Saturday, June 02, 2007

Hartford Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Last night I went to the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at Trinity’s Cinestudio and as usual I had a great time. There were five shorts and a feature movie, some were really good and others, well, not so good.

The Frank Anderson
(Dave Perkal, US, 2006, 13 min)
Frank Anderson has man-boobs. Losing his battle against the insurance company to have them reduced, yet winning the super hot woman, starts a man-boob phenomenon. Written by Orit Schwartz. www.thefrankanderson.com


This was one of the movies that I thought was a “not so good” movie. I think it was suppose to be funny and I think it missed it never quite made it. There were funny spots in the movie but overall I didn’t care for the movie.

The Police Box
(Josh Kim, Hong Kong, 2006, 7 min)
A girl writes love letters to a policeman and puts them in a police box on his beat. One day a jealous boy sees her tampering with the box and decides to play a trick on the two.


I think this movie left us scratching our heads trying to figure it out.

Frocks Off - Jamel
(Rosetta Cook, Australia, 2005, 4 min)
Her mother's engagement dress symbolizes both the love and despair of Jamel's life...


I just didn’t see the point off the movie.

Happy Hamptons Holiday Camp for Troubled Couples
(Greg Pak, US, 2005, 7 min)
A man gets the hiccups at a camp for troubled couples… but what secret is he really hiding?


Better, but also missed it mark. Of course I think you can figure out what the problem was, since this is a Gay and Lesbian film festival.

Private Life
(Abbe Robinson, UK, 2006, 16 min)
In 1952 England, Ruth leaves the monotony of her work at a textile mill and secretly takes the train to Manchester, where a secret rendezvous reveals that nothing is quite what it seems.


This one was a lot better. As I watched the movie I was trying to figure out what they were doing with their secret rendezvous but once I figured it out it was a clever little twist.

And that leaves the main feature…

Nina's Heavenly Delights
(Pratibha Parmar, UK, 2006, 94 min)
Prodigal daughter Nina Shah returns home to Scotland after her father's sudden death. When she discovers that her father had secretly entered the family restaurant in the Best of the West Curry Competition, Nina embarks on a personal mission to lead “The New Taj” to a win. Things get complicated however, when she finds herself falling for Lisa, the charismatic young woman who is now part owner of the restaurant. Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar serves up a romantic cinematic feast where Scottish humor meets Bollywood spectacle. www.ninasheavenlydelights.com


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9qufanA97E


I rated the movie four and a half stars, well worth seeing. Unfortunately it does not seem to be released on a DVD yet, hopefully it will some day.
After the movies they had a reception on the lawn on the Quad. I stayed for a little while talking to friends and I left a little after 11:00.

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