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Special Guest Appearance: Screenwriter/Executive Producer: Dustin Lance Black

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Join us May 24, 2009 at 5:00pm for an intimate evening with Academy Award® winning screenwriter and executive producer, Dustin Lance Black. Black will be our featured keynote speaker for Closing Night of the 20th Anniversary of the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival and our “Gayla Celebration” at the Henry Luce Pavilion.

Black is best known for his recent 2008 Academy Award® and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay for MILK, a biopic of late gay rights activist Harvey Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant. Spending many years in San Francisco as a teenager, Black found himself traveling back while researching the life of Harvey Milk. As the first openly gay man elected to a major public office, Harvey Milk’s message of hope inspired Black to pen his screenplay for MILK. In November 2008, MILK was released by Focus Features, starring Academy Award® winner Sean Penn, Academy Award® Nominee Josh Brolin, James Franco, and Emile Hirsch. Shortly after its release the film received 8 Oscar® Nominations, including best picture of the Year.

Finding himself yet again drawn back to his San Francisco ties, Black penned the story and screenplay for PEDRO, the first scripted project from Bunim-Murry Productions about the life and legacy of famed REAL WORLD: San Francisco cast member, Pedro Zamora. One of the original “reality TV” stars Pedro Zamora captured the hearts of many on MTV’s reality television series, THE REAL WORLD: San Francisco. Zamora, who was openly gay and publicly discussed being HIV-positive brought international attention to HIV/AIDS and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) issues and prejudices through his appearance on the show. PEDRO premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival commemorating Zamora’s life and celebrating his legacy. The film is scheduled to debut on MTV this spring.

Such an accomplished man at such a young age, Black serves as an inspiration to all. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity and enjoy a screening of MILK on Closing Night, May 24, 2009 5:00pm-7:30pm at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in the Doris Duke Theatre.

Scheduled Screenings:
DON'T EVEN GO THERE (Dir. Mike Justice, USA, 2009, 2min)
BEAUTY BRAWL (Dir. Kevyn K.M. Fong, USA, 2009, 14min)
MILK (Dir. Gus Van Sant, USA, 2008 129min)

Presents the Hawai'i Premiere of
VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR

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100% of ticket sales will benefit the Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation

SYNOPSIS
VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR is a feature-length film on the legendary designer Valentino Garavani who in the wake of his exit in 2008 from the company he founded in Rome more than 45 years ago.  Produced and directed by Matt Tyrnauer, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine, the film is an intimate, engaging and very funny fly-on-the-wall exploration of the singular world of one of Italy's richest and most famous man.  The film documents the colorful and dramatic closing act of Valentino's celebrated career, tells the story of his extraordinary life and work, and also explores the larger themes affecting the fashion business today.  But at the heart of the film is the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti.

For more information on the movie, visit: http://www.valentinomovie.com

Friday, May 1, 8:00pm

Kahala Consolidated Theatres

4211 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI  96816

Free parking

Tickets:  $20 includes Movie and (2) Hula's Bar & Lei Stand "Any Kine" Drink Tickets.
Ticket Reservations at Hula's Bar & Lei Stand and other outlets to be announced soon.

THE HONOLULU GAY & LESBIAN FOUNDATION ARE PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR the public reading performance of LAND OF LINCOLN

You are invited to attend a pubic reading performance of
LAND OF LINCOLN
APRIL 13, 2009  7PM
ART AUDITORIUM BUILDING, RM 132
Tenure Track Productions

Visit www.hglcf.org or www.rainbowfilmfestival.org often for up-to-date and breaking news, or call 808-381-1952.

GET YOUR VIP PASS TODAY!
THE VIP PASS is $100 includes the BEST in LGBT independent movie experience in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii (where you can see where Barack Obama grew up) and tickets to the Gayla and awards ceremony. This AMAZING VIP PASS includes:
Entry for one person (non transferrable) to all film festival screenings.  (Individual ticket prices are $10 per screening so the pass is a great value since we screen over 25 feature films and shorts.)  VIP passholders may take advantage of another terrific offer to attend our fabulous 20th anniversary for only $25 dollars more for a total of $100.  (The Gayla alone is $45 if purchased separately so VIP saves the individual $20 on the gala!)  This is an opportunity of a lifetime as this is the 20th Annual Celebration with Bruce Vilanch and other Special Surprise Guests!  The Gayla Celebration will provide delicious complimentary local pupu (appetizers) and full open bar as well as wonderful local entertainment at the Luce Pavilion at the Honolulu Academy of Arts at 7:30 pm on Sunday, May 24, 2009.  Students/Military without VIP passes can attend the gala for $25 instead of $45.

Go to www.rainbowfilmfestival.org and click on "BUY PASSES"


ABOUT HGLCF
HGLCF is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to educate and raise awareness of the community at large about gay and lesbian culture, arts and lifestyle. HGLCF also works toward instilling a sense of pride and respect among the members of the Gay community, as well as to highlight the unique cosmopolitan ambiance of the city of Honolulu .

ABOUT BRUCE VILANCH
Bruce Vilanch is a two-faced fella:  Bearded, he is one of the most sought-after comedy writers in Hollywood, winner of a bunch of Emmys and noted as the “Hollywood Square” just to the left of Whoopi.  Shaved, he spent two years as Edna Turnblad, Baltimore housewife and superstar, on tour and on Broadway in the smash musical adaptation of the John Waters film “Hairspray.”  Bruce was seen on VH1’s popular fitness and nutrition reality-series, “Celebrity Fit Club,” which just finished its third season.  Participating in a type of extreme-makeover-body-edition, the Celebrity Fit Clubbers went through 100 days of Fit Club training. Along the way, they learned about fitness, diets and nutrition.

Who knows what Bruce will look like for his next performance?  In addition to “Hairspray,” he has appeared in such legendary epics as “Ice Pirates,” “Mahogany” and “The Morning After.”  A frequent guest on talk shows, Bruce won his Emmys for co-writing back-to-back Oscar shows with Billy Crystal.   He’s written 16 Oscar-casts so far, as well as a number of Tonys, Grammys, and even Emmys, although he never got an Emmy for writing an Emmy – that would be award-show incest of the lowest order.  His bizarre career was documented in the film “Get Bruce!,” released by Miramax and perpetually available on Buena Vista Home Video.  Bruce’s one-man show, “Almost Famous,” tickled Off-Broadway audiences for three months and has made a number of appearances around the country.  He is frequently mistaken for Brad Pitt.