Admissions
Film Festival will take place at the “Skalvija” cinema center. Movies will be free of charge if you have an invitation or a special ticket taken from the box-office at ‘Skalvija’ cinema. Tickets can be obtained from the Cinema “Skalvija” for the shows on the same day. No more than 2 tickets are issued per person. The number of tickets is limited.
Address
Cinema center “Skalvija”
Goštauto Street 2/15, LT-01104 Vilnius
6th of May 
19:00 Opening of the festival
Compositor and cellist André Mergenthaler and his musical composition
This event and the following film is only available with special invitations.
20:00 “House of boys”
Director: Jean-Claude Schlim, 127 min. The film will be introduced by the director
7th of May
16:30 “Improvvisamente l’inverno scorso” (“Suddenly, last winter”)
Director: Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi, 80 min.
19:00 “C.R.A.Z.Y.”
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée, 127 min.
21:30 “Beyond the pink curtain”
Director: Mathew Charles, 70 min.
23:00 “House of boys”
Director: Jean-Claude Schlim, 127 min.
8th of May 
16:40 “City of Borders”
Director: Yun Suh, 66 min.
18:00 “Gazon maudit”
Director: Josiane Balasko, 104 min.
20:00 “Naissance des pieuvres” (“Water Lilies”)
Director: Celine Sciamma, 85 min.
21:50 “Fatherhood Dreams”
Director: Julia Ivanova, 55 min.
9th of May
17:00 “She’s a boy I knew”
Director: Gwen Haworth, 70 min.
18:30 “Red Without Blue”
Director: B. Sebold, B. Sills, 74 min.
20:00 “Les témoins”
Director: André Téchiné, 112 min.
“House of Boys”
Director: Jean-Claude Schlim.
(drama, Germany, 2009, English, Lithuanian subtitles, 127 min.)
A glamorous, colorful coming-of-age story that follows the dramatic journey of Frank, a high school kid in 1984 through an exciting world of sex and music, when his deep new passion is suddenly turned into a struggle for courage, facing a new disease – the “gay cancer” and becomes deep, true love in the expectancy of his friend’s horrible death and beyond…
„Suddenly, last winter“
Director: Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
(documentary, Italy, 2008, orig. language, Lithuanian subtitles, 80 min.)
It is the story of Gustav and Luca. Their life changes when the Italian government presents a draft law that would give rights to unmarried and gay couples, prompting a wave of homophobia in Italy. The Vatican and conservatives fight against it, preaching that the end of morality and the family are nigh if the legalisation on civil unions is not blocked. Together for over eight years, Luca and Gustav want to understand the different positions and undertake a journey into a country they did not know before and did not expect to find: their own.
„She‘s a boy I knew“
Director: Gwen Harworth
(documentary, Canada, 2007, orig. language, Lithuanian subtitles, 70 min.)
Parents lost a son, sisters lost a brother, and perhaps most sadly of all, a wife lost her husband after Steven Haworth answered the nagging inner voice of his true gender identity and undertook the long process that saw him become Gwen, the director of this film. In this brave retelling of her own story, Haworth displays real film-making talent, employing archive footage and even animation to embellish what is ultimately a transgender success story. Refreshingly in its candor, She‘s a boy I knew goes way beyond the mere recounting of the stages of the transformation to become a deeply moving story of loss and unconditional love.
„Fatherhood Dreams“
Director: Julia Ivanova
(documentary, Canada, 2008, orig. language, Lithuanian subtitles, 55 min.)
As the camera follows four fathers – Steve, Scott, Randy and Drew – the rewards they enjoy becoming and being dads are revealed. But the challenges are enormous and the sacrifices often seem overwhelming. Society has so many questions. Will the children raised by gay fathers feel isolated? Different? Unhappy? Bullied? Will they ‘turn’ gay? Gay men who want to have and raise children are “a minority within a minority”. On one hand, “family values” organizations routinely condemn gay people, and especially gay men, as a threat to families, morality and society in general; on the other hand, gay fathers often feel as though they are excluded from the larger community of gay men. Is a gay man any different as a father than a straight man? The answer lies in getting to know gay fathers and their children. Since prejudice is fuelled by ignorance and a fear of the unknown, Steve, Scott, Randy and Drew decided to allow the camera into their lives.
„C.R.A.Z.Y.“
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée.
(drama, Canada, 2005, French, Lithuanian subtitles, 127 min.)
It’s a story of two love affairs. A father’s love for his five sons. And one son’s love for his father, a love so strong it compels him to live a lie. That son is Zac Beaulieu, born on the 25th of December 1960, different from all his brothers, but desperate to fit in. During the next 20 years, life takes Zac on a surprising and unexpected journey that ultimately leads him to accept his true nature and, even more importantly, leads his father to love him for who he really is. A mystical fable about a modern-day Christ-like figure, “C.R.A.Z.Y” exudes the beauty, the poetry and the madness of the human spirit in all its contradictions
„Beyond the pink curtain“
Director: Mathew Charles.
(documentary, UK, 2009, English, Lithuanian subtitles, 70 min.)
The death of Communism in Europe brought renewed freedom for millions in the East and although homosexuality has been legalised, homophobia remains entrenched as an institutional practice in this part of the world. Previous films have documented the problems of the region. They describe a Pink Curtain in place of the Iron Curtain and show Pride marches turning to violence. But they discount homophobia in western society. False distinctions overlook how East and West can learn from each other in the struggle for equality. We forget the power and the responsibility of the EU to protect us. Sexuality and homophobia transcend nationality. Borders should therefore not allow homophobia to prevail: We must look Beyond the Pink Curtain.
„City of Borders“
Director: Yun Suh
(ducumentary, USA, 2009, orig. language, Lithuanian subtitles, 66 min.)
In the heart of Jerusalem stands an unusual symbol of unity that defies generations of segregation, violence and prejudice: a gay bar called Shushan. City of Borders goes inside this vibrant underground sanctuary on the East/West border of the Holy City, where people of opposing nationalities, religions and sexual orientations create a community among people typically viewed as each other’s “enemy.” The documentary follows the daily lives of the five Israeli and Palestinian patrons as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly. In observing the lives of the bar regulars, City of Borders explores the bond forged when people from warring worlds embrace what everyone shares in common – the right to be accepted and belong – rather than be defined, or limited by the differences that tear them apart.
„Gazon maudit“
Director: Josiane Balasko
(comedy, France, 1995, French, Lithuanian subtitles, 104 min.)
Husband-and-wife Laurent and Loli live with their two young sons in a quiet, upscale suburban neighborhood near Avignon. Then, one day, a seemingly minor incident turns their lives upside-down: coy, butch lesbian Marijo has car trouble in front of their home, and the friendly Loli invites her in. Laurent, who himself has been cheating on Loli with half the town, immediately accuses the two women of having an affair — and, in revenge, reveals his own trespasses. Loli, who never suspected Laurent of infidelity, turns to Marijo for sympathy and comfort. To her surprise, she also discovers her own lesbian desires and soon Marijo and Loli are doing exactly what Laurent accused them of. The love triangle only gets funnier when Laurent tries to win back his happy and sexually satisfied wife.
„Water lilies“
Director: Celine Sciamma
(drama, France, 2007, French, Lithuanian subtitles, 85 min.)
This film tracks the sexual awakenings of three female friends over the course of a single summer. Finding privacy in the solitude of the swimming pool locker room, blossoming teens Marie (Pauline Acquart), Anne (Louise Blachère) and Floriane (Adele Haenel) come to learn the true meaning of arousal and the power of sexual attraction.
„Red Without Blue“
Director: B. Sebold, B. Sills
(documentary, USA, 2007, English, Lithuanian subtitles, 74 min.)
Red without Blue is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twin ship despite transformation. An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, Red without Blue follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins and their parents, examining the Farley’s struggle to redefine their family. Through its portrayal of these articulate and independent twins, each haunted by the painful experiences of their adolescence, the film questions normative standards of gender and identity – as Mark and Clair reassert their indescribable bond as identical twins.
„Les témoins“
Director: André Téchiné
(drama, France, 2007, French/English, Lithuanian subtitles, 112 min.)
Paris, 1984. In a cruisey city park, Adrien, a sophisticated, middle-aged doctor, meets Manu, a buoyant 18-year-old. Manu turns down Adrien’s proposition — then asks him to hold his jacket while he joins an orgy in the bushes. Not the best way to start a relationship, yet Adrien takes Manu under his wing. Manu needs guidance, and Adrien comes alive as he tromps around Paris with this energetic newcomer. Adrien’s friend Sarah worries that he’s being taken advantage of, but Adrien disagrees: “You can ask anything of your friends. ”
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