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Kylie Eddy
This Kiss
(Australia, 2007, 65 mins)
Features
preceded by:
The Premiere
Thursday, June 12th 7:45pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 9
$13.00


Former high school best friends confront old and new demons when they reunite after ten years in This Kiss. Juliet, a successful but neurotic businesswoman, returns to her hometown, knocking on homemaker Lucy’s door on the morning of their high school reunion. Lucy clearly wasn’t expecting to see Juliet again, nor deal with the unresolved incident that drove a wedge in their relationship. But Juliet won’t take no for an answer, forcing a confrontation that leads to revelations for both women.  More...
Julien Eger
Romeo's Kiss
(France, 2007, 12 mins)
Shorts
precedes The Lost Coast
Saturday, June 7th 7:45pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 9
$13.00


Tuesday, June 10th 3:45pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 10
$13.00


During a rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, a temptation arises.  More...
Michelle Ehlen
Butch Jamie
(USA, 2007, 84 mins)
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preceded by:
Happy Birthday
Wednesday, June 11th 5:45pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 13
$13.00


Butch Jamie is a witty, ingratiating gender-bender of a comedy. Decidedly butch struggling actress Jamie (writer/director Michelle Ehlen) has no luck at auditions by dressing up as “Femme Jamie,” so she tries to get a role by being herself, “Butch Jamie,” and is surprised to be offered a role… as a man! Deciding an acting job is better than none, she accepts. But when Jill, a sexy but straight unsuspecting crew member falls for “Male Jamie,” what’s a boy…, no, what’s a girl to do?  More...
Claudia Morgado Escanilla
No Bikini
(Canada, 2007, 9 mins)
Shorts
plays in The Girls Next Door
Sunday, June 8th 1:15pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 13
$13.00


Saturday, June 14th 10:15pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 10
$13.00


Robin takes us back to that glorious time when she was seven years-old and how it changed her spirit for the rest of her life.  More...
Sonia Escolano
Cedric
(Spain, 2007, 12 mins)
Shorts
precedes La Leon
Saturday, June 7th 10:00pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 9
$13.00


A young boy refuses to speak after his mother dies.  More...
Tanaz Eshaghian
Be Like Others
(USA, Canada, Iran, 2008, 74 mins)
Features
preceded by:
7 Years
Thursday, June 12th 5:45pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 13
$13.00


In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, gays and lesbians have limited choices: forego same-sex relationships entirely, or change their sex, since transsexuality is actually permissible under Islamic law. While this is surely a boon to actual transgendered Iranians, it instead becomes de facto gender policing for those men and women who fall outside of the culture’s rigidly defined heterosexual roles. Be Like Others examines the lives of a number of men choosing to take this drastic step to be able to survive in Iran.  More...
Panagiotis Evangelidis
Chip and Ovi
(Greece, 2007, 45 mins)
Features
plays with Devoteé
Wednesday, June 11th 10:15pm
AMC Loews 34th St Theater 13
$13.00


Romanian couple Chip and Ovi are both young, disabled, and orphans, abandoned by their mothers at birth. They speak frankly about their lives, relationship, discrimination, and their dreams for the future.  More...
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