The 33rd installment of Reeling, the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and a beloved Chicago cultural institution for more than 30 years, kicks off Thursday, September 17 at Music Box Theatre with the Chicago premiere of the hilarious gay dude comedy FOURTH MAN OUT, starring Evan Todd, former Calvin Klein model Parker Young ( of The CW's Arrow, Enlisted), Glee's Chord Overstreet and The Office's Kate Flannery, The Second City and Annoyance Theatre alum.
Join us for a Red Carpet R...
The 33rd installment of Reeling, the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and a beloved Chicago cultural institution for more than 30 years, kicks off Thursday, September 17 at Music Box Theatre with the Chicago premiere of the hilarious gay dude comedy FOURTH MAN OUT, starring Evan Todd, former Calvin Klein model Parker Young ( of The CW's Arrow, Enlisted), Glee's Chord Overstreet and The Office's Kate Flannery, The Second City and Annoyance Theatre alum.
Join us for a Red Carpet Reception with stars KATE FLANNERY, EVAN TODD, and PARKER YOUNG (plus the film's producers!) in the lounge of the beautiful, art deco Music Box Theatre. Enjoy light appetizers from Deleece and beverages from our event sponsors Lagunitas, Dark Horse, and Perrier while you flip through the Reeling film guide and figure out what to see next! Don't forget to snap a pic on the red carpet!
The fest resumes Friday, September 18 at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St., with the World Premiere of "West L.A. noir" KISS ME KILL ME featuring Queer as Folk's Gale Harold in his first gay role since QAF ended its five-season run on Showtime. The stars of the John Waters-meets-Alfred Hitchcock murder mystery — Van Hansis (three-time Emmy nominee for As the World Turns), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) and Shangela (RuPaul's Drag Race) — will join filmmaker Casper Andreas at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, for a post-show Q&A on Friday night.
Additional highlights of Reeling 2015 include action director Roland Emmerich's passion project STONEWALL, set against the backdrop of the burgeoning gay rights movement in 1969, Sunday, September 20 at Century Centre. The hotly anticipated Julianne Moore-Ellen Page real-life drama FREEHELD featuring Chicago actor Michael Shannon, makes its Chicago premiere Monday, September 21 at Century Centre with screenwriter Ron Nyswaner — Oscar®-nominated for Philadelphia — in attendance for a post-show Q&A. Tony®- and Drama Desk Award-winning actress Mary Louise Wilson, a Northwestern alum who played Edith Bouvier Beale in Broadway's Grey Gardens, is the subject of the documentary SHE'S THE BEST THING IN IT, making its Chicago premiere also on Monday, September 21 at Landmark. Wilson and Nyswaner — making his directorial debut with this documentary love letter to the craft of theater — will be in attendance for a very special post-show audience talk.
For more information, call 773-293-1447, visit www.reelingfilmfestival.org, or follow @reelingfilmfest on twitter and instagram for the latest Reeling news, ticket giveaways and more.
