Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

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HGLCF BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Richard Reese P r e s i d e n t
Vicky DeMercer V i c e P r e s i d e n t
Kainoahemolele Tabar S e c r e t a r y
Omeo Fan T r e a s u r e r
Brent Anbe
Justin Clemente
Gerald Cruz
David Paulson
Lisa Yamamoto
Ned Van Zandt
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ WELCOME 04
OFFICIAL WELCOME LETTER 05
HRFF 2010
FESTIVAL STAFF
Kainoahemolele Tabar
E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
Brent Anbe P r o g r a m m i n g D i r e c t o r
Jeff Alencastre P r o g r a m D i s t r i b u t o r
Justin Clemente H o s p i t a l i t y C o o r d i n a t o r
Daniel Chun M a r k e t i n g P R C o o r d i n a t o r
Vicky DeMercer G a l a C o o r d i n a t o r
Omeo Fan A c c o u n t a n t
Chris Hall W e b m a s t e r
Ara Laylo G r a p h i c D e s i g n e r
Josh Nye B o x O f f i c e C o o r d i n a t o r
David Paulson O n l i n e S a l e s C o o r d i n a t o r
Richard Reese K e y V i s u a l C o o r d i n a t o r
Sean Shodahl F e s t i v a l A d v i s o r
Lisa Yamamoto G a l a C o o r d i n a t o r
Tom Luna V o l u n t e e r C o o r d i n a t o r
SPONSORS 06
MAHALO 07
TICKETS/MAP 08
MINDY COHN 09
QUENTIN LEE 10
WILSON CRUZ 11
PROGRAM 12
GALA 21
FILM SCHEDULE 22
HGLCF ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS
Connie Florez
Chuck Boller
Freddie Jordan
Jack Law
Puakea Nogelmeier
HRFF
PROGRAMMING
COMMITTEE
Brent Anbe
Gerald Cruz
Vicky DeMercer
David Paulson
Richard Reese
Lisa Yamamoto
Kainoahemolele Tabar
Ned Van Zandt
Sean Shodahl
HGLCF MISSION STATEMENT
The Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Cultural Foundation is a 501(c)-3 non-profit organization whose mission is to educate
and raise the awareness of the community at large about gay and lesbian culture, arts, and lifestyles; to instill a
sense of pride and respect among the members of the gay community; and to highlight the unique cosmopolitan
ambiance of the City of Honolulu.
The key visual this year is the product of a
collaborative effort by James Anshutz, Connie
M. Florez, Tony Apilado and a score of creative
and colorful people.
James Anschutz /
Mise En Scene, LLC
Embryo Concept Designs
Hula Girl Productions

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ WELCOME
Welina me ke aloha and welcome to the 21st
annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival!
The working board of directors would like to extend
its thanks to Gina Caruso and her staff at the
Honolulu Academy of Arts, volunteers, film distributors
and sponsors who gave generously to ensure
that the festival continues its tradition of bringing
world-class films to Hawaii.
This year, a special effort was made to include
the trans community and college-aged audiences
in film selection. Several films this year illuminate
the adverse political environment faced by all LGBT
people in Hawaii. Highlighted features reflect the
unique nature of gay and lesbian relationships and
the challenges and joys that arise from relationship
dynamics that continually define themselves
against heterosexual norms. It is our hope that you
will make a special effort to see as many of the
films as possible as many hundreds of hours have
gone into selecting the films by a group of artists,
professionals, and those keenly aware of the issues
facing the queer community here.
In the next year, the Festival and Foundation will
continue their efforts to provide a place where the
queer people of Hawaii and their allies can come
ADAM BARAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
is dedicated to the memory
of Adam Baran. Adam was one
of the world’s first video jockeys
who won one of Billboard Magazine’s
first Video Music Awards.
This was before there was MTV!
Honolulu was fortunate to be one
of the cities to have enjoyed the
together to tell their stories through various artistic
media. We are striving to raise the national and
international awareness of the Honolulu Rainbow
Film Festival and strengthen connections to other
film festivals.
We invite you to attend the gala celebration on
Sunday evening at the new Ka Restaurant &
Lounge where the awards ceremony will be held
and visiting celebrities will enjoy our company.
The board of directors would also like to extend its
gratitude to Jack Law for his intercessions and tireless
support of the festival. His support and the support
of other long-time board members and former
executive directors Connie Florez, Winston Welch,
Jeff Davis, and Jon Bryant are the reason why the
festival continues to thrive. The entirety of the organizing
and programming of the festival this year
was carried out on a volunteer basis, spearheaded
by President Richard Reese, Executive Director Kainoahemolele
Tabar, Programming Director Brent
Anbe and the board welcomes people who are
willing to contribute to the Festival and the ongoing
effort to raise awareness.
Enjoy the show.
Festival Staff, Honolulu Gay and Lesbian
Cultural Foundation
video talents of Adam (along with
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
New York). Unfortunately Adam
was one of the first who succumbed
to AIDS 22 years ago.
This dedication to Adam is a way
of honoring all of the talented
individuals whose lives were cut
short because of HIV and AIDS.

2010 HRFF SPONSORS
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CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS
DORIS DUKE THEATRE
KA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
HULA’S BAR & LEI STAND
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SPECIAL MAHALO TO:
AJ FEDUCIA
ANDREA KRAUSS
ANDRE MAXWELL
ANDREW BUGREYEV
AMOS KATOMORI
ARA LAYLO
AXS/ADOREGFX
BAREFOOT WINES
BECKIE STOCCHETTI
BRIDGE & TUNNEL COMMUNICATION
CAFE SISTINA
CAMARON MIYAMOTO
CASEY ISHITANI
CATHY PAI
CECELIA AGUON
CHERRY BLOSSOM CABARET
CHRIS LEE
COURTNEY KUNIMURA
CONNIE’S FLOREZ
D.L. TANAKA
DANICA SMITH
DAVID BRUSTEIN
DAVID DONOVAN
DAVE & BUSTERS
DELL BROOKS
DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE
DINA JACOBS
DOMINIC FREISEN
DOWNE TOWNE
ELECTRIC PENCIL STAFF
ERIC CORDEIRO
EXPRESSION! MAGAZINE STAFF
FRED VANDERPOEL
FREDDIE JORDAN
FUTATSU
GINA CARUSO
GREGORY RYAN, ESQ.
HANDS IN HELPING OUT
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HELENE “SAM” SHENKUS
HOLLIE KEDRO
HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS
HRFF STAFF VOLUNTEERS
HULA’S BAR & LEI STAND
IN BETWEEN
IPO BUNNELL
JACK LAW
JADE LE
JANE PUPA
JEFF ALENCASTRE
JUSTIN NAKAAHIKI
JOY TOMITA
KAINA JACOBS
KARA KELAI
KATIE FEBRE
KATHY LOUIE
KENDRA MURRAY
KEO’S THAI CUISINE
KEVYN FONG
KIMBERLY OI
KTUH
LESA GRIFFITH
LIANNE ROZZELLE
LORI CHINEN
MAIKAI TUBBS
MALIA LYONS
MARINA DEL REY
MEL AZAMA
MERCURY BAR
MS. ANGEL
NATALIE ACZON
OAHU VISITORS BUREAU
OTTO CAKE
PETLAND
PET’S DISCOUNT
PIERRE SONDEIJKER
PUAKEA NOGELMEIER
RICHARD TUCK
RICK SHIBASAKI
ROBERT MYERS
SPA OLAKINO - GEORGE MONTES
SUSAN SMOLINSKI
TINA RUTSCH
TOM LUNA
TWAN MATTHEWS
UH-MANOA LGBT STUDENT CENTER
UNITY CHURCH
VANGUARD MANAGEMENT GROUP
WILL SCHMIDT
WINSTON WELCH
YOOEY KIM

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TICKET INFORMATION PAGE
Passes are the best way to see the festival, giving you access to, and priority seating at, all
festival screenings. BUY EARLY!
PASSES AND SINGLE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT:
ON-LINE www.RainbowFilmFestival.org:
Click on “Buy Passes” and follow on-screen instructions.
Purchasing ON-LINE is the best option to secure your seating.
BY PHONE ( 0 . .0 ):
Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Monday - Friday)
Completed Orders will be available for pick-up at the venue will-call.
IN PERSON (Doris Duke Theatre):
Tickets may be purchased starting on May 27th at 3 p.m.
FILM ONLY PASS $75 Pass to all films
VIP PASS $85 Pass to all films & Gala Reception
GALA ONLY PASS $25 Gala Reception & closing night film “The People I’ve Slept With”
Single Admission Ticket $10 ($20 opening night film “Violet Tendencies”)
Student & Military Discounts*
VIP Pass $25
Single Admission Ticket $9 (excludes opening night film)
*Current Student or Military ID must be shown when picking up discounted passes and tickets
**A $2 per order convenience fee will be added to all online and phone purchases
Discounted Festival passes will be available for purchase from May 17 to May 19.
Please sign up for our E-newsletter at www.RainbowFilmFestival.org for further information.
Passes include entrance to all Outreach events.
The Gala Reception will take place at Ka Restaurant & Lounge, Ward Center - 2nd Floor, between
Borders and Ryan’s Grill. All film screenings will be at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Doris Duke Theatre with
the entrance on Kinau Street (see map below). Ages 21+ only.
Tickets and passes are non-refundable, but are transferable. Pass holders must claim their seats at least 15
minutes prior to screenings, at which time seats will be released to the general public. PASS HOLDERS PLEASE
PROCEED TO THE PASS HOLDERS LINE.
MAP AND PARKING INFORMATION
THURSDAY MAY 27 TO SUNDAY MAY 30
DORIS DUKE THEATRE
@ THE HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS (HAA)
900 SOUTH BERETANIA ST. HONOLULU, HAWAII
DORIS DUKE THEATRE (HAA)
PARKING DIRECTIONS:
1. Art Center Lot:
Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
2. 1035 Kinau Street Lot:
Closed during regular museum hours. Free during
evening and weekend hours until 11 p.m.
Parking fees: $3 for every 4 hours w/validation,
or $4 flat rate (evening) without validation or for
parking beyond the validation period.

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M I N D Y C O H N
S p e c i a l G u e s t A p p e a r a n c e
MINDY COHN
( A C T R E S S )
Mindy Cohn made her acting debut as the witty,
outspoken Eastland Academy student Natalie Green
in the hit comedy series “The Facts of Life.” She
was discovered while attending Westlake School
for Girls in Bel Air, California, when actress Charlotte
Rae and producer Norman Lear came to the school to
authenticate scripts for their new show. Ms. Rae was
so taken with the vivacious eighth grader she convinced
producers to create a role for her. Ms. Cohn remained
on the show for nine years, then traveled to Paris and
Australia with her co-stars to produce two successful
television movies based on the series.
Concurrently, with her role in “Facts,” Ms. Cohn played
“Rose Jenko” in Fox’s “21 Jump Street.” Other notable
television appearances included “Diff’rent Strokes,”
“Double Trouble,” “Charles in Charge,” “Dream On” and
“Suddenly Susan.”
In 1983, Ms. Cohn appeared in her first professional
stage performance in “Table Settings,” written and
directed by James Lapine and filmed for HBO Television.
The illustrious cast included Eileen Heckart, Stockard
Channing, Robert Klein, Peter Riegart, and Dinah
Manoff. She went on to make her feature film debut
in “The Boy Who Could Fly,” which co-starred Colleen
Dewhurst, Fred Gwynne and Fred Savage.
Ms. Cohn took a hiatus from her career to attend
university, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in
Cultural Anthropology. During this time, she studied
improvisation and scene work with Gary Austin, Harry
Mastergeorge, and Larry Moss.
In 1993, Ms. Cohn received a Dramalogue Award for her
performance in a production of “Catholic School Girls”
at the Globe Playhouse in Los Angeles. The following
year, she returned to television as “Mo Tucker” in the
NBC series, “The Second Half,” starring John Mendozza,
Wayne Knight and Jessica Lundy. In 1995, Ms. Cohn
and Alan Thicke co-hosted the radio show “Talkzone,”
which gave teens a venue to discuss pertinent issues
with their parents.
Ms. Cohn starred on the WB sitcom “The Help”
alongside Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Tori Spelling. She
also starred in the pilot “Virtually Casey” for the Disney
Channel and continues to be the voice of “Velma” in
the animated series “What’s New, Scooby Doo?” for
which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award.
While continuing to have a successful voice over career,
she has starred feature films “Under the Gun,” “Alone
with a Stranger,” “Swing”, I Heart Huckabees” the
independent feature “Third Wish” working alongside
Armand Assante, Betty White and Sean Maguire and
the Daniel Waters feature “Sex & Death 101” opposite
Simon Baker and Winona Ryder. She can next be seen
as the star of “Violet Tendencies” to be released this
spring. Just back from Canada where she starred as
Florence Jenkins in the Peter Quilter play Glorious!,
Ms. Cohn currently resides in Los Angeles where she is
working towards a Masters Degree!

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QUENTIN LEE
( D I R E C T O R , P R O D U C E R )
Quentin Lee was born in Hong Kong, immigrated to Montreal, Canada, and then went to study literature at
Berkeley and Yale, and film production/directing at UCLA. He began filmmaking as an experimental video maker
and his early shorts screened at over 20 film festivals both domestically and internationally. He has also published
a novel titled Dress Like a Boy based on his last year of college at Berkeley.
The People I’ve Slept With is his fourth feature. His first feature Shopping for Fangs premiered at Toronto Film
Festival as part of Perspective Canada in 1997. He is currently working on a graphic novel with artist John Hahn,
Campus Ghost Story, and a horror thriller, Rigor Mortis, to be shot in Hong Kong.
F I L M O G R A P H Y
2 0 0 9 The People I’ve Slept With
2 0 0 8 A Chinese Class (documentary short)
2 0 0 7 0506HK (first documentary feature)
2 0 0 4 Ethan Mao
2 0 0 0 Drift
1 9 9 7 Shopping for Fangs (co-directed with Justin Lin)
1 9 9 6 Flow (feature collection of his shorts)
D I R E C T O R ’ S N O T E O N : “ T H E P E O P L E I ’ V E S L E P T W I T H ”
Deep down, the movie is about expelling conventional and suffocating values to be yourself, as wild as you may
be. It’s also about finding and forming alternative families in a modern world. Good girls can be sluts. Gays and
lesbians will get married. Humanity must triumph.

WILSON CRUZ
( A C T O R )
Already highly regarded as one of today’s most
talented young actors, Wilson Cruz is once again
making waves on stage, television, and the big
screen. This past winter, Cruz co-starred alongside
Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Anniston in He’s Just
Not That Into You for New Line Cinema. Last year he
starred in the independent feature Coffee Date, for
which he received critical praise and continued his
groundbreaking role as HIV positive Dr. Junito Vargas
on LOGO’s original series Noah’s Arc. Wilson also
returned to the stage to star in the 1st National tour
and West Coast premiere, at the Rubicon Theatre, of
the Jonathan Larson musical tick, tick…BOOM! This
past summer, Wilson was heard as the voice of Evan
Martinez in LOGO’s new animated series Rick and
Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in the World.
Cruz first won the hearts of audiences playing
‘Rickie’, a troubled, introspective teenager on the
critically acclaimed series, My So-Called Life. He again
earned fans and critical acclaim for his role of ‘Angel’
in RENT which he began at the Ahmanson Theatre
in LA and continued on Broadway. RENT became a
theatrical phenomenon, winning both the Tony and
Pulitzer Prize for Best Musical, while Wilson received
the Theatre LA Ovation Award and the Dramalogue
Award for his performance.
While theatre audiences enjoyed the opening
night of RENT, television audiences simultaneously
appreciated Wilson’s widely ranging talent, with
his dramatic and memorable guest appearance as a
tortured transvestite airing on a special Christmas
episode of David E. Kelley’s hit series, Ally McBeal.
Hot off the success of RENT, Cruz landed a series
regular role on the FOX hit drama Party of Five and
his character quickly became an integral part of
the show. Other television credits include guest
appearances on the highly rated NBC dramas ER
and The West Wing, the WB’s Related, TNT’s The
Closer, and CBS’s NCIS. In 2008, Cruz was featured
as a series regular on the premiere season of TNT’s
hit drama series, Raising the Bar and most recently
appeared on ABC’s Pushing Daisies.
Cruz’s television career easily translated to the big
screen with roles in such films as MGM’s sci-fi thriller
Supernova and Disney’s Nixon, directed by Oliver
Stone. He is also no stranger to the indie film world,
starring in such films as Johns and All Over Me; both
screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Joyride,
starring opposite Tobey Maguire. He also starred
in the cult hit Party Monster a hip, edgy story about
infamous party promoters with Macaulay Culkin and
Seth Green. Wilson has recently completed shooting
on several independent features Ode, The Green Flash,
The People I’ve Slept With, and Convincing Clooney.
C L O S I N G N I G H T F I L M
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W I L S O N C R U Z
S p e c i a l G u e s t A p p e a r a n c e

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GAY SHORT FILM
TRANSLATINA PRECEDED BY:
YOU CAN’T CURRY LOVE
T H U R S M A Y 2 7 4 P M | I N D I A / U S A 2 0 0 9 | 2 3 M I N
D I R . R E I D W A T E R E R
Vikas, a handsome East Indian from London, has obsessed
about his straight boss for years. But when a business trip
sends Vikas to New Delhi, and he meets adorable Sunil
(Bollywood Soap Actor), everything changes. A crowdpleasing,
east meets west, boy meets boy, love story…
including a Bollywood dance number of course!
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TRANSGENDER DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
TRANSLATINA
T H U R S M A Y 2 7 4 P M | P E R U 2 0 0 9 | 9 3 M I N
D I R . L U I S F E L I P E D E G R E G O R I C A S O
The Latin American trans population fights for survival
in a society where the stigma of being trans brings
along indifference and physical and psychological
violence. Translatina shows that the violence exercised
towards the trans population is as hard as the absence
of recognition towards them.
LESBIAN SHORT FILM
VIOLET TENDENCIES PRECEDED BY:
PUBLIC RELATIONS
T H U R S M A Y 2 7 7 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 7 M I N
D I R . G I A N N A S O B O L
A miserable Hollywood assistant finds romance and a
reason for being when her sexy New York counterpart
arrives in town. Public Relations is a funny, fresh take
on growing up – and getting laid.

OPENING NIGHT FILM - HAWAII PREMIERE
VIOLET TENDENCIES
T H U R S M A Y 2 7 7 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 9 0 M I N | S T A R R I N G M I N D Y C O H N A S V I O L E T ( N A T A L I E - F A C T S O F L I F E )
S P E C I A L G U E S T I N A T T E N D A N C E : M I N D Y C O H N | $ 2 0 O P E N I N G N I G H T F I L M
D I R . C A S P E R A N D R E A S
She’s Manhattan’s most fabulous fruit fly! At 40, Violet,
is the racy, fun-loving belle of the ball. She spends her
nights as royalty, but when the party ends, she always
heads home alone.
While her co-worker, Riley, struggles with his boyfriend,
Markus, going baby-crazy, and her roommate, Luke,
tackles monogo-mania, Violet’s romantic life remains as
one big bellyflop. Realizing that she is at a certain age
and still single, Violet is at a crossroad.
Considering Violet’s lifestyle and career, in the fast pace
of high fashion PR, Riley suggests she seek out a straight
male version of herself -- the mythical fag stag. While
glamorous guru, Salome, advises otherwise, “To nab a
man,” she insists, “Violet must abandon her gay boys.”
When Violet arrives home from yet another disastrous
date to find Luke has organized a gay sex party in her
bedroom, she decides Salome may be right! In order
to get a prized man of her own, Violet strikes out on a
hilarious quest to change the woman she is.
Chasing love and lust at all costs, she may find them in
the most unlikely of places.
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T H U R S D A Y M A Y 2 13

F R I D A Y M A Y 2 1
D O R I S D U K E T H E A T R E H O N O L U L U A C A D E M Y O F A R T S
GAY SHORT FILM
DZI CROQUETTES PRECEDED BY:
ALL ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
F R I M A Y 2 8 1 1 A M | S O U T H K O R E A 2 0 0 9 | 2 5 M I N
D I R . J U N G J I N - Y O U N G
A hidden relationship between two lovers is at the
verge of unveiling when one of their mothers pays an
unexpected visit from out of town. In place of her own
son, she is greeted by his lover and must spend a full day
and night with him.
LESBIAN SHORT FILM
LEADING LADIES PRECEDED BY:
EVELYN EVERYONE
F R I M A Y 2 8 2 P M | A U S T R A L I A / N E W Z E A L A N D 2 0 0 9 | 1 7 M I N
D I R . K Y L I E P L U N K E T T
Evelyn Everyone is stuck, single and lonely. But in the
online world of ‘Second Life’, Eve, the sexy femme fatale,
has a fantasy world that is turned upside down, inside
out, and realizes that this is her opportunity for a shot at
not only love, but life.
GAY SHORT FILM
CHILDREN OF GOD PRECEDED BY:
THE GOLDEN PIN
F R I M A Y 2 8 5 P M | C A N A D A 2 0 0 9 | 1 5 M I N
D I R . C U O N G N G O
An avid swimmer finds himself struggling between the
expectations of his Asian family and the demands of his
heart. Told with great honesty and compassion, The
Golden Pin asks the question, ‘Is love more powerful
than fate?’
TRANSGENDER DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DZI CROQUETTES
F R I M A Y 2 8 1 1 A M | B R A Z I L 2 0 0 9 | 1 1 0 M I N
D I R . T A T I A N N A I S S A & R A P H A E L A L V A R E Z
The Dzi Croquettes – The Brazilian theater group that
revolutionized the gay movement worldwide and changed
Theater and Dance language to an entire generation.
With interviews from Liza Minelli and surviving members
of the group, this documentary embraces the legacy that
reshaped so many lives.
LESBIAN FEATURE
LEADING LADIES
F R I M A Y 2 8 2 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 0 2 M I N
D I R . D A N I E L B E A H M
An overbearing ballroom stage mother and her two daughters
must redefine their roles in life and on the dance floor.
Where else would you find a large scale musical number
done in a Grocery Store that’s hot enough to melt all its
products yet reminiscent of a fine Broadway musical.
GAY SHOWCASE
CHILDREN OF GOD
F R I M A Y 2 8 5 P M | B A H A M A S 2 0 0 9 | 1 0 3 M I N
D I R . K A R E E M M O R T I M E R
Set against a backdrop of a nation grappling with violent
homophobic crime and underlying hatred for gays, Children
of God tells the story of three different individuals living in
Caribbean society. This uncommon portrayal of love takes
viewers on a poignant multifaceted journey which shocks
to the very core with its startling conclusion.

DOUBLE FEATURE - LGBT
BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TEDDY AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
CITY OF BORDERS
F R I M A Y 2 8 8 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 6 6 M I N | D I R E C T O R I N A T T E N D A N C E
D I R . Y U N S U H
City of Borders goes inside a vibrant underground sanctuary on the East/West border of the Holy City, where people of
opposing nationalities, religions, and sexual orientations create a community among people typically viewed as each
other’s “enemy.” City of Borders follows the daily lives of the Israeli bar owner and four Israeli and Palestinian patrons
as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly. Set against the construction
of the separation wall between Israel and the Palestinian territories and the struggle for a gay pride parade in
Jerusalem, these four inter-woven stories reveal the contradictions and complexity of the struggle for acceptance.
DOUBLE FEATURE - LGBT
THE TIME OF OUR LIVES (HAMBURGER MARY’S WAIKIKI- DOCUMENTARY)
F R I M A Y 2 8 8 P M | H A W A I I / U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 0 3 M I N | D I R E C T O R I N A T T E N D A N C E
D I R . A R L E I P A T T E R S O N
“The Time Of Our Lives” is a documentary of the Honolulu Hamburger Mary’s, beginning in the late 70’s. It is a
fun depiction of the 15 year run of the lively bar and grill in the heart of Waikiki. It will take you back to the 70’s
and 80’s through still pictures, video, interviews and disco music. The creative characters will reveal to you the
rhythm of the night.
Honolulu
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F R I D A Y M A Y 2 1
D O R I S D U K E T H E A T R E H O N O L U L U A C A D E M Y O F A R T S

S A T U R D A Y M A Y 2 9 1
D O R I S D U K E T H E A T R E H O N O L U L U A C A D E M Y O F A R T S
GAY SHORT FILM
ALL BOYS PRECEDED BY:
MY NAME IS LOVE
S A T M A Y 2 9 1 1 A M | S W E D E N 2 0 0 8 | 2 0 M I N
D I R . D A V I D F A R D M A R
It was quite a while since the last time now and Sebastian’s
secret desire is getting harder to deny. Tonight he’s
going to let all those hidden feelings come out. His girlfriend
is out of town so the timing is perfect. An encounter
is going to cause severe consequence when an innocent
flirt soon turns in to a dangerously liaison.
GAY SHORT FILM
A LOWER POWER PRECEDED BY:
STEAM
S A T M A Y 2 9 2 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 6 M I N
D I R . E L D A R R A P P O R T
Two men find themselves next to each other and trapped
in a steam-room. Moving between anxiety, reflection and
fear, two strangers try to make sense of their predicament.
Heat increasing, they need to get out but can’t find
the door. What is this place and how did they get here?
LGBT SHORT FILM
MY NORMAL PRECEDED BY:
A DAY AT THE BEACH
S A T M A Y 2 9 5 P M | U S A 2 0 0 8 | 3 M I N
D I R . V E R O N I Q U E C O U R T O I S
When BuffLy Brad and Shapely Sally settled down to
enjoy a sunny quiet California day at the beach, they
could not have imagined how “spicy” their day would
turn out to be! Politically incorrect seagull, gorgeous
lifeguards and Brazilian music will be a perfect setting
for love at first sight!
GAY DOCUMENTARY
ALL BOYS
S A T M A Y 2 9 1 1 A M | F I N L A N D / D E N M A R K 2 0 0 9 | 7 2 M I N
D I R . M A R K K U H E I K K I N E N
This documentary is a look at the rise and fall of the
boy gay-porn industry in Eastern Europe/Prague, which
exploded in the mid 1990s with companies such as Bel
Ami and directors George Duroy and featured director Dan
Komar. Quick, easy money comes at a high cost in the long
run for the porn industry.
GAY SHOWCASE
A LOWER POWER
S A T M A Y 2 9 2 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 9 7 M I N | DIRECTOR & CAST IN ATTENDANCE
D I R . R O B E R T O ‘ G E E N
Thibodeaux sets off to college seeking a sexless social
life but his chastity strategies meet their match when he
meets a hottie that unleashes his appetites. What he
thinks he wants collides with the hard reality of desire in
the idiosyncratic, unrepentantly sexual comedy-drama, A
Lower Power. Shot entirely in San Francisco, CA.
LESBIAN SHOWCASE
MY NORMAL
S A T M A Y 2 9 | 5 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 1 8 M I N
D I R . I R V I N G S C H W A R T Z
Natalie, a young lesbian from the Lower East Side, struggles
to find a balance between her dreams of becoming
a filmmaker and her lifestyle as a dominatrix. To turn her
dreams into reality she must use her unique talents as a
dominatrix to get exactly what she wants.

FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE FILM
IS IT JUST ME PRECEDED BY: AJUMMA! ARE YOU KRAZY???
IS IT JUST ME
S A T M A Y 2 9 8 P M | U S A 2 0 1 0 | 9 3 M I N | D I R E C T O R , P R O D U C E R , A N D N I C H O L A S D O W N S ( L E A D A C T O R ) I N A T T E N D A N C E
D I R . J C C A L C I A N O
Blaine is a typical young gay man looking for love…without much success. It’s too good to be true when finds himself
in a virtual relationship with the man of his dreams. After meeting in an online chat room, they quickly fall for each
other and start a virtual relationship. Before long, they decide to meet face-to-face for a coffee date. Especially since
Blaine unknowingly has been chatting under his sexy go-go dancer roommate Cameron’s profile. It’s Blaine’s brain
versus Cameron’s brawn as love blossoms within this threesome.
GAY SHORT FILM
AJUMMA! ARE YOU KRAZY???
S A T M A Y 2 9 8 P M | H A W A I I / U S A 2 0 0 9 | 2 6 M I N | DIR & CAST IN ATTENDANCE
D I R . B R E N T A N B E
Billed as Hawaii’s “First Kim Chee Comedy”, the story follows
the misadventures of three ajummas, older ladies,
who are Korean drama fanatics AND will stop at nothing
to meet their latest heartthrob, buff and hunky Korean superstar,
Michael Park.
S A T U R D A Y M A Y 2 9 1
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S U N D A Y M A Y 3 0 1
D O R I S D U K E T H E A T R E H O N O L U L U A C A D E M Y O F A R T S
LGBT SHORT FILM
DYKE DOLLAR
S U N M A Y 3 0 1 2 3 0 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 1 M I N
D I R . L A U R A T E R R U S O
Dyke Dollar is a short comedy about identity politics and
gay activism, as comprehended by teenage boys in suburban
New Jersey. In the 1990’s gay and lesbian activists
began stamping their dollars to prove that they contributed
to the American economy. This is the story of one
of these dollars.
GAY SHORT FILM
30
S U N M A Y 3 0 3 3 0 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 1 0 M I N | D I R E C T O R I N A T T E N D A N C E
D I R . E L L I O T L O N D O N
Eric Hays is a normal college student living in the wideeyed
city of Chicago and by night is an in-demand rentboy/male
escort. He has it all, looks, brains, and a beautiful
life. Duty calls and he must work tonight instead of
waiting at home for his sweetie. This gorgeously shot and
poignant story packs many surprises for the voyeur in us.
LGBT DOCUMENTARY
: THE MORMON PROPOSITION
S U N M A Y 3 0 1 2 3 0 P M | U S A 2 0 1 0 | 8 0 M I N
D I R . R E E D C O W A N
8: The Mormon Proposition exposes the Mormon Church’s
historic involvement in the promotion and passage of
California’s Proposition 8 and the religion’s secretive, decades-long
campaign against gay rights. A film by Reid
Cowan and narrated by Oscar Award Winning: Dustin
Lance Black.
GAY FEATURE FESTIVAL DE CANNES–OFFICIAL SELECTION
EYES WIDE OPEN
S U N M A Y 3 0 3 3 0 P M | I S R A E L / F R A N C E / G E R M A N Y 2 0 0 9 | 9 0 M I N
D I R . H A I M T A B A K M A N
A respectable butcher in Jerusalem’s ultra-orthodox
Jewish community unexpectedly falls in love with a
handsome twenty-two year old student. Swept away by
his love and lust, he begins to neglect his family and
community life. But guilt, torment and pressure from the
community will lead him to make a radical decision…
GAY SHORT FILM
THE PEOPLE I’VE SLEPT WITH IS PRECEDED BY:
GEORGE & BRAD
S U N M A Y 3 0 6 3 0 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 5 M I N
D I R . J E S S I C A S A N D E R S
As an homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “bed-in”,
George Takei (Star Trek’s Captain Sulu) and his husband
and lifelong partner, Brad Altman, interview in bed after
being together for 21 years.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM
THE PEOPLE I’VE SLEPT WITH
S U N M A Y 3 0 6 3 0 P M | U S A 2 0 0 9 | 9 0 M I N | S P E C I A L G U E S T S I N A T T E N D A N C E : W I L S O N C R U Z ( M Y S O - C A L L E D L I F E ) & Q U E N T I N L E E
D I R . Q U E N T I N L E E
The People I’ve Slept With is a sex comedy about a promiscuous
woman, Angela, who loves sex. She loves it so
much she needs to make baseball cards of her lovers to
help her remember whom she slept with. Angela finds
herself with an unplanned pregnancy and left to figure
out who the baby daddy is…NOW.
Angela sets off on a quest with gay BFF Gabriel (Wilson
Cruz) as she revisits her most recent sexual conquests
highly likely to have impregnated her: 5-Second-Guy,
Mystery Man, Nice-But-Boring-Guy, and Mr. Hottie.
Along the comedic journey Gabriel finally meets someone
special, he’s too scared to admit it and sabotages his own
relationship. Heartbroken, he tries to win back the first
guy he’s ever really loved. Hoping for the best, Angela
and Gabriel decide to plan a double wedding. Their philosophy,
“If we plan it, the grooms will come.”
D O R I S D U K E T H E A T R E H O N O L U L U A C A D E M Y O F A R T S
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21ST ANNUAL
HONOLULU RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL
WWW.HGLCF.ORG
FILM SCHEDULE 2010
MAY 27 / OPENING NIGHT
THURSDAY
PM GAY SHORT FILM
YOU CAN’T CURRY LOVE
INDIA 2009 | 23MIN | 4PM
11AM
TRANSGENDER DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
TRANSLATINA
PERU 2009 | 93MIN | 4PM
PM OPENING NIGHT
WELCOME & THANKS 10MIN
HAWAIIAN CHANT
PUAKEA 10MIN
2 PM
LESBIAN SHORT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
USA 2009 | 17MIN | 7PM
OPENING LGBT FILM
VIOLENT TENDENCIES
USA 2009 | 90MIN | 7PM
MINDY COHN IN ATTENDANCE
PM
PM
MAY 28
FRIDAY
GAY SHORT FILM
ALL ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
SOUTH KOREA 2009 | 25MIN | 11AM
TRANSGENDER DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DZI CROQUETTES
USA 2009 | 110MIN | 11AM
LESBIAN SHORT
EVELYN EVERYONE
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 2009 | 17MIN | 2PM
LESBIAN FEATURE
LEADING LADIES
USA 2009 | 102MIN | 2PM
GAY SHORT FILM
THE GOLDEN PIN
CANADA 2009 | 15MIN | 5PM
GAY SHOWCASE
CHILDREN OF GOD
BAHAMAS 2009 | 103MIN | 5PM
DOC DOUBLE FEATURE - LGBT
CITY OF BORDERS
USA 2009 | 66MIN | 8PM
DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE
THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
HAWAII/USA 2009 | 103MIN | 8PM
10 MIN Q &A
DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE

2 PM
AT THE DORIS DUKE THEATRE
HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS
MAY 2 -30, 2010
PM
PM
MAY 29
SATURDAY
11AM GAY SHORT
1230
MY NAME IS LOVE
SWEDEN 2009 | 20MIN | 11AM
PM
GAY DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
ALL BOYS
FINLAND/DENMARK 2009 | 72MIN | 11AM
GAY SHORT FILM
STEAM
USA 2009 | 16MIN | 2PM
GAY SHOWCASE
A LOWER POWER
USA 2009 | 97MIN | 2PM | 10 MIN Q &A
LGBT SHORT FILM
A DAY AT THE BEACH
USA 2009 | 3MIN | 5PM
LESBIAN SHOWCASE
MY NORMAL
USA 2009 | 118MIN | 5PM
GAY SHORT FILM
AJUMMA! ARE YOU KRAZY??
USA 2009 | 26MIN | 8PM
DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE
FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE FILM
IS IT JUST ME
USA 2009 | 93MIN | 8PM
10 MIN Q &A
DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE
MAY 30 / CLOSING NIGHT
SUNDAY
330
PM
30
PM
PM
GAY SHORT
DYKE DOLLAR
USA 2009 | 11MIN | 1230PM
LGBT DOCUMENTARY
: THE MORMON PROPOSITION
USA 2010 | 80MIN | 1230PM | LGBT
GAY SHORT FILM
30
USA 2009 | 10MIN | 330PM
GAY FEATURE FILM
EYES WIDE OPEN
ISRAEL/FRANCE/GERMANY 2009 | 90MIN | 330PM
GAY SHORT FILM
GEORGE & BRAD
USA 2009 | 5MIN | 630PM
CLOSING NIGHT LGBT FILM
THE PEOPLE I’VE SLEPT WITH
USA 2009 | 90MIN | 630PM | 10 MIN Q &A
QUENTIN LEE AND WILSON CRUZ
IN ATTENDANCE.
GALA AT KA RESTAURANT &
LOUNGE, WARD CENTER
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