Saturday Night's All Right for LGBTQ Films
PRISM 35 Dishes Out Rebellion, Revolution and Possibly Unleashes the 10 Plagues
 

Camilla Comes Out Tonight
7 p.m. Tonight, Saturday, Aug. 27
Film director Ines Barrionuevo comes in from Mexico City to share the rebellion, revolution and love of Camila Comes Out Tonight, PRISM 35’s Saturday centerpiece film.
 
Unwillingly, Camila leaves behind her liberal public high school for a conservative, suffocating private institution that squashes her notions of  women’s rights, resistance, and pro-choice activism. With no outlet, she finds her fierce rebellious nature, falling in with a group of outsiders and an enticing set of possible experiences. She also finds love is the sassy popular girl. Brooding, confident and fiery, Camila is the rebellion this school has been waiting for.

RELEASE THE PLAGUES?
Lemon Squeezy
9:15 p.m. Tonight, Saturday, Aug. 27
Fresh off the heels of a crushing prom rejection, a gay teen finds comfort in the Holy Bible. Unfortunately, he also believes he’s bringing on the 10 plagues of Egypt.  That’s what Director Kevin Hartford is bringing to A-Town and PRISM 35.
 
DISMANTLING STIGMAS
How to Tell a Secret
4:15 p.m. Today, Saturday, Aug. 27
Dublin directors Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne share their film How to Tell a Secret, which aims to dismantle the persistent stigma of living with HIV, featuring a cast of actors as well as ordinary people coming out on screen for the first time.

 

 

CLOSING NIGHT SCREENER
You Can Live Forever
 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29
When her father dies and her mother suffers a breakdown, closeted lesbian teen Jaime is sent to live with her aunt and uncle, members of a devout Jehovah’s Witness community. But being dragged to a religious service has its perks as she meets Marike. The two instantly strike a deep friendship, and Jaime finds herself falling hard for Marike as the two grow closer. Will they reach that far-away paradise they’ve been promised before the community discovers their secret.
Featured screening sponsor: Still Austin Whiskey and ThunderTix.
 Community Partner: The Austin Chronicle.
 
FREE MOM HUGS MOMENT
Mamma Bears
2:15 Sunday, Aug. 29
Mama Bears is a call to action for parents everywhere, especially as conservative legislatures have targeted trans children. The film, an intimate exploration of two “mama bears”—conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people. It is a story of the transformative power of unconditional love.
Featured screening sponsor: Crunch Consulting.
Community Partners:  Thinkery Austin, PFLAG San Marcos, and Community Impact Newspaper.

UNEARTHING OUR CULTURE 
Esther Newton Made Me Gay 
4:30 Sunday, Aug. 29
At a time when anthropology was limited to studying “far away cultures”, Esther’s foundational book, Mother Camp, was a bold and intimate study of the underground world of 1960’s midwest drag bars. Despite her groundbreaking work, Esther struggled to gain acceptance in an academic world that sidelined women and shunned homosexuals.
Featured screening sponsor: Book Woman.
Community sponsors: KMFA Classical 89.5 and The Equality Alliance.
 
SAIGON SAGA
Jimmy in Saigon
2 p.m. Sunday, Auig. 29
Filmmaker Peter McDowell's eldest brother (24) died in 1972 while living in Vietnam, when Peter was still a child. Long a hushed family secret, McDowell investigates his brother's life in Saigon. The film chronicles a family's healing from tragedy, a gay documentarian's possible connection to his brother, and a view of colonialism and armed conflict from both an American and Vietnamese perspective.
Featured screening sponsor: Alfred's Catering.
Community Partners: KUT 90.5 and KUTX 98.9