In 2009, thousands of LGBT citizens are denied almost 200 civil rights their straight, married counterparts enjoy through civil marriage. Some states have signaled progress. But amid the progress, The Mormon Church, with its front-group The National Organization For Marriage, has been coordinating, financing and leading the effort to stop the advancement of marriage equality for more than three decades. (80 min. USA)
2010 Sundance Film Festival
HOWL
Directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffery Friedman
Centerpiece Screening
Saturday June 12, 7:00p
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. (90 min. USA)
Starring - James Franco, John Hamm, Marie-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels, Alessandro Nivola, David Strathairn
2010 Sundance Film Festival, 2010 Berlin International Film Festival
JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK
Directed by Ricki Stern & Anne Sundberg
OPENING NIGHT
Thursday, June 10 - 7:00p
w/party hosted by Queer Lounge
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
2010 Sundance Film festival, 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
