Queer Bits Summer Film Festival

Pride Films and Plays announces Queer Bits Summer Film Festival at the Public House Theatre (3914 N Clark) on June 1, 2015. Come kick-off Pride month with short films that are packing plenty! Queer Bits Summer Film Festival Program (in alphabetical order) An Afternoon Director: Søren Green; Writers: Tomas Lagermand Lundme and Søren Green (Denmark, 8 minutes) Mathias has decided that today is the day that he’ll tell Frederik that he’s in love with him. But is he ready to make the first move? Gaydar Director/Writer: Felipe Cabral (Brazil, 12 minutes) Rafael is a young man who bought himself a device that will end all his doubts, the gaydar. Gay or straight? It will tell him. The Last Girl Director/Writer: Bjarke de Koning (Denmark, 13 minutes) Life is not the same after a holiday with Jesper and there is no avoiding the truth now Masculins Director: Stephanie Young (Canada, 12 minutes) “Masculins” is a portrait of three people who each have distinct masculine identities, and embody transformation in very different ways. Through intimate cinematic approaches, the film identifies and embraces the human element in the deconstruction of gender binaries. My Reality Director/Writer: Carlos Ocho (Spain, 14 minutes) Xavi is a guy whose boyfriend left him after five years. He is not doing well at all and decides to use a self-help book to get out of his sadness… although his use of it may not be the best. No matter what happens, I love you Director/Writer: Justyna Mytnik (Poland, 14 minutes) (Based on a play by Przemyslaw Wojcieszek) Peter returns to Poland from the Iraq war and finds his sister living with her lesbian girlfriend in their family home. Will the soldier accept the newcomer? Tomorrow Director: Leandro Tadashi; Writer: Joshua Paul Johnson (US, 13 minutes) New Year’s Eve 1999 finds college-bound Clark and Trevor concerned about the future of their friendship, and a request for Clark to be Trevor’s wingman ensures things will never be the same again. TRANSition Day Director: James Sharpe; Writer: Jer Sklar (US, 5 minutes) (Based on the characters and situations from a short film by Oksana Dykan) “TRANSition Day” examines a pivotal moment in the life of a smart, successful business owner whose gender affirmation collides with an important board meeting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The screening commences at 7:30PM and will be followed by a brief talk-back with some of the filmmakers. The Public House Theater bar will be open beginning at 6:30PM. Please come early and have a drink with us! Warning: some of the short films contain adult themes, language, and brief nudity. You are going to love them! Tickets are $10. VIP Tickets are available for $15 and include prime table seating. Student and Senior tickets are also available for $5. Tickets can be purchased starting May 1 at brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1.800.838.3006. About Queer Bits Film Festival: Queer Bits Film Festival is now in its third year and prides itself in providing the best LGBT short films with their Chicago premieres. The first screening and incarnation of Queer Bits occurred in November 2012 in Center on Halsted’s Hoover-Leppen Theatre. In November 2013, five short films received their Chicago-premieres in the same venue during Pride Films and Plays’ annual Gay Film Weekend. In June 2014, Pride Films and Plays presented Queer Bits Film Festival, a sold-out 90 minute program of short films and webisodes, which was followed in September 2014 by the Women’s Words Film Festival, a very successful program of short films and webisodes with lesbian characters and themes which were written and/or directed by women. In November of the same year, Queer Bits Fall Film Festival was presented on another sold-out night including foreign language, animated, student short films and documentaries. For more information visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com or email pridefilm@gmail.com.