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JUST A KISS BETWEEN LOVE AND GOODBYE THE WITNESSES A JIHAD FOR LOVE

A JIHAD FOR LOVE

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THE WITNESSES

The Witnesses

Sponsored by BioScrip Director: André Téchiné 115 Minutes, France French with English Subtitles

This moving and powerful drama follows the lives of a group of friends and lovers set in Paris in 1984, during the outbreak of AIDS. Handsome young Manu (Johan Libérau) arrives in Paris where he shares a cheap hotel room with his sister (Julie Depardieu). He soon strikes up a platonic friendship with fifty-something Adrien (Michel Blanc) who introduces Manu to his friends Sarah (Emmanuelle Béart) and her partner Mehdi (Sami Bouajila). Unexpectedly, sparks fly between Manu and Mehdi and the two embark upon a secret and passionate affair that ultimately changes the lives of this circle of friends forever. Brilliantly evoking the period and featuring some exceptional performances, André Techiné's remarkable film confirms his place as one of contemporary French cinema's finest directors.

Ordinary Couples / ExtraOrdinary Lives!

Director: Mark A Lee 95 Minutes, USA

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Created by local photographer Mark A. Lee, Ordinary Couples/ExtraOrdinary Lives! takes a look at 10 same sex couples (5 male and 5 female) who have been together for 10 years or more. Filmed in front of a live audience at the University of Indianapolis, the couples have been together from 10 to 55 years. Each couple talks about everything from the coming out process, to faith, raising families, and taking care of your partner in the golden years, in a fun and entertaining way. Gay and lesbian youth from IYG and Pike High School helped do everything from building the set, to conducting the individual interviews, and the actual filming. Background music throughout the film is provided by local musicians John Cannaday, Deb Mullens, Christopher "C-Ray" Ray, and the Ensemble Voltaire, among others.

ORDINARY COUPLES

A Jihad For Love

Director: Parvez Sharma 81 Minutes, USA, UK, France, Germany, Australia English and Arabic, Farsi, Undu, Hindi, Turkish, French with English subtitles

In a time, when Islam is under tremendous attack - from within and without - A Jihad For Love is a daring documentary. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many worlds of this dynamic faith, discovering the stories of its most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims. Filming in twelve countries and nine languages, Sharma has gone where the silence is strongest, in nations where government permission to make this film was not an option.

Just A Kiss

Director: Michael Wilde 3 Minutes, USA

A film about kissing in queer films.

Between Love And Goodbye

Director: Casper Andreas 96 Minutes, USA

Cute boys, hot sex, and a killer original soundtrack are all highlights of this modern gay drama about falling in love, breaking up, and all the difficult spaces in between. Between Love And Goodbye tells the story of a young gay couple torn between love for each other and commitment to family. Marcel and Kyle are blissfully in love when Marcel’s student visa expires, threatening to send him back home to France. Marcel marries his lesbian friend Sarah so he can stay in the States with Kyle. Things are going fine until Kyle’s estranged sister April shows up and wants to stay with them while she gets her life back together. She takes a quick dislike to Marcel, and Kyle and Marcel’s relationship hits a rough patch, jeopardizing their domestic bliss and throwing them into a tangled mess of emotions.

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