aGLIFF 2019: Documentary Shorts

Back 1/1 aGLIFF 2019: Documentary Shorts Address: 1120 South Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 Presented By: Consulate General of Canada in Dallas Dates: 8/23/2019, 8/25/2019 Location: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - South Lamar Time: Fri, Aug 23rd, 3:45 PM | Sun, Aug 25th, 10:30 AM View More Details Visit Website Details About Dir. Various I 2018 & 2019 I United Kingdom and United States I 91 min. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but these five stories will capture, break, and open your heart, bringing us closer to understanding these world issues. MACK WRESTLES  Dir. Taylor Hess & Erin Sanger I 2019 I United States I 26 min The sport is brutal enough. There are the demands for strength and speed and stamina, the hours bathed in sweat, the knowledge that your opponent wants to wipe the mat with you. Those were the very reasons, though, that Mack Beggs loved wrestling—it gave him a sense of purpose and a sense of self. “ Mack Wrestles ” takes the audience behind the scenes as this gifted athlete from Euless, Texas, struggles against the outside forces that stigmatize transgender athletes. Despite all the turmoil, this poignant film makes one thing perfectly clear: If life were a wrestling match, the referee would be raising Mack’s arm at the end. HAVE WE MET BEFORE?  Dir. Oliver Mason I 2019 I United Kingdom I 12 min I Southwest Premiere “ Have We Met Before ?” is a docudrama about how gay men have met over the ages. These slices of social history highlight the universal and timeless need for sex and intimacy. VERASPHERE: A LOVE STORY IN COSTUME  Dir. Robert James I 2019 I United States I 19 min. I Southwest Premiere " Verasphere: A Love Story in Costume " is a short documentary film from NuReality Productions. Two men, both diagnosed with AIDS and with little hope of a future, come together in the mid 1990's to create art in the form of elaborate and outrageous costumes. For David and Michael what starts out as an intimate art project rapidly grows into a large and diverse tribe, all centered around one day of costumed celebration in the SF Pride Parade. "Verasphere" brings the viewer inside the lives of David and Michael in an examination of the creation that gave them something to live for. A GREAT RIDE  Dir. Deborah Craig I 2018 I United States I 33 min I Texas Premiere " A Great Ride ” is a documentary about older lesbians aging with dynamism and zest for life. When they were younger, these women forged a social movement to come out as true to themselves. Now they are pioneers once again as they face the next daunting challenge: growing old, which can come with frailty, loneliness, and the death of dear friends. In this group portrait, these women are courageous role models for aging, which they do with determination, engagement, an independent and irreverent spirit and a heartening delight in living. View Map