CinemaQ Film Festival 2010
Presented by Coors Light
"Possibly the strongest LGBT lineup I've seen in 25 years"
- Steve Cruz, OutFront Colorado
Experience the 2nd Annual CinemaQ Film Festival at the Starz FilmCenter, Thursday June 24 – Sunday June 27. Relax with four days of the world's best new LGBT films including Xavier Dolan's mature and intelligent debut, I KILLED MY MOTHER, two 15th Anniversary screenings of the 1995 lesbian-noir classic, BOUND and a 40th Anniversary celebration of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE, starring Raquel Welch, John Huston and Mae West.
Feast your eyes on all of the weekend's cinematic offerings with our CinemaQ Film Festival Pass which gets you admission to as many films as you like, our special receptions and our Coors Light Lounge, all for the amazing price of $35 for General Admission/ $30 for Denver Film Society Members.
Click HERE to purchase your pass now (pass and tickets are redeemable in person at the Starz FilmCenter Box Office).
CinemaQ FilmFestival is presented by Coors Light
and In Partnership with The Center and Out Front Colorado
Additional Special receptions sponsored by Happy Cakes Bakery and Ty Ku
Films and Events in Program...
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Canada
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2009
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96 min.
Director:
Xavier Dolan
Screens Thursday, June 24 at 7:00pm Followed by a post-film reception at Swallows Video Lounge & Bar
Digital presentation - The turbulent relationship between a mother and a son is explored in this stunning, semi-autobiographical tour de force from 20-year-old writer, director, pro...
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Opening Night Reception – Thursday, 6/24 9:30p-11p
After the screening of “I Killed My Mother,” end the night on the patio at one of Denver’s newest lounges, Swallows Video Lounge & Bar. Enjoy appetizers and drink specials by showing your ticket stub at the private room entrance. Special...
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USA
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2009
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87 min.
Director:
John G. Young
Screens Friday, June 25 at 5:00pm
Digital presentation - After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep within its lush, rural Alabama terrain. Sequan finds refuge in a friendship with...
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Germany
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2010
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102 min.
Director:
Dennis Todorovic
Screens Friday, June 25 at 7:00pm
Digital presentation - Sasha, confronted with the everyday prejudice of his homophobic immigrant family, struggles with his urge to come out. When his beloved piano teacher Gebhard Weber plans to leave the city, the young man is heartbroken. The only ...
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Cocktails & Cupcakes – Friday, 6/25 8:30p-9:30p
Who doesn’t like something sinfully sweet to indulge in once in a while? We invite you to Gallery 30 at the Starz Film Center on Friday evening to sample a delicious cupcake and sip our specialty, CinemaQ cocktail. Free to all tickethold...
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Germany
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2009
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75 min.
Director:
Jan Krüger
Screens Friday, June 25 at 9:15pm
Digital presentation - Two young men, Johann and Robin, take a trip into the countryside. The more they walk the forests of Brandenburg, the stranger their adventure becomes. Bikes disappear, maps prove useless and each gets to know a new side of the...
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Coors Light Lounge – Saturday, 6/26 4p-10p
Kick back in between screenings on Saturday at the Coors Light Lounge in Gallery 30 and enjoy complimentary Coors Light on us! Open to all ticketholders. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor Coors Light.
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China
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2009
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116 min.
Director:
Ye Lou
Screens Saturday, June 26 at 2:30
Digital presentation - Nanjing, present day, springtime. Luo Haitao has been hired by Wang Ping’s wife to spy on the passionate relationship between her husband and another man. However, Luo slowly loses control of the situation, as he becomes drawn... more
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Israel
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2009
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90 min.
Director:
Haim Tabakman
Screens Saturday, June 26 at 5:00pm
Digital presentation - Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox Jewish community is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day, he meets Ezri, a handsome twenty-two year old student, and soon falls in love...
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Italy
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2009
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105 min.
Director:
Donatella Maiorca
Screens Saturday, June 26 at 7:00pm
Digital presentation - Angela, isn't like the other girls of her same age. She runs, smokes and fears nothing and nobody. All her feelings are for the young Sara. A forbidden relationship in a 19th century Sicily. Only a deceit - changing her outwar...
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Peru
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2009
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100 min.
Director:
Javier Fuentes-León
Screens Saturday, June 26 at 9:15pm
Digital presentation - In this unique ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside, a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions. Miguel (Cristian Mercado), a handsome young fisherman, and h...
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Argentina
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2009
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96 min.
Director:
Lucía Puenzo
Screens Sunday, June 27 at 2:30pm
Digital presentation - Lala, a teenager from the most exclusive suburban neighborhood in Argentina is in love with Ailin, the 20-year-old Payaguayan maid working at her place. They dream of living together in Paraguay, at the shores of lake Ypoá. Robb...
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USA
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1970
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94 min.
Director:
Michael Sarne
Cinema Q Film Festival Closing Night film screens Sunday, June 27 at 7:00pm
35mm presentation - MYRA BRECKENRIDGE may be the first punk manifesto, a celebration of pop culture nihilism. A precursor to films by directors like David Lynch, and perhaps influenced by those of avant-gard...
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USA
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1995
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108 min.
Director:
Larry Wachowski
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Andy Wachowski
35mm presentation - The Wachowskis' remarkable directorial debut is a revisionist take on the film noirs of the 1940s. Part THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, SIN CITY (a gritty detective comic book that inspired the look of the film), and THELMA & LOUISE (an admittedly key influence), BOUND bri...
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