Out on Film, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film festival, kicks into high gear this weekend and continues through Thursday. Highlights of the 50-plus film lineup, unspooling mainly at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, include:
-- “eCupid,” in which a waitress (Morgan Fairchild) comes to the rescue of an advertising executive (Houston Rhines) who gets more than he bargained for when he downloads a mysterious app promising romance. Screening is followed by a Q&A with actor Noah Schuffman. 7 p.m. today.
-- “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. 9:15 p.m. today, 11:50 p.m. Saturday.
-- “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. Followed by a Q&A with Hines. 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
-- “The Green,” a tale of homophobia in an idyllic Connecticut shoreline community, when a private high school teacher is accused of “inappropriate behavior” with a student, starring Cheyenne Jackson, Julia Ormond and Ileana Douglas. 7:20 p.m. Sunday.
-- “The Wise Kids,” a coming-of-age drama set around a Baptist church in Charleston, S.C., where one of three main characters confronts his homosexuality for the first time. Director Stephen Cone does a post-screening Q&A. 7 p.m. Monday.
-- “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. Followed by a Q&A with Akers. 9:10 p.m. Monday.
-- “Wish Me Away,” a powerhouse documentary about country singer Chely Wright’s decision to come out as a lesbian after decades in the closet and a near suicide. 7:15 p.m. Wednesday.
-- “From Hollywood to Dollywood,” a documentary/travelogue 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. Subjects Gary and Larry Lane and director John Lavin will do a post-screening Q&A. 6:45 p.m. Thursday.
Film preview
Out on Film
Presenting 50-plus films through Thursday, at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, and other venues. $10. 404-671-9446, www.outonfilm.org.
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