The Williams College Queer Film Festival 2010
Williamstown, Massachusetts
January 15-18, 2010
http://williamsqueerfilmfestival.com/Films of interest include:
The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela (quasi-autobiography, 80 minutes in length) Sunday, January 17 Noon
Raquela is a transsexual - or "ladyboy" - from the Philippines who dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in Paris. In order to make her dreams come true, she turns from prostitution toward the more lucrative business of Internet porn. Her success as a porn star brings new friends, including Valerie, a ladyboy in Iceland, and Michael, the owner of the website Raquela works for. Valerie helps Raquela get as far as Iceland. From there, Michael offers her a rendezvous in Paris. Will Paris be everything she dreamed of? And will Michael turn out to be her Prince Charming?
http://www.queenraquela.com/about.htmlParis Is Burning (documentary, 71 minutes) Sunday, January 17 7:00 PM
Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the poor, African American and Latino gay and transgendered community involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the "Golden Age" of New York City drag balls, as well as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, and gender in America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Is_Burning_%28film%29(NB: the director of
Paris is Burning will be there to discuss the film)
