won the best directing award at Sundance. It shows Berlin in the twenties - when it was a paradise for homosexuals. This was brought to an end by the nazi's rise to power. Between the years 1933 and 1945 100 000 people were arrested for not respecting the 175 paragraph. From these 100 000, only 4 000 survived and by the year 2000 - only ten were alive. This film tells their story scarred by terror and prosecution.
THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK | THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
dir. Rob Epstein, USA 1984, 90’
(in English with PL subtitles)
Harvey Milk was the first openly homosexual politician in the world. He kept his seat in San Francisco city council for 11 months working on and passing legislation forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation. On the 27th of November 1978 he was shot, along with San Francisco's mayor – George Moscone, by Dan White. This documentary about his life was awarded the Academy Award as well as a special award in Sundance film festival.
ORGANISATION:
Kino Pod Baranami, Goethe-Institut Krakow
PARTNERS:
Mayfly - Rainbow Collection, Tongariro, Miasto Ujawnione, Queerowy Maj, Europa Cinemas, SKSiL
MEDIA PARTNERS:
Radiofonia, KulturaOnLine, PortalFilmowy, Queer.pl
