10 Outstanding Shorts at Outfest '10
Kim Adelman (July 8, 2010)
http://www.indiewire.com/article/2010/07/08/10_outstanding_shorts_at_outfest_10/With 87 short films scheduled to play Outfest 2010, culling a list consisting of only ten must-see shorts is extremely difficult due to the impressive roster put together by the fest's programmers. Leaving off festival circuit favorites like Jenifer Malmqvist's "Birthday" and ignoring "Howl" star James Franco's own directorial work in "The Feast of Stephen" seem unjustifiable. But the line must be drawn somewhere, and those two shorts have already been given their fair share of attention. Here, in alphabetical order, is a sampling of ten less well-known but definitely outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender shorts screening July 8 – 18 in Los Angeles.
"Bella Maddo" - Janice Danielle directs and stars in this 14-minute crazed-mother soap opera, which has the unique hook of an all-transgendered cast playing non-transgender characters. The acting is all over the map, but that only adds to the piece's charm. This is one film that audiences will remember long after the screening is over. "Bella Maddo" plays in the festival's always-popular outrageous comedy shorts program, which this year is titled "From Uranus to Titicaca."
