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On behalf of Wolfe Releasing, we are thrilled to announce that we have acquired four new LGBT-themed films for Festival representation. See below for details for the films AND THEN CAME LOLA; MR. RIGHT; FERRON: girl on a road; and THE BABY FORMULA. All promise to be big hits on the Fest circuit, so email Jeffrey Winter to get your screeners now.
AND THEN CAME LOLA
ABOUT THE FILM:
In this sexy, lesbian romp, a talented, but distracted photographer, Lola, on the verge of success in both love and work, could lose it all if she doesn’t make it to a crucial meeting on time. But, as usual, Lola is late. With her job and girlfriend on the line, she has three chances to make it right. In a desperate race through the streets and backrooms of San Francisco, time grows short—will Lola make it? Will she come at all?
2009 | USA | 70 min.
CO-PRODUCED AND CO-DIRECTED BY: Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler
WEBSITE:
ANDTHENCAMELOLA.COM
TERRITORIES: THE WORLD – ALL TERRITORIES AVAILABLE
EXHIBITION FORMATS: Digibeta, BetaSP, DVD
FESTIVALS: Frameline 33, Outfest 09
screeners will be available soon: please contact
Jeffrey Winter (323.466.3536)
MR. RIGHT
ABOUT THE FILM:
What do a TV producer, a rugby player, two actors, a model and an artist have in common? Find out in MR. RIGHT, a delightful relationship dramedy from the brother/sister team of writer David Morris and director Jacqui Morris. As the boys hook up, break up and make up, they must get past the drama in order to find true happiness. A sentimental, sexy trip through London's gay enclave Soho—MR. RIGHT just might be the one!
2008 | England | 94 min.
DIRECTOR: Jacqueline Morris
WRITER: David Morris
WEBSITE:
QUERYYOURSELF.COM
TERRITORIES: NORTH AMERICA ONLY
FESTIVALS: Verzaubert Germany, Frameline 33, Outfest 09
EXHIBITION FORMATS: Digibeta, BetaSP, DVD
screeners will be available soon: please contact
Jeffrey Winter (323.466.3536)
FERRON:
GIRL ON A ROAD
ABOUT THE FILM:
This film celebrates women’s music icon Ferron with stories, interviews and most of all music. Girl on a Road documents Ferron’s 2008 Vancouver concert as she reunites with her band and hits the road after a ten-year absence. A folk-rock singer songwriter often compared to Bob Dylan for her intricate lyrics backed by guitar-driven melodies, Girl on a Road is, above all, a snapshot of a survivor.
2009 | Canada | 77 min.
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER: Gerry Rogers
GENERAL WEBSITE:
FERRONONLINE.COM
TERRITORIES: THE WORLD – ALL TERRITORIES AVAILABLE
EXHIBITION FORMATS: Digibeta, BetaSP, DVD
FESTIVALS: Inside Out Toronto (Audience Award for Best Documentary), OutFilm CT (Audience Award for Best Documentary), Frameline 33, Philadelphia QFest 09
screeners will be available soon: please contact
Jeffrey Winter (323.466.3536)
THE BABY FORMULA
ABOUT THE FILM:
Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humour and unexpected twists, their journey tailspins out of control when their families discover there is no father.
2008 | Canada | 81 min.
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER: ALISON REID
WEBSITE:
THEBABYFORMULAMOVIE.COM
TERRITORIES: U.S. Only
EXHIBITION FORMATS: Digibeta, BetaSP, DVD
FESTIVALS: Fairy Tales 09 (Opening Night), Frameline 33, Outfest 09
for screeners or to book the film: please contact
Jeffrey Winter (323.466.3536)
NAV's recently announced film BEAUTIFUL DARLING: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CANDY DARLING, ANDY WARHOL SUPERSTAR has recently accepted a WORLD PREMIERE engagement at one of the world's major international "jewel festivals," scheduled for early 2010.
This is GREAT news for the film, and heralds great success for the film, but as a result, we are not able to offer this film to Festivals at this time. Check back with us in 2010, we'll be sure you know where the world premiere is as soon as we are allowed to announce it.
For those of you who are really paying attention…YES it's true that the film played at CineVegas earlier this summer…but that was just a work-in-progress screening. The completed version hasn't been seen by anyone yet…so put it in your tracking lists for 2010!
BEAUTIFUL DARLING:
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CANDY DARLING,
ANDY WARHOL SUPERSTAR
ABOUT THE FILM:
Even amongst the oversized personalities of '60s/'70s New York, few shone as brightly as the transgender pioneer Candy Darling (1944-1974). Andy Warhol discovered her star power and cast her in his films; Lou Reed wrote “Walk on the Wild Side” and “Candy Says” about her; Tennessee Williams wrote her a starring role in "Small Craft Warnings"; and Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton and a young Robert Mapplethorpe photographed her ethereal beauty. How did a young boy from suburban Long Island become a stunning throwback of Hollywood glamour, poised at the nexus of art and fashion? And what was the ultimate price for this transformative act of self-creation? Using rare archival footage, excerpts from Candy’s personal journals and papers, and both archival and contemporary interviews, director James Rasin tells the compelling story of Candy’s journey toward one particularly outré American Dream, examining the apparent contradictions of Candy’s persona while exploring the universal question she so profoundly dramatizes: Who am I?
2009 | USA | 82 min.
WRITER & DIRECTOR: JAMES RASIN
PRODUCERS: EREMIAH NEWTON, GILL HOLLAND, MICHAEL J. NEWMAN
CINEMATOGRAPHY: MARTINA RADWAN
WEBSITE:
BEAUTIFULDARLING.COM
WORLD PREMIERE AT INTERNATIONAL FEST TBA
COLLEGE BOYS LIVE
ABOUT THE FILM:
You may have paid to watch the sexy webcams, but you haven't really gone inside this infamous online party house until you see George O'Donnell's fascinating documentary. Meet "house mothers" Zac and Jonathan and their teen and twentysomething tenants—troublemaker J.C., heartbreaker Tim and fresh-out-of-the-closet Chuck—then see what happens when their neighbors rally to kick them out. Given the voyeuristic nature of documentary filmmaking, voyeurism itself makes for a compelling subject in this unpredictable and entertaining film.
2009 | USA | 90 min.
DIRECTOR: George O'Donnell
WEBSITE:
COLLEGEBOYSLIVEMOVIE.COM
FESTIVALS: Frameline 33, Outfest 09
screeners: please email George O'Donnell
FISH OUT OF WATER
ABOUT THE FILM:
You might think you know where the Bible stands on the subject of homosexuality, but when was the last time you actually checked? In the spirited documentary FISH OUT OF WATER, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the seven most notoriously homophobic Bible passages with the help of a group of theologians from across the religious spectrum. Presented as a mix of insightful interviews and endearing animation, Dickens’ discoveries are sure to shock, amaze and delight.
2009 | USA | 60 min.
DIRECTOR: Ky Dickens
WEBSITE:
FISHOUTOFWATERFILM.COM
FESTIVALS: Outfest 09 (World Premiere)
screeners: please email Ky Dickens
THE COLLABORATIVE: NAV'S GLOBAL NON-PROFIT FILMMAKER DISTRIBUTION COLLABORATIVE
NAV is also launching a global non-profit distribution collaborative: filmcollaborative.org. Representing a culmination of the work we've been doing for the last five (5) years, THE COLLABORATIVE will draw upon our expertise in areas such as grassroots and niche marketing at film festivals and in distribution; collaboration with non-profit organizations and film festivals; and comprehensive distribution, marketing, and licensing/sales rep services for independent, art house/world cinema and especially niche and activist cinema. Additionally, we plan to expand our ongoing pioneering work on digital distribution to serve non-profit entities. By combining a built-in marketing network with an aggregated body of programmed and marketed film, the collaborative will help the work of filmmakers reach greater audiences and achieve the fullest possible distribution potential. Filmcollaborative.org will be adding an interactive/networking interface in the coming months.
We are inviting filmmakers and industry professionals to weigh in on the mission, proposed structure, and overall functionality of the collaborative. We would also love the opportunity to keep you informed of our plans,...so please join our new NAV Facebook FAN page (note: our GROUP page will be going away at the end of the month).
QFD (QUEER FILM DATABASE)
We will have an update to the QFD (Queer Film Database) on Friday that will include wonderful films such as Maggots and Men, College Boys Live, Fish out of Water, Mississippi Damned, Pops Stars on Ice and a few great shorts too.
…and we have not forgotten about the Sponsorship component of the FESTS SELECTS program…admittedly sponsorship dollars are slow to come by, but we wanted you to know that we are still working on it.
