Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

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.