Deep Stealth attends Dante's Cove season premiere

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

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

Monday, October 08, 2007

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

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Deep Stealth Productions at Outfest Legacy Awards

Friday, October 05, 2007

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.

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"Casting Pearls" Q&A at the Egyptian Theatre

Saturday, September 29, 2007

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.

"Casting Pearls" screening at The Egyptian in Hollywood a success

Thursday, September 27, 2007

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.

LA Weekly: Outfest Wednesdays Favorite Girls' Shorts

Saturday, September 22, 2007

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