Bloomington | Director's Spotlight
Sun | Aug 15 | 7:00 | Empire Granville 7 Cinemas A refreshingly true-to-life romantic drama, Bloomington's protagonist Jackie Kirk, a former child actress, moves from California to the Midwest to go to college. As she adjusts to campus life, Jackie finds herself in a secret love affair with Catherine Stark, a charming, strong-minded professor. Director in attendance. Fernanda Cardoso | USA | 2010 | PG |
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Children of GodSat | Aug 14 | 7:00 | Empire Granville 7 Cinemas Children of God examines a conflicted nation through the eyes of three diverse characters whose worlds collide, shaking foundations and challenging beliefs with poignant questions of tolerance, courage, love and self-acceptance. (ASL interpretation available at August 14 screening.) Kareem Mortimer | Bahamas | 2009 | PG |
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Diagnosing DifferenceTue | Aug 17 | 7:00 | Cinemark Tinseltown How does it feel to have your gender identity included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)? Diagnosing Difference features interviews with diverse scholars, activists and artists who identify as transgender, transsexual, genderqueer and gender variant about the impact of Gender Identity Disorder on their lives and communities. Director in attendance. Annalise Ophelia | USA | 2009 | PG |
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Off WorldSun | Aug 15 | 5:00 | Cinemark Tinseltown Lucky, a Filipino adoptee, makes the journey from his home in Toronto to the Philippines to discover his birthplace. Guided by Julia, a worker at a local NGO, Lucky discovers he has a gay, genderqueer brother and grapples with glaring poverty and the ramifications of queer life in the Philippines. Mateo Guez | Philippines and Canada | 2009 | PG |
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