Chicago Filmmakers is proud to announce Reeling 2004: The 23rd Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival, Nov. 4-11, 2004. The second-oldest festival of its kind in the world, Reeling has brought the best in international independent queer cinema to Chicago audiences for 23 years.
This year, Reeling will screen 97 films and videos, in 48 programs of features, shorts, and special presentations, from 16 countries. Reeling’s main venues are Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St., and Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St.
Films in this year’s lineup include the sexy schoolgirl romp D.E.B.S., the festival’s opening film from director Angela Robinson; Russian film You I Love, the story of an ad executive who seems to have it all until a man falls onto his car; and the festival closer, Straight-Jacket, a fun and socially relevant love story about a closeted Hollywood heartthrob in the 1950s. Documentaries chosen for this year’s festival include the controversial Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler’s Sexuality and Saints and Sinners, a timely look at gay marriage.
See www.reelingfilmfestival.org.