NewFest - July 21-28, 2011

NewFest begins July 21-28, 2011.  NewFest is dedicated to bringing together filmmakers and audiences in the building of a community that passionately supports giving greater visibility and voice to a wide range of expressions and representations of the LGBT experience.  Below are some HIV/AIDS themed films featured in this years NewFest program. 
 

heart breaks open

Fri, Jul 22, 6:00 PM Cinema Village 1

Jesus is a model queer activist within the Seattle LGBT community, but that doesn't stop him from having unprotected sex and cheating on his boyfriend. When Jesus finds out he's contracted HIV, he descends into madness until a stranger pulls him from the brink and forces him to imagine a better future. Billed as a semi-improvised docu-narrative made through collaborative storytelling, "heart breaks open" is a powerfully acted, achingly beautiful story about the love, and accountability, that binds our community together.

Now Here

Sun, Jul 24, 11:30 AM SVA 1

It's 1985, and Franco has found out that his lover has contracted HIV. It's his birthday and he's finding it hard to celebrate.

Red Red Red

Fri, Jul 22, 10:30 PM Cinema Village 2

David Oscar Harvey explores the ways in which the state of Iowa regulates the bodies and persons of people with HIV in his essay film, "Red Red Red." With intelligence – and humor – Harvey poses questions like "Why are people with HIV required to register with the state?" and "Why is there a local convenience store chain called Kum 'N' Go?"