TUE OCT 17| 7:00 PM | NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
IN-PERSON EVENT ONLY

Free meetup before at Pony from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM and then go to the show at 7:00 PM for the 60 min presentation by Dave Quantic with drag sensation Miss Monday Mourning + screening of film CABARET (1972)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION:
FRUITBOWL PODCAST PRESENTS: MOVIE MUSICALS MADE ME GAY
David Quantic; 2023; USA; 60 min + CABARET

For many of us who grew up as rural gays in the pre-internet age, movie musicals often served as a rainbow colored bat-signal inviting us to magical worlds where people would burst into song and  queerness, whether explicit or implied, was embraced and even celebrated. 

This year, for his 50th birthday, SQFF veteran filmmaker and podcaster Dave Quantic (himself a rural gay and small-town Kansan) created an original event for his close friends called MOVIE MUSICALS MADE ME GAY, a presentation of clips from movies he has watched countless times throughout his life, accompanied by personal reflections about how the films helped him come of age and, eventually, come out.

Now, Dave brings this unique live event to SQFF for its first-ever public presentation, featuring clips from The Wizard of Oz, Xanadu, Hair, A Chorus Line and many more. Plus, a live performance by Seattle drag sensation Miss Monday Mourning, followed by a special presentation of Bob Fosse’s legendary Cabaret! Don’t miss this one of a kind event!

CABARET
Bob Fosse; 1972; USA; 122 min.

Bob Fosse’s 1972 masterpiece has stood the tests of time as one of the finest examples of musicals that made the jump from stage to screen. Starring Liza Minnelli in a kinetic and unforgettable performance as “Sally Bowles” (which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress), “Cabaret” recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Cambridge University student Brian Roberts (Michael York) arrives in Berlin in 1931 to complete his German studies. Without much money, he plans on making a living teaching English while living in an inexpensive rooming house, where he befriends another of the tenants, American Sally Bowles (Minnelli). What seems like a flashy Broadway musical on the surface is actually a stark and powerful rebuke of fascism and a celebration of individuality.  Cabaret turned 50 last year and is still as relevant and game-changing as ever!

Experience this classic the way it deserves to be seen - ON THE BIG SCREEN!