i Second Portland
I Gay and Lesbian
l Film Festival
I
eel Proud: The Portland Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival will present a
wide range of Films and videos otherwise
unlikely to be seen in the area. The Festival,
which will run over the weekend of June 23-
26 at Cinema 21 in Northwest Portland, will
screen a cross-cultural selection of narrative
and documentary Films and videos made by
and about gays and lesbians.
Gay Film historian, Vito Russo will help
kick off Reel Proud with a new program of
historical and contemporary Film clips on
Friday, June 23, at 9 p.m. Russo’s book The
Celluloid Closet, is the definitive history of
lesbians and gays in the movies.
Director Marc Huestis will accompany his
new Film, Men in Love, when it is shown on
Monday, June 26. at 9 p.m. Men in Love, shot
in San Francisco and Maui, will be sneak
previewed at the 1989 San Francisco
International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
just prior to the Reel Proud showing.
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7 p.m ., Friday, June 23
The Virgin Machine (Die Jungfrauen-
maschine)
M om kalreut, Director. West Germany, 1988
Unhappy in Germany, Dorothy pursues
romantic love in the mythical dreamland of
California where, by chance, she meets
several remarkable women. Susie Sexpert
initiates Dorothy into pragmatic American
love. Dominique is a humorous, sisterly
friend. Finally, Dorothy falls romantically in
love with a sly lesbian sex therapist.
4 p.m ., Saturday, June 24
On Guard
Susan Lambert, Director. Australia, 1984
“ Best First Feature” at 1984 SF
International Film Festival. On Guard is the
story of a group of women who attack the
medical/scientiFic establishment. More than
one righteous dyke and lots of personal drama
in this iliriller-adventure
Domestic Rliss
Joy Chamberlain, Director. Great Britain,
1984
woman MC and male impersonator of the
Jewel Box Review, America's first integrated
female impersonation show.
campy to sexy to horrifying with amazing
originality,
6 p.m ., Sunday, June 25
Wonderland
Philip Saville, Director. Great Britain, 1989
7 p.m ., Monday, June 26
Lifetime Commitment: A Portrait o f Karen
Thompson
Kiki Zeldes, Director. USA, 1987
Eddie is an innocent gay teenager escaping
from his repressive parents; Michael is also
gay and young, but a streetwise hustler.
Wonderland is a seedy carnival in Brighton
where they seek to outwit a killer.
A carefully observed and knowing comedy/
drama about MD Diana, her lover Emma and
Emma’s ten-year-old daughter. Full of bright
dialogue and genuine chemistry between the
excellent cast. Domestic Bliss depicts lesbians
in a way rarely seen in the movies.
Doctors, Liars and Women
Jean Carlomusto, Marie Maggenti,
Directors. USA, 1988
7 p.m ., Saturday, June 24
Taxi to Cairo
Frank Ripploh. Director. West Germany,
1989
Frank and Klara seem to be made tor each
other: she needs a loving companion, he needs
a wife so that his mother will not disinherit
him. Their perfect partnership slips when they
both fall for the hunky next door neighbor
Another farce from the director of Taxi zum
Klo.
9 p.m ., Saturday, June 24
Fun Down There
Roger Stigliano, Director. USA, 1989
A comic coming-of-age drama about a
young man from upstate New York who
arrives in New York City and is initiated into
the gay life. A refreshing look at modem
gays.
8 p.m ., Sunday, June 25
Because the Dawn
Amy Goldstein, Director. USA. 1988
An exquisitely erotic relationship develops
between vampire Marie and Ariel, a
photographer. This romantic and mysterious
tale evokes the smoky feel of film noir with
the sultry rhythms of swing music.
2 p.m ., Saturday, June 24
The Days o f the Greek Gods
Physique Films of Richard Fontaine
USA, 1949 to 1962
By the spiritual father of modern gay
erotica. The Days o f the Greek Gods (1949) is
the earliest-known gay erotic film to play
theatrical engagements. These short films,
made at the Athletic Model Guild studio in
Los Angeles, are of three types: posing-strap,
historic as a means to a visual end, and stories
of bonding or struggles of domination.
A political primer which documents
reactions of New York women to a
Cosmopolitan article stating that unprotected
vaginal intercourse constitutes little risk of
HIV infection. It elucidates medical facts, as
well.
Kim
Arlyn Gajilan, Director. USA, 1987
A candid personal testimony of a young
Puerto Rican lesbian's coming out an-’ coming
of age in New York City. Kim takes us
through the bar scene, the life of an exotic
dancer, and the discovery of feminism
Daughters o f Darkness
Harry Kumel, Director Belgium/France/
Germany/Spain. 1971
9 p.m ., Monday, June 26
Men in Love
Marc Huestis, Director. USA. 1989
A most stylish horror Film, this lesbian
vampire epic combines traditional horror
elements and feminist themes with outrageous
— often ludicrous— wit It moves from
Shot in San Francisco and Maui, this
sensual love story interweaves sexuality with
spirituality. The director will be in attendance
and will answer questions after the showing
2 p.m ., Sunday, June 25
Summer Vacation: 1999
Shusuke Kaneko, Director. Japan, 1988
One of the most visually exciting Films of
recent memory. Summer Vacation tells the
story of four teenage students who spend their
summer vacation at school, unsupervised and
untouched by the outside world in a remote
area of Japan
Rubbers are bringing
4 p.m ., Sunday, June 25
Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin’ Women
Greta Schiller, Director, Editor. USA, 1988
9 p.m ., Friday, June 23
Vito Russo, The Celluloid Closet
From 1983, when Sharon Kowalski was
severely injured in a car accident, to 1989,
when they were reunited, Karen Thompson
fought a full-time battle against Sharon's
parents and the courts of Minnesota for the
right to see and care for Sharon. A poignant
and relevant Film.
Profiles the legendary trumpeter Tiny
Davis and her partner of more than 40 years.
Ruby Lucas. Tiny Ruby weaves music,
archival material, live action, and poet Cheryl
Clark’s narrative in an intimate style.
International Sweethearts o f Rhythm
Greta Schiller. Andre i Weiss, Directors.
USA, 1986
Documentary of the success of an all­
women, mostly black big band of the 30s and
40s. Tiny Davis was a featured soloist.
Storme: The Lady o f the Jewel Box
Michelle Parkerson, Director. USA, 1987
The story of Storme DeLarverie, a black
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