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    Lavender Film Festival: <i>Make the Yuletide Gay</i> and Welcome to My Queer Bookstore

    Lavender Film Festival: Make the Yuletide Gay and Welcome to My Queer Bookstore

    Presented by Pikes Peak Lavender Film Festival at Colorado College - Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center

    September 19, 2009

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    "Welcome to My Queer Bookstore:" Located in Taipei, Gin Gin's Bookstore is the only LGBT bookstore in the Chinese speaking world. Threatened with closure from a lawsuit, this film provides fascinating insights into the power of persistence and quiet strength. (directed by Larry Tung 2009, Taiwan, 19 min.)

    Make the Yuletide Gay: The holidays become overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson (Keith Jordan), an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents (hilarious performances by Derek Long & Kelly Keaton). But in the eyes of his wacky parents, Gunn is Olaf Gunnunderson, a devoted son who is 100% straight. His parents try to set him up with his high school sweetheart, Abby (Hallee Hirsh). But when his boyfriend, Nathan (Adamo Ruggiero), shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does? (Directed by Rob Williams 2009, USA, 89 min.)

    The Pikes Peak Lavender Film Festival is the only completely LGBT film festival in Colorado, and has been held in Colorado Springs since 1999. The festival programmers select from the best short films and features screened at the annual San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The Lavender Film Festival is held over a three-day period, opening on a Friday evening with a reception and continuing through Sunday. 


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        Colorado College - Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center

        825 N. Cascade Ave.
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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        Tickets: Full Pass: $60 ($75 After September 1) Half Pass: $50 Four Film Pass: $35 Individual Film Ticket: $10

        Info Phone: 719-38-MOVIE

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        September 19, 2009

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        2:30 p.m.

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