Sunday, November 14
3:30 pm Paternal Instinct
Directed by Marray Nossel (2003) U.S., video, 74 minutes.
 Longtime partners Mark and Eric choose to become first time parents through surrogacy. Their search for a surrogate leads them to Wen, a wife, mother and practitioner of white witchcraft. The relationship becomes strained when the pregnancy becomes endangered and all involve realize their decisions affect more than the three of them. In this documentary the subjects are candid about the stresses of the emotional bonds in the parent-surrogate relationship, the struggle of sharing child-rearing responsibilities, and the joys of parenthood. |
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Co-presented by Rainbow Families ($6 for R.F. Members).
Directed by Catherine Gund (2004) U.S., video, 87 minutes.
 Noted documentary director Catherine Gund (Hallelujah! Ron Athey: A Story of Deliverance) presents an engaging portrait of a lesbian couple’s journey to motherhood. Committed partners Leslie and Ann Krsul-Sullivan carefully plan to grow their family though insemination. The couple shares their struggles with the choice of sperm donor, infertility, negotiating parenting and work responsibilities, and how to involve their extended families. Leslie and Ann are engaging and their differences compliment each other. |
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Co-presented by Rainbow Families ($6 for R.F. Members).
Sponsored by The L Word
Directed by John Greyson and Jack Lewis (2003) Canada/South Africa,
in English and Afrikaans with English subtitles, 35mm, 100 minutes.
 Veteran filmmaker John Greyson’s films (Lillies, Uncut, Urinal, and Zero Patience) explore the ways society has criminalized gay sexuality. In his most recent film he collaborated with South African director Jack Lewis, founder of the South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, in this tragic tale of forbidden interracial love in an 18th Century South African penal colony. Based on transcripts of a sodomy trial discovered by Lewis in South African archives, Proteus recreates the relationship between Dutch sailor, Rijkhaart Jacobsz, imprisoned for sodomy and Claas Blank, an unjustly imprisoned young African herder. The two men are drawn to each other despite their many differences, and embark 10-year clandestine affair until their discovery and subsequent torture. Drawing parallels to contemporary persecution of homosexuality, Proteus is enriched with anachronistic touches, reminding us that the fight for human rights goes on. |
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Sponsored by Wilde Roast Café
Join us for a Post film reception at Wild Roast Café, 518 East Hennepin Ave
Directed by Barbara Peters (1973) U.S., 35mm, 82 minutes.
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Festival founder Jenni Olson has unearthed this early ‘70s lesbian exploitation flick. When the husbands are away, two housewives engage in illicit affairs. Starting benignly enough with lunch out on the Sunset Strip while their husbands are on a business trip, Denise and Adria spot two other ladies holding hands and kissing. Aroused, the women are pushed to engage themselves in their own lesbian exploration. Director Barabara Peters, a protégé of Roger Corman, keeps the action pulpy and trashy. Join Randy Dandy and Friends for a gender-bending, booty-shakin', Drag King performance extravaganza before and after the screening!Special admission (good for film and perfomance): $10 general/ $9 students and seniors/ $8 MFA and OFMN members |
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Sponsored by The L Word and Nicollet Village Video