In the just-finished election cycle, the idea of a rebel was hijacked by the not-so-rebellious Republican Party and the, um, mavericky ways of its presidential nominee and his pristinely dressed running mate. Never fear: Santa Barbara’s 17th Annual OUTrageous LGBTQ (Lesban Gay Bisexual Transsexual Queer) Film Festival is here to restore your faith that true rebels go against the grain and stand up for their beliefs.
This year’s festival-starting today, Thursday, November 6, and running through Sunday, November 9, at downtown’s Metro 4-is chock-full of shorts and feature-length films that will make you laugh, cry, and deeply examine issues of love and loss. As always, the folks at the festival have managed to snag great guests for the screenings, like Butch Jaime director/actress Michelle Ehlen (showing Friday night), and Don Bachardy, star of Chris and Don, which chronicles the very public 34-year love affair between writer Christopher Isherwood and Bachardy (showing Saturday at 4 p.m.). Sunday promises to be equal parts poignant, with 2 p.m.’s A Finished Life, and musical, with the closing-night film a heartwarming song-and-dance rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream called Were the World Mine. It’s an eclectic lineup that should appeal to a wide variety of people. If you plan on going to more than one show, you should consider purchasing a festival pass, which is a deal at $75 and also gets you into Saturday night’s reception. Visit outrageousfilmfestival.org for more information.

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cathyjulee (anonymous profile)
November 6, 2008 at 6:01 p.m.