EVENTS
As if Saturday Nite’s SWAGGER isn’t enough, the BVLA Conference also brings you:
INVINCIBLE: the Butch Fashion Show Friday nite – 8:30pm.
Butch Revival Sunday – 1:30pm
‘BUTCH’ BRIEFS: Saturday 10:30 am
curated by Betsy Kalin, director of Chained! Prepare to be titillated by these funny and thought-provoking short films that explore our self-definitions of who we are, how we present, and where we live.
Q&A with the filmmakers to follow.
Mechanic’s Daydream DIR: Mary Guzmán (2007, USA, 9 min)
An homage to high femmes, aerialists and vintage motorcycles.
About Her DIR: Melinda James (2010, USA, 11 min)
Two women explore mutual attraction through lyrical notes interwoven with hip-hop culture.
The Rotten Riotous West DIR: Margo Victor (USA, 2006, 7 min)
In this hypnotic contemporary western, a gender-bending gunslinger discovers that courage is not enough to guarantee her survival.
Door Prize DIR: Zsa Zsa Gershick (2009, USA, 7 min)
The story of a trans, two-spirit, butch-boi lesbian for whom public restrooms are always an adventure.
Chained! DIR: Betsy Kalin (2010, USA, 14 min)
Take a fun, humorous romp through the lives of lesbians who define themselves by their wallet chains.
The Sheep and the Ranch Hand DIR: Loretta Hintz (2009, USA, 11 min)
A provocatively sexy comedy about a woman-cum-sheep in love and in lust with her hottie ranch hand.
T4-2 DIR: Alegra Hirschman & Shellie Citron (USA, 2009, 5 min)
A picture-perfect heterosexual marriage is revealed to be a little more queerly complicated in this slyly comedic short.
Calling Card DIR: Jen Hatton (USA, 2010, 4 min)
The percussive palms of butch and femme hands are a Calling Card for desire.
You Move Me DIR: Gina Hirsch (USA, 2010, 12 min)
Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Short at OUTFEST. The great American buddy movie you’ve never seen before. Tru and Dex brave the dangers of moving Tru out of her ex-girlfriend’s apartment.
