Saturday, May 31 – 2:30PM

VENUE: Cinestudio
TICKET INFORMATION: $10 General Admission, $7 Students/Seniors

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SHORTS PROGRAM

A Last Farewell
Directed by Casper Andreas
2013, Sweden, 13 min, in Swedish with English subtitles

Director Casper Andreas creates both a calm and an upsetting portrait of an ageing author’s sorrow over the death of his long-term partner. Haunted by visions of his late husband, and in conflict with his daughter who is trying to renew the ties between them, he must tackle the impossible task of moving on and finding peace in the wake of a devastating loss.

 

 

Gaysian
Directed by Austin Wong
2013, Canada, 10 min

When a gay Asian man notices that many gay men are taking a ‘no-Asian’ stance, he tries a group he previously avoided – rice queens, men ONLY attracted to Asians. Gaysian is a comedy that explores how we all bring prejudices into the bedroom, and sometimes learn we were wrong…or not.

 

 

FEATURE PRESENTATION

To Be Takei

Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot & Bill Weber
2014, USA, 93 min

George Takei was always searching for the perfect role – only to find it within himself.

To Be Takei follows Takei and his husband Brad, capturing their day-to-day as they prepare for Takei’s dream project, ALLEGIANCE, a musical based on his harrowing childhood experiences inside a Japanese American internment camp during World War II. Intertwined with this narrative is a look into Takei’s life history, from his rise to fame as helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the iconic television series, STAR TREK, to his advocacy for marriage equality and civil rights across the United States. What emerges is a portrait of an outspoken activist who utilizes wit, whimsy, grace and humor to bring attention to the sorrows of his past and the joys of love and creativity in his present.

Featuring interviews with STAR TREK’s William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig, plus journalist Dan Savage and radio host Howard Stern, To Be Takei shows Takei as he’s never been seen before.

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