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Above: Calpernia Addams, star of “Casting Pearls”


Star Calpernia Addams and director Andrea James were on hand last night for Outfest’s Best of Girls’ Shorts program at the historic Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The screening included:

- Casting Pearls [Dir. Andrea James, 2006, USA, 7 min] (IMDb listing)

- My First Time Driving [Dir. Rebecca Feldman, 2007, USA, 18 min] (IMDb listing)

- Long Ago [Dir. Christy Wegener, 2007, USA, 14 min] (IMDb listing)

- Last Exit [Dir. Nicola Marsh, 2006, USA, 15 min] (IMDb listing)

- Pariah [Dir. Dee Rees, 2006, USA, 28 min] (IMDb listing)

- Pitstop [Dir. Melanie McGraw, 2007, USA, 12 min] (IMDb listing)

Audience and filmmakers had a chance to mingle at the reception sponsored by Absolut after the Q&A. Stay tuned for video of the Q&A in an upcoming post.

Calendar item from LA Weekly, the essential online resource for Los Angeles:

Outfest Wednesdays Favorite Girls’ Shorts, featuring Andrea James’ Casting Pearls, Rebecca Feldman’s My First Time Driving, Christy Wegener’s Long Ago, Nicola Marsh’s Last Exit, Melanie McGraw’s Pitstop, and Dee Rees’ Pariah, winner of the Outfest 2007 Audience Award and Grand Jury Award for Dramatic Short Film.

More information:

* LA Weekly listing

* Casting Pearls website

Iconic LGBT magazine The Advocate is celebrating its 40th year in style, including a huge kickoff event last night in Los Angeles. Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of Deep Stealth productions were on hand, along with LGBT celebrities, activists, and media leaders. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave a speech to the crowd, as did Advocate editor in chief Anne Stockwell, TR Knight, Jane Lynch, and Staff Sgt. Eric Alva.

* Advocate 40th website

* Advoacte: 40 Heroes

Director Andrea James and star Calpernia Addams are scheduled to appear in person at Outfest Wednesdays: Favorite Girls’ Shorts Wednesday, September 26, 7:30pm. Rigler Theatre @ The Egyptian in Hollywood. Come check out some of the best short films from the Outfest lineup, including “Casting Pearls.”

* Outfest Wednesdays: Favorite Girls’ Shorts

Sponsored by Women on a Roll:

* Women on a Roll website

Please excuse the cellphone cam video quality!

“Casting Pearls” Directors Guild Q&A Video on YouTube
“Casting Pearls” Barnsdall Theatre Q&A Video on YouTube



Casting Pearls screened at the Barnsdall Theatre to another sold-out audience in its second run as part of OutFest’s Girls’ Shorts program.

Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of Deep Stealth Productions mingled with pretty much everyone in LGBT cinema at the Outfest opening night Thursday. Events before and after the opening night film Save Me took place in an open-air venue next to the beautifully restored Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Andrea said, “A fundraiser we attended last year for the Point Foundation LGBT scholarship fund included a staged reading of the script, so it was great to see it again as a feature.”

* Save Me listing at Outfest

LGBT network Logo held a premiere party for Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World last night, and Calpernia Addams and Andrea James were on hand to watch the first hilarious episode.

Based on the 1999 short film by Q. Allan Brocka (Eating Out, Boy Culture) that became a cult hit at LGBT film festivals, Rick & Steve is populated with characters that look like simple children’s toys with visibly movable joints and cartoonish features that somehow manage to be quite expressive. The solid, vivid colors making up the show’s palette give Rick and Steve a whimsical look that’s a sharp, amusing contrast to the show’s mature dialogue and topics.

Check it out on Logo now! Warning: not for the easily offended and humorless!

* Official site

* IMDb listing

 
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