"Casting Pearls” has been scheduled to air on the Logo series ‘The Click List: Best in Short Film’ on Wednesday October 24 at 10pm. Check your local listings.
“Casting Pearls” has been scheduled to air on the Logo series ‘The Click List: Best in Short Film’ on Wednesday October 24 at 10pm. Check your local listings.
Now in its 4th season, ‘The Click List: Best in Short Film’ showcases emerging LGBT filmmakers. “Casting Pearls” stars Calpernia Addams and was directed by Andrea James. The 7-minute short follows a transsexual actress as she endures a hectic series of auditions, showcasing some of the difficulties trans women face in Hollywood.
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
adelante films has just released the trailer for the new short film “Laundromat.” Set in a neighbourhood laundromat, this dramedy follows a young gay couple who, after a chance encounter with an older man, realize that the little things mean nothing and everything when it comes to love. Written + directed by: Edward Gunawan Photographed by: David Maurice Gil. This is the second short in a series produced by adelante films. Andrea James and Calpernia Addams of Deep Stealth Productions play Angie and Maya in the film.
Calpernia Addams and Andrea James hosted a Best of Outfest Shorts screening event on Sunday, as part of Gay Days Anaheim at Disneyland.
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 “queer” ones?
CASTING PEARLS (Dir: Andrea James, 7 min.) IMDb listing
Transsexual actress Cassandra (Calpernia Addams) endures a series of auditions in Hollywood.
HEARTLAND (Dir: Mark Christopher, 14 min.) IMDb listing
A Columbia anthropology student finds himself back home with his original tribe.
LONG AGO (Dir: Christy Wegener, 14 min.) IMDb listing
A lesbian dramedy about heartbreak and fashion faux pas.
SCREENING PARTY (Dir: Chil Kong, 24 min.) IMDb listing
Dennis Hensley and his friends gather to watch, skewer and ruminate on the film Pretty Woman.
Gay Days Anaheim is an annual event where thousands of LGBT people bring their families and loved ones to Disneyland for a weekend of fun.
* Gay Days Anaheim website
Deep Stealth’s Andrea James and Calpernia Addams attend the 2007 OutFest Legacy Awards at the Directors’ Guild in Hollywood
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.
Reel Pride Michigan has slated “Casting Pearls” for their Girls’ Night OUT! program:
Be sure to catch a special preview of the new Logo series Exes and Ohs at 6pm.
Eddie
dir Quentin Kruger (USA | 2007 | 8 min.) IMDb listing
A ten-year-old likes being one of the guys until her period arrives during a neighborhood ball game.
Casting Pearls
dir Andrea James (USA | 2006 | 7 min.) IMDb listing
A transsexual actress (Calpernia Addams) endures a hectic series of auditions in Los Angeles.
Pariah
dir Dee Rees (USA | 2006 | 28 min.) IMDb listing
A Bronx teen juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from friends and family in this Outfest award-winner.
In the Spotlight
dir Hilary Goldberg (USA | 2007 | 10 min.) IMDb listing
An aspiring writer becomes the public face of a successful novelist in this film noir fairy tale inspired by real events.
My First Time Driving
dir Rebecca Feldman (USA | 2007 | 18 min.) IMDb listing
With her new driver’s license and girlfriend, a teen is itching to take the wheel, but Mom just won’t let go.
Dream of an Ex-Girlfriend
dir Peter Pizzi (USA | 2007 | 4 min.)
Madcap fantasy becomes reality when a dreamland adventure with an ex turns both comedic and deadly.
The Last Visit
dir Bee Sack (Canada | 2007 | 5 min.)
While introducing her lover to her grandmother, a musician contemplates the Jewish diaspora and finding peace.
The Incredible Dyke
dir Kurt Koehler & James Edward Quinn (USA | 2007 | 10 min.) IMDb listing
A loving tribute to superheroes, ‘70s television and biker chicks.
Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of Deep Stealth Productions attended the 