The following information has been updated to reflect recent changes in the event“
Gay & Lesbian Film: Filmmakers, Narratives, Spectatorships” opens on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at the University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts’ Browning Cinema.
According to Harry Karahalios ’09, student co-chair of the event, along with Martin Laina ’06 and Nora Fallon ’06, the following films are confirmed:
- Brokeback Mountain (Lee, USA)
- Gay Republicans (Westmoreland, USA)
- Cachorro (Bear Cub) (Albaladejo, Spain)
- Saving Face (Wu, USA)
- Breakfast On Pluto (Jordan, Ireland/UK)
- Happy Endings (Roos, USA)
Karahalios tells us, “This year’s six-film lineup showcases the range and robustness of contemporary gay and lesbian filmmaking.”
Laina adds, “The films move across nations, cultures and genres and invite students to consider what constitutes a gay, lesbian or straight film. Several films offer students representations of gay and lesbian identities in multicultural and international contexts.”
In addition to the lineup of films, notable scholars and filmmakers will be attending the event to lecture, introduce their films, participate in panels and visit classes.
Professor Alexander M. Doty, Chair of the English Department at Lehigh University will present a talk on “Gay & Lesbian Film, Queer Theory & the Academy.” Professor Doty is the author of Making Things Perfectly Queer: Interpreting Mass Culture, and Flaming Classics: Queering the Film Canon.
Furthermore, Notre Dame alumnus Don Roos (director of The Opposite Of Sex and Bounce) will be presenting his new film, Happy Endings and participating on a panel entitled “Making Gay & Lesbian Film.” Fellow panelists will include Miguel Albaladejo, director of Cachorro (Bear Cub), from Madrid, Spain and Notre Dame professor and award winning filmmaker Jill Godmillow.
A second panel on “Global Cultures/Global Cinemas” will feature notable Notre Dame professors Jim Collins, Department of Film Television & Theatre, Luke Gibbons, Department of English, Carlos Jerez-Farrán, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and Glenn Hendler, Department of English.
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Gay & Lesbian Film: Filmmakers, Narratives, Spectatorships” is an academic event whose mission is the understanding of gay and lesbian films and filmmaking within the context of film scholarship and Notre Dame’s spirit of inclusion.
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Gay & Lesbian Film: Filmmakers, Narratives, Spectatorships” will run from February 9 through 11. Tickets will be free but must be ordered in advance from the Box Office at 574-631-2800.
