28 | QSALTLAKE MAGAZINE | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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ISSUE 313 |
JULY, 2020
The 17th Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival is on for 2020, virtually, from July 10 through 19. Produced by the Utah Film Center, the Festival showcases fiction and non-fiction films from around the world that explore LGBTQ issues, ideas, and art. Though this year’s festival is being presented online, the festival will continue to provide a selection of short and feature films, filmmaker Q&As and opportunities
for group conversations, organizers say. “The dramatic events of the past few months have forced us to re-imagine how we operate and offer our programs,” Patrick Hubley, executive director for Utah Film Center, said. “For us, not presenting the Festival wasn’t an option, and based on the feedback we received directly from past Festival attendees, our community agreed with us. Though we aren’t able to
gather in person, we hope that this year’s festival will help us understand, heal, and celebrate the human capacity for innovation and perseverance, together.” Hubley says that the Festival is the longest-running LGBTQ Film Festival in the Mountain West and has presented more than 248 thought-provoking and entertaining films over the years. Q
USA | DIRECTED BY JEN RAININ
USA | Directed by Dave Lindsay In 1988, two ex-convicts kidnapped, beat, raped, tortured and murdered Gordon Church, a gay college student from a rural Mormon community in southern Utah.
USA | DIRECTED BY MOLLY HEWITT
The story of one of the most influential women in lesbian history you’ve never heard of and the impact her work continues to have today.
USA | DIRECTED BY MIKE MOSALLAM
Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
CHILE | DIRECTED BY PABLO LARRAÍN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.
Festival info: utahfilmcenter.org/damntheseheels/dth2020/
When Trinity, an independent, sex-positive Dominatrix in Chicago, discovers a newfound (and drug-induced) talent for speaking to the dead, she consults a colorful series of spiritual advisers to harness ability.
USA | DIRECTED BY DANIEL LAABS
A young woman develops a bond with the man who rescued her from a car accident. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest.
