Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Fest to screen "Casting Pearls" in Gender Blender shorts

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

The 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival will be screening “Casting Pearls” as part of their ‘Gender Blender’ shorts program.

Saturday, October 20 @ noon
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

The program includes:

* TRANNYMALS GO TO COURT (Dylan Vade and Abe Bernard, directors; 2007; US; 12 min.)
The witty, talking genitals are back with a tale about a young trannymal who wants to join the men’s baking club. Unfortunately, because of transphobic laws, he cannot, so the trannymals must go to court.

* ONE IN 2000 (Ajae Clearway, director; 2006; US; 26 min.)
A documentary that will open your eyes to the experiences of those born with ambiguous genitalia and the cruelty of unnecessary surgeries performed on infants.

* SWIM SUIT (Lucretia Knapp, director; 2006; US; 14 min.)
A touching and visually beautiful film about a young trans-man’s struggle to remain a member of his college swim team while attempting transition.

* CASTING PEARLS (Andrea James, director; 2006; US; 7 min.) IMDb listing
Aspiring actress Cassandra (Calpernia Addams), endures a multitude of Hollywood auditions, and frustrating interactions with movie producers.

* THE GENDERCATOR (Catherine Crouch, director; 2007; US; 15 min.)
Sally, a free-spirited butch lesbian from the 1970s, wakes up in 2048 only to find that those who do not conform to gender roles undergo mandatory gender reassignment.

* PRADA HANDBAG (Stuart Vauvert, director; 2007; Australia; 22 min.) IMDb listing
Poor Prada Handbag never did fit in. When she lost all her hair as a child, she found she could wear fancy wigs and lots of make-up. Who would have guessed she would grow up to be a drag queen?

For more information:
* 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival