Michael Klahr Center
AUGUSTA — The Michael Klahr Center, home of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, will host the second annual Pride Film Festival for four evenings in October.
The program, which is free and open to all, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 16, 23, and 30.
The scheduled films include:
Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.
“Ma Vie En Rose” (1997) (English translation: “My Life in Pink”)
Winner of the 1997 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film along with numerous other awards at film festivals throughout the world, this Belgian drama directed by Alain Berliner is a rare gem. It tells the story of Ludovic, a child who is seen by family and community as a boy, but consistently communicates being a girl. Rated R. Running time 88 minutes.
Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
“Orlando” (1992)
Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel “Orlando: A Biography” comes to life in this 1992 Oscar-nominated film starring Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane. “It is not about a story or a plot, but about a vision of human existence. What does it mean to be born as a woman, or a man? To be born at one time instead of another? To be born into wealth, or into poverty, or into the traditions of a particular nation? Most of us will never know.” — Roger Ebert. Rated PG-13. Running time 94 minutes.
Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.
“Tongues Untied” (1989)
This unique 1989 documentary stirred a community. “Marlon Riggs’s ‘Tongues Untied’ rises above the ‘deeply personal’ — far above it — in exploring what it means to be black and gay. Angry, funny, erotic and poetic by turns (and sometimes all at once), it jumps from interview to confession, music video to documentary to poem.” — San Francisco Examiner. A quarter of a century after its release, director Marlon T. Riggs’ documentary is as relevant as ever. Rated R. Running time 55 minutes.
Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (2001)
Just in time for Halloween! Come on and dress up and rock out! The New York Post calls this 2001 Sundance Festival Audience Award winner “A gender-bending rock musical that really delivers.” Hedwig started as an off-Broadway cult smash and is now enjoying an acclaimed Broadway revival, and won the 2014 Tony Award for the best Revival of a Musical. The film version was adapted, directed by and stars the show’s creator, John Cameron Mitchell.
Since this showing is so close to Halloween, come dressed in your most outrageous costume and stay for a party after the film. Rated R. Running time 91 minutes.
The HHRC will provide light snacks and beverages. Donations are accepted at the door. For more information, contact infohhrc@maine.edu, 207-621-3531, or visit www.hhrcmaine.org.
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