THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA
directed by Olaf de Fleur
Raquela
is a transsexual from the Philippines who dreams of escaping the
streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in Paris. In order to make
her dreams come true, she turns from prostitution toward the more
lucrative business of Internet porn. Her success as a porn star brings
new friends, including Valerie, a ladyboy in Iceland, and Michael, the
owner of the website Raquela works for. Valerie helps Raquela get as
far as Iceland. From there, Michael offers her a rendezvous in Paris.
Will Paris be everything she dreamed of? And will Michael turn out to
be her Prince Charming?
SCREENINGS AT SXSW:
3/12/2008, Alamo Lamar 1, 1:30 PM
3/14/2008, Alamo Lamar 1, 4:00 PM
THE LOST COAST
directed by Gabriel Fleming
High
school friends reunite for Halloween in San Francisco: Mark, who is now
gay, and Jasper, who is straight and soon to be married, are forced to
confront their unspoken sexual history in this haunting, spare look at
the subtleties of sexuality, friendship, and loneliness.
SCREENINGS AT SXSW:3/12/2008, Alamo Ritz 2, 8:30 PM