Podcasts about frameline

Send us a textWe're excited to welcome back Frameline Film Festival's executive director, Allegra Madsen! As we celebrate the 49th anniversary of the country's longest running and largest LGBTQ+ film festival, she shares some film and party highlights to look forward to, the urgency of this moment as funding attacks threaten to erase our values and our stories, and why being in community can be both focused and fun.If you're in the Bay, the Frameline Film Festival is happening right now! For more info, click hereFollow the Frameline Film Festival on IGFollow executive director Allegra Madsen on IGThis episode is co-hosted and edited by Jeff Hunt of Storied:SFSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

I joined Erin and Ange of Bitch Talk Podcast for another sit-down with Frameline Executive Director Allegra Madsen to talk all things Frameline49. If it weren't obvious from that moniker, this year's is the 49th annual Frameline film festival, the largest and longest-running LGBTQIA fest in the world. After listening to this bonus episode, please browse the Frameline49 program, buy tickets, get your butt in a theater seat, and let's continue to uplift the LGBTQIA community through art! We recorded this bonus episode at the Frameline offices in South of Marked in June 2025.

Want to know what feminist and women centered films to watch this June at SF Frameline and Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project film festivals ?       This Monday June 9th at 1-2pm pm on KPFA Radio's Women's Magazine I will be talking about the two most important Queer film festivals in the U.S., the San Francisco Frameline LGBTQI + film festival and QWOCMAP. SF Frameline runs from June 18th to June 28th at venues in San Francisco and here in the east bay as well. Frameline will also have films available online to stream from June 23rd to July 1st. I will talk to SF Frameline's executive director Allegra Madsen about some of the films that feature queer women. All that info is at Frameline.org. Then we will talk to the directors and producers of two deeply moving standout feature length documentaries showing at Frameline that are both about Queer poets and activists.       I talk to Jessica Hargrave, who is a producer on the must see new feature length documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” which is about spoken word artist and poet Andrea Gibson and their partner, poet Megan Falley, as they find meaning and love while dealing with Gibson's terminal cancer diagnosis.       And then we will look at another must see film, the new powerful and touching documentary “A Mother Apart,”about Black lesbian feminist poet and activist Staceyann Chin. That film explores Staceyann Chin's relationship with her mother and daughter and her search to find her mother who left her scarred when her mom abandoned her at the age of 9 and left Staceyann vulnerable to the violence women so often encounter within patriarchy. “A Mother Apart” follows Staceyann as she explores how her mother was herself impacted by the deeply misogynist and racist world we live in. The film also explores how Staceyann Chin found her own healing and self love and was able to pass on that love to her daughter Zuri, interrupting the cycle of violence that radicalized patriarchy and colonialism inflicts on so many women.      In the second half of the show I talk to Madeline Lim, founder and executive director of the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project or QWOCMAP. QWOCMAP presents their 21st annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival this year and it is offered for free, and runs from June 13th-15th at San Francisco's historic Presidio Theatre in the Presidio National Park. And we talk to Kirthi Nath who is an award winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker, whose lushly beautiful and touching film PARAMITA is being featured at QWOCMAP. For more info check out the website at QWOCMAP.org/festival.   The post Celebrate Queer Pride with SF Frameline and QWOCMAP film festivals appeared first on KPFA.

Philip Gulley, Peterson, and Sweet Miche share their personal journeys of unlearning traditional theological concepts and reflect on what makes Quakerism a meaningful path to a more authentic faith. Gulley highlights fear as a significant motivator for religious beliefs and a tool for control and how the current political moment is a masterfully evil manipulation of human fears. Gulley also offers his perspective on the continued usefulness of organized religion, emphasizing the importance of bringing people together, respecting personal autonomy, and aligning its social efforts with the ethos of Jesus and radical love. Philip Gulley is a Quaker pastor, writer, and speaker from Danville, Indiana.  Gulley has written 22 books, including the Harmony series recounting life in the eccentric Quaker community of Harmony, Indiana, and the best-selling Porch Talk essay series. Gulley's memoir, I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood, was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Hor.  In addition, Gulley, with co-author James Mulholland, shared their progressive spirituality in the books If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, followed by Gulley's books If the Church Were Christian and The Evolution of Faith. In  Living the Quaker Way: Timeless Wisdom For a Better Life Today, Gulley offers the opportunity to participate in a world where the values of the Quaker way bring equity, peace, healing, and hope. In his most recently published non-fiction work, Unlearning God: How Unbelieving Helped Me Believe, Gulley describes the process of spiritual growth, especially the re-interpretation of the earliest principles we learned about God. Resources Here are some resources for friends in the process of unlearning and seeking spiritual growth: Therapy Therapy and spiritual growth can be deeply complementary. While therapy doesn't typically provide spiritual direction, it creates fertile ground for unlearning and spiritual development. You can use online therapist directories to find a therapist by location, insurance, specialty, cost, and more at Psychology Today, TherapyDen, or Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. Poets and Authors Audre Lorde is a profoundly influential Black lesbian feminist writer, poet, theorist, and civil rights activist. Her work powerfully explores the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. You can read her essays in Sister Outsider and her "biomythography" Zami: A New Spelling of My Name. Federico Garcia Lorca is one of Spain's most important poets and playwrights of the 20th century. His work is celebrated for its intense lyricism, surreal imagery, and passionate exploration of themes like love, death, desire, oppression, and Andalusian culture, particularly in works like Gypsy Ballads and plays such as Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba. Walt Whitman is a central figure in American poetry, often called the "Bard of Democracy." Whitman revolutionized poetry with his use of free verse and expansive lines. His lifelong work, Leaves of Grass, celebrates the individual, democracy, nature, the body, spirituality, and the interconnectedness of all life, aiming to capture the diverse spirit of America. Mary Oliver is an American poet who focuses on the natural world, particularly the landscapes of New England.  Her work finds wonder, spirituality, and profound insight in quiet observation and moments of attention to nature, inviting readers to connect more deeply with the world around them. Christian Wiman is a contemporary American poet and essayist known for his unflinching honesty and intellectual rigor in exploring themes of faith, doubt, suffering (often drawing on his own experience with chronic illness), mortality, and love.  Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and served as the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate. Her work weaves together Indigenous history, spirituality, myth, social justice, resilience, and a deep connection to the land, often infused with the rhythms of music and prayer. Akwake Emezi is a non-binary Nigerian writer and artist known for their powerful, innovative, and often genre-bending work. Their novels (like Freshwater and The Death of Vivek Oji) explore complex themes of identity, spirituality (often drawing on Igbo cosmology), gender, mental health, trauma, and the body, challenging conventional Western frameworks of selfhood. Elaine Pagels is a renowned historian of religion, particularly noted for her scholarship on early Christianity and Gnosticism. Her groundbreaking book, The Gnostic Gospels, brought non-canonical early Christian texts to wider attention, revealing the diversity of early Christian thought and exploring how political and social contexts shaped religious history and scripture. LGBTQ+ film festivals are events dedicated to showcasing films by, for, or about queer individuals and communities. They serve as vital platforms for representation, providing visibility for filmmakers and stories often marginalized in mainstream media. These festivals (like Frameline, Outfest, NewFest, and countless others globally) are also important spaces for community building and celebrating queer culture. Quaker Voluntary Service is a year-long program rooted in Quaker values. It brings young adults together to live in an intentional community, work full-time in social justice-focused non-profit organizations, and engage in spiritual exploration and leadership development, putting faith into action. Listener Responses We hear directly from Roxanne, who unlearned the idea that any single group holds the definitive spiritual answer, instead discovering valuable truths across diverse practices and traditions through their continuous seeking. On Facebook, friends shared their experience wrestling with the traditional ideas about God they grew up with. Many people mentioned letting go of a harsh or judgmental image of God, questioning core doctrines, and letting go of feelings of unworthiness. Thank you to Angela, Rae, Tim, Amy, Iris, Christine, Steve, David, Tyler, Joe, Deepak, and Whittier for sharing so openly with our question of the month. Question for Next Month Beyond a roof and four walls, what does the word 'home' mean to you? Share your response by emailing podcast@quakerstoday.org or call/text 317-QUAKERS (317-782-5377). Please include your name and location. Your responses may be featured in our next episode. Quakers Today: A Project of Friends Publishing Corporation Quakers Today is the companion podcast to Friends Journal and Friends Publishing Corporation content. It is written, hosted, and produced by Peterson Toscano and Miche McCall. Season Four of Quakers Today is Sponsored by: Friends Fiduciary Since 1898, Friends Fiduciary has provided values-aligned investment services for Quaker organizations, consistently achieving strong financial returns while upholding Quaker testimonies. They also assist individuals in supporting beloved organizations through donor-advised funds, charitable gift annuities, and stock gifts. Learn more at FriendsFiduciary.org. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Vulnerable communities and the planet are counting on Quakers to take action for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. AFSC works at the forefront of social change movements to meet urgent humanitarian needs, challenge injustice, and build peace. Learn more at AFSC.org. Feel free to email us at podcast@friendsjournal.org with​​ comments, questions, and requests for our show. Music from this episode comes from Epidemic Sound.  Follow Quakers Today on TikTok, Instagram, and X. For more episodes and a full transcript of this episode, visit QuakersToday.org.

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. Allegra was bartending at Second City in Chicago. The day of her graduation ceremony, at Columbia College Chicago, she packed up all her belongings and drove to LA with a friend.   Allegra really wanted to be in California. Not yet totally sure about what she was gonna do, she took the plunge, so to speak. She'd realized that she wasn't going to pursue art. But she figured, correctly, that in addition to the warmer climate, there would be opportunities to seize in Los Angeles. But Allegra soon found that the challenges of a pre-smartphone Southern California were overwhelming.   But she gave it a go. Allegra managed to get what she refers to today as "the worst job she's ever had in her life"—taking school photos of kids. On September 11, 2001, as planes hit the Twin Towers on the other side of the continent, Allegra was at a school in LA taking photos of schoolchildren.   Later that day, she had a job interview that, of course, required driving. The freeways were empty, which is an eerie sight. But she got that job. And that's the story of how Allegra Madsen became an art handler.   Following a couple of years hanging art (Warhol's Mao and Brillo Boxes among the art Allegra handled), she dabbled in freelance work, putting art up on walls in the homes of Los Angeles billionaires among them. Several years into that, Allegra started to feel that energy—this time, pushing her away from LA.   She packed up her red sports car again (a 1988 Porsche, by the way) and headed to The Bay. Going back to the time in her life when she immersed herself in books, Beat writers caught Allegra's imagination. She recounts her first visit to San Francisco and her eventual move north. Like me, she had no idea that she'd still be here all these decades later.   It took Allegra some time to "unpack," so to speak. She moved around The Bay a little, before eventually settling back a block from her first spot in Oakland, where she lives today.   She went to school at CCA (then known as CCAC) and studied curatorial practice. It's where she discovered and got really into social art practices, which she goes into in our talk. "Using art to build community," essentially. Her thesis project took place on Third Street, just as the light rail was being built along that corridor. Her thesis exhibition took place at the Bayview Opera House.   A few years after getting her Master's degree, Allegra opened a cafe in Temescal in Oakland. The neighborhood was rapidly gentrifying at the time, and she wanted to have a space where folks from many different walks of life could visit and have a good experience.   Allegra sold the café after about five years. She pivoted back to art and event planning. Most of her work took the form of events in the Bayview. And part of that event planning involved movie programming. This led to a role at the BVOH, where she did more movie showings.   During her time at the opera house, she began to partner with Frameline. In 2021, she joined the film fest org as programming director. It was the first year since the pandemic started, and Allegra believes part of why she was hired is that she had proven that she could program movies in "weird" places. They hosted a movie as part of Pride that summer at Oracle Park and did some drive-ins (remember those?).   In late 2023, Allegra became interim executive director of Frameline. She assumed the permanent job this February.   Follow Frameline on Instagram and other social media to stay up to date on everything they do.   We end the podcast with Allegra's take on our theme this season: Keep it local.   We recorded this podcast in the Frameline office in South of Market in November 2024.   Photography by Dan Hernandez

Allegra Madsen has a Polaroid photo of her birth. In this episode, meet and get to know Allegra. Today, she's the executive director of Frameline film fest, the biggest LGBTQIA+ movie event in the world. She might disagree, but Allegra is a big deal. (Quick side note: As we kicked off our recording, Allegra expertly solved a Rubik's Cube. No bigs.) We begin with the story of how her parents met. Allegra's dad is from Chicago originally. He taught transcendental meditation (TM) and moved all over the world. Eventually, he landed in Virginia, where he met Allegra's mom, who is from there and was just beginning to practice TM. The two met and settled down, and soon enough, they had a baby—Allegra. She was born in Virginia Beach, VA, to, as she puts it, "two hippies who were trying to change the world by sitting quietly." A lot of Allegra's family is still in Virginia, from which, as she points out, the Supreme Court's Loving case originated. That was when the high court ruled unanimously that interracial marriages are, in fact, protected under the Constitution. Her parents are of different races, and not everyone in the family looked on approvingly. Her parents never did get married. But they raised their biracial kid together. She was a fairly typical latch-key kid growing up in the Eighties, though she split her time between her parents' families. Schools were mostly segregated, too. By the time Allegra got to high school, though, local governments and school boards did what they could to integrate, at that level at least. But, she says, that meant that the students themselves segregated within the schools. Going between the worlds of her mom's family and her dad's, Allegra says she felt at home in both, however differently. She was the only mixed-race kid though, and so, as much as she strived to fit in with any one group, it was difficult. Allegra has been tall for a while, and she was urged to play basketball, which she did. She says she liked it, but her passion for the game outweighed her skill. As a teenager, she read a lot. She says that it was probably the main way that she discovered a broader world beyond her hometown. Books gave way to movies, and they all helped form in Allegra a curiosity about how people relate to one another and share space in the world. This was around the time that VCRs really took off. In addition to local video rental shops, the expansion of Blockbuster stores nationwide made it easier to rent movies. Her mom had a job at a cable company, and when young Allegra would visit her at work, she had access to cable movies that many of her friends went without. At this point in the recording, Allegra and I go on a sidebar about movies we used to love that don't hold up well nowadays. But at the time, movies and books were ways for her to escape The South. Soon enough, something started calling Allegra to leave where she's from. She graduated high school after only three years and got a job in the office of the construction company her dad worked for, helping her earn a little money. She saved and funded a fledgeling scuba career. Yes, scuba diving. Her dream was to move to the Florida Keys to work as a dive instructor. But that dream never came true. Instead, she spent the year that would've been her senior year in high school working at a music store. Her work provided Allegra with easy access to so much music. There was also a Ticketmaster counter inside the store. Being an employee, she and her coworkers were able to pull tickets for themselves before they went on sale to the public. I go on a tangent here about what a pain it used to be to buy concert tickets over landline phones. Allegra rattles off an impressive list of bands she saw back then—one that includes Missy Elliott and Bob Dylan. When she figured out that the diving dream was dead, Allegra moved to Chicago to go to college. She had family there—aunts, uncles, grandparents. But they weren't especially close. It's not that her extended family wasn't accepting of her parents' interracial relationship, but more that they weren't prepared for it. ​And so Allegra turned to her peers. She found two people in her first week of college who turned out to be lifelong friends. She says her college experience was mostly a good one, but that, in hindsight, she still hadn't come into her own, per se. She studied film photography and design. Although she wasn't enrolled in the motion pictures program, Columbia College Chicago was and is known as a film school. And Allegra says that those friends she made early on helped her dive more deeply into the world of movies—it made her more of an active moviegoer. Allegra says she always knew she was queer. She dated girls in high school, but never really talked with her parents about her budding sexuality. She never really talked with anyone about it, in fact. Instead, she simply dated women and that was that. Check back next week for Part 2 and Allegra's eventual move to the Bay Area. ​We recorded this podcast at Frameline Film Fest's offices in South of Market in November 2024. Photography by Dan Hernandez

Commonwealth Club World Affairs is pleased to host a special evening with SF Pride Board President Nguyen Pham. Nguyen finishes his last term with SF Pride this year, after serving for a total of 8 years on the board of SF Pride. As president emeritus of San Francisco Pride, a nonprofit that produces the SF Pride Celebration and Parade, Nguyen Pham has proudly led the iconic organization through pivotal moments in the modern LGBTQ+ equity movement. Prior to his election as president, he served as vice president and secretary of the organization, comprising a record eight consecutive years of board service. In 2019, he helped to produce the inaugural SF Pride Golf Tournament, SF Pride's most lucrative board-led annual fundraiser to date. He continued that tradition with the tournament's sixth annual convening in 2024, which was a resounding success. Nguyen is also director of philanthropy at Frameline, a San Francisco-based arts organization aimed at changing the world through the power of LGBTQ+ cinema. In 2024, Nguyen became the first person of color as well as the first openly LGBTQ+ president of the Mensa Foundation, a charitable organization working to unleash intelligence for the benefit of humanity. Additionally, he is in his 23rd consecutive year as a performer with CHEER San Francisco, the Official Cheer Team of the City and County of San Francisco, and an all-volunteer nonprofit performance group that raises charitable funds globally for community members facing life-challenging conditions. Adding to his overloaded plate, Nguyen produces and emcees local and national events on a pro bono basis to raise charitable funds for numerous nonprofits. A proud Bay Area native, Nguyen earned his BA from UC Berkeley and his MBA from San Francisco State University. Join us for a fun and informative talk with Nguyen Pham. See more  Michelle Meow Show programs at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Around this time last year, I covered my first film festival, SFFILM's Doc Stories. The screenings and other events all took place at The Vogue Theater, which is just a short walk from where I live. Long story short, I was hooked. Since then, I've covered SFFILM's International Film Festival, CAAM, and Frameline this year. And so I wasn't going to pass up a chance to speak again with Director of Programming at SFFILM Jessie Fairbanks. In this bonus episode, Jessie talks about this year's Doc Stories, the 10th such festival that SFFILM has put on to celebrate documentary filmmaking. Learn all about this year's programming, which includes many films and talks I'm hoping to attend. Event Details Thursday, Oct. 17–Sunday, Oct. 20 All screenings held at The Vogue Theater Go to SFFILM's website to learn more and buy tickets We recorded this bonus episode over Zoom in October 2024.

In this bonus episode, meet and get to know Frameline Film Festival's Executive Director Allegra Madsen. Allegra was born and grew up in southern Virginia. As she says, "It was hot, it was humid, it was Southern." From a young age, she fell in love with movies because it was so hot outside. She'd escape to theaters, where she could bask in the AC and watch movies all day long.   She left that area as soon as she could. That meant Chicago for college. She wanted to be a writer. Columbia College in Chicago was known as more of a film school, which meant she was on the periphery of movies in her time there.   After college, it was on to Los Angeles, "as everybody does." Allegra worked in some art galleries and museums, with the goal of trying to get to San Francisco always in the back of her mind. As a kid growing up, she read a lot of Beat Generation writers (where were the women of the Beat era?). CCA was the draw that got Allegra up to The Bay. She studied contemporary art curation, focusing on how you can use art to build community.   That was 20 years ago, and she's been here ever since.   Then our conversation shifts to Frameline and its nearly half-century of history. It is the largest and longest-running queer film festival in the world. It's also the largest film event in California (hear that, LA?). It all began in 1977 on a bedsheet in the Castro. It was a time when there were no prominent images of queer people in media.   Frameline 48 will take place all over the Bay Area. Check their website for a complete lineup. Allegra goes through a few of the events that she's excited about. The one I'm perhaps most hyped up for is next week's Juneteenth Frameline kick-off block party. In addition to many other aspects of the evening, the Castro Theatre's blade will be re-lit for the first time since that building underwent renovations.   See you all at Frameline 48! We recorded this podcast over Zoom in May 2024. Image courtesy Frameline

We're continuing our celebration of Pride Month by discussing the Frameline Film Festival (the world's oldest and largest LGBTQIA film festival, running June 19th-June 29th) with Executive Director, Allegra Madsen!Allegra is a badass bitch who has been able to marry her love of community building with her love of films as Frameline's newly coined Executive Director. She shares how she ended up in San Francisco, her (sometimes embarrassing) favorite movies growing up, how she was able to create a space for communities that are continually displaced in SF's Bayview district, and why film is a great gateway to other art forms. We then discuss our collective excitement over this year's festival lineup, including an epic (and free!) Juneteenth block party in the Castro District to kickoff the whole event. We'll see you there!Join the fun and get tickets to this year's Frameline Film Festival here!Follow Frameline Film Festival on IGSupport the Show.Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 and 2023 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Welcome to Flashback Fridays! We're bringing back two films that you can see on the big screen at this year's Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (running June 19-29)! We truly loved both of these documentaries that will introduce you to two amazing women that should already be household names.The World According to Allee Willis shares the story of one of the most successful singer/songwriter/artists of our time, Allee Willis, from her strict upbringing to her creative successes (despite struggling to fit in with sexual and gender norms), and eventually, her path to love. We are joined by director Alexis Spraic, producer Nicholas Coles, and EP/participant Prudence Fenton, who share the finding of hidden gems in Allee's archival footage, if there is potential for this to become a series (yes, please!), and how they are continuing Allee's legacy through the Willis Wonderland Foundation.Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, follows the life of one of music's first Black trans performers, and how she made it to the edge of stardom before disappearing. Directors Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee describe how they thankfully were able to find Jackie before her sudden death, the importance of the timing of the film's release, and telling the story of a trans woman's life that was filled with joy.Purchase tickets to the films here!Listen to Allee Willis' Child Star album hereFollow EP/participant Prudence Fenton on IGFind Jackie Shane's music hereFollow Any Other Way on IGFollow director Michael Mabbott on IGFollow director Lucah Rosenberg-Lee on IGAudio engineering by Jeff Hunt from Storied: San FranciscoSupport the Show.Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 and 2023 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

Today we've got the wonderful Collin Brazie on the program to talk about his work on the new film "Blackout" that just released in April. Collin is a Director of Photography (ICG – Local 600) who specializes in narrative, documentary and branded content. He received his MFA (Film Production—Cinematography) from the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. He has lensed a wide variety of projects that have played film festivals all over the world, including Fantasia, Rotterdam, Sitges and Frameline. He shot the award-winning drama Retake and the upcoming Larry Fessenden directed horror film BLACKOUT. His other work includes Emmy-winning commercials and TV shows for the CW and Hulu, as well as a renovation show for Executive Producer Ashton Kutcher. His documentary and branded commercial work spans industries and locations, including numerous Fortune 500 companies across the country. Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference is supported by Filmtools and ProVideo Coalition. Filmtools is the West Coast's leading supplier of film equipment. From cameras and lights to grip and expendables, Filmtools has you covered for all your film gear needs. Check out ⁠⁠Filmtools.com⁠⁠ for more. ProVideo Coalition is a top news and reviews site focusing on all things production and post. Check out ⁠⁠ProVideoCoalition.com⁠⁠ for the latest news coming out of the industry.

Christie Bahna and Lynn Maleh are two Middle Eastern comedy queens digging up the funny from the first-generation experience. In this episode, Lynn and Christie chat with Filipina-Canadian actress and comic ⁠Christine Medrano ⁠about her upbringing in a gambling-enthusiast household; standup comedy; superstitions and woo; rock-climbing; phone addictions, AI bots in comedy and TV; and more! Follow Christine on ⁠Instagram⁠ and check out her poker podcast ⁠Shortstacks⁠! ... Christine Medrano is a stand-up comic, actress, writer, and filmmaker from Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. Her short film, “I Think She Likes You”, which she stars and co-wrote was programmed at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, Outfest, Frameline, and numerous other festivals around the world. She has done stand-up on Epix and voiced a character on Bob's Burgers. She was a crew member of the popular Youtube Channel, Good Mythical Morning, she was also a featured cast member and writer for College Humor and DROPOUT.  Christine has also been a finalist for Sirius XM's Canada's Next Top Comic, a featured at the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and an opening act for Maria Bamford. She has appeared in numerous videos for Amazon Prime, Super Deluxe, College Humor, Cracked, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, Funny or Die, Comedy Central, All Def Digital, and hosted multiple shows for Mythical Entertainment.

Dixie is back, and so is the Podcast! In this episode: You've been told ‘Don't do Bondage when you're High', but have you ever heard a true story that illustrated that point? Well, Science tells us that we learn best from a story, so this week, we have an informative ‘Don't Try This at Home' story for you. Punk Rock Leather Daddy Al Rahm Lujan was a mere 20 years old and fresh out of the Navy, and just beginning to explore his dominant nature. Young and unskilled at bondage (but eager to play), Al meets a submissive man with a unique fetish for tasseled loafers and business suits, so he picks up a pair of dress shoes at Kmart and they take their party to a secret lair. Al has his victim on a St Andrews cross and is using whips, floggers, nipple clamps and more on him - when the evening takes an unexpected turn. The submissive turns blue, the EMTs, Firefighters and Police are called, and their dangerous experience becomes a life lesson. Will Al get arrested for being Drunk and Kinky? Listen to discover the consequences of an impulsive (and intoxicated) adventure that helped Al get Sober. #GetSmart   Song: ‘All in the Suit that You Wear' (Stone Temple Pilots)   About our Storyteller:   Al Rahm Lujan is a Bay Area Renaissance Daddy. His writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including Best American Erotica and Drummer Magazine. His visual art has been shown throughout the Bay Area, including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Oakland Museum. His first short film, SM in the Hood is distributed by Frameline and if he hadn't maxed out his credit cards he might have completed his documentary CLN SBR PNX - True Stories of Chaos, Hope, Redemption and PUNK ROCK. He's a literal dad to a lovely young lady and a Mean Daddy to His Boy Robb.   Kink | Rope l Gay l Leather l Bondage l Loafers l Ferragamo l Yves St. Laurent l Daddy l Alcoholic l Bartender | Punk Rock l Latino l Lawyer l Navy l Vintage Kink Story l Rich l Batman's Lair l Dominant l Eastern European I Funeral Suit l Sushi l Tasseled Loafers l Hot Carl l Omar Sharif l Dr. Zhivago l Ceviche l Law Office l Whiskey l St Andrews Cross l Whip l Flogger l Handcuffs l Nipple Clamps l Butt plug l Dildo l Spreader Bar l Sober l Dress Shoes l Suit and Tie l Snakeskin l Police Officer l EMT l Firefighter l Dom l Jewish l Cock Cage l Spiderman l 911 l Prison l Unconscious l My Eyes are Up Here l Batman's Lair l   Episode links: Lume Deodorant: Save over 40% on the Lume starter pack! Lume is seriously safe to use anywhere on your body - armpits, underboobs, thigh folds, belly buttons, butt cracks, vulvas, feet… It comes in fresh, bright scents like Clean Tangerine, Toasted Coconut, Lavender Sage, and more. Lime is Clinically proven to block odor all day and control odor for up to 72 hours, it's Baking soda and Paraben free, and it's pH balanced for safe use on all your bits. Lume's Starter Pack is perfect for new customers: The Starter Pack comes with a Solid Stick Deodorant, Cream Tube Deodorant, two free products of your choice (like Mini Body Wash and Deodorant Wipes), and free shipping.    And remember, As a special offer for Bawdy listeners, New customers GET $5 OFF a Lume Starter Pack with code DIXIE at LumeDeodorant.com. Get over 40% off your Starter Pack when you visit LumeDeodorant.com and use code DIXIE - Tell em Dixie sent ya!   Factor Meals: Eating better is easy with Factor's delicious, ready-to-eat meals. I don't really cook, so I love that Every fresh, never-frozen meal is chef-crafted, dietitian-approved, and ready to go in just 2 minutes. You have over 35 different options to choose from every week, including Calorie Smart, Protein Plus, and Keto options. And there are more than 60 add-ons to help you stay fueled up and feeling good all day long. Head to FactorMeals.com/bawdy50 and use the code bawdy50 to get 50% off. Half Off! That's code bawdy50 at FactorMeals.com slash bawdy50 to get 50% off! What are you waiting for? Get started today and get after your goals.   My Upcoming Workshops: My Secret System Storytelling Workshops are returning - and this time, you can attend either online, or live and in-person! Registration will be offered to newsletter subscribers first, so sign up now.   But I have 2 different workshops. Which one is best for you?   How to Be Fascinating: Dixie's Secret System for Brilliant Storytelling (perfect for parties and social events, getting better at speaking up at work, and dealing with the social anxiety of public speaking)   •    How to Be Bawdy: Dixie's Secret System for Uncensored Storytelling (learn how to tell stories the way that Bawdy storytellers do, esp sharing your personal story in an inclusive, detailed yet relatable way. Special topics will include polyamory stories, kink stories, illustrating consent in your story, transporting your audience into a scene, and more)   Subscribe to the Bawdy Storytelling email at https://bawdystorytelling.com/subscribe   Bawdy's East Coast Tour is over for now, but… Do you want Bawdy Storytelling in *your* city next? I'm back, and ramping up for more cities and live shows. Maybe an evening of *my* personal stories, or a House Concert, a BawdySlam, or ? Send me a message and let's figure it out! BawdyStorytelling@gmail.com   Patreon Special Offer:   Join Bawdy's Patreon now to get exclusive Patreon-only rewards (and my eternal gratitude). Podcasting has been decimated by high profile celebrity podcasts, and Independent podcast like Bawdy are suffering…The Golden Age of Podcasting is over, so if you love the Bawdy podcast, remember: this thing is entirely Listener Supported, and we need your financial assistance to continue.   If not Patreon: Looking for another way to ensure this podcast continues? How about a one-time Donation? Our Payment links are:   Venmo: @BawdyStorytelling or https://www.venmo.com/bawdystorytelling CashApp: https://cash.app/$DixieDeLaTour Paypal: paypal.me/bawdystorytelling Zelle: https://www.zellepay.com/  Email address is  BawdyStorytelling@gmail.com BuyMeACoffee: buymeacoff.ee/bawdy   Ko-fi : Ko-fi.com/thanksbawdy   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Bawdy   Here's a great deal: The Patreon All-You-Can-Eat Special: Need some True Stories / Entertainment to stay thrilled and connected as only Bawdy can do, no matter where you are? Right now, you can Sign up (or Increase your support) for the $25/month level on Bawdy's Patreon and you'll get: •  40+ Hours of Bawdy, on Video! •  16 Full Length Livestreams (each is over 2 hours long) Recorded Stories from Margaret Cho, Sunny Megatron, Dirty Lola, Slutever, Reid Mihalko, and many more •  Original Music from Rachel Lark, Jefferson Bergey, Shirley Gnome - All your favorites from the Bawdy Stage You'll be helping me continue the Bawdy Podcast, Live Shows, and assist in the development of new projects that I have in the works •  Available at the $25/month or greater level at: https://www.patreon.com/Bawdy   Want to work one-on-one with me on your story? Storytelling is everywhere, and it's essential to your personal and work life. Right now I'm offering private coaching on Zoom… Want to work on your personal branding? (your dating profile, website, etc). Want my help to develop the story line for your documentary? to help craft personal stories for the stage? I can help you live the life that you've always dreamed about: communicating with clarity, landing your dream job, feeling more confident when you speak socially and on stage, and discovering what makes you tick (storytelling is so good for figuring out what drives you) … Whether it's getting onstage for the first time, writing your memoir, creating a podcast, or learning how to use brand storytelling for your business, I can help. Email me at BawdyStorytelling@gmail.com and let's make it happen.   My Writings, and the Ramble: My upcoming Substack 'The Dixie Ramble' is at https://substack.com/profile/22550258-dixie-de-la-tour #Subscribe   Bawdy Got Me Laid perfume, Bawdy Butter & more: Dixie has created her own fragrance: You'll love #BawdyGotMeLaid perfume, scented with golden honey, amber, ylang ylang, and warm vanilla. There's also our (scented or unscented) creamy Bawdy Butter, Hair & Bawdy Oil, & more. Bawdy Got Me Laid Merchandise means you can deliver your own great smelling Motorboats while supporting Dixie and Bawdy. Get yours today at https://bawdystorytelling.com/merchandise   Check out our Bawdy Storytelling Fiends and Fans group on Facebook - it's a place to discuss the podcast's stories with the storytellers, share thoughts with your fellow listeners, & help Dixie make the podcast even better. Just answer 3 simple questions and you're IN! https://www.facebook.com/groups/360169851578316/ Thank you to the Team that makes this podcast possible! Team Bawdy is:   Podcast Producer: Roman Den Houdijker Sound Engineer: David Grosof Storytelling support by Mosa Maxwell-Smith Dixie's Virtual Assistant is Roillan James Video & Livestream support from Donal Mooney Bawdy's Creator & Host is Dixie De La Tour & Thank you to Pleasure Podcasts. Bawdy Storytelling is proud to be part of your s*x-positive podcast collective!   Website: https://bawdystorytelling.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bawdystorytelling/ Like us at www.Facebook.com/BawdyStorytelling Join us on FetLife: https://fetlife.com/groups/46341 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Bawdy Watch us on YouTube at http://bit.ly/BawdyTV Find out about upcoming Podcast episodes - & Livestreams - at www.BawdyStorytelling.com/subscribe  

We'll discuss a sacred Native American site in Berkeley being transferred back to the Ohlone people, a California survey designed to understand and address the needs of the LGBTQ+ community as they age, and the Frameline film festival celebrating queer storytelling.

In this very special WFT Podcast, listen back as two award-winning documentary filmmakers dive into their craft. WFT Board Member and Filmmaker Marissa Aroy was in conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Nina Menkes talking about gender and the unwavering male gaze in filmmaking ahead of Nina's newest documentary film Brainwashed Sex-Camera-Power. This film is screening tonight at the Kerry International Film Festival, catch it now the big screen. This webinar has been made possible with the support of Coimisiún na Meán. Brainwashed Sex-Camera-Power has been honoured with screenings at major international film festivals including Sundance, the Berlinale, CPH:DOX, BFI-London, IDFA, Ambulante, Frameline, Karlovy Vary and the Viennale, among many others, was named on multiple BEST OF 2022 Lists including Film Comment, IMDB, Roger Ebert, Screen Slate and The Association of Women Film Journalists who also cited the film as an “Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the FIlm Industry.” https://wft.ie/

Norman Gee is back and Radhika Rao is back for the third time on the Yay (check out Episodes 21, 131) – as we welcome guest Tina D'Elia, who is just finishing up her one woman show Overlooked Latinas, which played at Theatre Rhinoceros and closed October 1st. Tina D'Elia is an actor, writer, a performance coach, voice over talent, a casting director and a co-screenwriter. Among other accomplishments, she cowrote the short film Lucha that received the Audience Award at Frameline 33 LGBT Film Festival in 2009 and was also nominated in 2009 for the Iris Prize Award. In this podcast, Tina will talk about when she began her artistic journey, what keeps Overlooked Latinas going, and what plans she has in the future. You can learn more about Tina D'Elia from her website here: https://tinadelia.squarespace.com You can learn more about Radhika from her website here: https://radhikarao.org Tina is on Instagram: @tinadeliasf Radhika is on Instagram: @radhikarao77 We also want to thank Charles Blades Barbershop for sponsoring The Yay! Charles Blades Barbershop is located at 180 Second Street in downtown Oakland. It's a very cool, relaxing place where you can get your cuts and they'll even serve you a complimentary drink. Charles is also selling men's hair products on his website https://cbbgroominingproducts.myshopify.com Hair Gels, Pomades, Shampoos and Conditioners. Hop online, give the products a try and support minority businesses like my man Charles Blades. SHOWS: Before the Sword (New Conservatory Theatre Center) LAST SHOW TOMORROW Kim Donovan (Episodes 80, 223) and Radhika Rao (Episodes 21, 131) are in the show https://nctcsf.org/event/before-the-sword/ Monday Night Playground (Playground SF) Oct 17 Kimberly Ridgeway (Episode 155 & 251) is one of the playwrights https://playground-sf.org/monday/ The Legend of Georgia McBride (Center Rep at the Lesher Center for the Arts) Nov 4 – 26 Jed Parsario (Episodes 63 & 186) is in the show Alan Coyne (Episodes 29 & 233) is in the show Elizabeth Carter (Episodes 159) is directing the show https://www.lesherartscenter.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/15629/3149 The Engine of Our Disruption (Central Works) Oct 14 – Nov 12 Gary Graves (Episode 24) is directing the show Jan Zvaifler (Episode 170) is in the show https://centralworks.org/the-engine-of-our-disruption/#showtab=details Rent (South Bay Musical Theatre) Sept 30 – Oct 21 Steven McCloud (Episode 144) is in the show James M. Jones (Episode 245) is in the show https://southbaymt.com/shows/ticket-sales/rent/ Aren't You.. (The Marsh) Sept 23 – Oct 21 Fred Pitts (Episode 256) is the writer and actor in his one man show https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/ Citizen (Z Space) Oct 18 – Nov 12 Carolina Morones (Episode 197) is in the show http://www.zspace.org Disenchanted (San Jose Playhouse) Oct 12 – Nov 5 Eiko Yamamoto will be in this show https://sanjoseplayhouse.org/disenchanted/ Sleeping Beauty (Presidio Theatre) Dec 1 – 30 Eiko Yamamoto and Sharon Shao will be in this show Nollywood Dreams (SF Playhouse) Sept 28 – Nov 4 Angel Adedokun (Episode 147) and Tanika Baptiste (Episode 253) are in the show https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2023-2024-season/nollywood-dreams/ Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay) Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the Local Legends program featured at this year's Frameline's LGBTQ+ film festival in San Francisco. Local Legends features documentaries about Jewelle Gomez, a trailblazing lesbian writer and activist, and Anjali Rimi, an Indian immigrant trans activist who followed her passion for social justice to San Francisco.

KCBS Radio's Foodie Chap Liam Mayclem discusses the upcoming events for Father's Day Weekend. Ranging from The Stern Grove Festival, Frameline Festival and Brunch at Cornerstone Sonoma. 

Today on Women's Magazine  magazine we will preview  two exciting new lesbian documentaries playing at SF' Frameline film festival the  preeminent LGBTQAI film festival,  which is the largest in the world and runs from June 14th to July 2nd.  First we talk  to Madeleine Lim about her new documentary Jewelle: A Just Vision about the   powerful and extraordinarily talented visionary  writer, activist, and community-builder Jewelle Gomez who will also be joining us.  Not limited to her vanguard work The Gilda Stories, Jewelle's been at the foreground of myriad culture and movement spaces since the 1960s. Through humorous and thoughtful interviews with Jewelle and a group of friends and collaborators (including Dorothy Allison, Cheryl Clarke, and Ajuan Mance), this doc by Madeleine Lim radiates with the warmth and sharp intelligence of a prolific Black and Native femme lesbian feminist who's an enduring force across LGBTQ+ organizations and communities, as it explores the lineage that has shaped and been shaped by Jewelle. And then we talk to Lisa Marie Evans,  co-director of the new documentary “In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction.” Narrated by LGBTQ+ historian Lillian Faderman and illuminated through interviews with trailblazers like Jewelle Gomez (The Gilda Stories), Dorothy Allison (Bastard Out of Carolina), and Sarah Waters (Fingersmith), In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction charts a literary journey from post-war lesbian pulp to modern bestsellers.  Charting the changing socio-political landscapes that encouraged an evolution of the genre In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction pays loving tribute to this evolution of lesbian and queer fiction, told through a lens of broader American history.  And lastly we will talk to Allegra Madsen the director of programming at Frameline about the history of the film festival and other lesbian highlights at the film festival. The post Women's Magazine June 12 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

The 30th edition of the Hot Docs festival that celebrates the best new documentaries just concluded in Toronto. We discuss the films Satan Wants You, July Talk: Love Lives Here, I'm Just Here For The Riot, A Still Small Voice, Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun and The Mountains. Joining the show is Courtney Small a critic who runs the publication Cinema Axis and who's work can also be read at That Shelf and POV Magazine among others. Read Dakota's reviews of Satan Wants You, July Talk: Love Lives Here, I'm Just Here For The Riot and Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun. Read Courtney's reviews of The Mountains and July Talk: Love Lives Here. Follow Courtney on Twitter and Spoutible and listen to his radio show Frameline wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out more great Contra Zoom content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠That Shelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Listen to Contra Zoom on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Play⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breaker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Podcast Addict and more! Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate and review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! Thank you to Eric and Kevin Smale for the original theme songs, Jimere for the interlude music and to Stephanie Prior for designing the logo. Support the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by sending us a tip! Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and visit out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message

We have Matthew Lynn on to discuss Uncoupled! Our 18th episode!As a child, Matthew Lynn would talk into his tape recorder and tell the stories of space battles and magic castles. For his entire life, Matt's focus has been on creating worlds that inspire the imagination. Through film he learned that this gift can not only bring his ideas to life but change the world and people around him. It is this unique perspective that inspired him to create the production company Bridge the Divide Media to tell LGBT stories on a larger scale. His work has been accepted into Cannes, Tribeca, TIFF, Frameline, Outfest and more while also receiving both Gotham and Queerty award nominations. After attending the American Film Institute Conservatory's MFA program, Matthew traveled around the world creating and shooting projects including feature and short films, documentaries, music videos, series, national commercials and has created original shows for Discovery Networks, Himeros.TV and Dekkoo. He has also served as the cinematographer for work with Cadillac, Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Lush Cosmetics, Caitlyn Jenner, and Brian Jordan Alvarez from Will and Grace. His calm, confident leadership skills bring a unique perspective to his work. Matthew Lynn a gay filmmaker to watch out for.Twitter: Rainbow Room Podcast (@rainbow_room_) / TwitterInstagram: Rainbow Room (@rainbowroompodcast) • Instagram photos and videosWebsite: https://linktr.ee/rainbowroompodcastMusic: Hyperfun by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3891-hyperfunLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Reviews of film from the 2022 Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival: Riceboy Sleeps; Mama Boy; All That Breathes; Bad Axe; Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence; The Grizzlie Truth

This week Bunny welcomes Adam Baran to talk about his work as a filmmaker, spaces for sex and cruising and his thoughts on Bros. Adam Baran is a writer, director, producer, and curator whose work focuses on hidden histories of queer life and identity. Baran's short documentary TRADE CENTER screened at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, AFI Docs, Frameline, Maryland, Provincetown and the Oak Cliff Film Festival, where it received a Special Jury Mention from the Best Documentary Short jury. Baran produced the 2020 Netflix documentary CIRCUS OF BOOKS which was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for a Non-Fiction Program. He is a co-producer on the forthcoming doc-series HOW TO HAVE SEX IN A PANDEMIC which examines the impact of COVID on LGBT New Yorkers. He wrote the first season of the hit webseries HUNTING SEASON and was a contributing editor at BUTT Magazine for many years. As producer, Baran's projects include Emmy-winning director Jeffrey Schwarz's feature documentaries BOULEVARD! A HOLLYWOOD STORY and the forthcoming MINESHAFT: THE CRUISING MURDERS. His next documentary as director explores the history of the leather and motorcycle club scene from 1964-1989. As a curator, Baran co-created the long-running Queer/Art/Film screening series at the IFC Center in Manhattan, and his new monthly screening series is called Narrow Rooms, which highlights dark and dirty gay films every month at the Anthology Film Archives in New York. Adam is also the creator of the NYC INFERNO sex parties, an inclusive sex party which he calls a "sex party for sex nerds". . More can be found on Instagram @nycinfernoparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ash Flanders is a multi-award winning playwright and screenwriter from sunny Melbourne. In 2006 he and Declan Greene formed theatre company Sisters Grimm and together they have written a dozen shows including Summertime in the Garden of Eden (Theatre Works, Griffin Theatre), Little Mercy (STC), The Sovereign Wife (MTC), Calpurnia Descending (Malthouse/STC) and Lilith: The Jungle Girl (MTC). Ash has also created the solo shows Meme Girls (Malthouse), Special Victim (Feast Festival), Playing to Win (Arts Centre Melbourne), Ash Flanders is NOTHING and End Of (Darebin Speakeasy) as well as SS Metaphor at The Malthouse Theatre. Ash has been invited to present work for the Emerging Writers' Festival, The Wheeler Centre's Show of the Year as well as Women of Letters, where his letter was chosen to be published in the book Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Women of Letters. His erotic Golden Girls fan fiction became the short film Divine Decadence of Cheesecake which played Frameline, Out On Film, LLFF Canada and other international film festivals. He co-wrote the web series FRIENDLY (over 10K views) and has a slate of fresh screen projects in development, including a series taken from the world of his solo shows. Ash will premiere a new play, This is Living, at The Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, in 2023. Over the next 2 months, Ash will be performing a solo show, also penned by Ash; titled End Of. It plays the Griffin Theatre in Sydney from October 13th to November 5th. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au

Oneika Raymond walks Castro Street with filmmaker and drag performer Joshua Grannell (he/him) on their way to opening night of Frameline, the largest and longest running queer film festival in the world.The Castro is a historic San Francisco neighborhood which first became known as a hub for the Gay Civil Rights Movement of the 1970s. Oneika meets up with Joshua, or Peaches Christ, outside Queer A.F., a queer arts space dedicated to keeping LGBTQ+ artists in the Bay Area. It's also the site of  Castro Camera, the former headquarters of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California. Joshua takes Oneika on a tour down memory lane as they stroll Castro Street's Rainbow Honor Walk, pointing out notable figures like disco singer Sylvester along the way. He reflects on how the neighborhood has changed since he moved to the enclave as an aspiring filmmaker in 1996, and points out one institution that continues to be a gathering place for the queer community: the famed Castro Theatre. Oneika and Joshua continue their conversation at Orphan Andy's, a rainbow-themed greasy spoon that has been serving up late night eats since 1977. There, she learns more of the lesser-told history behind the city's queer neighborhoods, like the newly designated Transgender District in the Tenderloin. Joshua also shares how he got his start as a drag queen, and why the Castro was the perfect neighborhood for him to foster that self-expression and launch his drag show, Midnight Mass. Of course, there are countless drag performances to choose from across the city, be it brunch at El Toro, cabaret at the Oasis, or seasonal shows at W San Francisco. They'll wrap up the day by heading to the red carpet at Castro Theatre for Frameline and witness that cinematic magic come to life in the audience

Join us for an online discussion of LGBTQIA+ spaces and making changes to accommodate diverse and growing communities. We will also cover GAPA Runway—a night of fashion, glamour and entertainment celebrating the artistry, talents and humanity of the QTAPI community—and how iconic LGBTQIA+ events continue to support and provide services to our community.  Show editorially warning About the SpeakerEmmett Chen-Ran graduated from Yale in 2020, where he did a lot of theatre production and occasionally attended computer science classes. Emmett joined the GBLTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance as its first trans board member in late 2020 and started producing GAPA Runway, and after two years of Covid-induced delays, he's finally seeing his work come to fruition in the first in-person Runway since 2019. He is passionate about building inclusive community spaces that welcome people of all stripes, spearheading GAPA Runway's transformation from a binary gendered competition into a category-less genderqueer bonanza. A man of many pursuits, Emmett has published a Tiny Love Story in the New York Times, recently did his first solo performance in a St. Patrick's Day show at Martuni's, serves on the boards of Frameline and Oaklash, and oil paints recreationally.  SPEAKERS Emmett Chen-Ran Production Director, GAPA; Board Member, Frameline; Board Member, Oaklash Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Co-host John Zipperer Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club of California—Co-host In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 4th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fernando Andrés and Tyler Rugh are a filmmaking duo working in Austin, Texas. They are both 24 years old and have been making films together since they met in middle school. Their debut feature film THREE HEADED BEAST made its world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in the prestigious U.S. Narrrative Competition. THREE HEADED BEAST is one of the films in the US and Canadian Narrative competition at this year's Outfest. We recently participated in the Tribeca Film Festival and their programmers have hailed it “one of the boldest and most assertive American independent debuts in recent memory” and it has been called “erotically charged and arresting” by Chris Feil at Frameline and “hypnotically beautiful and undeniable” by acclaimed filmmaker Jim Cummings (Thunder Road, The Beta Test). MORE: getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

We're talking trans kids, gender, and sports! Lindz sits down with TWO incredible guests; Anne Lieberman from Athlete Ally, and Shane Diamond from the Changing The Game Documentary team to talk about what exactly is going on with trans kids and sports, how it affects early childhood, and why shifting gender dynamics in youth sports should be everyone's problem. Don't forget to share this episode with your friends and leave a review! Athlete Ally: https://www.athleteally.org/ Changing The Game Doc: https://www.changinggamedoc.com/  Watch Changing The Game: https://www.hulu.com/movie/changing-the-game-71bcd7f5-63b4-485c-b4ee-ed41517484d1  Frameline's Youth In Motion Program: https://www.frameline.org/discover/youth-in-motion  Further Reading: "Fair Play: The Importance of Sports Participation for Transgender Youth"  Guests Anne Lieberman (they/them) is the Director of Policy and Programs for Athlete Ally, a nonprofit organization working to dismantle the structures of oppression that isolate, exclude and endanger LGBTQI+ people in sport. Anne has over a decade of experience in advancing LGBTQI+ rights and gender equity globally, including leading grantmaking and advocacy efforts in South and Southeast Asia for American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and two years in Thailand on a Fulbright Fellowship conducting research on gender in Muay Thai. Previously, Anne worked as a researcher for the Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP) and was awarded a Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Fellowship. Anne holds an M.A. from Columbia University in Human Rights and a B.A. in African and African American Studies and Women's Studies from Fordham University. Anne is a 3x national champion Muay Thai Fighter and coach and heads USA Muaythai's Gender Equality Commission. Shane Diamond is an educator, transgender advocate, communications professional, and former collegiate women's ice hockey player. A proud New Mexican, he serves as the Impact Campaign Producer for Changing the Game, developing educational materials, building coalitions for inclusion, and engaging communities through outreach and event opportunities, bringing the lifesaving power of storytelling and sport to people across the country, one screening and one conversation at a time. Shane has led local, statewide, and national communications efforts at the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), EqualityMaine, and Speak About It, Inc. where he was the founder and Executive Director for eight years. For his work, Shane has been featured as one of Maine Magazine's 50 Mainers Balancing Heritage and Progress and most recently shared his own story of survival through sports with the Condé Nast LGBTQ vertical them. Shane lives in Brooklyn with his partner and their dog where you can also find him writing and performing stand up comedy. Find Us Online - Queer Kid Stuff Website: https://www.queerkidstuff.com  - Weekly Newsletter Signup: https://bit.ly/qksnewslettersignup - Patreon: patreon.com/queerkidstuff - Instagram: instagram.com/queerkidstuff - Twitter: twitter.com/queerkidstuff - Email: business@queerkidstuff.com Production - Host & Creator: Lindz Amer - Producer: Multitude - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Theme Music: Amanda D'Archangelis - Artwork: Abe Tensia About The Show Welcome to Rainbow Parenting, a queer- and gender-affirming parenting podcast. Every week, queer educator Lindz Amer starts conversations about the intimidating first steps on how to affirm queer, trans, and nonbinary kids. They talk to experts who explain how to approach age-relevant early childhood sex ed, queer kid lit, gender reveal parties, and much more. And this isn't just for parents; educators, caregivers, librarians, and anyone who knows, loves, and works with kids can start the process of raising a whole generation! Season One begins May 30th, with new episodes dropping every Monday. Produced in partnership with Multitude.

Dr. Jallen Rix"Sex educator, author and activist Jallen Rix holds a Doctorate of Education in Sexology from Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, where he later taught as  a Professor. He maintains a private practice in Palm Springs CA, which includes personal consulting, sacred intimacy work, and surrogate-style partner experiences. He has appeared on talk shows, like Our America with Lisa Ling on Oprah's OWN Channel, and ABC's News Magazine 20/20.He is a leading expert on the damaging effects of ex-gay  ministries and so-call “reparative therapy.” His book, Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and Recovery from Religious Abuse, was nominated as best non-fiction books of 2010 by the Lambda Literary Foundation. His film, Lewd & Lascivious: The 1965 Police Raid on California Hall  premiered to sold out crowds at Frameline 2013, San Francisco's LGBTQ film festival, and won the AASECT Media Award for 2014. During 2015 and 2016 his solo-performance piece touring up and down the US West Coast, called, Stake In The Ground: Celebrating the Intersection of Self-pleasuring and Self-compassion".Contact Jallen Rix:  https://doctorrix.comPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2022Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

It's a pivotal moment in Bitch Talk herstory. We were able to "sit down" with Real World San Francisco cast members (and storytellers) Pam Ling and Judd Winick as well as directors Stacey Woefel and Bill Horner from the documentary Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way.All of us at Bitch Talk were teenagers when this season of The Real World came out and it was a game changer. We were all affected by this season and knew deep down it was different. And, during San Francisco's Frameline Film Festival, you can see how an activist named Pedro Zamora changed the conversation about being a person who was  living with HIV and then subsequently dies of AIDS. We spoke with Stacey, Bill, Pam, and Judd  about why this film is coming out now, what they may have learned about Pedro that they didn't know while the doc was being made, landing a sit-down interview with President Bill Clinton, what it was like to know Pedro as a friend, how Pedro's family feels about the film, and so much more. It was and is an honor to have all of these folks on our show and to be able to talk about Pedro was healing. His presence was felt during this interview and we're moved to keep his memory and activism going -- even if it's just a small part.  We walked away from the interview knowing we need more Pedros in this world. --You can see Keep the Camera's Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way at the Frameline Film Festival on June 20 at the Castro Theater and streaming online on June 24 - June 30--Follow Keep the Cameras Rolling on IG , Twitter ,  Facebook, and their websiteFollow Stacey Woelfel on IG, Twitter, and FacebookFollow Bill Horner on IG and FacebookFollow Judd Winick on IG, Twitter, Facebook and at his websiteFollow Pam Ling on IG--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for being vaxxed and masked!--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

Dennis connects via Zoom with filmmaker Peter McDowell whose documentary Jimmy In Saigon is showing at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, June 19th at 1:15 PM at the historic Castro Theater and will be available to stream nationwide through Frameline.org from June 24th to 30th.  The Frameline program describes the film this way: "When his golden-haired, blue-eyed brother Jimmy mysteriously died in Vietnam in 1975, gay filmmaker Peter McDowell was just a kid, growing up within his family's veil of silence. As an adult, armed with a video camera, Peter embarks on a quest to uncover the possibly queer brother he never knew." He talks about the 12-year odyssey he embarked on to make the movie, the use of animation in the fim, what his family thinks of the finished movie and Jimmy's quest to "explore hedonistic pleasures like never before." Other topics include: taking Uber motorcyles in Saigon, the regular Zoom meetings he has with groups of documentarians that keep him motivated, why the movies All That Jazz and Hair rocked his world, feeling connected to Harvey Milk, his ex-boyfriend-turned-Executive Producer Dan Savage, coming out in the mid-80's, his tips for tracking down people in other countries who haven't been heard from in decades and the beauty of brutal honesty. www.jimmyinsaigon.com 

It's Pride month and we're over here celebrating it by featuring a couple of films that will be screening at this years Frameline Film Festival. In this episode, we speak with the director and the subject of the documentary Jeannette . In June of 2016, 49 lives were tragically taken during a mass shooting on Latin Night at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. One of the survivors of that night is Jeannette, a gay single mother struggling to come to terms with a tragedy for which no one will ultimately be held accountable.  In our conversation with Jeannette and Maris, we speak about giving space to heal (physically and mentally), how Maris handled documenting Jeannette's life after surviving such a trauma, how they handled a very intense scene with Jeannette and her mother, Jeannette's community, and more. If you would like to see this film during the Frameline Film Festival, you still have time to grab a ticket for the in person screening or you can stream it at home. At a time where our LGBTQIA community is being attacked in person and online, you can help support their stories by watching these films. Follow Jeannette documentary on IG Follow Maris Curran on IG + Twitter Follow Jeannette Feliciano on IG + Facebook--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for being vaxxed and masked!--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

This week, Chris interviewed the team of SFDFF Co-Produced film I Just Wanna Dance, which has been dancing along the festival circuit this year. The crew of Amanda Beane (director), Kristina Willemse (camera/jib operator) and Zoë Mountain (editor) reflected on how their dance backgrounds translated to the film and how it allowed for a greater creative and collaborative trust amongst the team. I Just Wanna Dance will screen as a part of the Homegrown: Perfect Day program as a part of Frameline at 8:30PM on June 21 at the New Parkway Theater in Downtown Oakland.https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline46/homegrown-perfect-day@sfdancefilmfest@framelinefest@couellette87@deer.in.lights (Amanda Beane)@zoemountain@kristinawillemseThis episode was recorded on the ancestral lands of the Lisjan Ohlone people. Learn more at https://native-land.ca/

Mari Walker is in the house!  She, and film star Pooya Mohseni to us about the new film See You Then! See You Then tells the story about an intimate evening. A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives,relationships, and Kris' transition.  Over the course of their one night encounter, they engage in a series ofincreasingly intimate and vulnerable conversations, before a shocking revelation is revealed.See You Then focuses on the universal truth that no matter how much you change, a part of you will always stay the same. Mari Walker (she/her) is an award-winning director, writer and editor. Films she has worked on have been screened at numerous film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Outfest. Her work explores identity through multiple forms and genres, championing the shared humanity of others through stories that promote empathy andequality. Mari's film THE SOUL OF A TREE won Best Short Documentary at the Kerry Film Festival in 2016. SWIM, her first narrative short, won an Audience Award at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. See You Then is her first feature film and touring festivals currently. Pooya Mohseni (she/her) is an Iranian American actress, writer, filmmaker and Trans activist, born and raised inTehran, Iran.  She hasguest starred on Primetime shows, like LAW & ORDER : SVU , FALLING WATER and MADAM SECRETARY and BIG DOGS on Amazon Prime. She is the first middle eastern trans actor to play the role of judge on a prime timeprocedural.   With co-host Brody Levesque  

Mari Walker is in the house!  She, and film star Pooya Mohseni to us about the new film See You Then! See You Then tells the story about an intimate evening. A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives,relationships, and Kris' transition.  Over the course of their one night encounter, they engage in a series ofincreasingly intimate and vulnerable conversations, before a shocking revelation is revealed.See You Then focuses on the universal truth that no matter how much you change, a part of you will always stay the same. Mari Walker (she/her) is an award-winning director, writer and editor. Films she has worked on have been screened at numerous film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Frameline, and Outfest. Her work explores identity through multiple forms and genres, championing the shared humanity of others through stories that promote empathy andequality. Mari's film THE SOUL OF A TREE won Best Short Documentary at the Kerry Film Festival in 2016. SWIM, her first narrative short, won an Audience Award at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. See You Then is her first feature film and touring festivals currently. Pooya Mohseni (she/her) is an Iranian American actress, writer, filmmaker and Trans activist, born and raised inTehran, Iran.  She hasguest starred on Primetime shows, like LAW & ORDER : SVU , FALLING WATER and MADAM SECRETARY and BIG DOGS on Amazon Prime. She is the first middle eastern trans actor to play the role of judge on a prime timeprocedural.   With co-host Brody Levesque  

Award winning poet Eileen Myles (they/them) talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about their work and appearing in the new documentary “Queer Genius” distributed by Frameline. Directed by award winning filmmaker Chet Pancake “Queer Genius” chronicles five visionary queer artists including the late iconic lesbian filmmaker and producer Barbara Hammer, performance artist and actor Jibz Cameron, Black Quantum Futurism (Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa A.K.A. Moor Mother, literary and artistic creatives) and Myles who unapologetically break down barriers in their creative fields outside of mainstream culture. These intimate portraits resonate across generations as critically acclaimed and notoriously radical queer artists who have overcome personal and political obstacles to find new ways to live and share their visionary creative practices. In the lens of queer women and our LGBTQ culture the film confronts fame, failure, censorship, family, gender and sexuality. The documentary explores each artist's “Genius” sharing their thought process, creativity and experiences as expressed through their art and embraces communal possibilities of “Genius” from a queer and generational perspective. “Queer Genius” won the Boundary Breaker Award at Buffalo International Film Festival (2020) and the Audience Award-Best Picture at Q-Fest Houston (2020). “Queer Genius” is currently available virtually at San Francisco's Roxie Theatre nationwide. We talked to Eileen about their involvement with “Queer Genius” and spin on our LGBTQ issues.  Eileen Myles came to NYC from Boston in 1974 to be a poet. Their books include “I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems” and “Chelsea Girls”. Myles is the recipient of four Lambda Literary Awards and was honored with Lambda's Pioneer Award in 2016. Recently Eileen edited “Pathetic Literature” an anthology which includes the work of over 100 writers that will be released from Grove Press in November 2022. Eileen has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and in 2021 was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters. They live in New York and Marfa, TX. (Photo credit: Peggy O'Brien) For More Info… LISTEN: 500+ LGBTQ Chats @OUTTAKE VOICES

Highlights: Reel Asian Film Festival: Beyond The Infinite 2 Minutes; Three Sisters; 7 Days; Try Harder!; Taipei Suicide; Together; With Love From Munera Blood in The Snow Festival: Vicious Fun; Peppergrass; Flee The Light; The Family

Reviews of Defining Moments, The Rescue, Adams Family 2

Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena— a writer/director from Jersey City, NJ. Her first short film A SINGLE EVENING was an official selection at Frameline and Wicked Queer: Boston's LGBTQ Film Festival. Ashlei also earned a Best Director win at the Long Beach QFilm Festival and a Best Director nomination at the Grove Film Festival. Ashlei has a B.F.A. in Film from Vassar College Find Ashlei on: Instagram - @hashtagashbash A Single Evening Instagram - @asingleevening https://www.amazon.com/Single-Evening-Rebecca-Hidalgo/dp/B08P4BHM5Y/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=a%20single%20evening&qid=1608525307&sr=8-3<clid=b0344a98-3479-4ce6-8986-6df782567240 (Watch A Single Evening on Amazon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsBoLJqvfpM (A Single Evening Trailer) https://www.asingleevening.com/?ltclid=eac58c4c-8194-4455-a185-89eb187782bd (A Single Evening Website) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app)

Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena— a writer/director from Jersey City, NJ. Her first short film A SINGLE EVENING was an official selection at Frameline and Wicked Queer: Boston's LGBTQ Film Festival. Ashlei also earned a Best Director win at the Long Beach QFilm Festival and a Best Director nomination at the Grove Film Festival. Ashlei has a B.F.A. in Film from Vassar College Find Ashlei on: Instagram - @hashtagashbash A Single Evening Instagram - @asingleevening https://www.amazon.com/Single-Evening-Rebecca-Hidalgo/dp/B08P4BHM5Y/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=a%20single%20evening&qid=1608525307&sr=8-3<clid=b0344a98-3479-4ce6-8986-6df782567240 (Watch A Single Evening on Amazon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsBoLJqvfpM (A Single Evening Trailer) https://www.asingleevening.com/?ltclid=eac58c4c-8194-4455-a185-89eb187782bd (A Single Evening Website) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app)

If there is one thing people have learned over the past 16 months, it is the importance and power of community. Join us for a special conversation with AAPI leaders and elders about anti-Asian racism, homophobia, transphobia, and their life-long activism and advocacy. And come early before the program to enjoy a lunch courtesy of What the Cluck Thai Chicken and Rice. Meet the Speakers Gil Mangaoang was born in San Francisco, California on March 22, 1947. He is the fourth of seven generations in his family to be born in the United States. Through more than four decades he has been active in the fight for social justice and equality in the United States and the Philippines. His memoirs also include his coming out story as a Filipino American gay man. Jasmine Gee has volunteered at film festivals (International, Frameline), music venues (Davies Symphony, Herbst Theater), and street fairs (Folsom, Castro); has worked as an advocate and activist for LGBTQ organizations; served in leadership positions in on the GAPA AdvisoryBoard and the Trans March; is a musician (a clarinetist and a singer in 3 choral groups); contributing author of Transascestors, Volume 1; and is an elder, with Felicia Elizondo, Tamara Ching.  Crystal Jang loves being considered a QTAPI “Auntie.” Jang is a third generation San Franciscan and fourth generation Chinese American,. Having discovered she was attracted to girls at the age of 13, Jang has spend the last 6 decades dedicated to pushing the boundaries of API-queer visibility and activism. As a QTAPI elder, Crystal's current focus is on fostering intergenerational relationships to sustain and strengthen the QTAPI community. She is a co-founder of OASIS (Older Sisters in Solidarity), APIQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Trans Community, and the RED Envelope Giving Circle. Jang is happiest when she is causing “good trouble.” Randy Kikukawa has been active in the LGBTQ+ community for more than 40 years and is currently music director of the GAPA (GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance) Men's Chorus and managing director of the Golden Gate Men's Chorus. Both choruses are members of the Gay & Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses). Kitty Tsui is a writer and an activist, a multi-hyphenate lesbian elder. Her groundbreaking book, Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire, is the first book by a Chinese American lesbian. Her second, Breathless: Erotica, won the Firecracker Alternative Book Award. She has been included in more than 80 anthologies worldwide. Her work has been translated into German, Japanese and Italian. In 2018, her alma mater, San Francisco State University, inducted her into the Alumni Hall of Fame. The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center commissioned her as one of 12 API queer poets to be honored for a poem/video for the digital exhibition, “A Day in the Life of Queer Asian Pacific American.” She is the subject of Nice Chinese Don't: Kitty Tsui, directed by award-winning filmmaker, Jennifer Abod. Note: This program contains EXPLICIT language SPEAKERS Jasmine Gee Advocate; Activist; Musician Crystal Jang Co-Founder, OASIS (Older Sisters in Solidarity), RED Envelope Giving Circle, and APQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Trans Community) Randy Kikukawa Music Director, GAPA (GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance) Men's Chorus; Managing Director, Golden Gate Men's Chorus Gil Mangaoang Social Justice and Equality Activist; Author Kitty Tsui Writer; Activist; Author, Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors; Twitter @msmichellemeow—Host In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 30th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there is one thing people have learned over the past 16 months, it is the importance and power of community. Join us for a special conversation with AAPI leaders and elders about anti-Asian racism, homophobia, transphobia, and their life-long activism and advocacy. And come early before the program to enjoy a lunch courtesy of What the Cluck Thai Chicken and Rice. Meet the Speakers Gil Mangaoang was born in San Francisco, California on March 22, 1947. He is the fourth of seven generations in his family to be born in the United States. Through more than four decades he has been active in the fight for social justice and equality in the United States and the Philippines. His memoirs also include his coming out story as a Filipino American gay man. Jasmine Gee has volunteered at film festivals (International, Frameline), music venues (Davies Symphony, Herbst Theater), and street fairs (Folsom, Castro); has worked as an advocate and activist for LGBTQ organizations; served in leadership positions in on the GAPA AdvisoryBoard and the Trans March; is a musician (a clarinetist and a singer in 3 choral groups); contributing author of Transascestors, Volume 1; and is an elder, with Felicia Elizondo, Tamara Ching.  Crystal Jang loves being considered a QTAPI “Auntie.” Jang is a third generation San Franciscan and fourth generation Chinese American,. Having discovered she was attracted to girls at the age of 13, Jang has spend the last 6 decades dedicated to pushing the boundaries of API-queer visibility and activism. As a QTAPI elder, Crystal's current focus is on fostering intergenerational relationships to sustain and strengthen the QTAPI community. She is a co-founder of OASIS (Older Sisters in Solidarity), APIQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Trans Community, and the RED Envelope Giving Circle. Jang is happiest when she is causing “good trouble.” Randy Kikukawa has been active in the LGBTQ+ community for more than 40 years and is currently music director of the GAPA (GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance) Men's Chorus and managing director of the Golden Gate Men's Chorus. Both choruses are members of the Gay & Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses). Kitty Tsui is a writer and an activist, a multi-hyphenate lesbian elder. Her groundbreaking book, Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire, is the first book by a Chinese American lesbian. Her second, Breathless: Erotica, won the Firecracker Alternative Book Award. She has been included in more than 80 anthologies worldwide. Her work has been translated into German, Japanese and Italian. In 2018, her alma mater, San Francisco State University, inducted her into the Alumni Hall of Fame. The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center commissioned her as one of 12 API queer poets to be honored for a poem/video for the digital exhibition, “A Day in the Life of Queer Asian Pacific American.” She is the subject of Nice Chinese Don't: Kitty Tsui, directed by award-winning filmmaker, Jennifer Abod. Note: This program contains EXPLICIT language SPEAKERS Jasmine Gee Advocate; Activist; Musician Crystal Jang Co-Founder, OASIS (Older Sisters in Solidarity), RED Envelope Giving Circle, and APQWTC (Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Trans Community) Randy Kikukawa Music Director, GAPA (GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance) Men's Chorus; Managing Director, Golden Gate Men's Chorus Gil Mangaoang Social Justice and Equality Activist; Author Kitty Tsui Writer; Activist; Author, Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors; Twitter @msmichellemeow—Host In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 30th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debra Chasnoff was an Oscar-winning documentarian/activist whose films helped educate people on everything from LGBTQ rights, to nuclear weapons, and affordable housing. So it's no surprise that when she found out she had stage 4 breast cancer, she decided to turn the camera on herself to teach us one final lesson - what it means to truly live. On its surface, the documentary Prognosis- notes on living follows Debra Chasnoff along with her family and friends in the days following her diagnosis, but it really is a course on shifting identities, and what it means to live in the moment. We were honored to chat with Debra's wife and producer of the film, Nancy Otto, whose journey in the film is as emotional and  powerful as anything you'll ever see. She shares what it was like to document the most intimate and painful moments of her life, and her hopes that this film will spark a greater conversation around death and dying. We appreciate Nancy for sharing her experience with us, and are grateful to Debra Chasnoff for continuing to make this world a better place.Prognosis- notes on living is currently part of the San Francisco Jewish Film FestivalYou can follow Nancy Otto on FB--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for getting vaxxed.--Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

This Episode closes out Season 1 of the Enormous Issues | Audacious Ideas (EIAI). I'm taking a break until August!Visit The EIAI WebsiteLinks: EIAI on Apple:EIAI on SpotifyGUEST CONTACT:Instagram: @tassiewallaceFacebook: Frances WallaceFOLLOW ME: Instagram: @audaciousideas @rhea_naidoo_ ClubHouse: @RheaNaidoo Email: rhea@artfulladder.com#technology #technologypodcast #worldissues #futuretech

“No Straight Lines” screens at the Frameline film festival, digitally Jun 17–27 and in-person at the Castro Theater on Sunday, June 27.

With vaccination rates on the rise and lockdown restrictions lifting, audiences are returning to indoor venues. For community cinemas like the Roxie Theater, reopening is emotional. The Roxie's executive director Lex Sloan says limited seating for recent screenings sold out quickly, filling her with hope that cinephiles are eager to return in person. Sloan also reflects on the upcoming coming Frameline film festival and improvements being made to the theater.

Wilson Cruz is tapped to appear on a panel at next month’s Frameline LGBT Film Festival; pin makers FanSets have released a collection of Star Trek emoji-insired pins; and the weekend’s Star Trek events. Today’s show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

Wilson Cruz is tapped to appear on a panel at next month's Frameline LGBT Film Festival; pin makers FanSets have released a collection of Star Trek emoji-insired pins; and the weekend's Star Trek events. Today's show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

Tony Zosherafatain grew up in Boston, a child of Persian and Greek immigrants. Their dream for him was that he would be a doctor. Tony didn't hear the word trans until he was 19 years old in a support group. When he started to live his truth, it cost him his family for a season. Tony shares how he found support and resilience even through this time of alienation from his family, and how his family story found healing. Tony Zosherafatain is a film director, producer, and writer living in New York City. He began making films in 2012 after realizing he could help create social change while also combining his love of film and art. His first film was I am Isak, which investigated a trans man's journey in Norway. He has since gone on to direct and produce award-winning films that have been accepted into film festivals such as OutFest, Inside Out, Frameline, Richmond International Film Festival, and many others. His current docuseries, Trans in Trumpland, was acquired by Topic and received critical acclaim. You can find out more about Tony at www.tonyzsite.com In this episode, we discuss: - What it is like to come home to yourself. - How to find a supportive community when life gets difficult. - What self-care means and why it is important. - How to get involved in filmmaking. - How and why he created Trans in Trumpland. Please consider supporting this podcast.

Our guests, Reena Dutt and Michalyn "Mikie" Steiner-Killian talk about their experience working together as Asian American artists and the new short narrative film they're producing, FOUND. The movie is based on Mikie's experience as an adoptee from Korea. Find out what it was like growing up Asian American and why they feel compelled to tell their stories. WeXL is proud to announce our support of FOUND as an Executive Producer. Reena Dutt (Writer/Director) is a city girl with a country soul who believes in creating a conscience, on and off stage. Directing Credits: Film/TV: “Good Trouble” (Disney|FreeForm, Directing Shadow), “Too Many Bodies” (Music and Dance film), "Snapshot!", "3 Puffs of Gold". Awards/Honors: 2019 South Asian Film Festival of America Audience Award (Full list of 11+ awards for “Too Many Bodies” available on request), NewFilmmakers On Location Finalist. In theatre, she has directed and assistant directed in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco with most notable works at The Geffen Playhouse, Sacred Fools, The Vagrancy, Playground LA and SF, and East West Players. As a producer, her films have been seen at Sundance, Los Angeles Film Festival, Outfest, Frameline, Inside Out, Whistler, Cucalorous, and NBCUniversal. She has produced for John Legend, Lulu Wang, Justin Lin's Youtube Network, and Evite.com. Fellowships and Awards: 2020 Drama League NY Directing Fellowship Semifinalist, 2016 SFFilm KRF Fellowship Recipient, 2014 Project Involve at Film Independent, 2012 Finalist NewFilmmakers: On Location Competition. Unions/Affiliations: Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Directors Lab West (Associate Producer), SFFilm, Film Independent's Project Involve, IFP, Cinefemme. Michalyn "Mikie" Steiner-Killian (actor/producer for FOUND) is a choreographer, performer, and educator in ballet, jazz, and musical theatre. Recent choreography credits include Mamma Mia, The Music Man, Seussical the Musical at Mainstage Theatre and The Pirates of Penzance, Some Enchanted Evening, and Return to the Forbidden Planet at Stageworks Northwest Theatre. Her last acting roles were Helen in The Trojan Women (2020) and Corie Bratter in Barefoot in the Park (2019) at Stageworks Northwest Theatre. Michalyn studied theatre arts at Portland State University and has been choreographing shows since 1999. Michalyn is a Korean adoptee who finds joy in connecting her inherent passion for the arts to discover that her biological mom was also a performer. After traveling extensively, Michalyn now resides in the small town she grew up in, just north of Portland. She feels it is vital to contribute to the arts in her hometown as it directly affects the culture and community where she raises her two children. WeXL founder and CEO Arabella DeLucco hosts WeXL Weekly, a podcast that encompasses WeXL's mission to empower and unite through passion, purpose, and story. Listen in to learn the inner workings and journeys of creators and creative individuals from all over the world—experience how stories unite us. Together, We eXceL. To support our work, please go to WeXL.org. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wexl-org/support

The Two Gay Geeks

Anna Kerrigan is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker with a background in independent film, digital storytelling and theater. HOT SEAT, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. She also directed THE CHANCES, a digital series written by and starring two deaf actors, which also premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. We specifically chatted with her about her film Cowboys, which was a 2020 Tribeca selection, in addition to Outfest, Frameline, Nashville, Newfest, and Leiden. Anna won the award for Best Screenplay at Tribeca and the film won the Audience Award for Best Feature at Nashville Film Festival. And since we chatted, Cowboys got picked up by Samuel Goldwyn and will be released early next year!

The Heart of Jacks PodcastEpisode #2 - Straight Guys and Male BondingGuest: Dr. Jallen RixReleased October 12, 2020 Getting clear about the JacksGetting unclear about what “straight” meansAnd getting into it with Dr. Jallen Rix Sponsored by The Seattle Erotic Art Festival presenting SEAF 2020: The Pandemic Edition at https://seattleerotic.org/Supported by Patreon at https://patreon.com/theheartofjacks/ Segment 1: Paul gets persnickety about common words and offers Jacks 101: A primer while gracefully dropping a couple of graceless puns. They will not be the last. Segments 2 & 3: Paul interviews Dr. Jallen RixSpeaker, author, and educator, Jallen Rix holds a Doctorate of Education in Sexology. He has taught at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. He also has a private practice in Palm Springs California, which includes personal consulting, body work, sacred intimacy, and surrogate-style partner experiences. He is a leading expert on the damaging effects of, and recovery from, ex-gay ministries and so-call "reparative therapy." His book, Ex-Gay No Way, was nominated as best non-fiction book of 2010 by the Lambda Literary Foundation. He has been featured on Our America with Lisa Ling on the OWN Channel, and ABC's News Magazine 20/20. His documentary, Lewd & Lascivious premiered at Frameline to sold-out crowds and won the 2014 AV Award from the American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). IN 2015 Jallen premiered his first solo stage production, Stake in the Ground: Celebrating the Intersection of Self-Pleasuring and Self-compassion. Email the show: podcast@theheartofjacks.comCall the show: 206-580-3120Send your questions and they might be included in future episodes. The Heart of Jacks Podcast, written and produced by Paul Rosenberg Theme Music is Carouselophane by Jake Bradford Sharp Podcast distribution by Simplecast at https://simplecast.com - - - - - Mentioned in this podcast: Dr. Jallen Rixhttp://doctorrix.com OnlyFans page (NSFW)https://onlyfans.com/jallenrix Jallen on Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/user/jallenrix Jallen on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/gaysexpert Facilitator of Angel City Jackshttps://groups.yahoo.com/group/AngelCityJacks Ex-Gay No Wayhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1844091872 Lewd & Lascivioushttp://doctorrix.com/lewd-lascivious-movie/ Stake in the Groundhttp://doctorrix.com/stake/ Ecosexualityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexecology Jason Armstrong's book, Solosexual (NSFW)http://jasonarmstrongauthor.com/solosexual/ Jack Moren's Book, The Erotic Mindhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0060984287 Kristen Neff's book, Self-Compassionhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0061733520 Taryn Brumfitt's Documentary, Embracehttps://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Taryn-Brumfitt/dp/B01MSAZVDS JS Newsom's Documentary, The Mask You Live Inhttps://m.imdb.com/title/tt3983674/

Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by writer-director Erin C. Buckley. Erin grew up in quite the artistic family; she attended Stanford and received her MFA in acting from Yale School of Drama before finding her true calling behind the camera as a successful writer director. Her newest project PLATONIC, premiers on YouTube August 12th. Erin has quickly become known for creating strong female & LGBTQ roles in her work. CC DANCES THE GO-GO premiered at Frameline and is working it's way through the virtual festival circuit of 2020. Before creating work for the screen, Erin built a successful career in theatre; her play ASHRAM was a finalist for the 2020 Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep and a semi-finalist for the 2020 National Playwrights Conference at The O’Neill. Please join me in welcoming an exceptionally strong and talented female voice of tomorrow, Erin C. Buckley. To learn more about Erin visit: erin-buckley.com platonicseries.com Premiering August 12th! --- To learn more visit us on Instagram @whatsmyframe Hosted by: Laura Linda Bradley --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whats-my-frame/support

This episode features Dream Hampton.   Her most recent works include the Frameline feature documentary "Treasure" (2015), the HBO feature documentary, "It's A Hard Truth Ain't It, (2019), the BET docu-series "Finding Justice" (2019) and Lifetime's Emmy nominated “Surviving R. Kelly” (2019), which broke ratings records and had wide and far-reaching impact.  Dream is the 2019 recipient of Ms. Foundation's "Gloria" award and was named one of 2019 TIME 100's most influential people in the world. She received the 2020 Peabody award for best documentary.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Tamara Shogaolu is the founder and creative director of Ado Ato Pictures and is a member of the XRBASE virtual and augmented reality incubator. She is an international director with a track record in featuring her work at film festivals, galleries, and museums worldwide, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Gallery of Indonesia. She is a 2018 Sundance Institute New Frontier Lab Programs Fellow. Shogaolu is an artist interested in pushing herself and others around her outside the boundaries of traditional storytelling. She strives to share stories across mediums, platforms, and virtual and physical spaces in order to promote cross-cultural understanding and challenge preconceptions. She was a Burton Lewis Endowed Scholar for Directing at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she graduated with an MFA. Shogaolu was also a Fulbright Scholar in Egypt, a Luce Scholar in Indonesia, and an Academy Nicholls Fellowship Semifinalist. In 2017, Shogaolu’s multi-award winning short Half a Life was nominated for the Iris Prize. The film has screened at more than 40 festivals across the globe, including the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Frameline 41, and the Mumbai Film Festival. www.adoatopictures.com https://www.facebook.com/AdoAtoPictures/ https://twitter.com/tutafilm https://www.instagram.com/tutataytay/  

Jessie Levandov and Nina Reyes, the Co-Founders & Directors of Mala Forever. Mala Forever is an award-winning, women-run film and digital studio based in LA and NYC. They develop and produce films, new media, and commissioned work that centers unheard voices. They are redefining the future of filmmaking through equitable production practices, and their growing community-based platform is a cultural hub for the radical femme revolution.  Jessie is an award-winning community-based filmmaker, creative director, and educator. Her queer documentary series Signified was presented by the Guggenheim Lab, and her short film The Greggs won the Spirit Award at Slamdance. Her work has been featured in publications such as Teen Vogue, Huffington Post and Them. Jessie is committed to storytelling as a tool for social justice, and served as the longtime program director of Youth Documentary Workshop at New York's Educational Video Center. Nina is a countercultural filmmaker and creative director whose work is grounded in her point of view as a mixed-race first-generation Mexican-American and Jewish woman. Her feature-length screenplay La Paz was a finalist for the 2017 Latino Screenwriting Project; her short films, Organism and Invisible Men, have won press and played at festivals around the world including Outfest, Frameline, and HBO: New York Latino Film Festival. They both are fellow NYU alums with BFA's from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts – go violets.

Natalie Metzger is the VP of Development and Production for Vanishing Angle. Natalie is a Spirit Award nominated producer whose credits include Jim Cummings' newest film THE WEREWOLF, GREENER GRASS (Sundance, SXSW), THUNDER ROAD (Grand Jury Award - SXSW), THE ROBBERY (Sundance), MATPAT'S GAME LAB (Streamy Award), Lil Dicky's FREAKY FRIDAY (over 506 million views), HYDRANGEA (Vimeo Staff Pick), THE ARRIVAL (Jury Award - Napa Valley Film Festival), THE STOP (Vimeo Staff Pick), virtual reality miniseries GLOBAL GAMER, among numerous others.  Her directing credits include AT&T original documentary ALONE IN THE GAME (AFI Docs, Frameline, Outfest); healthcare documentary SPECIAL BLOOD (Best Feature Documentary - CWFF); PSA “Topless Women Talk NFL” (featured in Washington Post, Huffington Post, Vice); and numerous award-winning commercials and short films.  Also an accomplished writer, Metzger won the Gold Prize at the Page International Screenwriting Awards for her sci-fi script IMMORTAL. Metzger holds a Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University

Dennis borrows his pal Danny's West Hollywood apartment so he can interview writer-director-actor Mike Doyle about his new ensemble comedy Sell By, which screened at Outfest in L.A. He talks about where the original inspiration came from, how he found his actors, why it was important to him to hire out gay actors Scott Evans and Augustus Prew to play the central gay couple and how he got to shoot on the Highline in NYC for free. He talks about getting killed off on Law and Order SVU after being on the show for six years, being a "punch the clock, blue collar" actor and how he navigates the ups and downs of the business. Other topics include: appearing nude on stage, getting on The Price is Right when he had $128 to his name and winning $8K, riding in an elevator with John McCain, writing a fan letter to Linda Lavin, his mom being a leader in P-PLAG, volunteering for the Hilary Clinton campaign, why he loves Tootsie, working on Jersey Boys with Clint Eastwood, being starstruck by Ryan Reynolds and that time in sixth grade when he dressed up for Halloween as a "pretty hooker."  https://www.sellbymovie.com/  

Bitch Talk officially LOVES writer/director Mike Doyle and actor Scott Evans from the film Sell Buy. Listen in as Erin chats with the guys about New York, actors directing actors, Clint Eastwood, and LGBTQ Hollywood - all while drinking bubbles. We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we do.    Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   POWERED BY 

In this episode, Dorothy Santos speaks with digital artist, Lark VCR , on queering the digital art spaces to address hypothetical realities that are very much within the realm of possibility within are increasingly tech-guided lives. Together they discuss a selection of Lark's projects which delve into topics surrounding surveillance and trauma; these include their heart rate bio feedback devices Babump and Tattle-Tale Heart, as well as their collective-healing project, Traumagotchi.-About Lark VCR-Lark Alder aka. Virtually Conflicted Reality explores multiplicity of meaning and experience in an increasingly digitized world, nudging at the dissolving boundary between body and machine. Lark is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s MFA program, and has shown at Frameline, MIX NYC, the San Francisco International Arts Festival, Schuwels Museum in Berlin, the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, and is currently teaching at the CADRE Digital Media Art Program at San Jose State University.Learn more at https://larkvcr.com/Follow her @LarkVCR

With CAAMFest underway in San Francisco we wanted to head back to our time at Sundance and our roundtable conversation with the programmers from established San Francisco film festival organizations CAAM, Frameline, and the Jewish Film Institute. All three have a special connection which supports their success in the film festival circuit in San Francisco.  Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   POWERED BY        

Monday February 25th KPFA Radio's Women's Magazine offers a premium for fund driveyou don't want to miss.    A Great Ride which was just featured at Frameline this year, looks at the lives of local older lesbians—the lesbian feminist Icon, Sally Gearhart, activist, Brenda Crawford, and several women who live in an LGBTQ-friendly retirement community in Santa Rosa—all who are aging with dynamism and zest for life, determination, and humor.  We will be talking with A Great Ride director Deborah Craig about her documentary, which is both inspiring and funny and not to be missed. And we talk with well known Socialist Feminist author and activist Professor Zillah Eisenstein about what has happened with socialist feminism. Is it still alive and well or has it disappeared or merely changed since the heady days of the 1970's. The post Womens Magazine – February 25, 2019 – Film: A Great Ride appeared first on KPFA.

Frameline's (SF LGBTQ Film Festival) new program director Paul Struthers with Michelle Meow and John Zipperer

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! Rebroadcast (06/18/2018) Today's show focuses on the Frameline 42: San Francisco International LGTBQ Film Festival (June 14-24), the oldest and largest festival of its kind in the nation and perhaps world. Guest directors are highlighted in a season that looks at women directors. https://www.frameline.org/ Paul Struthers Frameline Director of Programming and Exhibition: 7:40-8 AM prerecorded 8:30 AM Brontez Purnell (UNSTOPPABLE FEAT: the Dances of Ed Mock) 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Jamal Sims and Anthony Davis (WHEN THE BEAT DROPS) 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Caroline Berler (DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION!)  https://www.dykescameraaction.com/    

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! Today's show focuses on the Frameline 42: San Francisco International LGTBQ Film Festival (June 14-24), the oldest and largest festival of its kind in the nation and perhaps world. Guest directors are highlighted in a season that looks at women directors. Visit https://www.frameline.org/ Paul Struthers Frameline Director of Programming and Exhibition): 7:40-8 AM prerecorded 8:30 AM Brontez Purnell (UNSTOPPABLE FEAT: the Dances of Ed Mock) 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Jamal Sims and Anthony Davis (WHEN THE BEAT DROPS) 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Caroline Berler (DYKES, CAMERA, ACTION!)  

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Iya IfaSeyi Bamgbala, joins us to First Annual Ifa Yoruba Orisa Ancestor Commemoration in Birmingham, AL 2. Jo Kreiter, Flyaway Productions presents: Tender(n.). "A person who takes charge." https://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/grants/ArtistasActivistFellows_2017_jo-kreiter 3. Peres Owino, dir. "Bound," screening this afternoon at the SFBFF 2018. 4. Frameline directors: Dafina Roberts (Gving Me Life series) and Brontez Purnell (UNSTOPPABLE FEAT – THE DANCES OF ED MOCK) join us to talk about their work. Visit https://www.frameline.org/festival/film-guide/                                                                 

Courtney Small interviews Birdland's Peter Lynch by Frameline

Today MeMeCherry is joined by Richie Fuentes & Sean Sullivan, owners of the The Port Bar in Oakland (MeMe's home away from home). | We chat about: Richie & Sean's philanthropic work | The inspiration behind The Port Bar as Oakland's unofficial LGBTQ center (with great cocktails!) | Inspiration behind the name & design of the bar | Oakland's LGBTQ scene | Silent Co-host Antonio Castellanos (@JoteriaOficial) sends in a question for Richie & Sean | Make sure to leave an iTunes review to help the glittery pirate ship sail more amazing seas! | What are Richie & Sean doing to help the community survive & thrive the attack from the current administration | Port Bar is open 7 days a week with amazing treats every night! | Richie's work with Frameline 41 Festival | Call to action to support organizations working for the LGBTQ causes | PortBarOakland.com | SOFEpod.com/episodes/port

 Wow! What a crazy month it's been. We had a live show, the Golden State Warriors are NBA champions (again!), we interviewed our new favorite person in the whole wide world Zoe Lister-Jones, and helped co-present some titles at the Frameline Film Festival. After all of that craziness we were finally able to get back in the studio to catch up and record a basic Bitch Talk just for you. So sit back, download, enjoy and don't forget to rate us on iTunes...PLEASE!! :) #listensharerepeat

A few months ago, Bitch Talk was lucky enough to support the web series Brown Girls during CAAMFest and we were not going to say no when the Frameline Film Festival asked if we would partner again on this groundbreaking series. We wanted to catch up with the people that were involved in getting this Chicago based series out on to the digital platform and had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Aymar Jean Christian from OpenTV. OpenTV launched Brown Girls in February of 2017 and we got to sit down with the Assistant Professor at Northwestern and OpenTV development executive to talk about Brown Girls and the future of web series. Thanks for listening and remember to #listensharerepeat.Many thanks to Frameline Film Festival for having Bitch Talk be a community partner on three of their titles; Brown Girls, BKPI, and 195 Lewis! #Frameline41Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 & 2023 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

A few months ago, Bitch Talk was lucky enough to support the web series Brown Girls during CAAMFest and we were not going to say no when the Frameline Film Festival asked if we would partner again on this groundbreaking series. We wanted to catch up with the people that were involved in getting this Chicago based series out on to the digital platform and had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Aymar Jean Christian from OpenTV. OpenTV launched Brown Girls in February of 2017 and we got to sit down with the Assistant Professor at Northwestern and OpenTV development executive to talk about Brown Girls and the future of web series. Thanks for listening and remember to #listensharerepeat.  Many thanks to Frameline Film Festival for having Bitch Talk be a community partner on three of their titles; Brown Girls, BKPI, and 195 Lewis! #Frameline41

Ingrid Jungermann (http://imdb.to/2ej0wX7) is a writer, director and actor. Along with several short films, Ingrid co-created the web series THE SLOPE (https://theslopeshow.com/), and created the WGA-Nominated web series F TO 7TH (www.fto7th.com/), featuring Amy Sedaris, Michael Showalter, Gaby Hoffmann, Olympia Dukakis and Janeane Garofalo. Her work has screened at various film festivals around the world, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Outfest and Frameline. Ingrid was one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 Faces of Independent Film, Out Magazine's 100 People of the Year and Go Magazine's 100 Women We Love. Ingrid's debut feature film, WOMEN WHO KILL, http://www.wwkmovie.com/, (Tribeca All-Access Program, IFP Emerging Narratives Lab), premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in US Competition, where she won the Best Screenplay award. She is currently in development at Showtime for F TO 7TH and is working on her next feature film. WOMEN WHO KILL is screening at Seattle TWIST Film Festival on October 21st 7PM. Find more information here, http://bit.ly/2es4mN2 . In This TAMP Episode Ingrid talks with Smarthouse Creative's Rachel Green about her belief in her responsibility as a filmmaker and her desire to offer her audience a new perspective. Ingrid describes how she connects with her audience - including which emotions and genre she chooses, and explains her inspiration and outlook as a filmmaker and the way that her vision of herself, and where she sees herself in the industry has shifted over time. In explaining her absolute response as to whether or not she takes her audience into account when making work, Ingrid replies, “I think the more personal you get and the more specific you are about your own experience, oddly enough, that translates into something more universal because I think we all struggle with the same things, deep down all of our issues are sort of similar, so I think the more you can dig into your own imperfections, your own insecurities, your own loneliness your own struggles - that opens up the audience to be able to share that with you...being honest about those things so that people feel included." You can check out Ingrid’s WOMEN WHO KILL Facebook page here, http://bit.ly/2dZuKyv and follow her on Twitter at, @ingrid_etc. TAMP music by Dude York.

Not all queers just want to get married. Outside The Frame: Queers For Palstine Film Festival, offers a radical alternative to Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.  Frameline, which boasts that it's the largest queer cultural institution in the world, has had a long partnership with the Israeli government.  Outside The Frame, a free one-time only event, June 19-21, will present 28 films by filmmakers who have pledged not to screen at Frameline until the festival agrees to respect Palestinian calls for a cultural boycott of Israeli institutions. Lisa Dettmer talks to organizer Amanda Bloom and filmmaker Jennifer Abod, whose film The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen will have its Bay Area sneak preview at Outside The Frame.  The singer Ronnie Gilbert, who passed away last week, was best known as a member of The Weavers, the singing group that also featured Pete Seeger.  Gilbert's bright career was abruptly interrupted when the group was targeted by the House Unamerican Activities Committee in the 1950s.  She moved to California, raised a daughter and became a psychotherapist. In the 1980s, she connected with Holly Near and joined the vibrant women's music scene, eventually coming out as a lesbian.  Adrienne Lauby, Thyme Siegel and Shelley Berman of KRCB's Outbeat Salon interviewed Ronnie in 2009 about how the partnership with Holly Near and the women's and lesbian movement impacted her life.  We listen to part of the interview, as well as some of Ronnie's songs. The post Queers and cultural revolution – June 15, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

On tonight's show we hear from native San Franciscan Tony Robles, author of Cool Don't Live Here No More: A Letter to San Francisco, a book of poetry capturing the generational memory of San Francisco at the point where alienation, deportations, and technological invasions are gutting its soul. We we hear from Alexa Zapanta, coordinator of the Center for Political Education, about the The Spirit of Bandung, an afternoon of celebration, movement building, and political education in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Asian-African Conference, popularly known as the Bandung Conference. . We talk with Tinku Sen about Outside the Frame: Queers For Palestine Film Festival, a radical alternative to the popular SF International LGBT film festival, known as Frameline, and hear about why he became so involved with the project. And finally we revisit a piece on the 12th street parcel, which is up in front of the city council again this coming Tuesday The post APEX Express – June 11, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

ndependent film veteran and Executive Director of the International Documentary Association (IDA) Michael Lumpkin joins us to talk about the IDA sponsored Getting Real Conference and the supportive role IDA plays in the work of documentary filmmakers. Unlike any other event on the documentary calendar, GETTING REAL is a unique gathering of filmmakers and industry professionals that will ignite what is desperately needed in the documentary community: a frank public conversation about the state of our industry that will lead to action and change. Produced by the International Documentary Association and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, GETTING REAL is an unprecedented 3-day national conference for documentary filmmakers that will take place in Los Angeles from September 30 - October 2, 2014. Founded in 1982, the International Documentary Association (IDA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes nonfiction filmmakers, and is dedicated to increasing public awareness for the documentary genre. Our major program areas are: Advocacy, Filmmaker Services, Education, and Public Programs and Events. Through its programs, IDA provides resources, creates community, and defends rights and freedoms for documentary artists, activists, and journalists. As an advocate for filmmakers, IDA has been in the forefront important issues confronting our industry: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, and Lobbying for the Arts Lumpkin is an experienced executive leader with over 20 years at the mlumpkin_photohelm of Frameline, an international media arts organization that presents the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, operates Frameline Distribution, and runs other important programs providing funding and training to filmmakers. Michael was also co-producer of the landmark documentary The Celluloid Closet.

Thomas Allen Harris, an award-winning Director, is the President of Chimpanzee Productions, a company dedicated to producing unique audio-visual experiences including feature length films, performances and multimedia productions. Chimpanzee’s innovative and acclaimed films - Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014), Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela (2005), E Minha Cara/That’s My Face (2001), VINTAGE – Families of Value (1995), - have received critical acclaim at international film festivals including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, Frameline, FESPACO, Outfest, and Sithengi/Cape Town and have been broadcast on PBS, the Sundance Channel, ARTE, as well as CBC, Swedish broadcasting Network and New Zealand Television. Reviews of Harris’ work have appeared in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Jay Z’s Life and Times, Variety The Advocate, among others.  Harris' performance-based videos have been featured at prestigious museums including: the MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art’s Biennial, Corcoran Gallery, Reina Sophia, the Long Beach Museum of Art and London Institute of the Arts. A graduate of Harvard College, Harris began his career producing for public television, where he was nominated for two Emmy Awards.  Since then, he has received numerous awards including an Africa Movie Academy Award, Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award, Tribeca All Access Nelson Mandela Award, United States Artist Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Rockefeller Fellowship, as well as CPB/PBS and Sundance Directors Fellowships.  Harris has taught and lectured widely on film and multimedia and has served on a number of juries, including: Tribeca Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards, POV American Documentary, and Full Frame.  In 2009 Harris launched Digital Diaspora Family Reunion, an innovative transmedia project that combines film, photography, social media and oral histories in a live touring event. Digital Diaspora has held 18 Roadshows in 9-cities, with over 800 participants, 3,000 live audience participants and received over 40,000 “Likes” and in excess of 10 million media impressions.   Resources:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odgHrU1T9a8   http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe   info@thecandidframe.com

We had a jam-packed studio filled with special guests this week, including Salome Breziner (Helicopter Mom) and Lisa Loeb!  Also, JJ Fong of Flat 3 joined us while on vacation in SF.  We had a blast.  

Lisa Dettmer talks with Sarah Schulman about the cooptation of international queer institutions to “pinkwash” Israeli apartheid; Kate Raphael sits down with Mickey Eliason, Ph.Dyk, to discuss the groundbreaking Dyke Diagnostic Manual (Edition III, Revised).  Plus poetry by Tai Rocket & Kai Green, trans men of color, on intersecting identities.  And updates on protests at Frameline and SF Pride. The post Women's Magazine – June 24, 2013 appeared first on KPFA.

James Baldwin is one of my heroes. The man was brillant. Not every child can say that he wrote the anthem for the City of New York, but Baldwin can (Notes of a Native Son). His book length essay, The Fire Next Time is brilliant and needs to be read by every black boy beginning at the age of 8 or 9 and then again at 13. That Baldwin, one of the architects of the Civil Rights Movement, visited San Francisco at a time when Birmingham was burning and blood running through the streets, the same red blood from black veins running through the streets of San Francisco in its black communities like Bayview Hunter's Point is significant on this day, Juneteenth 2012. Director, Caroline Bins has revisited that historic and great day in San Francisco with men who were there like Mr. Oscar James, Mr. Famious "Jackie" Bell, Mr. James Lockett, Mr. Tyrone Primus. James Baldwin in San Francisco: Hunter's Point Then and Now based on the rarely seen, 1964 film, Take This Hammer (KQED).  This film is having a special screening at The Luggage Store Gallery in SF tonight at 7:30 p.m. We are joined by KATHERINE FAIRFAX WRIGHT - filmmaker; MALIKA ZOUHALI-WORRALL - filmmaker and LONGJONES - subject from the film, Call Me Kuchu, screening at Frameline this evening, June 19, 2012 at the Castro Theatre. depicts the last year in the life of a courageous, quick-witted and steadfast man whose wisdom and achievements were not fully recognized until after his death. While heartbreaking, the documentary traces a narrative that takes the viewer beyond the chronicle of victimization depicted in international news media: it tells the nuanced story of David and Kampala's kuchus as they work to change their fate, and that of other kuchus across Africa.depicts the last year in the life of a courageous, quick-witted and steadfast man whose wisdom and achievements were not fully recognized until after his death.  

This morning we rebroadcast from June 21, 2011, the interviews with directors of two films, Peter Sorcher, director, Eat the Sun &Katie Wolfe, director, Kawa. Kawa is screening at Frameline 35, this evening, June 23, 2011, 9:30 PM, at the Elmwood Theatre in Berkeley, CA. The director, producer and Moari writer of international note, Witi Ihimara, will be there. Witi's novel Nights in the Gardens of Spain forms the basis of the film about a Maori man, Kawa, who outs himself after a life of untruth. Kawa is also Witi's story too; it is the story of a very patriarchial family (and society) which Kawa is an intergral part of coming to grips with Kawa's life. Will initial shame, hurt and anger give way to love? Can Kawa's father whose views on masculinity certainly don't include a gay son, respect this man of integrity? Can a woman whose friendship with Kawa preceded their marriage trust him again? The film Kawa looks at how closely connected one's identity is tied to family, to the point that one will let family particularly parents shape one's personality and life, even when it feels wrong. Kawa looks at the way others see you can warp one's perceptions of self. Parents need to think about this as they unconsciously project themselves onto their children. It can come back to haunt them as the child and eventually adult tries to please us and ends up hurting, in Kawa's case, his wife, children and himself. Visit http://www.cincocinefilms.co.nz/ Music Somi, "When the Rain Comes;" Abraham Burton, "Aminah." We open with an interview with Djo Tunda Wa Munga, director of Viva Riva, opening June 24, 2011, in San Francisco & Berkeley.

Eat the Sun screens on the Documentary Channel on the Summer Solstice, June 21, 8 PM ET/PT. Peter Sorcher, director, spent 11 years in New York City honing his storytelling and branding skills as a commercial and documentary film editor with Red Car.  He has worked on commercials for Nike, Coke, Reebok, IBM, and The North Face, among others as well editing documentary films that have garnered theatrical and televised release. He'll talk about how he met a young former Olympian hopeful, Mason Dwinell, who set out on an incredible cross-country journey to uncover the truth behind the ancient art of Sungazing, where people stare at the sun, the sun's energy literally acting as food for some of the subjects interviewed for this film. For others the sun is a source of spiritual enlightenment.  I wonder what happens when the sun is not visible--storms, inclement weather or in places on the planet where daylight is limited?Our next guests flew in from New Zealand for the American premiere of Kawa, based on Witi Ihimaera's novel Nights in the Gardens of Spain. KAWA is a psychological drama of a family in crisis as Kawa, a successful Maori businessman in Auckland, New Zealand, is forced to reveal his lifelong secret that he is gay. Wiki joins us, along with director, Katie Wolfe & producer Nicole Hoey.  Visit http://www.cincocinefilms.co.nz The film is featured at Frameline 35, June 21 at the Castro & June 23 at the Elmwood. Novalima's Rafael Morales closes the show. The AfroPeruvian band is in town June 25 at the Brick & Mortar and in CA from June 23-28. Visit www.novalima.net Music: Meklit Hadero performs at The Independent in SF, June 23. She'll share clips from her recent tour of Ethiopia; Novalima's Concheperla & Africa Lando;Amina by Abraham Burton.

Friends of the Negro Spirituals presents: There's a Bright Side Some Where - A Juneteeth Community Sing featuring guests: Wendell Brooks, who will lead the sing-a-long, is a song leader; vocal music and history instructor at Berkeley High School, professional Baritone soloist; slave documents scholar, and a Negro Spirituals expert; Dr. Martin C. Jones, tenor saxophonist and reentry program specialist for incarcerated persons, will give demonstrations of a form of the oral tradition, the musical cries of street peddlers selling their products in post slavery years heard the street of his native New Orleans; Sam Edwards, therapist and co-founder of FNS; Harold Jackson III, director of “BURN: The Evolution Of An American City,” about a little known but worse recorded race riot in American History: Tulsa Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921 premiering on the Documentary Channel, June 28, 2011, 8 PM (PT/ET), salt2light.com; Risk This at Cutting Ball present: TENDERLOIN by Annie Elias, June 24-25, cast and theatre co-founder, Paige Rogers, Associate Artist David Sinaiko and Actress Rebecca Frank join us to talk about this final free performance 2010-11. Visit cuttingball.org Frameline 35, features two films: T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s, dir. Robert Philipson & the world premiere of Bumblef--k,USA, dir. Aaron Douglas Johnson, w/Cat Smits, lead actress and co-writer and Heidi M. Sallows, actress. Bumblef--k screens at the Victoria Theatre tonight, June 17, 7 PM. Visit frameline.org & outfest.org/fest2011 re: July 13 screening in LA; T'Ain't is at the Victoria June 21, 7 PM. Highlights 6/18: Waited For (Roxie), Bashment (Victoria), Frameline Greenroom Conversation with Dee Rees & Nekisa Cooper, 1:30 @ Victoria; 6/19: The Muppets Take Manhattan (Castro); Spork (Castro); Kawa (Maori, 6/21&23).Don't forget SF Black Film Festival June 17-19: sfbff.org

Qasim “Q” Basir, director of Mooz-lum, starring Evan Ross, Nia Long, Danny Glover, Roger Guenveur Smith, Summer Bishil & Dorian Missick. The director received the “Inspirational Filmmaker of the Year” award from the Memphis Black Writers Film Festival for “The Inspiration of Barack: Yes We Can” series, a compilation of seven short films all dealing with different people who become inspired by Obama to take essential steps forward in their lives, can now be found in Blockbuster video & iTunes.com. We then play a short excerpt from an interview with Mooz-lum co-star, Roger Guenveur Smith. Paula Claudine Hobson-Coard, artist, composer, singer, photographer, joins us to talk about her Summer Love project, a one day exposition of new paintings Saturday, June 11, 2011, 12 noon to 7 PM at Empty Space, 644 Laguna Street, in San Francisco. Visit globalcreativityforyou.com We close with two playwrights and directors: Keith Josef Adkins and Dominic Taylor to talk about The American Slavery Project. Visit thenewblackfest.org Dominic Taylor is a writer and director.  His play "Voices from Harper's Ferry (A History Play)" was staged as a part of The American Slavery Project: In recognition of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (now through 2015). Taylor's latest play I WISH YOU LOVE was staged at Penumbra Theatre in April 2011 and will be staged at The Kennedy Center in June 11, 2011 and at Hartford Stage in July 2011. KEITH JOSEF ADKINS is a playwright and screenwriter. KJA worked as a TV writer on hit comedy GIRLFRIENDS.  His feature film script THE DISAPPEARING is in development with SimonSays Entertainment (2010 Sundance's Night Catches Us with Anthony Mackie).  Keith also worked as a story editor on the feature film Gun Hill Road, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, isopening Frameline 35, in San Francisco

John Hollway, co-author of "Killing Time: An 18-Year Odyssey from Death Row to Freedom," Ron Gauthier, is our first guest. Hollway is an attorney and a writer who has worked both in a federal prosecutor's office and as a defense attorney in state and federal courts. Killing Time follows John Thompson from death row to exoneration and freedom. Hollway has multiple book events coming up. Visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Killing-Time-by-John-Hollway-and-Ronald-M-Gauthier/253711767734 Our next guest is Directed by Connie Field, director of HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG (8.5 hours total) Which opens June 25 at the Smith Rafael in San Rafael and June 27 at the Roxie in SF HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG is the cinematic history of the worldwide effort to destroy South African apartheid, a story that has never been told before in any medium. Working over 10 years, filming throughout the world, interviewing dozens of the major players — Connie Field constructs an epic 7-film history (divided here into 3 parts) that will stand as the final word on how a violent, racist, intractable government was destroyed by the concerted efforts of men and women working on multiple fronts inside and outside South Africa for more than three decades. We close with another director, Kareem Mortimer, whose film, a first feature, "Children of God," screens at Frameline 34, at the Castro Theatre, at 9:30 PM this evening. Visit http://www.childrenofgodthemovie.com/www.childrenofgodthemovie.com/Welcome.html or www.frameline.org

Carly's back with us to guest host one more time before she moves to LA and becomes our "LA Correspondent." QNews: Tel Aviv gay club is attacked by an armed gunman. Fundraiser benefit for the Richmond rape victim. Washington becomes the newest target for the anti-gay marriage proponents. Rainbow Rumors: Julie and Julia: Wasn't Julia Childs homophobic? Why are gay people supporting this film? Cat Cora and her partner welcome their fourth child. And Charlie has a new kind of lesbian, no not really lesbian, ok fine . . . it's a lesbian movie to tell us about. Interview: The makers of Lezbros and Jew Lo join us to talk about their work, including Lezbro's premiere on MTV's Logo network and the concern Jew Lo caused with Frameline.

Tony talks about his three-day cruise to nowhere, Dennis talks about the lesbian basketball documentary he saw at Frameline called Training Rules and they both share what they'd like to see happen on The Bachelorette.

Frameline 33 Part 2: Today's show features director Faith Trimel's "Family" screening June 24 and June 26; also featured is director John Young. His "Rivers Wash Over Me" screens June 24. Also featured is director Tim Daniels and producer Burton Rorie's "Standing N Truth". Unfortunately, this film already screened, June 21. Visit www.standntruth.com

Today we are featuring interviews with directors: Kortney Ryan Ziegler: "Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen," and Florencia Manovil: "Fiona's Script." Both screen this evening, Monday, June 22 in San Francisco. Ziegler's at the Roxie at 7 PM and Manovil's at 7 PM also at the Roxie. Visit www.frameline.org

Nathalie, our jazz loving former contestant from the first U Haul It episode, joins us as a guest host and discusses her recent resurgence into lesbian nightlife. Also, the second U Haul It results are revealed. QNews: Why are advertisements for anti-gay companies being run on Ellen’s show? Will the city’s recent efforts to scale down San Francisco events affect Pink Saturday? No marriage for heterosexuals? Obama drops the ball on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell , AGAIN! Also, Dick Cheney changes his views on gay marriage . . . well, kind of. Rainbow Rumors: Cynthia Nixon, from Sex and the City, is engaged! Alicia Keys has been seen around town with a merkin. Also, Charlie shares her favorite quote overheard in San Francisco. Madeiline Lim, Executive Director of the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, as well as J. Aguilar and Meliza Banales join us to talk about the upcoming film festivals. Madeiline discusses upcoming offerings from QWOCMAP including film premieres, FREE film making courses, and their ten year anniversary party. J. Aguilar, who Madeline Lim inspired to become a filmmaker, and Meliza Banales discuss their short film “Getting Off” which is premiering as part of Frameline 33’s Dirt and Desire.

This is the special “sneak preview” episode, Episode Zero, which contains mini-excerpts from full segments that will be coming up on future episodes of Andy's Treasure Trove. I hope that you'll tell your friends about Andy's Treasure Trove, where culture, art and fun co-mingle! Thanks, Andy Moore Keywords for this episode: San Francisco, art, culture, fun, Lisa Geduldig, Charo, comedy, Frameline, Frameline32, Michael Lumpkin, Terence Davies, England, The Long Day Closes, The Neon Bible, House of Mirth, Liverpool, Dawn Logsdon, Lucie Faulkner, New Orleans, independent film, documentary, Faubourg Treme, Hurricane Katrina, Karen Pedersen, San Francisco Columbarium, Steve Fagin, Eloisa Haudenschild, Haudenschild Garage, pizza, JoAnne Brasil, The Wander Theater, Stuart Gaffney, Fenton Johnson, California same-sex marriage, gay, LGBT, Keeping Faith, Barbara Sher, Wishcraft, I Could Do Anything if Only I Knew What It Was, New York, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Daniel Libeskind, Rosalyn (Sissy) Swig, Alan Berliner, nature, mockingbird, crow, The Sea Ranch, harbor seals, Jeanne Jackson, Gualala, fireworks, Sonoma, Mendocino, Mendonoma, Al the Laysan albatross, Independent Coast Observer, Hugh King, Chopper King, the Coffeehouse Movement, Writers' Guild of America Foundation Library, scripts, film, television, Factor's Deli, Kyle Jewhurst, quantum physics, flash drives, Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, carousel, Jim Van Buskirk, Tiara, Palace Hotel, tea, first grade, Ivy League college, graduation, Linda Servis, real estate, CIA, Lauri Amat, vocalizing, Quahogging, Liam Passmore, Litquake, Susan Stryker, Maureen Gosling, Les Blank, Burden of Dreams, Fitzcarraldo, Blossoms of Fire, Juchitan, Oaxaca, matriarchy, Martha Toledo, Brooks Collins, airplane crash 1964, Jay Hall, astrology, Ken Paul Rosenthal, Ralph Jack, Mike Carroll, Camden NJ New Jersey, Fats Waller, Willie Brown, Basic Brown, film festivals, parties.