2018 reeling chicago lesbian and gay film festival

Adding to the international scope of the festival are two films about summer encounters that cross ethnic borders. Saxenmeyer and cast members will be present at the screening, which is scheduled for Monday, Sept. The film is showing at Reeling in a newly restored, digital print, 33 years after it was the Opening Night film of the 5th edition of the festival.

The festival’s Opening Night offering is Freelancers Anonymous, a lesbian screwball comedy filmed in Chicago, starring Lisa Cordileone and Chicago-area native Alexandra Billings (Transparent, Goliath). Skip to content. On Friday, Sept. Cordileone is expected to attend the opening night festivities along with other cast members.

In addition to the feature lineup, Reeling will present 19 short film programs scattered throughout the programming, with the final weekend of the festival at Chicago Filmmakers focusing almost entirely on shorts, making this the most short films ever presented by the festival.

The Brazilian film Christabel Wednesday, Sept. [1] The inaugural festival took place in April , and is one of the oldest festivals of its kind in the world. Spread the love. Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to LGBT film.

[Reeling The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival] Historic Film Festival, the Second-Longest Running LGBTQIA2S Film Festival: Celebrating Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Asexual, Non-Binary (Enby), Gender Fluid, Two-Spirit Queer Artists & Filmmakers all around the world.

For the full schedule, in-depth descriptions of every film, and links to purchase advance tickets, go to the Reeling website. Reeling also presents the World Premiere of Analysis Paralysis Thursday, September 27 , focusing on a man searching for love while struggling with his anxiety disorder.

Reeling—Chicago’s film festival dedicated to illuminating the diverse facets of the LGBT community—kicks off its edition on Thursday, Sept. Bruce Vilanch movies Special Events. In addition, there is Riot Saturday, Sept. In addition, Hong Kong-based director Scud Voyage , Utopians , Amphetamine , renowned for his provocative, sexually infused films, will be on hand on Tuesday, Sept.

20, and festival organizers are promising a wide range of entries this year. With 31 features and 19 short film programs being screened—all of them Chicago premieres—the 36th edition of Reeling the second-oldest LGBTQ film festival in the world runs September at a handful of theaters around the city, including an opening night presentation at the Davis Theater, with an afterparty at the adjoining Carbon Arc Bar.

Estranged from his wife Emily Watson and sons, Wilde is haunted by ghosts of the past and supported by his remaining loyal friends, including Reggie played by Oscar-winner Colin Firth.