54 – The Director’s Cut
Co-Presented By San Diego Pride
“54 – The Director’s Cut”
Director: Mark Christopher, 1998, 106 min.
When 54 was released in 1998 it received mostly negative
reviews, in part due to the changes imposed by its distributor, which removed
most of the gay elements of the story. Director Mark Christopher has long
cherished the chance to release a director’s cut. Now, directly following the
world premiere of the fully restored version (with over 30 minutes restored) at this year’s Berlin Film Festival,
we are delighted to present this now gritty masterpiece at FilmOut San
Diego.
An early starring role for Ryan Phillippe (who goes from
busboy to bartender, from ingénue to bisexual hustler and from beer drinker to
drug dealer), cute best friend portrayed by Breckin Meyer, Neve Campbell as a
sexy soap opera star and a glorious Salma Hayek are just a few of the film’s
many pleasures. Plus Mike Myers uncanny portrayal of Steve Rubell. Faithfully
recreating the magic and mayhem of Studio 54 including all variations of sex and drug use - and
of course replete with a fabulous soundtrack that will have you itching to
dance, you’ll definitely feel that you too had strutted your funky stuff at the
world’s greatest disco.
with:
World Premiere – An All San Diego, All Queer Production!
“Zebra”
Director: Paul Detwiler, 2015, 5min.
An exploration of the complex emotional and erotic
landscapes navigated by two men, illustrating the multiple dimensions
underlying their relations in an aggressive but loving dynamic, when
individuality is lost and bodies merge into a totemic figure of animalistic
sensuality and desire. The film is based on the poem by Ronald Aden Alexander.