2011 Film Summaries

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  Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case That Made History
(2010; 40 min. USA)

This documentary film chronicles the powerful story of a student who stood up to his anti-gay tormentors and filed a federal lawsuit against his school district. The suit led to a landmark federal court decision holding that school officials could be held accountable for not stopping the harassment and abuse of gay students. Sponsored by the Inclusive Community Coalition, a post-screening discussion will be led by Arlette Cooper Tinsley, director of the Columbus Human Rights Commission. Produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Saving Face
(2004; 91 min. USA, English and Mandarin w/ English subtitles)

In Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon, Wil, is surprised by the arrival of her 48 year old widow mother to her apartment. The presence of her traditional Chinese mother (Joan Chen) affects the personal life of Wil, who is in love with Lynn, the daughter of her boss at the hospital. Things become more complicated when Ma reveals her own shocking secret and Wil must try to find a Chinese bachelor to marry Ma.

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  Hannah Free
(2009; 86 min. USA)

Hannah (Sharon Gless) and Rachel grew up as little girls in the same small Midwest town, where traditional gender expectations eventually challenge their deep love for one another. Hannah becomes an adventurous, unapologetic lesbian, and Rachel a strong but quiet homemaker. Weaving back and forth between past and present, the film reveals how the women maintained their love affair despite a marriage, a world war, infidelities, and family denial.

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  I Love You Phillip Morris
(2009; 98 min. USA)

Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) is happily married and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and eventually a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another.

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  Bloomington
(2010; 83 min. USA)

This is a coming-of-age drama about a former child actress attending college in search of independence and who ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.

Best Women's Feature - 2010 North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Best Director - 2010 Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival


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  C.R.A.Z.Y.
(2005; 127 min. Canada, French w/ English subtitles)

Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac is the fourth of five sons. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. As Zac struggles to fit in and win his father's love, he is compelled to live a lie. During the next 20 years, life takes Zac on a surprising and unexpected journey that ultimately leads him to accept his homosexuality. A mystical fable about a modern-day youth, C.R.A.Z.Y. exudes the beauty, the poetry and the madness of the human spirit in all its contradictions.

Best Motion Picture, Best Direction, and Best Screenplay - 2006 Genie Awards
Best Canadian Feature Film - 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
Audience Award - 2005 AFI Fest

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