Three Dollar Bill Cinema and the Stranger present performance art extravaganza PARADISE HOTEL. The halls of the old Vogue Hotel will be transformed to bring you an interactive, multisensory art party. Head downstairs for the bar, and upstairs to discover what our cast of local artists has in store for you. PARADISE HOTEL is Saturday, October 19 from 8pm-2am at Vain, 2018 1st Avenue.

Last year’s festival featured director Rick Castro’s film, and audience favorite, PLUSHIES AND FURRIES. This year, be sure to see Castro’s FUROTICA, a gallery show featuring photos, paintings, and animation exploring Plushie and Furrie lives and desires. The show will be held in two gallery spaces starting on October 18 and closing on October 26. Visit both Vain and The Pound Gallery during the festival to explore and experience this brave new furry world! And please join us for the closing reception at the Pound Gallery on Saturday, October 26 at 8pm (furry suit optional).

Back by popular demand is our festival Sing Along! Join us for queer musical hit, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, with very special guest Stephen Trask, and hosted by Seattle’s own Hedwig, Nick Garrison! You too can be an internationally ignored song stylist! We’ll provide the film and the lyrics, you bring your voice and your glitter-rock best.

Travel back in time with HAROLD’S HOME MOVIES to 1940s San Francisco, 1950s garden parties, and 1970s pride parades. For seven decades, Harold “Hal” O’Neal has made short films documenting the lives of his friends as well as the changing world around him. We’re honored to welcome Hal and his partner of 50 years, George, as we present a selection of these amazing and insightful works from O’Neal’s personal archives. This sold-out hit of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is literally a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This summer, Seattle experienced THE COCKETTES, a documentary film featuring San Francisco’s notorious theatrical troupe of the psychedelic ‘60s. We are proud to contribute to the Cockettes’ comeback with two groundbreaking archival films that influenced a queer generation and preserved a moment of Cockettes’ history.

TRICIA’S WEDDING and ELEVATOR GIRLS IN BONDAGE will entertain, shock, and delight you with their hilarious wit and outrageous shenanigans. COCKETTES’ codirector David Weissman returns to Seattle to host this special event, along with honored guest, TRICIA’S WEDDING director, Sebastian.

Join us for a lively conversation with a select panel of this year’s festival filmmakers as we explore the pitfalls and rewards of lesbian cinema. From writing the story and selling the script, to securing funding and distribution, THE GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: QUEER WOMEN FILMMAKERS TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK will examine the challenges facing queer women trying to get their stories on screen.

ABSOLUT NIGHT OUT: Sunday, October 20 7:30pm, Cinerama Theatre
TIPPING THE VELVET With Special Guest Sarah Waters WeÌre proud to present the North American Premiere of the British Broadcasting CompanyÌs production of Sarah WatersÌ award-winning novel. Enter the underground world of fin-de-siecle London: a world of male impersonators, cabaret singers, radical feminists, and powerful women who keep sex slaves at their beck and call. Nan, a village girl, follows the gorgeous and seductive Kitty to the big city, after falling for her gender-bending performance in a traveling music hall show. A whole new world opens up for Nan as her ability to pass as a pretty boy garners her the attentions not only of London gentlemen, but of a gorgeous and powerful society woman who sees right through her disguise Û and wants her all the more because of it. Introducing Rachael Stirling (Diana RiggÌs daughter) in a star-making performance as Nan, TIPPING THE VELVET shows you a side of Victorian England youÌve never seen on screen before.

Absolut Vodka, the BBC, and Sally Head Productions have made this benefit screening possible - we look to you to make it a success! No tickets will be sold for this program - instead weÌll be requesting donations at the event. This stunning production represents the best in queer film today Û please show us how much this kind of programming is worth to you!

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