Atlanta’s Gay Film Festival
Out on Film, Atlanta’s GLBTQ film festival, kicks off a weekend festival May 28th with the GLBTQ film festival debut of Erin Davies “Fagbug.” On the 11th annual National Day of Silence (April 18, 2007), Erin Davies was victim to a hate crime in Albany, NY. Because of sporting a rainbow sticker on her VW Beetle, Erin's car was vandalized, left with the words "fAg" and "u r gay" placed on the hood and driver side of her car. Despite initial shock and embarrassment, Erin's decided to embrace what happened and film a documentary about her 58-day cross country tour around the US and Canada in her car known worldwide as the fagbug. Following the screening on May 28th will be a Q&A with Erin Davies. The festival will also feature the Atlanta debut of “Mulligans,” starring Charlie David of “Dante’s Cove” and Logo’s ‘Bump!” The film’s executive producer, Joshua Harrell, is an Atlantan. Other films in the schedule include the French romantic comedy “The New World;” the African American comedy “Finding Me;” the documentary “The Universe of Keith Haring;” an encore screening of “Training Rules,” which won the Pink Peach Award at the recent Atlanta Film Festival; Gwen Haworth’s “She’s A Boy I Knew” and a collection of 10 short films, one of which, “The Confession,’ is by local filmmaker Cameron Abdo.Closing the festival will be the GLBT film festival debut of “STAND-UP 360™ Inside Out.” Hosted by Caroline Rhea, the film features standup performances by Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Hedda Lettuce, Rick Crom, and more gay/lesbian comics. The film will open in theaters this summer. Out on Film is dedicated to showcasing films by, about and for the GLBT community. Last spring, Atlanta Film Festival 365 gave Out on Film to the gay/lesbian community. After successful screenings in January and February, Out on Film is hosting this weekend festival before launching its major festival later in the year. Out on Film’s goal is to produce its annual festival in the fall and offer programming/events throughout the year. The Out on Film weekend will be held at the Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Avenue, home of 2006’s successful festival. Festival passes are $30 and individual screenings are $10. More information can be found at www.outonfilm.org. Festival updates can also be found at www.myspace.com/outonfilm













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