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Reeling LGBT film fest opens Sept. 18
From a press release
2014-08-27
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CHICAGO - Celebrate 32 years of The Chicago LGBT International Film Festival, Reeling Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 18 at The Music Box Theatre ( 3733 N. Southport ave. ) with a screening of
Boy Meets Girl, directed by Eric Schaeffer ( US, 2014, 95 min ). Director Eric Schaeffer is set to attend the screening, along with trans actress Michelle Hendley. There will be a pre-screening reception at 5:30PM, just before the 7:30PM screening of the film. Tickets to the screening of Boy Meets Girl are available in advance $15 for non members ( $13 for members ). The pre-party and film tickets are available in advance for $35 for non-members ( $30 for members ).
"But what makes Boy Meets Girl so heartwarming, humorous, and, yes, hot, is the authenticity of the not-always-so-delicate dance between Welch and Hendley as lifelong pals looking for love ( in all the wrong places? ) ... How Schaeffer juggles the parallel relationships and murky, mysterious history of these four characters is what makes Boy Meets Girl so compelling, at once awkwardly uncomfortable, then supremely satisfying, yet never predictable." - Larry411
Reeling: The Chicago LGBT International Film Festival is the second longest-running film festival of its kind, and prides itself on showcasing the best LGBT films and videos each year.
From award-winning international feature films to social documentaries to experimental shorts, Reeling has always presented a range of genres that demonstrate the rich diversity of work being produced. Not only has Reeling become one of the most important cultural events for Chicagoans, it also attracts LGBT people from throughout the Midwest who consider the festival to be the highlight of their cinematic year.
BOY MEETS GIRL [Eric Schaeffer ( US, 2014, 95 min )] Trans actress Michelle Hendley shines in her debut with this winning, adorable romantic comedy. Hendley plays Ricky, a trans girl in small town Kentucky lamenting her uneventful love life to her best friend since childhood, Robby ( Michael Welch ), whose love life is shallow but plentiful. He playfully suggests she try dating a woman, and mere moments later Francesca ( Alexandra Turshen ) walks into her life, leaving her flustered and wondering if she should keep a more open mind. Complications arise, of course, when Francesca reveals that she is engaged, and that her family is not as welcoming of trans folks as she is. Ricky is reluctantly thrown into a dramatic love triangle when all she really wants is to get out of town and study fashion design in New York. Featuring tender, unassuming acting and an achingly honest portrayal of just how painful it is growing up trans, no matter how funny and confident one may seem on the surface, BOY MEETS GIRL may seem a simple love story, but it is told so well, and so tenderly, that it absolutely cannot be missed. |
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