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Johannesburg: Montecasino, Hyde Park. Pretoria: Menlyn Park. Cape Town: V&A Waterfront. Durban: Pavilion
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WELCOME
Happy 2011! And ‘happy!’ that we have 3 outings this year.
The rationale is obvious, more presence throughout the year, more
opportunities for you to see queer flieks so we don’t break your
bank or take up all your spare time in one go, and you don’t have
to miss anything. We’re enjoying this new style Festival, it’s been a
breeze selecting 8 features and 2 short films we know you’ll enjoy.
It means that we can keep up with new releases and you don’t have
to wait a year to see them …
What we also hope is that our box office will improve for this is
the last 18 months of our Atlantic Philanthropies’ funding ever, we
have applications in with the NLB and the NFVF, and we’re actively
seeking alternative sources of donor money. Any ideas anyone?
Of course, we’d like to be self-sustaining, and improved box office
will help. We also plan to distribute films with DVDs for sale through
our website, and make a profit.
The 8333 subscription is a great idea, and we’ve been told that ‘200
is good’, but it’s far short of 8333. So, please, if you read this will you
consider giving us R240 a year – we’ll make it worth your while.
Go to the GIVE button on our site.
Thank you to all those who make this Festival possible – all the
adverts in the programme are of businesses that give to the
Festival. Support them, they support you. Thank you to all the other
contributors – filmmakers like Joe Graham, our guest and the
creative talent behind the so-enjoyable Strapped (pg10), designer
Fred Viljoen of Room 13, writers Peter Frost, Isla Haddow and Anne
Hirsch, friends and family.
Thank you to our Board, OIA is a great team.
Nodi Murphy
booking details
Nu Metro Hyde Park and V&A
Ticket prices: R45 for Jozi and R42 for CT
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All films have an 18 and over age limit.
www.oia.co.za Concessions available are Clicks, Metropolitan, OAP,
half-price Wednesdays.
FEATURE FILMS
1
Dir: Fernanda Cardoso
Bloomington
2010 USA 83mins
We live in hope of a lesbian feature that will be more than tribads
circling each other, aye there the rub! Of a lezpic that is minus the
obligatory close up shot of clutching, orgasmic hands on the edge
of a bed – that’s lesbian sex?!
JOZI:
Well, Bloomington goes someway to address that.
Fri 1 7pm
A college freshperson, a petite Sarah Stouffer
Sun 10 6pm
plays an ex-TV child star. She’s attracted to her
Psychology professor, played by the statuesque,
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older Alison McAtee, deliciously stylish in pencil
Fri 1 7pm
skirts and a bun, and it’s a relief when she takes it
Sun 10 6pm
off and shakes that out.
Thankfully there’s no angst about being queer,
but the edginess of the film lies in the transgressive – the obvious
age / power difference between the two, which is highlighted when
the Prof takes charge. But hey, when
you’re horizontal no one’s taller, and
surprisingly (for a dyke fliek) that’s their
position 15 minutes into the movie.
There’s some development in plot and
characters, and the ending too offers a
welcome, unexpected change.
2
FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
Dirs: Darren Flaxstone & Christian Martin
3
The Cost of Love
JOZI:
Sat 2 8.45pm
Wed 6 9pm
CT:
Sat 2 8.45pm
Thu 7 8.45pm
Buffering
2010 UK 70mins
JOZI:
If 2009’s Brit gang fliek Shank left you
Tue 5 9pm
impressed but in need of a stiff triple,
Thu 7 9pm
then here’s more, only with ice and some mix;
writers Flaxstone & Martin’s appealing street
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edginess without the traumatising klap.
Tue 5 7pm
This time the duo takes on yet another yoof
Thu 7 7pm
topic de jour – online sex – but typically make
it trendy, sexy and not a little bit naughty.
Seb and Aaron, though happily in love, are feeling the recession bite
and to make ends meet, the ever-inventive Aaron decides to install
a hidden camera in the bedroom and charge for watching their lovemaking. Things go well and the bucks start rolling in. Only thing is,
Seb isn’t in on the plan.
It’s by turns camp, funny, pithy and intriguing, offering up typical
Flaxstone & Martin questions about commitment, boundaries,
fashion and peer pressure. Light but engaging cinema perfect for
the buff boys and their entourages.
AWARDS Best Script – Festival del Sol 2010
PLAYS WITH
SHORT FUCked UK 2010 11mins
a sweet, responsible gay boy, but one moment
FILM He’s
of recklessness and he’s fucked, both ways. A sexy,
cautionary tale by the Flaxstone & Martin duo.
Meet Dale, a male prostitute
on the verge of turning 30.
Dale loves sex. He loves
strange sex. He loves
strangers. He loves strange
sex with strangers.
In this unsentimental Brit
production, we follow Dale
Dir: Carl Medland
and his sexploits from Sunday
USA 2010 83mins
to Someday.
His clients’ requests range from his dressing up as a schoolboy,
cuddling old men in nappies, to supervising them as they clean the
house. Although his antics aren’t glamorised and are, at times,
very amusing, his is a dangerous lifestyle and his reckless nature
is affecting those closest to him. Along our antihero’s path we meet
some colourful characters.
A highlight is drag queen Shaun, and his relationship with
his mother, Christine. There are some heart warming scenes
throughout the film but ultimately it’s an honest and daring look
at a very harsh reality. Medland
courageously tackles what it
means to be queer and the violent
homophobia that is still very much
alive in ‘civilised’ Britain. And we
finally realise the true cost of love.
FEATURE FILMS
5
Dir: Adam Salky
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Dare
2010 USA 90mins
A dèbut feature extension of a short, Dare is an unusually provocative,
not-so-innocent coming-of-age story.
It involves a straight-laced over achiever, wannabe actress, Alexa,
her shy and unassuming sidekick, Ben, and the school’s charismatic,
yet troubled ‘hottie’, Johnny. It has all of the angst and issues that
you would expect – identity, social anxiety, surprising friendships,
unsettling sexual encounters – but with a look and depth that is
unexpected.
This year’s school play is A Street Car Named
JOZI:
Desire, with Alexa and Johnny cast as Blanche
Wed 6 7pm
and Stanley. Alexa lacks the oomph to
Sun 10 7.45pm
convincingly portray Blanche, and is advised by
the school’s only successful acting alumnus to
CT:
‘shake things up’.
Tue 5 8.45pm
This advice propels her into the calculated
Sun 10 7.45pm
seduction of Johnny. Ben follows Alexa’s lead
and a lopsided bisexual love triangle develops. But beneath Johnny’s
cool, calm exterior is a boy far more vulnerable than either of them
are expecting.
AWARDS Official Selection – Sundance 2011
Grand Jury Prize Nominee
FEATURE FILMS
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Dir: Aluizio Abranches
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From Beginning to End
2010 BRAZIL 96mins
This unsettling film, which caused a stir in Brazil upon it release,
explores rather complicated subject matter, and while it does not
resolve the ‘issue’ it raises, rather it delivers an unusual love story.
Francesco and his younger half brother,
JOZI:
Thomas, are not rivals, but the best of friends,
Tue 5 7pm
protective and loving of each other.
Thu 7 7pm
Sat 9 8.45pm
Although their mother (superbly portrayed
by Júlia Lemmertz) and father show some
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concerns about the brothers’ familiarity,
Sun 3 7.45pm
nothing is really spoken about in this
Wed 6 7pm
tranquil household.
Sat 9 8.45pm
Fifteen years later, after the death of their
mother, their sudden loss sparks something between the brothers,
now played by the beautiful Joao Gabriel Vasconcello,
a Brazilian model, and actor Rafael Cardoso, both of
whom rocketed to stardom because of their roles in
this film.
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Dir: Emmanuelle Bercot
Tirez sur le caviste
Recipe For A Killing
2010 France 60mins
JOZI:
Thelma and Louise is how many will greet this edgy
Sun 3 6pm
thriller-cum-psycho-bloodfest. Actually Natural
Sat 9 7pm
Born Killers meets Babette’s Feast might be closer
to the mark.
CT:
It’s a dark and unwittingly funny tale of lost teen
Sun 3 6pm
Aline who, dropped by her older (seriously freaky)
Sat 9 7pm
lover, takes up a job as the cook at a small vineyard
run and owned by the entirely revolting Gerard.
The appalling man is food mad and he’d kill, literally, for a good
céleri remoulade so Aline has her work cut out for her staying one
step ahead of the ogre. But this is one streetwise dyke, and all is not
what it at first seems.
What makes Recipe for a Killing so watchable is the Altmanesque
retelling of the same story from two different angles. Hugely
entertaining and yet more evidence, if any were needed, that the
French, though mad as balloons, make delightfully unpredictable
cinema.
PLAYS WITH
Pepita, Laura, Kitty and the Artificial Uterus
Dirs: Caroline Fournier & Nathalie Haziza
2007 France 18mins
SHORT
FILM
Eighteen minutes of Gallic silliness done with incredible style.
The girls want a baby, their doctor friend helps with the artificial
uterus, but Mama steps in with disturbing genetic information.
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FEATURE FILMS
Strapped
FEATURE FILMS
11
Dir: Robyn Dettman
JOZI:
Fri 1 8.45pm + Guest
Sun 3 7.45pm + Guest
Fri 8 8.45pm
CT:
Fri 1 8.45pm
Wed 6 9pm + Guest
Fri 8 8.45pm + Guest
The Americans may not be the
default noir specialists but
every now and then they get
it right – as here in Graham’s
moody, rich début about a
hustler who gets trapped
in a labyrinthine apartment
building that is part purgatory,
part dark room and all kinds
Dir: Joseph Graham of interesting.
2010 USA 93mins
Fassbinder and Genet is the
feel, Shakespeare and Foucault provide the impetus for the dialogue
and if that all sounds too highbrow, it isn’t. Thank the entirely
gorgeous Ben Bonenfant for that; his depiction of the deeper-thanthou rent boy drips with easy sensuality as he tricks his way through
various apartments – and revelations – in the building, learning about
life, love, and the best way to give a blowjob.
The characters he encounters are vintage
Genet too, a soufflé of battle worn activists,
heady queens and lush Euro muscle.
Highly recommended.
joE graham
Festival guest Joe Graham has worked
in all fields of stage and film – writing,
performing, directing.
He has made numerous short films, and
with many more in the pipeline including
animated erotic thrillers. He is the writer
and director of Strapped. See www.oia.co.za
for a more detailed biography. His man,
Producer Bill Parker, travels with him.
We Have to Stop Now
2009 USA 79mins
Dyna and Kit are married and have been together
since grad school, they are also both selfmotivated therapists. Together, they have written a
book entitled ‘How to succeed in marriage without
CT:
even trying’.
Sat 2 7pm
Unbeknownst to their readers and contrary to their
Fri 8 7pm
book Dyna and Kit are trying very hard to make
their own marriage work. When their relationship starts to slowly
unravel, their book unexpectedly hits the bestseller list. To avoid bad
publicity the dynamic duo decide to spring clean their relationship
with the help of their own therapist, played by the very funny
Suzanne Westenhoefer.
Their mid-marriage crisis spirals into an amusing comedy of errors.
A film crew moves into their home to document their relationship
which is now very much in the public eye.
To add insult to injury Kit’s sister, Cindy arrives at
their door to crash on the couch indefinitely.
To amuse herself Cindy plays an array of
pranks on the unsuspecting couple.
A quirky and fun film about life, love and
therapy, with some lovely surprises thrown
in along the way.
JOZI:
Sat 2 7pm
Fri 8 7pm
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JOZI
Nu Metro Hyde Park
Friday 1 April
7
Bloomington
8.45 Strapped + Guest
Friday 1 April
7
Bloomington
8.45 Strapped
Saturday 2 April
7
We Have To Stop Now
8.45 The Cost of Love
Saturday 2 April
7
We Have To Stop Now
8.45 The Cost of Love
Sunday 3 April
6
Recipe for a Killing
Sunday 3 April
6
Recipe for a Killing
+ Pepita, Laura, Kitty and the Artificial Uterus
+ Pepita, Laura, Kitty and the
Artificial Uterus
7.45 Strapped + Guest
7.45 From Beginning to End
Tuesday 5 April
7
From Beginning to End
9
Buffering + Fucked
Tuesday 5 April
7
Buffering + Fucked
8.45 Dare
Wednesday 6 April
7
Dare
9
The Cost of Love
Wednesday 6 April
7
From Beginning to End
9
Strapped + Guest
Thursday 7 april
7
From Beginning to End
9
Buffering + Fucked
Thursday 7 april
7
Buffering + Fucked
8.45 The Cost of Love
Friday 8 April
7
We Have To Stop Now
8.45 Strapped
Friday 8 April
7
We Have To Stop Now
8.45 Strapped + Guest
Saturday 9 April
7
Recipe for a Killing
Saturday 9 April
7
Recipe for a Killing
+ Pepita, Laura, Kitty and the Artificial Uterus
+ Pepita, Laura, Kitty and the
Artificial Uterus
8.45 From Beginning to End
8.45 From Beginning to End
Sunday 10 April
6
Bloomington
7.45 Dare
Sunday 10 April
6
Bloomington
7.45 Dare
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