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Welcome from Board Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Welcome from Miami Beach Mayor. . . . . . 10 Welcome from Miami Mayor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Festival Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Welcome from Executive Director. . . . . . . . 13 MiFo Headquarters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 MiFo App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Opening Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 & 19 Film Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 & 45 Centerpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 & 49 Taste Of Film Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 High Heel Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Closing Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 & 63 Filmmaker’s Awards Brunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Venues + Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Community Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Grant Organization Thank Yous. . . . . . . . . . 72 SAVE THE DATE - Fort Lauderdale . . . . . . 73 Producer’s Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 - 77 Membership Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 & 79 Ticketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 & 81

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A Holy Mess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 & 30 Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Alena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Arianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Baby Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Blush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Carmin Tropical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Chemsex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Clambake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Closet Monster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Daddy’s Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Danny Says. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Departure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Downriver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Fair Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fatima: Queen Of The Night . . . . . . . 56 & 65 Fire Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Flatbush Luck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Girl Gets Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Girl On Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Girls Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Hunky Dory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 I Love You Both. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 I Promise You Anarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Irawaddy Mon Amour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Kiss Me, Kill Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ladies Shorts Program #1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ladies Shorts Program #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Love Is All You Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Made In Bangkok. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Me, Myself and Her. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Men’s Shorts Program #1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Men’s Shorts Program #2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 North Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Other People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Remembering The Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Restless Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Safety First: The Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Search Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sebastian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Spa Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Suited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Summertime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 The Companion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 The Firefly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The First Girl I Loved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Guy With The Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The M.O.B. Wives Of Richmond. . . . . . . . . . 53 The Tchaikovosky Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Those People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 UIO: Take Me For A Ride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Uncle Gloria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Upstairs Inferno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Viva. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Women He’s Undressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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WELCOME FROM THE MiFo BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dear Film Family, As MiFo celebrates its 18th year, I am reminded that tens of thousands of people have walked through our doors to watch movies that deal with the stories of our lives…AND THAT MATTERS! Seeing our lives in film, simply makes us and others more comfortable and understanding of what it means to be LGBT. For me personally, I cried when I saw my first real Gay film as it validated who I was and what I was feeling. Since then, I have seen hundreds of films where I laughed, cried, became angry or overjoyed. Some were better than others but the bottom line is this Festival shows so many varied stories of our lives and that is the essential part of our mission, to our community. Younger or older, we must work together to keep the festival as the centerpiece of the South Florida LGBT social scene for generations to enjoy. A SPECIAL Thanks to our incredible Sponsors, Producers Circle and Members that support us and our terrific Board Of Directors, WE cannot do this without you. I hope all of you will get involved…become a member or volunteer by either joining a committee or helping us during Festival. It is only by working together as a community that we can continue our quest of delivering World Class Festivals to South Florida. Remember we are two Festivals, Miami in April and Fort Lauderdale in October. Share our posts and emails and spread the word. I look forward to watching lots of movies with friends of old and to making many new friends, as this festival makes happen, so often. All the Best, Mark Gilbert MiFo LGBT Film Festivals Board Chair

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2016 Festival Team Victor Gimenez, Executive Director Joe Bilancio, Programming Director Alexis Bosch, Marketing Director Amy Bloom, Special Events Coordinator Steve Drukker, Grant Writer Emmi Weiner, Sponsorships William McKell, Festival Staff Zoe Viera, Intern Graphic Design by Alexis Bosch & Maria Espinal Website Design by The Rock Group Public Relations by Sharon Kersten Program Guides by Alexis Bosch Official Festival Image by Jimmy Kalman www.jimmykalman.com

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Board of Directors

Jorge Richa – Chair Ney Alvarez Ilene Berliner Karen Brown Joe Billingsley Arlene De La Torre Andy Dieguez Jeannie Harper Benjamin Hein Maurice Jackson Jennifer Kriz Steven Leidner Dino Mosquero Lorenz Muther Clarisa Paulino Jodi Strang Kley Tarcitano Denis Tejedor David Traupman Linda Watson Patrick Whiteside Lance Wiener

Mark Gilbert - Chair Jennifer Kriz - Vice-Chair Jodi Strang - Secretary Brian D. Beasley Karon Carpeter Bennett Goldworth Larry Hyer James C. Moon Michael Schneider Susan Solman Noelle Stevenson Linda Watson

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Marketing Committee Mark Gilbert - Chair Alexis Bosch Arlene De la Torre Victor Gimenez Patrick Whiteside Sharon Kersten Maria Espinal

WELCOME Dear Film Family, Welcome to the 18th Annual Miami Edition of the MiFo LGBT Film Festival. The mission of the festival is “to inspire, entertain, and educate the public, encourage a sense of community through international and culturally diverse film, video, and other media that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience.” Last year we introduced UNITED WE FILM to further show our commitment to community. We cemented that commitment by uniting the Miami and Fort Lauderdale Festivals under one banner: MiFo, with the Miami edition now in April and the Fort Lauderdale edition in October. We come together every April in Miami to see our stories on the big screen, gather with old friends and meet new ones, and hopefully learn something new along the way. The films we show during the festival are meant to show the broad spectrum of our diverse LGBT community. There will be films you identify with; there will be films that challenge what you believe; there will be films that will provide a window into an experience you were not aware of; there will be films you love; and all these stories will show you how UNITED WE FILM. Over the next ten days of the festival enjoy all the stories we have to offer, create some of your own stories at our events, take the time to make new friends and share your experiences. We come to the movies to have a good time and talk about what we have seen. We come to the movies to share an experience. MiFo is an experience to be shared. I ask you to invite your friends and family to share this experience. On behalf of the staff and volunteers of the festival, welcome and enjoy. All The Best, Victor M. Gimenez Executive Director

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OPENING NIGHT FILM

april 22 INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE A Holy Mess (En Underbar Javla Jul) Friday @ 8:00 p.m. Director: Helena Bergström Runtime: 108 minutes Sweden, 2015 In Swedish, with English subtitles

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COLONY THEATRE Partners Simon and Oscar, both 27, have bought a house with their friend Cissi. The place needs renovating, but one room has priority: the nursery. The three of them are starting a family, as Cissi is nine months pregnant. But who is the father? Simon or Oscar? For almost a year, they have postponed revealing the secret to their own families, but now they cannot wait any longer. And what time could be more perfect than Christmas Eve: the celebration of tolerance, the day when everybody must love and be kind to one another? A warm comedy on the modern family and their continual struggle to ”do things right.”

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APRIL 23

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APRIL 23

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Made In Bangkok

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Spa Night

Hunky Dory

Saturday @ 3:00 p.m. Director: Flavio Florencio Runtime: 75 minutes Mexico, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

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Saturday @ 3:15 p.m. Director: Andrew Ahn Runtime: 93 minutes USA, 2015 In Korean and English, with English subtitles

Saturday @ 5:00 p.m. Director: Michael Curtis Johnson Runtime: 98 minutes USA, 2016

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After his psychotic ex disappears, Sidney, a bisexual dive bar drag queen, is forced to look after his 11-year-old son Georgie. Sidney is stuck in a glam rock-informed state of arrested development, still harboring aspirations of becoming a successful musician, a dream put on hold to ensure Georgie has what he needs, including the unconditional love of his father. Hunky Dory is a tale of unconventional fatherhood, the fear of mediocrity, and the pulsing reality of dreams deferred. It’s an oddball but legitimate take on the modern dysfunctional family.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Morgana is a Mexican transgender opera singer with a relentless determination to fight against social stigma and family prejudice. Her dream is to have sex reassignment surgery. Her only chance to make it happen is to win a beauty pageant in Bangkok and use the cash award to pay for the surgery. The documentary embarks on Morgana’s odyssey as she follows her dream of self-asserting the identity she has been struggling all her life to construct. Funny, sensitive and moving, Made in Bangkok is a delight. Morgana is a great subject: charming, talented, charismatic, determined and vulnerable with a warmth that is contagious. Preceded By: Majesty Girls, Directed by Veronica Robinson and David Lizz, USA, 9 minutes. Filmmakers and Talent for Majesty Girls expected to be in attendance for a Q&A following the film.

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The Tchaikovosky Files WORLD PREMIERE Director: Ralf Pleger Runtime: 52 minutes Germany, 2015 In German, with English subtitles Peter Tchaikovsky is regarded as Russia’s most famous composer, celebrated as a national hero even though he was gay, a taboo in Russia.

Irawaddy Mon Amour NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Directors: Nicola Grignani, Valeria Testagrossa & Andrea Zambelli Runtime: 58 minutes Italy, 2016 In Burmese, with English subtitles

David works at the family restaurant, but business is slow and the restaurant is forced to close as tension builds at home. David takes a job at a Korean spa to help his family make ends meet. At the spa, he discovers an underground world of gay sex that scares the hell out of him, but at the same time excites him and thus leads David to explore his own sexuality. In Spa Night, Andrew Ahn directs a family story, exploring the elusiveness of personal identity and relationship to family traditions.

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Young street vendor Soe Ko lives in a small village in Myanmar. He is in love with Saing Ko, a quiet mason from another village. They want to marry, but same-sex marriage isn’t accepted except by a small circle that supports the two and vow to help them get married.

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SNEAK PREVIEW

Girl On Girl

Akron

Saturday @ 5:15 p.m. Director: Jodi Savitz Runtime: 97 minutes USA, 2016

Saturday @ 5:30 p.m. Directors: Brian O’Donnell and Sasha King Runtime: 88 minutes USA, 2015

REGAL CINEMAS Girl on Girl highlights the emotional consequences of feminine lesbian invisibility - the phenomena in which, due to their feminine or “passing” appearance, countless LGBTQ women are rendered invisible and assumed to be straight by the outside world and to each other. The film follows a group of women who challenge assumptions of what society imagines a lesbian to look like and offers fundamentally different narratives of how invisibility has impacted their lives. Each story intimately reveals that coming out on a daily basis is a repetitive act, not a one-time proclamation.

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REGAL CINEMAS Benny and Christopher, 18-year-old freshmen at the University of Akron, meet at a football game, exchange phone numbers and quite rapidly fall for each other . Everything is great until a tragic event from the past comes to light and threatens to tear them and their supportive families apart. Akron touches the heart with universal and progressive themes including the beauty and acceptance of young gay relationships, a mother’s fierce love for her children, the burden of living with the most painful truth and the ability to forgive.

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Arianna

Girl Gets Girl

Saturday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Carlo Lavagna Runtime: 84 minutes Italy, 2015 In Italian, with English subtitles

Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. Director: Sonia Sebastian Runtime: 88 minutes Spain, 2015 In English and Spanish, with English subtitles

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE 19 year-old Arianna struggles with her body, sexuality and identity. Arianna explains that she was born three times: once as a boy, once as a girl and a third time during the summer at her family’s old country home. Despite her age, her breasts still aren’t developed, she has never had her period, and sex is unknown territory. Through her confusion, Arianna sets out to answer fundamental questions about the life that she has been living for years. Arianna is a beautiful film shining a light on the Intersex community.

REGAL CINEMAS Inés lives a charmed life chasing the American dream in Miami with her beautiful girlfriend. But Inés’ whole world is turned upside-down when she misses a work deadline while chasing other women and her girlfriend leaves. Without a job, money, or girlfriend, Inés decides it´s time to get back home to Madrid… even if it means she will have to face the huge mess she left behind. Much hilarity and chaos ensues as Inés tries to finds her way back to her heart. Based on the wildly successful Spanish web series Girl Gets Girl. COMMUNITY SPONSOR:

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Flatbush Luck

Carmin Tropical

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Closet Monster

Saturday @ 7:45 p.m. Director: Casper Andreas Runtime: 93 minutes USA, 2016

Saturday @ 9:00 p.m. Director: Rigoberto Perexcano Runtime: 80 minutes Mexico, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

Saturday @ 9:45 p.m. Director: Ray Yeung Runtime: 87 minutes USA, 2015 In English and Cantonese, with English subtitles

Saturday @ 10:00 p.m. Director: Stephen Dunn Runtime: 90 minutes Canada, 2015

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Closet Monster tells the story of Oscar Madly, a creative and driven teenager who hovers on the brink of adulthood. Destabilized by his dysfunctional parents, unsure of his sexuality, and haunted by horrific images of a tragic gay bashing he witnessed as a child, Oscar dreams of escaping the town he feels is suffocating him. A talking hamster, imagination and the prospect of love help him confront his surreal demons and discover himself. Closet Monster mixes affecting drama with whimsical fantasy to create a wholly original coming-of-age tale.

REGAL CINEMAS Two hunky cousins from Flatbush former Wall Street hotshot Jimmy and his buttoned-up cousin Max work for the phone company. One day they stumble across insider trading tips and start tapping a phone line to get even more. But when stock tips turn to murder plots, the hapless men are unable to go to the police and soon find themselves in over their heads and flat out of luck. An impending wedding and sexual confusion round out the plot in this romantic comedy crime caper.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Mabel, a singer, returns to her hometown Juchitan in the South of Mexico, where traditionally many transsexuals, known as muxe, live. She’s looking for the murderer of her friend Daniela, a muxe like herself, who was killed after receiving 27 stab wounds in the back. For Mabel, the search becomes a journey into a past full of nostalgia and painful memories as she revisits a dark world of betrayal. Carmin Tropical is a poetic transgender drama with the plot of a tense thriller.

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Front Cover follows Ryan, a gay New York City fashion stylist, who rejects his Asian upbringing. He is given an assignment that could change his life. For a photo shoot, he needs to style Ning, a closeted, popular foreign actor trying to make it big in the US. After a rocky start, an unlikely friendship develops between them, leading Ryan to examine his cultural identity and make a major decision about an enticing new path for his life and career that might or might not involve Ning.

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A Holy Mess (En Underbar Javla Jul)

Suited

I Love You Both

Safety First: The Movie

Sunday @ 1:00 p.m. Director: Helena Bergström Runtime: 108 minutes Sweden, 2015 In Swedish, with English subtitles

Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. Director: Jason Benjamin Runtime: 77 minutes USA, 2016

Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. Director: Doug Archibald Runtime: 88 minutes USA, 2016

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Sunday @ 3:15 p.m. Director: Tim Van Aelst Runtime: 88 minutes Belgium, 2015 In Flemish and Dutch, with English subtitles

Suited tells the story of Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company that makes custom suits for gender-nonconforming and transgender clients. Among those sharing their unique stories are a trans Bar Mitzvah boy, a New York City cab driver, a young southern law student and a transgender man preparing for his wedding. The film spotlights the intimate journey of coming into a new identity, accepting differences and living bravely in one’s own skin.

Twins Krystal and Donny have been codependent their entire lives and still live together in a converted one-bedroom house. When they both meet and start dating the same guy, they remain in denial about it until he picks only one of them forcing them to confront that they can no longer live the same life. With nowhere to turn for advice except each other and their mother, the twins are finally forced to look for answers from within. I Love You Both is a funny, touching and realistic film.

REGAL CINEMAS Partners Simon and Oscar, both 27, have bought a house with their friend Cissi. The place needs renovating, but one room has priority: the nursery. The three of them are starting a family, as Cissi is nine months pregnant. But who is the father? Simon or Oscar? For almost a year, they have postponed revealing the secret to their own families, but now they cannot wait any longer. And what time could be more perfect than Christmas Eve: the celebration of tolerance, the day when everybody must love and be kind to one another? A warm comedy on the modern family and their continual struggle to ”do things right.”

Preceded By: Alexa To Exa, Directed by Exa Zim, USA, 19 minutes.

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REGAL CINEMAS Based on an insanely popular sitcom in Belgium about four incompetent security guards, Safety First: The Movie builds on the premise and ratchets up the crazy. In the film, the four security guards are going to work at the world-famous dance festival Tomorrowland. While there, Luc discovers that Dirk has feelings for... a man. But no one believes him (Ingrid promised Dirk she would keep his secret many years ago and Smos is busy trying to launch his own dance hit). Luc, however, is determined to prove that Dirk is gay. Let the madness begin!

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APRIL 24

EAST COAST PREMIERE

The Guy With The Knife

UIO: Take Me For A Ride

The Companion (El Acompanante)

I Promise You Anarchy

Sunday @ 5:00 p.m. Director: Alison Armstrong Runtime: 84 minutes USA, 2015

(UIO: Sácame a pasear)

Sunday @ 5:30 p.m. Director: Pavel Giroud Runtime: 104 minutes Cuba, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

(Te Prometo Anarquía)

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Twenty years after he helped put Jon Buice in a Texas prison, Ray Hill is fighting to free him. Filmed over the course of eight years, The Guy With The Knife traces the friendship between a prominent gay rights activist and a convicted ‘gay-bash’ murderer. Set against the backdrop of gay rights, victims’ rights, prisoners’ rights and the harsh Texas justice system, the film casts a fascinating spotlight on how the flaws of the system - and the court of public opinion - affect justice.

Sunday @ 5:15 p.m. Director: Micaela Rueda Runtime: 70 minutes Ecuador, 2016 In Spanish, with English subtitles

REGAL CINEMAS Starting her senior year in high school, Sara doesn’t have many friends and is caught between an overbearing mother and a more understanding father. With uneasiness at school and tension in the household, Sara escapes to smoke in a little alley alone - that is until Andrea, a new classmate, arrives. A close friendship develops, but behind closed doors an intimate relationship unfolds which, when discovered, throws everything into disarray. UIO: Take Me For A Ride is a quiet, gentle and beautiful film. Preceded By: Recording, Directed by Rebecca Shoptaw, USA, 9 minutes.

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REGAL CINEMAS In mid-80s Cuba, anyone diagnosed with HIV/AIDS is sent to a military-run internment camp. Former boxing champion Horacio Romero is assigned to be a personal warden (companion) to troublemaker patient Daniel. Despite their initial distrust and ignorance, the two form a platonic bond that leads them to be better men. The Companion shows the stigma associated for those with HIV/AIDS in the early days of the epidemic both gay and straight. This eye-opening drama finds friendship and compassion during a little-known chapter in Cuban history.

Sunday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Julio Hernández Cordón Runtime: 88 minutes Mexico, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Best friends and lovers Miguel and Johnny have known each other since childhood. They spend their time skateboarding with their friends in throbbing Mexico City where they sell their own blood and generate income by getting donors for the black market. But when an important transaction goes wrong, Miguel’s mother sends him out of the country. Away from Johnny, Miguel will find the path to his own destiny. While a chilling reality check, at its heart, the film is about friendship and love between young men, a sensual topic explored with tenderness and sincerity.

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The First Girl I Loved

Kiss Me, Kill Me

Sunday @ 7:30 p.m. Director: Kerem Sanga Runtime: 91 minutes USA, 2016

Sunday @ 7:45 p.m. Director: Casper Andreas Runtime: 100 minutes USA, 2015

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Anne is a headstrong, cool nerd. While covering a softball game for the high school yearbook, she becomes infatuated with the star of the team, the beautiful Sasha. The two girls charmingly hit it off and quickly become close. But when Anne excitedly shares her newfound attraction to Sasha with her best friend, Cliff, he reveals his feelings for Anne and lashes out at her in unanticipated ways. The First Girl I Loved is a delightful, authentic and humorous contemporary perspective on the first jitters of new romance and the age-old heartbreak of love.

Influences of Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock are evident in this sexy gay twist on classic L.A. film noir. After confronting his hunky, unfaithful boyfriend (Gale Harold, Queer as Folk), beautiful Dusty blacks out, only to wake up to find his boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect. Director Casper Andreas (Going Down In La La Land, The Big Gay Musical), screenwriter David Michael Barrett (Such Good People), and a gorgeous and talented cast create an over-the-top and very sexy murder mystery that is an entertaining guilty pleasure.

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MEN’S SHORTS PROGRAM #1

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

International Male

Chemsex

Monday @ 6:45 p.m. Total Runtime: 104 minutes

REGAL CINEMAS Take a trip around the world (no passport needed) as we bring you inside many customs, cultures and worldly views in this compilation of shorts.

Spark Director: Kuba Szutkowski, Netherlands, 8 mins. In Dutch, with English subtitles.

The Culprit Director: Michael Rittmannsberger, Germany, 4 mins. In Arabic, with English subtitles.

A Night In Tokoriki Director: Roxanna Stroe, Romania, 18 mins. In Romanian, with English subtitles.

These C*cksucking Tears Director: Dan Taberski, USA, 16 mins.

San Cristobal Director: Omar Zuniga Hidalgo, Chile, 29 mins. In Spanish, with English subtitles.

Pamanhikan Director: Angelo Santos, USA, 29 mins.

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Directors: William Fairman & Max Gogarty Runtime: 83 minutes | UK, 2015

REGAL CINEMAS In hidden basements, bedrooms and bars across London, Chemsex is a documentary that exposes frankly and intimately a dark side to modern gay life. Traversing an underworld of intravenous drug use and weekend-long sex parties, the film follows several men struggling to make it out of ‘the scene’ alive and one health worker who has made it his mission to save them. While society looks the other way, this powerful and unflinching film uncovers a group of men battling with HIV, drug addiction and finding acceptance in a changing world.

Preceded By: G O’Clock, Directed by Mitchell Marion, UK, 11 minutes.

Panel regarding HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment to follow film.

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APRIL 25

EAST COAST PREMIERE

LADIES SHORTS PROGRAM #1

Restless Love (Amores Urbanos)

Daddy’s Boy

Where The Ladies Are

Monday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Vera Egito Runtime: 95 minutes Brazil, 2016 In Portuguese, with English subtitles

Monday @ 9:00 p.m. Director: Daniel Armando Runtime: 75 minutes USA, 2016 In English and Spanish, with English subtitles

Monday @ 9:00 p.m. Total Runtime: 92 minutes

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Three 30-something best friends share life’s up and downs while living in the big, cold city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Julia has a cheating boyfriend who she can’t seem to let go of, especially now that she is pregnant. Lesbian Macaela is in love with a bisexual actress who barely acknowledges her in public. Gay Diego is a party boy with daddy issues who can’t stay true to his kind boyfriend. As these three charismatic but troubled friends keep spinning their wheels, even their own chosen family bonds get strained.

Four young men leave boyhood behind and shed more than just their clothes and inhibitions in Writer/Director Daniel Armando’s new film. Shy Manuel and gay, adult video star Max travel to New York City for a video shoot. Manuel’s older brother, Jorge, dances away the emotional toll of an abusive relationship while Fabian, a young Puerto Rican hiding his homosexuality, navigates the world of a first-time father. When the worlds of these four men collide, they explore the depths of their sexuality and find their lives changed forever.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Enjoy this collection of entertaining and exciting shorts that each tells a wonderful story of women and their strength.

Allo? Director: Carmen Jimenez, Spain, 4 mins. In Spanish, with English subtitles.

Great Escape Director: Sal Bardo, USA, 6 mins.

Victor XX Director: Ian Garrido Lopez, Spain, 20 mins. In Spanish, with English subtitles.

Two Secrets Director: Charles Dye, USA, 22 mins.

The Cricket and The Ant Director: Julia Ritschel, Germany and France, 15 mins. In French, with English subtitles.

Tokyo Heights Director: Richard Cerato, USA, 10 mins.

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APRIL 26

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Danny Says

Departure

Tuesday @ 6:45 p.m. Director: Brendan Toller Runtime: 104 minutes USA, 2015

Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Andrew Steggall Runtime: 109 minutes UK/France, 2015 In English and French, with English subtitles

REGAL CINEMAS Danny Fields was a ‘faggot’ (his words) who dropped out of Harvard law school to move to New York, with all its cute longhaired boys. He hung out at Andy Warhol’s Factory, worked as a rock journalist and sparked the Beatles’ ‘bigger than Jesus’ controversy. He appointed himself The Doors’ press officer, and worked with the Stooges, Lou Reed and MC5, as well as giving boosts to Patti Smith. Presenting a subject who is unfailingly unpretentious, warm and witty, Danny Says is a love song to a great gay and punk cultural icon.

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REGAL CINEMAS An English family prepares the sale of their holiday home in the South of France. Over one week, the teenage son, Elliot, wrestles with his burgeoning sexuality while his mother, Beatrice, confronts the end of her marriage to his father, who harbors a secret of his own. When an enigmatic local boy quietly enters their lives, mother and son are led to confront each other and their awakening desires. Departure beautifully captures the end of a marriage, the end of childhood and the end of an otherwise nuclear middle class family.

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APRIL 26

FLORIDA PREMIERE

EAST COAST PREMIERE

The Firefly (La Luciernaga)

Search Engines

Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Ana Maria Hermida Runtime: 87 minutes Columbia, 2014 In Spanish, with English subtitles

Tuesday @ 9:15 p.m. Director: Russell Brown Runtime: 97 minutes USA, 2016

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Following the sudden death of her estranged brother, Lucia finds comfort through her brother’s fiancée, Mariana. Though strangers at first, the two women slowly bond over their loss, sharing memories and stories of the man they both loved. Eventually they fall in love and Lucia finds herself at a crossroad. She must choose whether to return to her old life with her husband or embark on a new journey with her newfound love. Brimming with passion, magical realism and an indie spirit, The Firefly is a wonderful cinematic experience,

REGAL CINEMAS Search Engines is a funny and sobering social satire about the essential relationship of the modern era: human beings and their phones. It’s Thanksgiving, and family and friends have gathered for the annual American celebration of togetherness and gratitude. When reception mysteriously goes dead throughout the house, each character must deal with his own crisis: marriages are tested, values questioned and everyone’s future is thrown into the balance. If the human experience is one of search - for meaning, purpose and love - this is a story of how technology is leading us further astray.

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10:00 Closet Monster

Regal

Centerpiece Party

9:00

6:45 7:00 Uncle Gloria Other People (Centerpiece)

Regal

Wednesday April 27

10:00 Opening Night Party

8:00 A Holy Mess (Opening)

7:45 Flatbush Luck

Akron

5:30

7:00 CELEBRITY CRUISES A Taste Of Film Event

7:00 Those People

Wolfsonian

Documentaries

9:00 North Mountian

9:00

MBC

7:00 Fire Song

Alena

7:30 First Girl I Loved

Documentaries

7:45 Kiss Me, Kill Me

6:45 Blush

Regal

Narrative Features

9:15 The M.O.B. Wives Of Richmond

7:00 Viva

Regal

2:00 3:00 I Love You Both

Regal

Sunday April 24

5:15 Uio: Take Me The Companion For A Ride 5:30

3:15 Safety First: The Movie

A Holy Mess

1:00

Regal

Thursday April 28

9:00 Carmin Tropical

7:00 Arianna

5:00 Hunky Dory

Narrative Features

9:45 Front Cover

7:30 Girl Gets Girl

Girl On Girl

5:15

The Tchaikovosky Files & Irawaddy Mon Amour

3:00 Made In Bangkok

3:00

3:15 Spa Night

MBC

Regal

Colony

Regal

Saturday April 23

Panel

7:00 Chemsex

Regal

Girls Lost

9:00

6:45 Me, Myself and Her

Regal

Shorts Programs

Regal

7:00 Restless Love

MBC

5:00

Colony

7:30 Love Is All You Need? (Closing)

5:00

2:45 Clambake

Regal

5:00

3:00 Upstairs Inferno

11:00 Filmmaker’s Award Brunch

MBC

Sunday May 1

9:30

Spotlight Films

7:00 Fatima: Queen Of The Night

Remembering Women He’s 5:15 Undressed Summertime The Man

3:00 Sebastian

Regal

Saturday April 30

7:00 The Firefly

MBC

9:00 9:00 Men’s Shorts Ladies Shorts #2 #2

6:45 Danny Says

Regal

Tuesday April 26

Spotlight Films

9:15 Search Engine

7:00 Departure

Regal

Closing Night Party

Fair Haven

Events

9:00 Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo

7:00 Fatima: Queen Of The Night

MBC

Events

9:00 Ladies Shorts Daddy’s Boy #1

9:00

6:45 Men’s Shorts #1

10:00 High Heel Party

Downriver

9:15

Baby Steps

7:00

Regal

Friday April 29

Shorts Programs

7:00 I Promise You Anarchy

5:00 The Guy With The Knife

3:00 Suited

MBC

Monday April 25

2016 Film Schedule

Friday April 22

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APRIL 26

MEN’S SHORTS PROGRAM #2

LADIES SHORTS PROGRAM #2

The “Artistic” Expression of Love

IT’S LADIES NIGHT!

Tuesday @ 9:00 p.m. Total Runtime: 97 minutes

Tuesday @ 9:00 p.m. Total Runtime: 93 minutes

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Both in style and substance these shorts prove that love can often be more than face value.

The Last Girl Director: Bjarke de Koning, Denmark, 13 mins. In Danish, with English subtitles.

Made of Sugar Director: Kevin Rios, USA, 7 mins. In Spanish and English, with English subtitles.

Like Hope Director: Oates Wu, USA, 14 mins.

Straws Director: Christine Deal, USA, 8 mins.

Thanks for Dancing Director: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, Norway, 19 mins. In Norwegian, with English subtitles.

Follow Me Director: Anthony Schatteman, Belgium, 16 mins. In Dutch, with English subtitles.

Pick-Up Director: Joshua Rogers, USA, 20 mins. Filmmakers and Talent expected to be in attendance for a Q&A after the films. 46 | www.mifofilm.com

…and the feeling’s right! So enjoy these various peeks inside the lives, loves and struggles of the fairer sex.

Partners Director: Joey Ally, USA, 7 mins.

Left to Their Senses Director: Jules Fischer, Luxembourg, 17 mins. In French and Italian, with English subtitles.

Horndog Director: Natasha Berger, UK, 8 mins.

Vanilla Director: Juan Beiro, Spain, 11 mins. In Spanish, with English subtitles.

Bunker Director: Vibeke Heide, Norway, 30 mins. In Norwegian, with English subtitles.

Take Your Partners Director: Siri Rodnes, UK, 11 mins.

More Than God Director: Kev Cahill, Ireland, 9 mins.

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APRIL 27

APRIL 27 WORLD PREMIERE

Other People Wednesday @ 6:45 p.m. Director: Chris Kelly Runtime: 97 minutes USA, 2016

REGAL CINEMAS David, a struggling comedy writer fresh from a break up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he’s “doing okay.” Molly Shannon and Jesse Plemons are exquisite as a mother and son laughing, and crying, in the face of death.

Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride Wednesday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Robyn Symon Runtime: 75 minutes USA, 2016

REGAL CINEMAS A perfect example of a “that only happens in Florida” story, Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride tells the tale of Butch, a macho senior owner of an autowrecking company, who goes on the lam from the law during a nasty divorce and discovers her new self. Undergoing a risky sexchange operation due to her age, Gloria becomes a dominatrix, transgender activist, and finds love - all while trying to reconcile with her dysfunctional family. Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride is a darkly funny film full of family drama and fireworks.

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APRIL 28

FLORIDA PREMIERE

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

A TASTE OF FILM EVENT

Blush

Fire Song

Thursday @ 6:45 p.m. Director: Michal Vinik Runtime: 83 minutes Israel, 2015 In Hebrew and Arabic, with English subtitles

Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Adam Garnet Jones Runtime: 96 minutes Canada, 2016

Those People

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Shane, a gay Inuit teenager is struggling to support his family in the aftermath of a tragedy. He planned to move to the city for University and has been trying to convince his boyfriend to join him, but now everything is uncertain. Shane is torn between his responsibilities at home and the promise of freedom in the city. He pushes through barriers, determined to take care of his mom and earn money for school. But when circumstances take a downturn, Shane has to choose between his family and his future.

Seventeen-year-old Naama enjoys drugs, alcohol and hanging out with like-minded friends. Her activities are an escape from a strained home life where her parents fight and her rebellious, army-enrolled sister wreaks havoc by dating a Palestinian before going AWOL altogether. As her parents fret about their older daughter’s disappearance, Naama meets a wild and freespirited girl in school and discovers the intoxicating rush of first love and the intensity of the experience that at once confuses her and gives her life new meaning.

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Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Joey Kuhn | Runtime: 88 minutes | USA, 2015

WOLFSONIAN Charlie and Sebastian are childhood best friends despite Charlie’s obsession with his rich, charismatic pal . Following the arrest of Sebastian’s father, Charlie moves in with his friend for support . Soon after, Charlie meets Tim, a pianist whose willingness to talk about his feelings is both intriguing and intimidating to Charlie who faces a choice between what he has always wanted and what might be . Set in the wealthy world of Manhattan’s elite millennials, Those People tells a familiar story of loyalty but in a way that is uniquely beautiful.

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U.S. PREMIERE

EAST COAST PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Viva

North Mountain

Alena

Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Paddy Breathnach Runtime: 100 minutes Ireland, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

Thursday @ 9:00 p.m. Director: Bretten Hannam Runtime: 76 minutes Canada, 2016

Thursday @ 9:00 p.m. Director: Daniel di Grado Runtime: 83 minutes Sweden, 2015 In Swedish, with English subtitles

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REGAL CINEMAS Viva stars Héctor Medina as Jesus, a young hairdresser working at a Havana nightclub that showcases drag performers, who dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama (Luis Alberto García), Jesus finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when his estranged father Angel (Jorge Perugorría) abruptly reenters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down. As father and son clash over their opposing expectations of each other, Viva becomes a love story as the men struggle to understand one another and reconcile as a family.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE Wolf, a young Native hunter, spends his days hunting and trapping on the isolated North Mountain. His routine is disturbed when he meets Crane, a wounded ex-con on the run from the law, who Wolf will nurse back to health. An intimate bond forms between them, but the arrival of a dirty cop from Crane’s past sets into motion a series of dark events that will test their relationship and change their lives. North Mountain is a love story wrapped inside an ambitious action/thriller. This film contains scenes of graphic violence.

REGAL CINEMAS Alena’s life is far from simple. The minute she arrives at her new high school, Filippa and some of the other girls devote their time to bullying her incessantly. Her best friend, Josefin, can’t bear to see her suffering and prepares to take drastic measures, even though she’s been dead for a year. Bullying, teen angst and the dangers of homophobia take a bloody, spectral shape in this cautionary tale of a society not allowing a girl to be who she wants to be. Alena is adapted from a best-selling graphic novel. This film contains scenes of graphic violence.

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Thursday @ 9:15 p.m. Director: Dmitry Zhitov Runtime: 84 minutes USA, 2016

REGAL CINEMAS The M.O.B. (Magnificent, Outspoken, Beautiful) Wives of Richmond are a diverse group of female drag queens, known wherever they go. They have become a staple in the LGBT community providing immeasurable support. These non-judgmental straight women aren’t afraid to drape themselves in the most elaborate and over-the-top outfits showing others that it is OK to be fabulous around the clock, to live outside the box and to dare to be different. Magnificent, outspoken and beautiful not only describe the amazing women but also the film itself, lovingly crafted by local filmmaker, Dmitry Zhitov. Director, Dmitry Zhitov and film subjects will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film.

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APRIL 29

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

EAST COAST PREMIERE

Me, Myself and Her (Io E Lei)

Baby Steps

Friday @ 6:45 p.m. Director: Maria Sole Tognazzi Runtime: 97 minutes Italy, 2015 In Italian, with English subtitles

Friday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Barney Cheng Runtime: 102 minutes Taiwan/USA, 2015 In English and Mandarin, with English subtitles

REGAL CINEMAS Marina is beautiful, sexy, funny, and a successful restauranteur. She’s independent, self-confident and curious and has no doubts about her sexuality. She likes women and loves Federica. Federica is a respected architect with a marriage behind her. Marina is the first and only woman in her life. While Marina is happy to believe they are a couple, Federica experiences a crisis of identity and starts asking herself what she really wants from life and love. With a light tone, this warm look at the everyday struggles of two people to build a life together strikes a universal chord.

REGAL CINEMAS Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, longs to have a baby with his American partner Tate, but their attempts at surrogacy, while successful, are complicated by Danny’s meddling mom who wants to control every aspect of the process — all the way from Taipei. Danny and Ma’s relationship is torn apart, as she still has unresolved issues about Danny being gay and the non-traditional family that they are starting. Baby Steps is a multicultural comedy-drama, which takes an honest and realistic look at gay family issues in a cross-generational Taiwanese and American family.

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APRIL 29

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Fatima: Queen of the Night

Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo

(Fátima y el Parque de la Fraternidad)

Friday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Jorge Perugorria Runtime: 104 minutes Cuba, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

Friday @ 9:00 p.m. Directors: Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau Runtime: 97 minutes France, 2016 In French, with English subtitles

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE

Fatima: Queen of the Night takes us from 1980s Cuba to the present day as she reflects on her entire life. The film follows Fatima from her early youth to her 40th birthday and allows us to understand the many reasons she became a transvestite. The film is a heartfelt ode to being yourself , no matter who or what you are.

An audaciously graphic sexual and lengthy opening takes us inside a Parisian sex club where two young men have eyes for only each other. They soon leave and settle into a romantic night wandering Paris. However, something happens that forces both men to question their ideas about love, personal responsibility and desire. The two leads are excellent; their physical performances matched by the emotional intensity of their post-sexual journey. Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo could unfold in almost any city and anyone who has sex in the modern gay world will identify with the issues it raises.

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APRIL 29

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

APRIL 30

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Girls Lost

Downriver

Clambake

Sebastian

Friday @ 9:00 p.m. Director: Alexandra Therese Keining Runtime: 106 minutes Sweden, 2015 In Swedish, with English subtitles

Friday @ 9:15 p.m. Director: Grant Scicluna Runtime: 96 minutes Australia, 2015

Saturday @ 2:45 p.m. Director: Andrea Meyerson Runtime: 95 minutes USA, 2015

Saturday @ 3:00 p.m. Director: Carlos Ciurlizza Runtime: 108 minutes Peru, 2015 In Spanish and English, with English subtitles

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James has served time for his involvement in the suspected drowning of a young boy in a river years earlier, although the body was never found. Ravaged with uncertainty, dealing with an estranged family and forced to face the dead boy’s mother, James sets out on a journey of self-discovery, shocking revelations and danger as questions surrounding the boy’s death brim to the surface . Old friendships and family ties are tested as James must find his path to the truth. Downriver is a dark, brooding, intense and powerful film.

Kim, Bella, and Momo are inseparable friends brutally persecuted in school. After another bad day, the girls get drunk and decide to taste the strange juice oozing from a mysterious flower in Momo’s greenhouse. Passing out immediately, the girls wake up some time later — as boys. Intrigued by the changes to their bodies and surging with a new self-confidence, the friends set out to discover what it’s like to live in a man’s world. But excitement turns to potential danger when one of them embraces her new identity and unexpected feelings suddenly emerge.

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Filmmakers and Talent expected to be in attendance for a Q&A following the film.

REGAL CINEMAS The year was 1984. A handful of women innkeepers in Provincetown gathered together to figure out how they could entice summer guests back during the off season…and Women’s Week was born. Clambake charts the growth of Women’s Week in Provincetown, from its inception to becoming the thriving lesbian mecca it is today. The film takes viewers on a fascinating 30-year journey, through archival footage, interviews with celebrities and founders, and current events and performances, offering a historical—and hysterical—look at what a handful of innovative women can accomplish.

REGAL CINEMAS Sebastian’s comfortable Los Angeles existence is thrown out of orbit when news of his mother’s deteriorating health sends him flying back to his hometown in Peru. Once there, his previous life as a closeted son seamlessly starts again . When his handsome husband Josh shows up unannounced - to the shock and disdain of his mother and her community - Sebastian must confront two vastly different cultures, both of which have profoundly informed his identity. Sebastian is gracefully shot and directed by Carlos Ciurlizza in an impressive debut .

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APRIL 30

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

U.S. PREMIERE

Remembering The Man

Fair Haven

Summertime

Saturday @ 5:00 p.m. Directors: Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe Runtime: 83 minutes Australia, 2016

Saturday @ 5:00 p.m. Director: Kerstin Karlhuber Runtime: 90 minutes USA, 2016

Saturday @ 5:15 p.m. Director: Catherie Corsini | Runtime: 105 minutes | France, 2015 In French, with English subtitles

COLONY THEATRE

That giddy, all-consuming thrill of first love is conveyed with great empathy in Summertime. It is 1971, Delphine is bored at home on her parents’ farm in the French countryside. She flees to Paris and immediately falls for older Carole, a leader in the emerging women’s rights movement. When Delphine is obliged to return to the family farm, Carole follows her. Once there, they’ll have to cope with another reality. Summertime is a love story between two young women that is both unabashedly sexy and utterly realistic and compelling.

REGAL CINEMAS At a prestigious Catholic boys school in Melbourne in the seventies, Tim Conigrave and John Caleo fell madly in love. Their passionate, tempestuous, operatic romance lasted for sixteen years, facing disapproval, temptation, separation, and the looming shadow of the Grim Reaper. Their star-crossed relationship was immortalized in Timothy Conigrave’s memoir Holding the Man, and has been adapted for stage and screen. This is the beautiful and touching true story of how Romeo met Romeo and what happened ever after.

Fair Haven follows a young man, James, who returns to his family’s farm after a long stint in gay-tostraight conversion therapy. He comes home believing that he has been “cured” of his same-sex desire. However, once home he is torn between the expectations of his emotionally distant father and the memories of Charlie, a past relationship he has tried to bury. Fair Haven is filled with gorgeous landscapes and wonderful performances from Gregory Harrison, Tom Wopat and terrific young and rising stars Josh Green and Michael Grant. Filmmakers and Talent expected to be in attendance for a Q&A after the film.

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM

APRIL 30 EAST COAST PREMIERE Love Is All You Need? Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. Director: K. Rocco Shields Runtime: 120 minutes USA, 2016

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COLONY THEATRE In many eyes, homosexuality is still viewed as a mortal sin. But what if the tables were turned and heterosexual couples were the ones fighting for their right to love? Writer-director K. Rocco Shields does just that, asserting that love, no matter how expressed, remains the ultimate answer to healing and truth. Shields’ powerful story explores what happens when a small town’s star quarterback is outed for being “hetero,” igniting a firestorm of intolerance, bullying, and prejudices in the community...yet is ultimately about our human right to love whomever we want.

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MAY 1

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Upstairs Inferno

Women He’s Undressed

Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. Director: Robert L. Carmina Runtime: 96 minutes USA, 2015

Sunday @ 5:00 p.m. Director: Gillian Armstrong Runtime: 99 minutes Australia, 2015

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE

Upstairs Inferno tells the true story of the largest mass murder of gays in US history. On June 24, 1973, an arsonist deliberately set fire to the stairwell of the New Orleans gay bar the UpStairs Lounge, trapping patrons and killing 32 people.

A glitzy portrait of celebrated costume designer Orry-Kelly, who dressed generations of starlets, from Ingrid Bergman to Marilyn Monroe. He was a gay man in a world where “gay” didn’t exist. An exuberant, gossipy portrait of Hollywood fashions through the decades.

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Fatima: Queen Of The Night

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Sunday @ 7:00 p.m. Director: Jorge Perugorria | Runtime: 104 minutes | Cuba, 2015 In Spanish, with English subtitles

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Festival Events Friday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. Producers & Filmmakers’ Soiree Hôtel Gaythering 1409 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Friday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m. Opening Night Film | A Holy Mess The Colony Theatre 1040 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Friday, April 22 at 10:00 p.m. Opening Night Party | TBA For latest event details check www.mifofilm.com Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Spotlight Women’s Film | Girl Gets Girl Regal Cinemas South Beach 1120 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. Centerpiece Film | Uncle Gloria Regal Cinemas South Beach 1120 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139

Friday, April 29 at 10:00 p.m. High Heel Party The Women’s Club of Miami Beach 2401 Pine Tree Drive Miami Beach, FL 33140 Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Closing Night Film | Love Is All You Need? The Colony Theatre 1040 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Saturday, April 30 at 10:00 p.m. Closing Night Party Albion Hotel 1650 James Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 Sunday, May 1 at 11:00 a.m. Filmmakers Award Brunch Biltmore Hotel 1200 Anastasia Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134

Regal Cinemas South Beach

Wolfsonian - FIU

1120 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139

1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139

Miami Beach Cinematheque

Colony Theatre

1130 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139

JURY SELECTION

1040 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139

AUDIENCE SELECTION

Best Full Length Feature Best Full Length Feature Best Documentary Best Documentary Best Short Best Short

JURY MEMBERS

Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 p.m. Centerpiece Party Wolfsonian Museum - First Floor 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139

Documentary Jury: Robert Adanto: Documentary Filmmaker and Director of Film & TV Production, NSU University School

Thursday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. Celebrity Cruises Taste Of Film Event Film: Those People Wolfsonian Museum - First Floor 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 Friday, April 29 at 6:45 p.m. Spotlight Film | Me, Myself and Her Regal Cinemas South Beach 1120 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139

Festival Venues

Konstantia Kontaxis: Associate Professor, Department of Cinema and Interactive Media, University of Miami and Curator, Norton Herrick Center for Motion Picture Studies Igor Shteyrenberg: Director of the Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) and Co-Founder & Co-Director of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival

For latest event details, check www.MiFoFilm.com

Features Jury: Diliana Alexander: Executive Director at FilmGate Interactive Richard Knight, Jr.: Film Critic, Windy City Times, Founder/President of the Queer Film Society, Co-Programming Director, Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival Brenda Webb: Executive Director of Chicago Filmmakers and Founder/ Director of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

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The MiFo LGBT Film Festival – 18th Annual Miami Edition is made possible: 1. With the support of the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. 2. With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. 3. With the support of the Miami Beach Visitors and Convention authority and the City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs program, Cultural Arts Council. 4. Sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida. 5. Support provided by the GLBT Community Projects Fund at The Miami Foundation and the National LGBTQ Task Force.

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PRODUCER CIRCLE MEMBERS

PRODUCER CIRCLE MEMBERS Executive ProducerS

Studio Heads

Colgate Darden & Ed Heidel Alberto Arias & Wood Kinnard

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Larry Feldman, M.D. & Vinh Huy Nguyen Larry Hyer Jennifer Kriz

Producers American Australian Association Brian Adler & Omar Suarez Darcy Beeman Dierck Casselman & Scott Van Hove Marty Davis & Michael Acton-Coles Mark Gilbert | Paul Orshan Don Hayden & Brian Thompson Mark Jernigan Douglas Pew & Donald K. Croxton Fred Poston Mark Scott Jim Stepp & Peter Zimmer Jodi L. Strang & Sarah J. Eletto Linda Watson George Zuber & Anthony Snyder Take Shape Plastic Surgery, P.A.

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PRODUCER CIRCLE MEMBERS Directors

STARS

SUPPORTERS

Carolina Bustle

Jack Almeleh

Levar Kennings

Frank Alvarez

Steven Adkins & Diego Goncalves

Johnnie Mejia & Sergio Garcia

Andy Perrott

Steven Auerbacher

Marc Barnett

Michael Meltzer & Alan Ngim

Patricia Rigsby

Jerry Chasen & Mark Kirby

Brian Beasley & Oliver von Gundlach

Charles Million & Tim Nardi

Jeff Weinstock

Harvey Chasser

Louis Benevento & Patrick Duffy

Richard Milstein & Eric Hankin

Scott Bennett

James C. & Robert Moon

Peter Dokuchitz & Ron Poskus

Josie Blanco

Dino Mosquera

Tony Lima & Adam Kruszelnicki

Randall Bodner & Carlos A. Garcia

Ric Owens

Bruce Bolton

Damian Pardo

Daniel Cabrera

Edward Pascoe

David Campbell

Bill Peebles

Karon Carpenter & Lisa Noon

Don Perkins & Willaim Niebles

Leticia Carrazana

Andre Perwin & Rod Gillis

Carmen Sabria

Bruce Carter

Mona Pittenger

David Schafer

Gabino Cuevas & Thomas R. Yoli

State Representative David Richardson

Kelvis Del Rio

Lynare Robbins & Carmen Suero

Meade Dickerson & Rod Schimko

Dennis Roy

William Dollaway & Glenn Barcheski

John Ruark & Sergio Papa

Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg

Samuel Rubert

Rick G. Field & Antz Lewis

Kenny Russell

Seth & Liebe Gadinsky

Edwin A. Scharlau & Victor M. Gimenez

Bennett Goldworth

Paul Scolieri-Rothberg

Richard Gonzalez

Susan Solman & Alisa McGowan

Bill Hahne

Daniel Spring & Jean Marc De Silva

Benjamin Hein

Jimmy Thomas & Maurice Lawrence

Bill Hussey

Anthony Timiraos & Ramon Ortega

Robert Judd & Russell T. Neal

Michael Toomey

Ric Katz

Ronald Traub & Ramon Ortgea

Paul Kelly

Chi Chi Truong

David Leeds & Peter Casey

Martin Watkins

Marc Lichtman

Richard Weber

Stephen Macriostas & David Pulley

Hector Zuazo & Robert Medina

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Tracey Cramer

Joseph Marinello Christopher Mueller & Tom Richards Jeff Peters Anthony Roberts Robert Ruiz

Thea Sommer & Karen Gilbert

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