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Lineup announced for LGBT film fest Out on Film

By Howard Pousner
Aug 17, 2011

Out on Film, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film festival, will have notable Atlanta tie-ins and something of a Southern accent during its 24th edition which runs Sept. 29-Oct. 6. Highlights of the just-announced 50-plus film lineup include:

  • "Cho Dependent," sometime-Atlantan Margaret Cho's concert film, taped at the Tabernacle last December. The salty comic takes aim at Sarah Palin, "Dancing With the Stars," sexting and much more.
  • "The Green," a tale of homophobia in an idyllic Connecticut shoreline community, starring Cheyenne Jackson, Julia Ormond and Ileana Douglas.
  • "eCupid," in which a waitress (Morgan Fairchild) comes to the rescue of an advertising executive whose gets more options than he bargained for when he downloads a mysterious app promising romance.
  • "From Hollywood to Dollywood," a documentary about twin brothers who, frustrated in their inability to get a script they've written for their idol Dolly Parton to her, take off on a cross-country odyssey in an RV they dub Jolene to personally deliver it.
  • "Wish Me Away," a documentary about country singer Chely Wright's decision to come out as a lesbian.

  • "Man 2 Man: A Gay Man's Guide to Finding Love," world premiere of former Atlantan Christopher Hines' documentary on finding and keeping Mr. Right.
  • "Morgan," world premiere of Michael Akers' drama about a young gay man who struggles to accept his new life as a paraplegic and then finds true love.
  • "Through the Eyes of the AIDS Storm: Jesse Peel," a documentary look at the Atlanta activist.
  • Opening night double feature of "The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley," a short drama in which joining a women's choir helps bring the sleeping beauty of the title out of her shell, and "Going Down in La-La Land," about an actor trying to make it in Hollywood finding the underside.

Screenings will be held at Landmark’s Midtown Art Cinema and Ansley Park Playhouse. Festival passes, $115, go on sale Aug. 23 via www.outonfilm.org. More details: 404-671-9446.

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