The city’s most comprehensive viewer’s guide to the 12th Annual Reel Affirmations gay & lesbian film festival.
Reviews by:
- Sean Bugg
- Kristina Campbell
- Will Doig
- Kara Fox
- Nancy Legato
- Jonathan Padget
- Randy Shulman
Reel Affirmations 12, presented by One in Ten, runs from Thursday, Oct. 17 to Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Lincoln Theatre (1215 U Street NW; 202-328-6000), the DC Jewish Community Center Goldman Theatre (16th & Q Streets NW; 202-518-9400), and the Goethe Institut (814 Seventh Street NW; 202-289-1200). Ticket prices vary (see individual reviews in this issue). Programs denoted as FREE do not require tickets. Festival passes for the various venues are available. For more information, pick up a copy of the Reel Affirmations 12 program or visit www.reelaffirmations.org. Or call 800-494-TIXS (8497). For more information on One in Ten and its various programs, call 202-986-1119 or visit www.oneinten.org.
Click on titles at right to read each review.
Or, click here to read all 59 reviews at once. (Longer download.)
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Schedule of Films |
Time |
Venue |
Film Name |
Rating |
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THURSDAY, 2002-10-17 |
7 pm |
Lincoln |
Leaving Metropolis |
 
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FRIDAY, 2002-10-18 |
7 pm |
Lincoln |
His Secret Life (Le Fate Ignoranti) |
  
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
All the Queen’s Men [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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11 pm |
Lincoln |
Showgirls with David Schmader |
 
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SATURDAY, 2002-10-19 |
12 pm |
Goethe |
Georgie Girl [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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2 pm |
Goethe |
Hand on the Pulse |
  
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3 pm |
Goethe |
Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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3 pm |
Lincoln |
Stranger Inside [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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4 pm |
Goethe |
The Ghose of Roger Casement [Critic’s Pick] |
  
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5 pm |
Lincoln |
The Business of Fancy Dancing |
  
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6 pm |
Goethe |
Queens Dont Lie (Tunten Lugen Nicht) |
 
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House [Critic’s Pick] |
  
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
End Game |
  
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11 pm |
Lincoln |
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell |
  
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SUNDAY, 2002-10-20 |
11 am |
S-B House |
Women’s Filmmaker Brunch |
  
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12 pm |
JCC |
Straight |
 
 |
1 pm |
Lincoln |
Daddy & Papa [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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2 pm |
JCC |
Bad Genres (Mauvais Genres) |
 
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3 pm |
Lincoln |
African Stories [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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4 pm |
JCC |
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig |
  
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5 pm |
Lincoln |
Bungee Jumping of Their Own (Beonjijeompeureul Hada) [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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6 pm |
JCC |
Dildo Diaries [Critic’s Pick] |
  
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
I Love You Baby |
 
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8 pm |
JCC |
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter |
 
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
Best of the Fest |
 
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MONDAY, 2002-10-21 |
6 pm |
JCC |
OUT in the Cold |

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7 pm |
JCC |
We Need You…To Become A Filmmaker |
 
 |
7 pm |
Lincoln |
Cock & Bull Story [Critic’s Pick] |
  
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9 pm |
JCC |
Lez-Be-[Canadi]an: Women’s Shorts |
  
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
Sex and the Single Male |
 
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TUESDAY, 2002-10-22 |
6 pm |
JCC |
21 [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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7 pm |
JCC |
Blue Gate Crossing (Lanse Da Men) [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
Out of Sight: Boys Shorts |

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9 pm |
JCC |
You 2: Lesbians in Love and Out |
  
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
Food of Love |
 
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WEDNESDAY, 2002-10-23 |
6 pm |
JCC |
Fun In Boys Shorts |

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7 pm |
JCC |
No Secret Anymore [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead |
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9 pm |
JCC |
Between Two Women |

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9 pm |
Lincoln |
Days (Giorni) |
  
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THURSDAY, 2002-10-24 |
6 pm |
JCC |
The Day I Decide: Transgender Youth Shorts |
 
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7 pm |
JCC |
For the Love of Funny: Women’s Shorts |
  
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
The Sea (El Mar) |
  
 |
9 pm |
JCC |
By Hook or By Crook |
 
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
Sex and the Not-So-Single Male |

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FRIDAY, 2002-10-25 |
6 pm |
JCC |
Fun in Girls Shorts |

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7 pm |
JCC |
Fish & Elephant (Jin Nian Xia Tian) |
  
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
You’ll Get Over It (Tu verras, Ca te passera) [Critic’s Pick] |
  
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9 pm |
JCC |
Guardian of the Frontier (Varuh Meje) |
 
 |
9 pm |
Lincoln |
A.K.A. |
 
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11 pm |
JCC |
Down and Out with the Dolls |
 
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SATURDAY, 2002-10-26 |
1 pm |
Lincoln |
In the Name of Allah |
not rated |
3 pm |
Lincoln |
That’s My Face |
  
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5 pm |
Lincoln |
Under One Roof [Critic’s Pick] |
  
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7 pm |
Lincoln |
The Journey to Kafiristan (Die Reise Nach Kafiristan) |
 
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9 pm |
Lincoln |
The Trip |
  
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SUNDAY, 2002-10-27 |
12 pm |
Lincoln |
The Laramie Project |
 
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2 pm |
Lincoln |
For Men Only [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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4 pm |
Lincoln |
Zus & Zo [Critic’s Pick] |
   
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6 pm |
Lincoln |
A Woman’s a Helluva Thing |
 
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