Aboriginal Symposium: Nov 16 & 17!

November 16, 2006 3:00 pmtoNovember 17, 2007 3:00 pm

The Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre presents their annual Aboriginal Symposium on Friday November 16th and Saturday November 17th, 2007. This year’s theme is the “Aboriginal Male and Female Body”.

On Friday evening they will be hosting a special event, the re-dedication of Inuit artist Daniel Nookiguak’s “untitled” whale bone sculpture, which will be taking place in the Fireside …

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Posted on Nov 14

Hunger Strike Pamphlet

Download our pamphlet on the 50-Day hunger strike going on at the immigrant detention centre at Millhaven.

More info: solidarity@opirgkingston.org

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Posted on Jan 23

Feelout reelout Wrap Party

February 4, 2007
9:30 pmto11:59 pm

Sunday, February 4 9:30pm
Luke’s! Café, 264 Princess Street

Join the organizing committee for our annual reelout closing gala party which, this year, will be held at the intimate and stylish Luke’s. It’s a chance to mingle with our visiting filmmakers and reminisce about the festival that was while enjoying drinks and complimentary appetizers. Anyone who attended the festival is invited …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Closing Gala Night

February 4, 2007
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Alternatif – Showcasing Montréal’s Alt Queer Cinema Scene
Sunday, February 4 7pm
The Artel, 205 Sydenham Street


Dogme 41: Lonely Child

William has a small digital camera and is constantly shooting video journals of his life to have as souvenirs for himself. Feeling the end of his relationship with Médéric, his young lover, William spends two days with him, taking advantage of the situation …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma

February 3, 2007
9:30 pmto11:30 pm

Saturday, February 3 9:30pm
Etherington Auditorium

Inspired by a true story. A man wakes up naked in a vacant Montreal parking lot. He doesn’t remember his name, where he’s from, or how he got there. The only thing he’s sure of is that he’s gay. A local queer service organization launches a media campaign to help him recover his forgotten past. Eventually …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Gypo

February 3, 2007
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Saturday, February 3 7pm
Etherington Auditorium

Charting the relationship between a British working class family with a Romany-Czech refugee girl, this film explores the worlds of Helen, a house-wife in a monotonous and depleted marriage looking after her teenage daughter’s baby, Peter, the bigot of a husband who bitterly despises his poverty, and Tasha, who escaped with her mother from an abusive …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Filthy Gorgeous, The Trannyshack Story

February 2, 2007
9:30 pmto11:30 pm

Friday, February 2 9:30pm
Etherington Auditorium

Take a walk on the wild side with Filthy Gorgeous, The Trannyshack Story. If you have ever entered The Stud in San Francisco on a Tuesday night, you have walked into a bizarre universe of outrageous performances, elaborate costumes, and extreme artistry that is unlike any other drag show on earth.

The bastard brainchild of drag superstar …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — My Brother…Nikhil

February 2, 2007
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Friday, February 2 7pm
Etherington Auditorium

Nikhil Kapoor is at the top of his game. He’s popular with his friends, the pride of his family, and has just won the state all round swimming championship in Goa. Yet he struggles to live up to his family’s expectations and to hide his relationship with boyfriend Nigel. When Nikhil unsuspectingly learns he is HIV …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Cruel and Unusual

February 1, 2007
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Thursday, February 1 7pm
Dunning Auditorium

What happens when a trans woman transgresses the law? This shocking and emotional documentary traces the experiences of five American women serving time in all-male prisons. Their identities ignored by a judicial system focused solely on physical “evidence” of gender, these women recount their experiences of rape, violence, solitary confinement and denial of medical care in …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — A Love to Hide

January 28, 2007
7:30 pmto9:30 pm

Sunday, January 28 7:30pm
Etherington Auditorium

Betrayed by a smuggler who promises freedom from Nazi-occupied Paris, a family is slaughtered by the SS. Sara, a young Jewish girl, is the only surviving member, who finds herself hiding in the home of her childhood friend, Jean. However, there is something that Jean is hiding as well, his lover Philippe.

This …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — camp out

January 28, 2007
3:00 pmto5:00 pm

Sunday, January 28 3pm
Sydenham Street United Church

This is reelout’s annual youth-oriented program and admission is by donation.

Like all teenagers, the kids in this documentary are navigating the space between being a child and being an adult. But for these Christian teenagers from the American Mid-West, it is a struggle reconciling their devout Christianity with the fact that they are gay. …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Queer and Abroad: A Collection of Canadian and International Shorts

January 27, 2007
9:30 pmto11:30 pm

Saturday, January 27 9:30pm
Biosciences Complex Room 1101, Queen’s University

Dark Room
Two young men fall in love in the dark room, but face a harsh reality when their passion is exposed. Hebrew with English subtitles.

Taco Chick and Salsa Girl
A comedy about two Latin American superhero queens who save the world from Neo-Nazi Barbie and White Supremacist Ken.

Black and White
A short film …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — cheesecake social

January 27, 2007
8:30 pmto9:30 pm

Saturday, January 27 8:30 to 9:30pm
Biosciences Atrium, Queen’s University

Back by popular demand! After building up your appetite watching “Rug Burn” join us at our second annual cheesecake reception and indulge in a selection of delectable treats. Chat about your favourite films, connect with other festival goers and meet visiting filmmakers. Come out and celebrate the world of queer film as …

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Posted on Jan 23

reelout — Rug Burn: A Showcase of Women’s Shorts

January 27, 2007
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Saturday, January 27 7pm
Biosciences Complex Room 1101, Queen’s University

Open
Experimenting with non-monogamy, bingo and sextoys leads this lesbian couple and a cute writer on a rollercoaster ride.

Attack of the Bride Monster
Have you awakened your “Inner Bride” yet?

His Name is Cosmo
Two young women decide to experiment in their love life, and a most unlikely character threatens their relationship.

Entre Piernas
“Between Legs”, as …

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Posted on Jan 23