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Pre-orders open for “Transproofed” DVD

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Jun 182009

Deep Stealth Productions’ newest short film “Transproofed” is now available for pre-order at special prices. Order before the official release and save!

Two options available:

* Personalized DVD autographed by Calpernia and Andrea (Ships after June 25)

* Regular DVD (Ships after July 12)

Order in advance for the best price:

http://www.transproofed.com/store.html

DVD includes:

* Transproofed film

* Audio Commentary with Calpernia and Andrea

* Storyboard featurette

* Next! music video

* Trailers for Transproofed and Casting Pearls

* Total runtime: 61 minutes

The film stars Calpernia Addams as Ava, Andrea James as Joyce, and Joel Lambert as Mike. “Transproofed” explores the controversy of when (or whether) to come out as transgender in a romantic relationship. Ava’s showgirl friends are all openly transgender, but like many trans women, Ava dreams of living a quiet life where her trans status is not an issue. Ava’s friend Joyce urges her to go “stealth,” slang for not divulging one’s trans status. Joyce urges Ava to follow her example: to tone down her look and to get her place “transproofed,” slang for hiding any evidence that one is trans. As Joyce pushes Ava to hide more and more of her past and her identity, Ava begins to wonder if it’s worth it.

For more on “Transproofed,” see:

http://www.transproofed.com/store.html

“Transproofed” Screenings at Outfest in LA July 12 + 15

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Jun 182009

Deep Stealth Productions’ newest short film “Transproofed” will be screening this summer at Outfest in Los Angeles.

OFFICIAL PREMIERE

* Sun, Jul 12th 9:30pm

* Directors Guild of America

* 7920 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046

* Free parking at DGA

* PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION

* AFTER-PARTY

Second screening

* Wed, Jul 15th 7:15pm

* Regency Fairfax Cinemas

* 7907 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90048

Tickets:

http://tinyurl.com/transproofed

phone: 213-480-7065

email:

All three stars are scheduled to attend.

The film stars Calpernia Addams as Ava, Andrea James as Joyce, and Joel Lambert as Mike. It is screening as part of a slate of comedy shorts.

“Transproofed” explores the controversy of when (or whether) to come out as transgender in a romantic relationship. Ava’s showgirl friends are all openly transgender, but like many trans women, Ava dreams of living a quiet life where her trans status is not an issue. Ava’s friend Joyce urges her to go “stealth,” slang for not divulging one’s trans status. Joyce urges Ava to follow her example: to tone down her look and to get her place “transproofed,” slang for hiding any evidence that one is trans. As Joyce pushes Ava to hide more and more of her past and her identity, Ava begins to wonder if it’s worth it.

For more on “Transproofed,” see

http://www.transproofed.com

Calpernia and Andrea in person at SF “Transproofed” premiere 6/25

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Jun 162009

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Calpernia Addams and Andrea James are scheduled to appear at the “Transproofed” premiere at the Frameline International LGBT Film Festival.

* June 25, 2009

* 7:00 pm

* Victoria Theatre

* 2961 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA 94103

Deep Stealth Productions’ newest short film is screening as part of a slate of trans-themed shorts called “Trantastic!” Tickets are available now:

http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1841&FID=45

“Transproofed” is a short comedy that explores dating and disclosure. For more on “Transproofed,” see

http://www.transproofed.com

“Transproofed” west coast premiere at Frameline

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May 222009

Deep Stealth Productions’ 2009 short “Transproofed” will have its West Coast premiere June 25 at the Frameline festival in San Francisco. From the film guide:

Friends race to hide hints that Ava (Calpernia Addams) is transsexual before an unaware date arrives at her over-the-top apartment in the comedy Transproofed.

Link:

http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1661&FID=45

Transproofed

USA, 2009, 14 Minute Running Time

West Coast Premiere

Genre/Subjects: Comedy, Coming Out, Drama, Gender, Male-to-Female, Transgender

Program: Shorts

Language: English

DIRECTOR: Andrea James

Friends Ava and Joyce race to hide hints that Ava is transsexual before her unaware date arrives at her over-the-top apartment.

Shorts program link:

http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1841&fid=45

Full program PDF:

http://www.frameline.org/_uploaded/pdf/festival/f33pulloutweb_784547.pdf

“Casting Pearls” London premiere on 5 April

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Mar 192008

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Above: Calpernia Addams in “Casting Pearls.”

Deep Stealth Productions’ short film “Casting Pearls” will have its London premiere on 5 April 2008, as part of the 22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

The Role I Was Born to Play

Transgender artists challenge Hollywood with stinging media critiques.

Casting Pearls (Dir. Andrea James | USA 2007 | 7min)

A punchy series of Hollywood auditions reveals the stereotypes faced by a transsexual actress.

The Role I Was Born to Play (Dir. Lukas Blakk | Canada 2007 | 9min)

A clever and heartfelt deconstruction of mainstream Hollywood genderbender flicks.

F. Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here (Dir. Jules Rosskam | USA 2007 | 25min)

A white FTM poet and a Black gay physicist question the limits of their intimate friendship during a weekend trip.

Godspeed (Dir. Lynn Breedlove, Jen Gilomen | USA 2007 | 16min)

A punk bike messenger’s devotion to his drug habit rivals the intensity of his relationship with his girlfriend.

Miggy n Lil (Dir. bug Davidson | USA 2006 | 17min)

A Texan butcher’s dreams come true when a sexy thief stops by for some steak.

Also playing on 4 April is Beautiful Daughters, about Deep Stealth’s 2004 all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues.

Beautiful Daughters

The empowering process of constructing and performing an all-trans version of The Vagina Monologues forms the basis of this uplifting documentary. Making the point that ‘queer issues and women’s issues are our issues’, the new monologues draw clear links between sexism, homophobia and transphobia.

The play featured in Ariel Jordan and Josh Aronson’s film was produced by creative duo Andrea James and Calpernia Addams, who together with the creator of the original monologues, Eve Ensler, work collaboratively with a diverse group of trans women to make an entirely new piece. As the day of the performance draws near, big life decisions get made, a vibrant piece of theatre is formed and a community finds a strong collective voice.

Beautiful Daughters is screening with the short “Whatever Suits You”:

Beautiful Daughters (Dir. Josh Aronson | USA 2006 | 61min)

A group of trans women collaborate to form a vibrant piece of theatre.

Whatever Suits You (Dir. Ashley Altadonna | USA 2006 | 7min)

The transformation of a suit to a dress reflects one woman’s physical, mental, and emotion transition.

Deep Stealth’s Calpernia Addams is scheduled to appear at both screenings. Please check Calpernia’s blog for the latest updates.

22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival website:

http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/

Calpernia Addams to appear at V-Day 10th Anniversary in New Orleans

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Dec 052007

V-Day press release below:

V-Day Announces its 10th Anniversary in New Orleans With Salma Hayek, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Hudson, Joss Stone and More

V TO THE TENTH to take place at the New Orleans Arena and Louisiana Superdome Friday – Saturday, April 11-12, 2008 featuring Salma Hayek, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Hudson, Glenn Close, Julia Stiles, Ashley Judd, Marisa Tomei, Calpernia Addams, Rosario Dawson, Kerry Washington, Ellen Degeneres, and Musicians Joss Stone, Common, Eve, Charmaine Neville.

(Vocus/PRWEB ) December 5, 2007—V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2008 with women and men from the U.S. and throughout the world.

News ImageFounded by playwright Eve Ensler on February 14, 1998 at the first benefit of her award winning play The Vagina Monologues, the global non profit has raised over $50 million for local anti violence groups with events taking place in over 120 countries to date and thousands more planned during the upcoming anniversary year.

To celebrate the last ten years of ending violence against women and girls and welcome the next ten years, thousands of V-Day activists will stage their annual benefits beginning in January. V-Day

Deep Stealth attends Dante’s Cove season premiere

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Oct 172007

Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of Deep Stealth Productions attended the season 3 premiere of Dante’s Cove, a supernatural soap opera with LGBT themes on here! TV. The premiere was at the Regent Showcase in Los Angeles, with an after-party at Eleven in West Hollywood.

For more information on Dante’s Cove and how to watch it on here! TV, visit:

* Dante’s Cove website

Deep Stealth screens “Casting Pearls” at Gay Days Anaheim

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Oct 082007

Calpernia Addams and Andrea James hosted a Best of Outfest Shorts screening event on Sunday, as part of Gay Days Anaheim. The screening included their short film “Casting Pearls.” Calpernia Addams also co-hosted a VIP Cocktail Party on Saturday with Reichen Lehmkuhl and Jenny Shimizu of “Dante’s Cove” and J.P. Calderon of “Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.”

DAY STRIPPER (Dir.:David Jahn, 4 min.) IMDb listing

A male stripper delivers an unexpected performance.

LOVE IS LOVE (Dir:Anne Renton, 7 min.) IMDb listing

What if straight people were the

Deep Stealth Productions at Outfest Legacy Awards

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Oct 052007

Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of Deep Stealth Productions attended the Outfest Legacy Awards Thursday evening. Hosted by Caroline Rhea, the event honored Judith Light and Showtime for their commitment to LGBT film. As part of Outfest’s silver anniversary in 2007, they featured 25 groundbreaking feature films from the past quarter century that profoundly impacted LGBT audiences. Outfest announced it will be preserving a short subject documentary about trans culture in the 1960s as part of their next round of preservations:

QUEENS AT HEART (1965), 22 minutes, USA, color, 35mm

Produced by the Southeastern Pictures Corporation and is believed to have been shown before the feature exploitation flick She-Man (1967).

A rare and surprisingly poignant glimpse into pre-Stonewall transsexual life, as four NYC trans women are interviewed for a six-month psychological project, and includes rare footage of the pre-Stonewall club scene. Narrated by Jay Martin.

Click the “READ MORE” link below to see photos!

“Casting Pearls” Q&A at the Egyptian Theatre

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Sep 292007

On 26 September 2007, “Casting Pearls” star Calpernia Addams joined director Andrea James for a screening at Outfest’s Best of Girls’ Shorts program. A reception and Q&A followed the screening at the historic Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The clip above has edited excerpts from the evening.