Reeling: The 25th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival continues through Sunday, November 12, at Chicago Filmmakers, Columbia College Ludington Bldg., and Landmark’s Century Centre. Tickets are $7-$10, $5-$8 for members of Chicago Filmmakers; for more information call 773-293-1447. Following are screenings through Thursday, November 9; for a full schedule visit chicagoreader.com.
Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story Sean Mullen’s 2005 documentary charts ten years of thrash, glam, and drag at Trannyshack, a weekly San Francisco club night that has hosted gay icons from David Bowie to Kiki & Herb star Justin Bond. 87 min. a Chicago Filmmakers, 8 PM
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FtF: Female to Female Kami Chisholm and Elizabeth Stark interview lesbians who say they’re marginalized because they like high heels, push-up bras, and lipstick; among the interviewees are poet Meliza Banales, rocker Bitch, and actress Guinevere Turner. Four shorts bring the program running time to 92 minutes. a Columbia College Ludington Bldg., noon
Boy I Am Three young New Yorkers embark on female-to-male transition in this documentary by Sam Feder and Julie Hollar. 72 min. a Columbia College Ludington Bldg., 2 PM
R Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma Slow moving but compelling, this 2005 Canadian mystery concerns a handsome young man who awakens naked in a Montreal parking lot with his memory erased, knowing only that he’s gay. As he strives to reclaim his past, support comes from staffers at a gay help line, who draw media attention to his case with surprising and troubling results. Dusan Dukic is excellent as the enigmatic hero, and writer-director Denis Langlois uses the fact-based story to consider how identity is shaped by social relationships and expectations. In English and subtitled French. 90 min. (Albert Williams) a Landmark’s Century Centre, 6 PM
If You Think My Shorts Are Funny, Wait Until You See What’s Inside! Nine comic short videos. 87 min. a Columbia College Ludington Bldg., 8:30 PM
