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S U N D A Y , M A Y 1
PROGRAM 34, 7:30 p.m.
Directors Guild of America, Theatre Three
REPEAT: Program 11, Saturday, April 30, 1:30 p.m., DGA 3

Lost, Looking, & Found
TRT: 68 minutes

This program of queer short films marries stories including one about the initial search for self, to the search for acceptance, to the search for freedom. Together the different voices create a united voice asking to be heard.

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TWO WOMEN, A BROTHER AND A BABY
(United States, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Ali Wong
An otherwise happy and committed lesbian couple in San Francisco ponder who
to ask to be a sperm donor to fulfill their cherished dream of raising a child.
They have an idea…why not ask the Chinese American woman’s brother to donate
the goods?
Video, 13 minutes, color, documentary

 
 


EVEN DOGS HAVE CHOICES
(Singapore, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Zai Kuning
Singaporean pop star XíHo was invited by documentary filmmaker Zai Kuning to be involved in a film about Singaporeís tattoo culture. When XíHo realized that the film "LIVING DIGITALLY" would be screened at Singaporeís primary performing arts center, he opted to tattoo his penis. The six-minute sequence resulted in a demand by Singaporeís Censor Board that EVEN DOGS HAVE CHOICES be edited before screening, or be banned completely. It was bannedÖ
Video, 19 minutes, Color, Documentary
 
 


EXAMINING MY CLOSET
(United States, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Esther Lin
Esther feels her closet reflects her out and closet profilesódifferent styles that don't seem to converge in the straight or queer world. She goes in search of other closets to find why her ìclosetî seems so mismatched. Esther finds that while everyoneís closet is different, a common element exists among her community to perhaps wear their ìconsciencesî and not necessarily their identities outward.
Video, 12 minutes, Color, Documentary

  
 


THE NIGHT OF FREEDOM
(Thailand, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Areewan Wattaronon, Sittipon Chankomol, Sek Sakunasingh, Worachat Suwan, Patchara Eaimtrakul
A young man whose parents died during the 1970s political turmoil in Bangkok reckons with his gay libido. The third production in VC FILMFEST 2005 from the October Youth Short Film Project uses the structure of the modern-day ghost story to examine the mores and attitudes of todayís young Thai society.
Video, 16 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 
BIONIC WOMAN
(United States, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Mark Lawsiripaiboon, Jackie Lam, Lauren Watanabe
This profile of a young Pilipin(a) working for the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team in Los Angeles tells of her decision to undergo a sex reassignment procedure, and of the fulfillment the operation will have on her lifestyle.
Video, 8 minutes, Color, Documentary

  
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