Shout: Short stuff
By Wade Kwon
The good news is that Birmingham Shout is still around for a third year, providing films with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes. The bad news is that it’s down to five movies and a short (as opposed to 16 films in 2007), moving up to March instead of April.
Info
- Film schedule: 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday at WorkPlay, 500 23rd St. S. [map]
- Tickets: $7 per film, $5 for students and members. All-day pass for $17, $15 for students and members.
- For more info, visit the official site or call (205) 324-0888.
- MySpace profile
Previews after the jump …
‘Chasing the Devil’
11:30 a.m. | A feature documentary presenting an unflinching look at the personal journeys of four people who claim to have changed their sexual orientation from gay to straight. 102 min.
‘Shelter’
2:15 p.m. | Forced to give up his dreams of art school in order to take care of his family, Zach (Trevor Wright) has become accustomed to a life where he neglects his own needs in favor of taking care of his older sister, Jeanne (Tina Holmes) and his nephew, Cody. 97 min.
‘Spider Lilies’
4:30 p.m. | When Jade, a webcam girl visits Takeko’s tattoo studio she becomes entranced with the image of the spider lily and with Takeko as well. 94 min.
‘Bi the Way’
7 p.m. | Journeying through the changing sexual landscape of America, “Bi the Way” investigates the latest scientific reports and social opinions on bisexuality. 85 min.
‘Sex Positive’
9:30 p.m. | “Sex Positive” explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. 75 min.
