Bloomington PRIDE Film
Festival Announces 2014 Festival Program
BLOOMINGTON,
Ind.: The Bloomington PRIDE Film
Festival, approaching its 11th anniversary, has announced the
program of films and performers for the January, 2014 film festival.
The
annual film festival, which celebrates LGBTQ culture in Bloomington and around
the world, will feature 26
films, including four feature-length films and 22 shorts. Movies screened
at PRIDE all have content concerning LGBTQ people as well as their families and
communities. The 2014 festival has movies from four continents, by professional
filmmakers and MFA students alike. The films’ stories cover topics like
transgender parenting, bullying, the joys and woes of being single, coming out,
HIV/AIDS, cat allergies, and so much more.
A
diverse screening committee of fifteen volunteers previews and selects films
for the festival. This year, the committee sorted through 155 movies, with a
majority having arrived by open submission, reflecting on the popularity of the
PRIDE Film Festival.
“We
work hard to make sure films represent all kinds of people and issues among the
LGBTQ community,” said the festival’s co-director, Abby Henkel. “There’s not
just one way to be gay, bisexual, queer, etc., and we are proud to offer a
festival program as diverse as the community we aim to serve and celebrate.”
With
so much to be proud of regarding LGBTQ rights -- Indiana University and the
Bloomington City Council both joined the Freedom Indiana coalition opposing
HJR6, and the IU GLBT Alumni Association recently announced a new scholarship
fund – PRIDE’s place in the Bloomington community has never been more
prominent. Nationally, more and more states are adopting marriage equality, and
the U.S. Senate achieved bipartisan support for a ban on workplace
discrimination. Coming on the heels of a world-famous mass
same-sex wedding blessed by Mayor Mark Kruzan at the 2013 festival, PRIDE
planners assure fans that the 2014 festival will be at least as thrilling as
the last.
Bloomington
PRIDE is supported by Markey’s Rental and Staging, Jeff Franklin/FC Tucker,
Visit Bloomington, Oliver Winery, Jill Reitmeyer/The Dental Care Center, Lisa
Baker DDS, SIWY Plastic Surgery, the IU GLBT Alumni Association, The Word, and
the Bloomington Arts Commission. You can hear more about PRIDE on bloomingOUT
Radio on WFHB FM, December 19 at 6pm.
Mission:
Through community-based events and services, Bloomington PRIDE celebrates queer
arts, creates safe and inclusive spaces, and challenges stereotypes to enrich
LGBTQA community culture. For more information about tickets, films,
volunteering for PRIDE, donation options, and events, please visit http://www.bloomingtonpride.org.
