On November 22, 1997, Tranny Fest made history as the first U. S. film festival dedicated to works by, for, and about the transgender communities. This was the schedule of programs.

1:00 PM show, rated G

 


ADAM
(director, in person: Andrea Stoops, 1996 USA ,4mins. 16mm) Clay animation of a little girl who is mistaken for a boy and relishes the opportunity.

SHOTGUN (director, in person: Jordy Jones, 1997 USA, 7 mins. Video) Sentimental and beautiful intersex wedding in Oakland.

TWO-SPIRITED PEOPLE (Michel Beauchemin, Lori Levy, Gretchen Voguel 1991 USA, 20 mins.) Native American berdache cultural documentary.

ALIENATOR (director in person: Texas Tomboy, 1996 USA, 4 mins. Video) Alien abduction experience.

DREAM GIRLS (Kim Longinotto & Jane Williams, 1993 UK, 50 mins. Video) Story of Japanese musical theatre company in which women play the roles of females and males.


WANTED ALIVE: TERESITA LA CAMPESINA
(director, in person: La Tina, 1997 USA ,20mins. Video) Personal portrait of Mission diva singing legend,Teresita.

DYSFUNCTIONAL, SF PREMIERE (Mirha-Soleil Ross, 1997 Canada, 9mins. Video) Transsexual sexuality with a 19th Century accordion twist.

TRAPPINGS OF TRANSHOOD (directors in person: Elise Hurwitz & Christopher Lee, 1997 USA, 27mins. Video) A doc and rockumentary on gender identity.

LAW OF DESIRE, SF PREMIERE (director Jennifer Reeder, 1997 USA, 17mins. Video) Action thriller story of Trelita, a Mexican sex worker and single mother suspected of murder.

 

3:00 PM SHOW

5:00 PM SHOW

 


THIRD
(director, in person: Rae Rea, 1996 USA, 9mins. 16mm) An experimental narrative using butch camp to tell the story of one third-gendered character's escape.

LOOK OF LOVE (Charles Lofton, 1996 USA, 4mins. Video) She-males, chicks with dicks, he-shes and tranny chasers. But it's really a love story.

YOU DON'T KNOW DICK: COURAGEOUS HEARTS OF TRANSSEXUAL MEN (Candace Schemerhorn & Buster Cram, 1996 USA, 75mins. Video) Profile stories of six wonderful transsexual men.


P(l)AIN TRUTH
(Ilppo Pohjola, 1993 Finland, 15mins. 35mm) Exploring the boundaries of gender and beyond.

THE SALT MINES (Susana Aikin & Carlos Aparicio, 1990 USA, 47mins. Video) Latino transvestites of the NYC streets support their daily lives through prostitution while living in garbage trucks.

KINGS OF NEW YORK (Kucia Davis, 1996 USA, 6mins. Video) Escorts us inside the secret world of breast-binding, pants-stuffing Drag Kings.

 

7:00 PM SHOW

 

9:00 PM SHOW

 


PREMENSTRUAL SPOTTING,
SF PREMIERE
(director in person, Machiko Saito, 1997 USA, 12mins. Video) Explores the worlds of alcoholism, abuse, fetishes and show tunes.

LOOK OF LOVE(Charles Lofton, 1996 USA, 4mins. Video) She-males, chicks with dicks, he-shes and tranny chasers. But it's really a love story.

ST. PELAGIUS THE PENITENT AND OTHER STORIES, US PREMIERE (1997 UK, 12mins. 16mm) Super-8 diary footage tells the stories of five gender-adventuring friends, medieval-style.

BUTCH GIRLS, RESERVOIR DYKES AND FAGGOT WHORES, SF PREMIERE (Ricky Lee, 1997 USA, 23mins. Video) Need we say more?

SELECTED JAPANESE ANIMATION

STORME - THE LADY OF THE JEWEL BOX (Michelle Parkerson, 1987 USA, 21mins. Video) Intimate portrait of Storme DeLarverie, African-American male impersonator with the legendary Jewel Box Revue in the 1940's.

 


TRANNY FLUID: TG PORNOS

CHICKS WITH DICKS(Stephen Parr, Oddball Film + Video, USA, 30secs. Video)

GROUND BLOOM FLOWER (Gay Natsu, 1996 USA, 2mins. Video)

AND MORE SEXY VIDEOS!

 

11:00 PM SHOW