Fresno Reel Pride LGBTQ Film Festival - 2018

Fresno

Films For Everyone

lgbtq Sept 19-23
film
festival 2018



Fresno President’s Message

This year we would like to invite you to take a journey of
discovery through this year’s film series. We invite you
to examine LGBTQ issues that go beyond the genre
of entertainment and into what makes our position
and presence in COMMUNITY vital.

Films For Everyone For year 29, Fresno Reel Pride brings filmgoers a
diverse sampling of international and domestic films
ABOUT FRESNO REEL PRIDE made by and for members of the LGBTQ community.
Ranging from romantic comedies, time honored rites
From humble beginnings in a Fresno State classroom, of passage, concerns affecting the Trans community
Fresno Reel Pride has evolved into the sixth oldest - and and the state of our nation in the ongoing struggle
one of the largest - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, for acceptance and equality. Reel Pride 29 has been
and Queer (LGBTQ) film festivals in the United States. curated to reflect the LGBTQ experience and the
issues that affect us.
Fresno Reel Pride is a celebration of LGBTQ cinema and
is a premier cultural event in Central California attracting Our Discoveries Youth Program held on Saturday, will
thousands of attendees to its five-day festival of international focus on growing social and political issues for LGBTQ
features, documentaries, and short films. youth through the presentation of Alone in the Game.
This documentary film highlights the challenges of
MISSION STATEMENT being openly queer in professional and amateur
sports, an arena still considered to be an unsettling
The mission of Fresno Reel Pride is to increase the and unsafe environment for many LGBTQ.
awareness of the LGBTQ community through the exhibition
of films and videos exploring LGBTQ themes at an annual Our Opening Night feature film, TransMilitary, chronicles
festival in Fresno. Fresno Reel Pride, through the universal the lives of transgender service members defending
appeal of movies, works to produce a major cultural event our country’s freedom while fighting for their own,
for the entire Central Valley community designed to enhance and the larger efforts to bring an end to the ban on
community acceptance and understanding while adding to transgender people serving openly in the U.S. military.
the diversity of a culturally rich city.
The struggle for equality and social justice remains
VENUE & TICKET INFORMATION critical and as community organizations struggle
to effectuate change, Fresno Reel Pride is proud to
MOVIE VENUES: bring windows of light emphasizing the importance
of LGBTQ issues through cinema and PROUD to
The Tower Theatre ViSTA Theater announce new partnerships with the Imperial Dove
815 E. Olive Avenue 1296 N. Wishon Avenue Court de Fresno/Madera and Fresno Economic
Opportunities Commission, organizations with
Backroom at The Revue dedicated community missions.
620 E. Olive Avenue
On behalf of the Fresno Reel Pride Board of Directors,
EVENT VENUES: welcome to this year’s 29th Annual Reel Pride Film
Festival.
The Painted Table Veni Vidi Vici

1211 N. Wishon Avenue 1116 N. Fulton Street

Bobby Salazar’s Tower District
725 E. Olive Avenue

Tickets can be purchased online or at our box office located Kathleen Arambula-Reyna
outside of the Tower Theatre. Youth tickets are available
with a valid student I.D. For more information, visit the Reel Board President & Festival Director
Pride Box Office in front of the Tower Theatre.
Fresno Reel Pride LGBTQ+ Film Festival

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 TIME PG. Schedule at a Glance

Opening Night Pre-Party (Bobby Salazar’s Tower District) 6:00PM 7

TransMilitary (Tower Theatre) 7:00PM PG.

Opening Night Gala (Reel Pride Lounge at The Painted Table) 8
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 TIME
PG.
The Life of Lei: The Man Behind the Makeup (Tower Theatre) 7:00PM
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Bixa Travesty (Tower Theatre) 9:00PM 15
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 TIME 19

Leitis in Waiting (ViSTA Theater) 6:00PM PG.

LezBomb (Tower Theatre) 6:00PM 22
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The Marriage (Martesa) (ViSTA Theater) 8:00PM 24
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50 Years of Fabulous (Tower Theatre) 8:00PM 26
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Cocktails with the Imperial Dove Court de Fresno 33
(Reel Pride Lounge at The Painted Table) 35
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 TIME
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Fun in Girls Shorts (Tower Theatre) 11:00AM 39

White Rabbit (ViSTA Theater) 11:00AM PG.

Fun in Boys Shorts (Tower Theatre) 1:00PM 41
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Kiss Me! (Embrasse-Moi!) (ViSTA Theater) 1:00PM 43
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Discoveries Youth Program (The Backroom at The Revue) 1:00PM 47
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Alone in the Game (Tower Theatre) 2:30PM 49

Dykes, Camera, Action! (ViSTA Theater) 3:00PM

Anchor and Hope (Tierra Firme) (Tower Theatre) 4:30PM

A Moment in the Reeds (ViSTA Theater) 5:00PM

Directors’ Club & Filmmakers Reception (Veni Vidi Vici) 6:00PM

Ideal Home (Tower Theatre) 7:00PM

Kill The Monsters (Tower Theatre) 9:00PM

Reel Night Out After Party (Reel Pride Lounge at The Painted Table)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME

Directors’ Club Brunch (The Painted Table) 11:00AM

Transcendent Shorts (ViSTA Theater) 11:00AM

Wild Nights With Emily (Tower Theatre) 1:00PM

Man Made (ViSTA Theater) 1:00PM

Call Her Ganda (Tower Theatre) 3:00PM

My Best Friend (Mi Mejor Amigo) (ViSTA Theater) 3:15PM

Life in the Doghouse (Tower Theatre) 5:00PM

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Tower Theatre) 7:00PM

Closing Night Gala (Reel Pride Lounge at The Painted Table)

* Festival Pass Holders, Directors’ Club Members, Producers’ Circle and Sponsors Only **Sponsors, Filmmakers, and Directors’ Club Members and Above Only

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SPECTRUM CLUB

Congratulates
Reel Pride

on their 29thYear!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
TOWER THEATRE
7:00PM // $10

Opening Night Film

TRANSMILITARY PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Fiona Dawson & Gabriel Silverman | 2018 | USA | 93 min. THE

TRANSMILITARY follows the Emmy nominated short film Transgender, at War
and in Love. Around 15,500 transgender people serve in the U.S. military (notably
the largest transgender employer in the U.S.), where they must conceal their gender
identity because military policies ban their service.

TRANSMILITARY chronicles the lives of four individuals (Senior Airman Logan
Ireland, Corporal Laila Villanueva, Captain Jennifer Peace & First Lieutenant El Cook)
defending their country’s freedom while fighting for their own.

They put their careers and their families’ livelihoods on the line by coming out as
transgender to top brass officials in the Pentagon in hopes of attaining the equal right
to serve. The ban was lifted in 2016, but with President Trump now trying to reinstate
it, their futures hang in the balance again.

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After TransMilitary, join us for our Opening Night Gala at The Painted Table.
Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvre and cocktails while celebrating 29 years of
film. Opening Night Gala is open to Sponsors and Festival Pass Holders and
above. Get your membership at the Reel Pride Box Office outside the Tower
Theatre.

Films for Everyone

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
TOWER THEATRE
7:00PM // $10

THE LIFE OF LEI: PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

THE MAN BEHIND THE MAKEUP

Director: Matthew Broughton | 2018 | USA | 77 min.

Leilani Price is known for setting the Fresno drag scene on fire. Her unique blend
of camp, edge, with a dash of outspoken sass makes her a force to be reckoned with
on stage and behind a mic. But behind the makeup is Paul, a small town guy eager
to find his voice and place in the world. In his directorial debut, Matthew Broughton
gives an intimate look of two personas fighting for the limelight while working to
overcome the struggles of the past and present in THE LIFE OF LEI: THE MAN
BEHIND THE MAKEUP.

Q&A WITH LEILANI PRICE

After The Life of Lei: The Man Behind the Makeup, learn more about the
queen herself at a special Q&A with Leilani Price and director of the film,
Matthew Broughton inside the Reel Pride Lounge inside The Painted Table.

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Bank of America applauds
Fresno Reel Pride for
bringing the arts to all

When members of the community support the
arts, they help inspire and enrich everyone.
Artistic diversity can be a powerful force for
unity, creating shared experiences and a desire
for excellence.

Bank of America recognizes Fresno Reel Pride
for its success in bringing the arts to performers
and audiences throughout our community.
Visit us at bankofamerica.com/local

Life’s better when we’re connected®

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
TOWER THEATRE
9:00PM // $10

BIXA TRAVESTY PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Claudia Priscilla & Kiko Goifman | 2018 | Brazil | 74 min.
In Portuguese with English subtitles

BIXA TRAVESTY features Brazilian transsexual singer named Linn da Quebrada.
Through her music, we are introduced to her tough life. Coming from a very poor
region of São Paulo, she faces many prejudices no just for being transsexual, but for
being black. Linn uses her funk music like a “gun” against machismo. With a strong
and daring presence on stage, she constantly seeks to discuss and fight paradigms
and stereotypes. As she sings, “My black skin is my cloak of courage” and “she
doesn’t want penis, she wants peace,” Linn uses her voice to stand as a warrior for
her people in Brazil, where violent deaths of LGBT people have hit all-time highs.

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Congratulations to
Fresno Reel Pride for 29 years of
international films for everyone

From your cinema loving
friends at FresnoFilmworks.org

Save the date:
2018 Fresno Film Festival,
Nov. 2-4, The Tower Theatre

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Ceremonies | Receptions | Special Events

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
VISTA THEATER
6:00PM // $10

LEITIS IN WAITING

Director: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson & Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu | 2018 | Tonga & USA | 72 min.
In English and Tongan with English subtitles

LEITIS IN WAITING is the story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of native transgender
women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their South Pacific Kingdom.

The film follows Joey, a devout Catholic of noble descent, as she organizes an exuberant beauty pageant
presided over by a princess, provides shelter and training for a young contestant rejected by her family, and spars
with American-financed evangelicals threatening to resurrect colonial-era laws that criminalize the Leitis’ lives.
With unexpected humor and extraordinary access to the Kingdom’s royals and religious leaders, Joeyʻs emotional
journey reveals what it means to be different in a society ruled by tradition, and what it takes to be accepted
without forsaking culture and tradition.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
TOWER THEATRE
6:00PM // $10

LEZ BOMB PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Jenna Laurenzo | 2018 | USA | 89 min.

As a follow-up to her viral hit GIRL NIGHT STAND, Jenna Laurenzo is back with
her first feature, LEZ BOMB - starring Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman
(Raising Hope), Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern, with a cameo from Emmy
winner Kevin Kane (TRAINWRECK).

LEZ BOMB is a multigenerational comedy of errors featuring a young woman
(Lauren) who comes home for the holidays with some life changing news. Little does
Lauren know, the eccentric cast of characters have their own stirring surprises as
well. The result is a hilarious turn of events forcing the family to come together in what
amounts to the most unceremonious of holidays. As it turns out, there is no good
time to drop the “Lez Bomb”.

Opening Short I LIKE GIRLS

Dir: Diane Obomsawin | 2016 | Canada | 8 min. 15
Four lesbians reveal the nitty-gritty about their first loves, and
share their erotic and fumbling attempts at sexual expression.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
VISTA THEATER
8:00PM // $10

THE MARRIAGE (MARTESA)

Director: Blerta Zeqiri | 2017 | Kosovo, Albania | 97 min.
In Albanian with English subtitles

Their wedding in only two weeks, Anita and Bekim are adding the final touches to their big day. Despite
expecting news of Anita’s parents, declared missing since the 1999 Kosovar War, and with Bekim’s controlling
family in turn, the couple seem to manage somehow with the preparations. But when Bekim’s secret gay ex-lover,
Nol, returns from abroad unexpectedly, the situation becomes complicated, especially when Bekim realizes that
Nol is still in love with him.

Inevitably, the wedding banquet becomes loaded with tension when the unusual love triangle starts to unravel.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
TOWER THEATRE
8:00PM // $10

50 YEARS OF FABULOUS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Jethro Patalinghug | 2018 | USA | 82 min. Imperial Dove Court
de Fresno
A film by Jethro Patalinghug and David Lassman, 50 YEARS OF FABULOUS
recounts the rich history of the Imperial Council, the oldest LGBT charity organization 19
in the world. Founded in San Francisco by renowned activist, drag queen and
performer José Sarria, the Council has helped shaped LGBT life and social history in
San Francisco and beyond throughout the last five decades. Sarria was also the first
openly gay man to run for political office in the United States in 1961. From its genesis
as a critical public space for the community and capacity building of LGBT San
Franciscans, to its vital role in the advocacy for LGBT human rights, 50 YEARS OF
FABULOUS documents the full scope of the organization’s historical evolution up to
its contemporary struggle in finding relevance — both in the wake of social progress
it has helped foster, and in light of a newly empowered political coalition committed
to rolling back a half-century of civil rights achievements.

COCKTAILS WITH
IMPERIAL DOVE COURT DE FRESNO

After 50 Years of Fabulous, the party will continue at Reel Pride’s Friday Night
After Party at The Painted Table. $3 buy-in gets you Happy Hour priced
cocktails all night long. The party is open to all 50 Years of Fabulous ticket
holders, sponsors, and festival pass holders and above.

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Are you a community member that is
looking for a way to give back to the
ENTIRE community through

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We invite you to contact us or join us at our regular meetings every
2nd and 4th Thursday, 6pm,
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Keeping you healthy, advocating for equality, and providing
education that is sensitive & affirming to L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

And we’ll be here for you when you need us. No Matter What!

Walk-in or make an appointment at one of our convenient Fresno Health Centers:

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TOWER THEATRE
11:00AM // $10

ANGELA WILSON: A BUTCHER’S STORY DICK SISTERS

Dir: Gaby Scott | 2018 | USA | 7 min. Dir: Lauren Garroni | 2018 | USA | 9 min.

Meet Angela Wilson, a female butcher and the owner of Two estranged friends, who have both dated the same
Avedano’s, an independent butcher shop right here in the guy, accidentally kill him and fall in love with each other
rapidly shifting landscape that is San Francisco. over the course of an evening.

Fun in Girls Shorts

GETTING STARTED GRACE AND BETTY

Dir: Andrea Meyerson | 2018 | USA | 22 min. Dir: Zoe Lubeck | 2016 | USA | 12 min.

After meeting online, Tori and Joy finally have their first Granddaughter and grandmother find they have more
date. Chemistry ensues immediately, but will their mutual in common than originally thought after their girlfriends
attraction be enough to overcome some of the challenges encourage them to come out to one another.
presented?

INHERENT TRAITS OF CONNOR JAMES STRONGER TOGETHER

Dir: Ally Pankiw | 2017 | Canada | 13 min. Dir: Stacey Maltin | 2017 | USA | 9 min.

A lesbian couple and their three-year-old son travel to the Claudia’s night out with friends is disrupted by an
funeral of their son’s sperm donor where the deceased’s encounter with the captivating foreigner Isabel.
family finds out about the little boy.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
VISTA THEATER
11:00AM // $10

WHITE RABBIT

Director: Daryl Wein | 2018 | USA | 71 min.

Sophia is a starving artist. When this quirky Korean American performance artist isn’t biking around the city
doing humiliating Task Rabbit work to make ends meet, she can be found yelling about race into a microphone
while decked out in a onesie and white wig or filming humiliating and rarely watched YouTube videos. Struggling
to be authentically heard, things change when Sophia meets Victoria. The two bond over their surprising cultural
similarities but their relationship is challenged due to Sophia’s intensity and lack of tact. WHITE RABBIT is a
delightful dramatic comedy and was a crowd pleaser at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TOWER THEATRE
1:00PM // $10

BROKEN SUNFLOWER HEARTS FEMME

Dir: Miguel Angel Caballero | 2016 | USA | 14 min. Dir: Alden Peters | 2017 | USA | 18 min.

An intimate portrait of father and adopted daughter and what Rejected for being femme, Carson journeys toward self-acceptance
happens when the father’s ex-boyfriend shows up a year after their by way of a manic existential crisis and a drag queen fairy godmother.
separation.

Fun in Boys Shorts

HIGH ROCKS SEX NOTES

Dir: Tyler Wallach | 2017 | USA | 12 min. Dir: Will Gordh | 2018 | USA | 4 min.

On a routine hike, two lifelong best friends are interrupted by an After seemingly satisfying sex, Matt tells Dan he “just has a few
outgoing hiker, who tags along uninvited. A dynamic competition for notes” on his performance.
attention proceeds and lifelong secrets surface.

THE THINGS YOU THINK I’M THINKING

Dir: Sherren Lee | 2017 | USA | 15 min.

A black male burn-survivor and amputee goes on a date
with a regularly-abled man.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
VISTA THEATER
1:00PM // $10

KISS ME! (EMBRASSE-MOI!)

Director: Océanerosemarie & Cyprien Vial | 2017 | France | 86 min.
In French and Italian with English subtitles

When Océanerosemarie finally meets the girl of her dreams, Cécile, no one around her believes her or leaves
her alone long enough for her to make the relationship work. Even worse, Fantine, the most recent in a long line of
exes, goes all out to ruin the romance and even teams up with Océane’s mom for help. Meanwhile, the reserved
Cécile can’t decide how to respond to her determined pursuer, who follows Cécile to an out-of-town workshop
on modern dance and uncovers an embarrassing secret. KISS ME! (EMBRASSE-MOI!) has all the fine ingredients
of a true romantic comedy with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments all thanks to the endearing writer, co-director,
and star of the film, Océanerosemarie.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
THE BACKROOM AT THE REVUE
1:00PM // FREE FOR YOUTH WITH STUDENT I.D.

BATHROOM RULES BEAUTY LIONS IN WAITING

Dir: Charlie Hidalgo | 2018 | Canada | 6 min. Dir: Christina Willings | 2018 | Canada | 23 min. Dir: Jason Karman | 2017 | Canada | 17 min.

A 10-year-old, gender non-conforming student Five gender-creative young people face these A minor hockey player finds the courage to accept
navigates his way through the school, in search of daunting tasks with courage and imagination. himself after being hazed and in turn inspires another
a safe washroom. teammate to be fearless.

Discoveries Youth Program

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

MRS. MCCUTCHEON POP ROX

Dir: Florencia Manóvil | 2016 | USA | 17 min. Dir: Nate Trinrud | 2017 | USA | 12 min.

Tom - a 10-year-old who prefers the name Mrs. Jesse is finally going to tell her best friend Roxanne
McCutcheon – he embarks on a journey of self- that she loves her. But when Roxanne invites the
discovery. new girl from school to join them, Jesse’s night takes
an unexpected turn.

YOUTH SOCIAL HOUR Double Feature

Calling all youth! Join us before the Discoveries Youth Program for a special ALONE IN THE GAME
Youth Social Hour with pizza courtesy of Richie’s Pizza & Hot Dogs.
Dir: Natalie Metzger & Michael Rohrbaugh
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A profile of the ongoing struggles LGBTQ athletes
are facing at the professional, collegiate and Olympic
levels.



2017 Reel Pride Membership

2018 Board of Directors Directors’ Club Platinum

Kathleen Arambula-Reyna, Board President & Festival Director Peyton Bryars & Richard Jennings
Augie G. Blancas, Vice President & Communications
Michael S. Reyna, Vice President & Sponsorships Directors’ Club Gold
Jean Coffelt Brletic, Treasurer
Margo Serrano, Programming Della Green-Campbell & Toni Onkka
Christopher Dodd, Memberships & Volunteers Felix Wang & Wayne Chitwood
Toni Onkka, Memberships Jess Esquivel
Julia Howell
Emeriti Directors
Kevin Michael & Michael Craghead
Festival Directors Emeriti: Michelle DenBeste & Melissa Jordine
Jon Carroll
Kenneth Fries Robin Sischo
Dave Houck Warren Rost
Jera Peterson
Peter Robertson Directors’ Club
Jeff Robinson
Adam Bankoski & Michael Braun
Directors Emeriti: Barbara Cambria
Jen Bracy Bernice Miesssner
Daryle Maddock Carol Yohannes
Ron Wilson Dan Waterhouse
Edwin Graham
Co-Founders: Franc Pelayo
Kenneth Fries
Peter Robertson Gary Mykins & Ronald Avedisian
Jamie Richardson & Sheryl Felling
Thank you to our
Presenting Partner Jennifer English
Jimmy Blagg
THE Joan Hughes
Joe Erickson
Jonathan Wylie
Jon Gabelica

Kathleen & Carmen Arambula-Reyna
Kathryn Weston & Debra Harding
Kim Walker
Lee Danker
Lisa Lindsay
Lydia Simon
Matthew Schwartz
Rick Spurlock
Robert Hoffman
Ruby Rios
Samuel Nuñez
Sherri Valenti
Terry Stasio
Thea Simon
Traci Holt

Festival Pass Holders

Crystal Perez Linda Knight
Debby Sultan Michael Swain
Jefferson Beavers Nkechi Uzegbu
Jonathan Wylie Sven Hamilton
Kevin & Satora O’Connor Yvonne Aldama

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Festival Sponsors Sponsors & Volunteers

American Ambulance Programming Acknowledgements &
Arctic Glacier USA Special Thanks
Bank of America Venue Managers:
Bobby Salazar’s John Beynon The Painted Table - Rod & Jeromie Garza-
Boos & Associates John Jordan Hansen
Bradley Rutledge - Atella Properties The Tower Theatre - Lawrence Abbate & Staff
The California Endowment - Tehnical Directors: ViSTA Theater - John Alden & Debi Ruud
Russell Leavitt A/V Equipment by Expo Audio Visual
Fresno Building Healthy Communities Derrick Spiva Chadwell Hopper - CDH Productions
Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Fresno Filmworks
CSAA / AAA Travel Volunteers & Host Dumont Printing - Gayle Takakjian-Gilbert
David Sheppard - Committee JP Marketing - Art Reker & Jane Quibe
Guarantee Real Estate Reel Pride “Stinger” - The Diva X
Deli Delicious Andrew Losh Tower District Marketing
DJ Binx – Bianca Lopez Elizabeth Meza-Castillo Fresno Art Museum - Tash Mendoza
Donaghy Sales Jennifer Berg Expo Party Rental
Dumont Printing Melissa Jordine Macy’s - Lee Danker
Equality California Michelle DenBeste Chase Flower Shop - Michael Chase
Engelmann Cellars Patricia DeLeon Pepsi Co. Equal -
FAB Robert Griffin Shell Vorhees & Aimee Brantley
Fetching Social Rick Riddick Engelmann Cellars
Fresno Art Museum Suliana Juarez Fresno Pride Lions Club
Fresno City College Susan Quinville Community Link
Fresno Filmworks Steven Ehlers Fresno Rainbow Pride
Fresno Music Academy and Arts Sven Hamilton Imperial Dove Court de Fresno / Madera
Fresno Pride Lions Club Tori Domena-Quinville Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission’s
Fresno State Alumni Association - Venus DeCarlo Sanctuary Youth Services & Local Conservation
Bulldog Pride Fund Will Cvmvcho Corps
Fresno State College of Social Sciences
Fresno State Henry Madden Library A very special thank you to the businesses,
Gazebo Gardens restaurants and individuals who contributed to
Hedrick’s Chevrolet this year’s silent auction and festival.
Hotel Piccadil
Imperial Dove Court de Fresno/Madera Media Sponsors Cultural Arts Partners
JP Marketing
Kaiser Permanente
LGBT Fresno
Lucy’s Lounge
Luxe Salon
New Amsterdam Vodka
The Painted Table
Pepsi Co. - Equal
PFLAG Tulare & Kings Counties
PG&E
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Positive Life
Queen’s Inn / Idle Hour Winery
The Revue
Richie’s Pizza & Hot Dogs
Sequoia Brewing Company
Stella Artois
St. James Episcopal Cathedral
The Source LGBT+ Center
Veni Vidi Vici
ViSTA Theater
Wells Fargo
Wesley United Methodist Church
The Xotica Show
Young’s Market Company

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The
College of Social Sciences

and the
Henry Madden Library

at Fresno State
proudly support the
Fresno Reel Pride

Film Festival.

Thank you for raising awareness, promoting
diversity, and celebrating lives through LGBTQ film.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TOWER THEATRE
2:30PM // $10

ALONE IN THE GAME PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Natalie Metzger & Michael Rohrbaugh | 2018 | USA | 95 min.
A Film by David McFarland

ALONE IN THE GAME follows a group of elite athletes and iconic figures from the
biggest stages in sport, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, and NCAA, among
others, to explore the ongoing struggles LGBT athletes are facing at the professional,
collegiate and Olympic levels.

An exploration of the big business of sports exposes a culture of exclusion, bigotry
and discrimination which keeps these athletes in the closet and living in silence.
Subjects include three closeted athletes who share their personal journeys, as well as
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, former ESPN President John Skipper, NBA center
Jason Collins, NFL linemen Ryan O’Callaghan, MLS Cup champion Robbie Rogers,
and Olympic medalists Gus Kenworthy and Megan Rapinoe.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
VISTA THEATER
3:00PM // $10

DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION!

Director: Caroline Berler | 2018 | USA | 58 min.

Lesbians didn’t always get to see themselves on screen. But between Stonewall, the feminist movement, and
the experimental cinema of the 1970s, they built visibility, and transformed the social imagination about queerness.
Filmmakers Barbara Hammer, Su Friedrich, Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, Yoruba Richen, Desiree Akhavan, Vicky
Du, film critic B. Ruby Rich, Jenni Olson, and others share moving and often hilarious stories from their lives and
discuss how they’ve expressed queer identity through film.

DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION! covers the history of queer cinema from the early days as a marginalized sub-
culture, to the 1990s which saw the rise of New Queer Cinema, up to the present. The film examines the ways that
women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media plays in representation of
sexuality and gender, underscoring the power that film has to shape our perceptions of one another. Visually, this
documentary comes to life onscreen through compelling and intimate original interviews intercut with emotionally-
charged archival footage, photographs, ephemera, inspired music, and film clips.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TOWER THEATRE
4:30PM // $10

ANCHOR AND HOPE (TIERRA FIRME)

Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet | 2017 | Spain | 111 min.
In English and Spanish with English subtitles

In their mid-30s, Eva (Oona Chaplin) and Kat’s (Natalia Tena) humble, yet carefree, lifestyle in their London
canal boat gets turned upside down when Eva presents Kat with an ultimatum: she wants a child. Kat resists,
knowing that it will end the bohemian lifestyle she’s always envisaged with Eva. When Kat’s best friend, Roger
(David Verdaguer), drops in from Barcelona to party with the ladies, however, the three of them toy around with the
idea of creating a baby together. Forced into a corner, Kat sees no other way out but to say yes. Surprisingly, their
offbeat DIY fertilization process is actually successful. As Eva enjoys her pregnancy and Roger fantasizes about
his role in his new family, Kat feels like the third wheel and begins distancing herself. When Eva has an unexpected
miscarriage, the group’s true feelings are laid bare, leading Eva and Kat to break up while Roger prepares to go
back to Barcelona.

The three soon realize, however, that they can’t survive without one another, and a new journey begins to build
a family.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
VISTA THEATER
5:00PM // $10

A MOMENT IN THE REEDS

Director: Mikko Makela | 2017 | Finland, UK | 107 min.
In English and Finnish with English subtitles

Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged
father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired
to help with the work, and when Leevi’s father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a
connection and spend a few days discovering one another during the Finnish midsummer.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TOWER THEATRE
7:00PM // $10

IDEAL HOME PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Andrew Fleming | 2017 | USA | 91 min.

Erasmus (Steve Coogan, PHILOMENA) and Paul (Paul Rudd, CLUELESS)
are leading what appears to be a perfect pseudo-cowboy life in Santa Fe, replete
with swanky parties at their ginormous ranch home. On screen, they are the hosts
and producers of their own cooking series. Off-screen, the couple is notorious for
bickering and drinking.

Enter Bill, Erasmus’ secret 10-year-old grandson (a byproduct of his “experimental
phase”), who shows up late one night demanding Taco Bell and a place to crash.
Now it’s up to the bewildered Erasmus and Paul to figure out how to keep their
new guest happy. Have these lifestyle-obsessed foodies really become parents to
an uncouth child overnight? As the trio bonds, Erasmus and Paul’s divergent dad
personalities begin to emerge and a new family is formed.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TOWER THEATRE
9:00PM // $10

KILL THE MONSTERS

Director: Ryan Lonergan | 2018 | USA | 80 min.
Sexually explicit content. No one under 18 admitted

KILL THE MONSTERS, the new film by Ryan Lonergan, is a comedic political allegory set in modern day
America, based on the history of the United States.

The film follows three men living in a polyamorous relationship in New York City when the youngest of them,
Frankie, suddenly becomes ‘unwell’. It is thought that his job working as the assistant to a demanding British
bank executive may be partly to blame, and so he quits his position after much encouragement from Patrick and
Sutton. The three then set out on a journey across the country to meet with a holistic doctor in Santa Monica they
believe will make him well.

The film’s plot points mirror the history of the United States as they journey West while touring historical
landmarks that also compliment the moments in history that the allegory reflects. Along the way, the men encounter
female characters, each one symbolic of a foreign governments,
corporations and another representing Donald Trump! These
three men and the women they meetare the only faces the
audience will encounter in the film. As the story progresses,
the audience begins to realize two things: (1) the film they are
watching, while never betraying reality, is in some way based in a
slightly heightened world, and (2) they are watching the history of
the United States unfold within the course of one feature length
film.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
VISTA THEATER
11:00AM // $10

ALTERATIONS BECOMING JOHANNA

Dir: Juan Carlos Zaldívar | 2016 | USA | 18 min. Dir: Jonathan Skurnik | 2016 | USA | 27 min.

J, a young trans woman in Miami, spends the weekend 16-year-old Johanna refuses to let her mother’s rejection define
reconnecting with her amnesiac mother while presenting female her life as she continues her journey toward becoming comfortable
for the first time. in her own skin.

Transcendent Shorts

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA! JORDY IN TRANSITLAND

Dir: Tourmaline & Sasha Wortzel | 2016 | USA | 26 min. Dir: Willem Timmers | 2016 | Netherlands | 6 min.

Happy Birthday, Marsha! commemorates Black trans activist A modern, raw fairytale, Jordy is on the brink of her physical
and performer Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson and her role transition, wandering in the realm between man and woman. She
in instigating the 1969 anti-policing riots at the Stonewall Inn, a feels that the dichotomy is more poignant than ever - must she
watershed event for the gay liberation movement. conform herself to fit in?

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
TOWER THEATRE
1:00PM // $10

WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Madeleine Olnek | 2018 | USA | 84 min.

Molly Shannon (Saturday Night Live) plays Emily Dickinson in the humorous
drama WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY. The poet’s persona, popularized since her death,
became that of a reclusive spinster – a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for this world.
This film explores her vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most
notably Emily’s lifelong romantic relationship with another woman (Susan Ziegler).
After Emily died, a rivalry emerged when her brother’s mistress (Amy Seimetz) along
with editor T.W. Higginson (Brett Gelman) published a book of Emily’s poems. Unique
and surreal, this seriously Independent film was the Winner of the US-In-Progress
award in Paris.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
VISTA THEATER
1:00PM // $10

MAN MADE

Director: T Cooper | 2018 | USA | 93 min.

MAN MADE follows the extraordinary lives of four transgender men as they prepare to compete at TransFitCon,
the only all trans-bodybuilding competition in the world—held in Atlanta, Georgia.

What precedes this triumphant moment are a set of personal and diverse journeys taken on the path to self-
identity and empowerment. Told through the intimate and authentic lens of trans filmmaker T Cooper, MAN MADE​
intertwines the nuances of manhood, the drive for social justice, and the competitive desire to forge our own paths
and be our personal best.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
TOWER THEATRE
3:00PM // $10

CALL HER GANDA PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: PJ Raval | 2018 | USA, Philippines | 93 min.
In English and Tagalog with English subtitles

When 26-year old Filipina transgender woman and alleged sex worker, Jennifer
Laude, is found dead with her head plunged into a motel room toilet, the perpetrator
is quickly identified as 19-year-old U.S. marine Joseph Scott Pemberton. A military
recruit in an unfamiliar land, Pemberton was on “liberty leave” when he solicited Jennifer
at a disco. On discovering that Jennifer was transgender, he brutally murdered her,
leaving her to be found by her friend and the motel receptionist.

Amidst a media storm and police inquiry, as Jennifer’s family copes with their
loss, three women intimately invested in the case pursue justice. Activist attorney,
Virgie Suarez labors to reveal the truth of Jennifer’s death from inside the courtroom.
Meredith Talusan, a transgender investigative journalist, determines to bring
international attention to the case. And Jennifer’s normally reserved mother, Julita,
who finds herself at the affective center of a political uprising, inciting fellow protesters
with a tenacious voice she never knew existed. Together, they take on hardened
histories of U.S. imperial rule that have allowed previous American perpetrators to
evade consequence.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
VISTA THEATER
3:15PM // $10

MY BEST FRIEND (MI MEJOR AMIGO)

Director: Martín Deus | 2018 | Argentina | 90 min.
In Spanish with English subtitles

Lorenzo, a quiet teenager, lives in a small town at the edge of the world in beautiful Patagonia. He’s a good
student and a curious and smart person, more skilled in music and literature than sports. Lorenzo’s father decides
to host Caito, the son of a friend from Buenos Aires who had to go to the hospital for a long stay.

Caito has obviously a different family background and seems to be a tough kid. Lorenzo finds Caito very
intriguing in many ways as they start spending a lot of time together. While their friendship is evolving toward
perhaps deeper feelings, Caito reveals a secret that could affect their relationship all together.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
TOWER THEATRE
5:00PM // $10

LIFE IN THE DOGHOUSE PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

Director: Ron Davis | 2018 | USA | 80 min.

As a child, Danny Robertshaw’s mom would take him to rescue shelters and
explain, “You don’t buy a pet, you save one.”

So in 2005, when Hurricane Katrina’s surge broke through the levees in New
Orleans and thousands of dogs were left stranded, Danny and his partner of almost
30 years, Ron Danta stepped up to save the lives of the abandoned dogs. The
veteran horse trainers and animal lovers drove their horse trailer down and back from
South Carolina to New Orleans bringing home 40-60 dogs per trip. Dedicating all of
their own resources to the effort, including their own home, they eventually rescued
and found homes for more than 600 dogs and Danny & Ron’s Rescue was founded.

LIFE IN THE DOGHOUSE, directed by award-winning filmmaker Ron Davis, tells
the inspiring life stories of these two men and the selfless work they continue to do.
With a no-kennel policy, there can be as many as 75 dogs living with them in their
home at any given time; the dogs also join them on the horse show circuit on their
journey of finding their “forever home”.

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