Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2009

Helen, a stockbroker, and Anna, her cleaning lady, are united in a salsa dance course, which becomes a musical fairytale about overcoming societal borders.

Brad and Sally get more than they expected at the beach.

Israel and Louie dish about their high school classmates. After listening to Louie boast about his sexual escapades, Israel decides he has some catching up to do.

What happens when two cocky lesbians enter a Texas Roadside Diner? A modern day dyke Western!

Female impersonator Dorian Wayne shares memories of a four-decade career.

An exuberant, informative history of the annual International Drag KingCommunity Extravaganza.

Nathan, a shy and quiet high school boy, has moved to a new town. Nathan’s dad is a sleazy and violent drunk and his mother stands by, silently watching him crush Nathan’s spirit with his abuse. But Nathan has hiding places where he’s safe with his fantasies. Not the least of which is a crush on his blond-haired neighbor Roy, which quickly turns from daydreams to reality. The other boys can’t imagine why Roy hangs out with the sissy boy Nathan. The group plans a camping trip that turns from adventure to tragedy — it seems that one of Roy’s friends has a special interest in him. Director James Bolton (THE GRAFITTI ARTIST) brings Jim Grimsley’s sexy and tragic novel about the relationship between two gay teenagers in the rural south in the late 70’s to life in this evocative teen romance filmed on location in rural Louisiana. —Jason Wilby

What happens when you take the dysfunctional family of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, cross it with the likes of THELMA AND LOUISE, and blend it together with issues of race, homicide, lots of masturbation, and high school blow jobs? You get DROOL, the outrageous yet sweet story of sexual emergence and familial love starring Laura Harring (of MULHOLLAND DRIVE) and Jill Marie Jones (from TV’s GIRLFRIENDS.) The Fleece Family puts the D in Dysfunction. An abusive father, an angst-filled teenage daughter, and a bullied youngest son are doomed to a life of misery until they are befriended by their new neighbor, Imogen (Jones), a Kathy K. Cosmetic’s saleswoman who shows up toting lotions, purple eyeshadow, and new fantasies for Anora Fleece, the family matriarch (Harring). When Imogen and Anora are discovered in bed together, the dark comedy takes an even darker twist, and the family is faced with a whole new set of obstacles to overcome. Narrated by Tabby, the teenage daughter of the Fleece family, DROOL follows the path of this familial makeover, as Tabby and her brother work their way from shock to anger, and eventually an acceptance of a new and improved family. — Sam Tetangco

We are happy to present the third installment of the successful Eating Out franchise, EATING OUT 3: ALL YOU CAN EAT, starring Rebekah Kochan (EATING OUT 1-2), Mink Stole (the John Waters films) and Leslie Jordan (“WILL AND GRACE”). The deception and partner juggling of the previous movies continues in EATING OUT 3 as bombastic Tiffani (Kochen) and her new friend Casey try to lure the gorgeous Zack by creating a phony online profile using the image of Tiffani’s buff ex, Ryan, which works fine until the real Ryan shows up. Only through some fancy footwork, advice from his Aunt Helen (Stole) and mentor Harry (Jordan), and a daring sexual escapade can Casey figure out how to set things right and perhaps even find the love he’s been looking for. With a hot gay cast, Leslie Jordan and the wit of Q. Allan Brocka, what are you waiting for, buy your tickets now! —Jason Wilby