Contact: justin adkins
Williams College Queer Life Coordinator
413-597-4513
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WILLIAMS COLLEGE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL HOSTED BY: IMAGES CINEMA
JANUARY 16-22, 2009

http://williamsqueerfilmfestival.com

Williamstown, MA - The Williams College Dively Committee for Human Sexuality and Diversity is proud to present The Williams College Queer Film Festival 2009 January 16-22 at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street in Williamstown, MA. The highlight of the Festival will be the January 17 appearance of acclaimed writer, actor, and director John Cameron Mitchell to host the screening of his films "Shortbus" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and to DJ at a dance party following.

"There are a ton of great queer films out there and very few make it to northern Berkshire County.  So we have teamed up with Images to host this wonderful set of award-winning movies," justin adkins, Queer Life Coordinator at the College, explained.

The Festival starts at 8 pm on Friday, January 16, "The Edge of Heaven," a 2007 Turkish-German film written and directed by Fatih Akın, which won the Prix du scénario at Cannes. At midnight, join the South Hadley-based Come Again Players for a traditional live-cast midnight screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Saturday, January 17, begins with free coffee and donuts at 11 am, followed at 11:30 by the film, "Breakfast with Scot," a 2007 Canadian comedy about a retired ice hockey player turned sportscaster whose quiet domestic life with his partner is disrupted when he becomes the legal guardian of his nephew.

Mitchell comes to Williamstown for the 4 pm screening of his 2006 film, "Shortbus," followed by a Q&A and discussion. At 9 pm his 1998 cult classic, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," will be shown, followed by dance party at The Log (76 Spring Street) with Mitchell as DJ.

On Sunday, January 18, enjoy brunch at noon followed by a 1 pm showing of the 1999 satirical romantic comedy, "But I'm a Cheerleader," in which a high school girl discovers her true sexual identity when sent away to be "cured" of her homosexuality. To RSVP for the brunch, e-mail justin.adkins@...

On Monday, January 19, "Rag Tag," the 2006 seriocomedy by Adaora Nwandu, screens at 8 pm, and on Tuesday, January 20, two documentaries – "Saving Marriage: The True Story of the Massachusetts Fight to Save Marriage Equality" (2006) and "Be Like Others / Transsexual in Iran" (2008) – will be shown at 7 and 8:45 pm respectively in a one-admission double bill.

The Festival concludes with the 2007 "XXY," the story of an intersex teenager, at 8 pm on Wednesday, January 21 and "The Bubble / Buah, Ha," a 2007 film about a group of 20-somethings sharing life, love, and a tiny apartment in modern day Tel Aviv, at 8 pm on Thursday, January 22.

Tickets for all screenings will be available from Images starting January 5. Regular ticket prices apply. Free for Williams College students with ID. For more information visit http://williamsqueerfilmfestival.com/ and http://www.imagescinema.org/ or call Images' Movie Line: 413-458-5612 or office: 413-458-1039

The Williams College Dively Committee for Human Sexuality and Diversity strives to develop an understanding of human sexuality and sexual orientation and their impact on culture through a broad array of programming that explores issues relating to gender difference, sexuality, homosexuality, and feminism, and that encourages a respect for and awareness of human sexuality and diversity.

This year's Festival is sponsored by The Rainbow Times, the region's premiere LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) newspaper, dedicated to increasing awareness of LGBT issues and serving as a vehicle to unify and strengthen the communities of western Massachusetts, the Capital District of New York, northern Connecticut, and southern Vermont while providing quality news to its diverse readers. http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/

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justin adkins
Queer Life Coordinator
Williams College
justin.adkins@...