Venture with us to explore the realms of future present and future beyond what you can imagine as we
bring together an inventive collection of original sci-fi shorts. The future may be female but will it
continue to be lesbian?
The Gendercator, Dir. Catherine Crouch, U.S. 2007, super8 and miniDV to video, 20 min. WORLD
PREMIERE. Catherine Crouch (Pretty Ladies: a super8explosion! – MGLFF 2002) presents her newest
provocative opus, a questioning and satirical look at female body modification. At a hippie retreat in
1973, sporty-dyke Sally drops too many party favors and passes out under a tree. One deep sleep later,
Sally awakes in the year 2048 to discover that scientific advances in sex reassignment surgery have
wiped out notions of butch or androgyny – yikes! Will she be able to escape a future without softball
or flannel shirts?
Transgender Express, Dir. Laure Schwarz, Switzerland, video, 10 min. FLORIDA PREMIERE. In French
with English subtitles. An interactive video game propels Laure through outer space and time. Via
planet surgery she ends up on a transgender spaceship where she discovers her true mission.
The Incredible Dyke,Co-Dir. Kurt Koehler and James Edward Quinn, U.S. 2006, video, 9 min. WORLD
PREMIERE. Don’t make her angry…. an unassuming woman turns a distinct shade of magenta in this
hilarious lesbian homage to a Marvel comic’s super-hero from the 70’s.
Outside, Dir. Jenn Kao, U.S. 2004, video, 20 min. Somewhere in the future, the
mother of all wars has left Earth unrecognizable. Survivors have two choices to conform or rebel. Life
starts to have meaning for Debbie - beyond the sensory transdermal hallucinogenic she rubs in her
palms when she meets a wild free Outsider. |