

sep 29 - oct 2, 2011
At the
Fine Arts Theatre
Asheville, NC
Asheville's First LGBTQ Film Festival
Be a part of history!
Gaston Pictures Entertainment is proud to present the very best of new LGBTQ cinema to Western North Carolina during Blue Ridge Pride Weedkend!
Tickets Now Available Online!
General admission films: $10 (each). Individual tickets can be purchased HERE or by using the links on THIS PAGE.
Film Buff Pass: $60 (includes access to all films). BUY ONLINE!
All Access Badge: Includes free round-the-festival-clock cocktails and snacks at the VIP TLA Releasing Filmmakers' Lounge (in the Fine Arts Theatre), ALL films, ALL parties... all for just $95! BUY ONLINE!
Festival Schedule at a Glance:
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Download the Catalog (PDF)
Thursday, September 29 - Opening Night Gala

7:00 PM - JAMIE & JESSE ARE NOT TOGETHER (95 min - USA)
This stunning romantic comedy with musical numbers has something for everyone - especially if you've ever fallen for your best friend.
9:00 PM - EVENT: Opening Night Party at Hotel Indigo
Friday, September 30

12:30 PM - HOLLYWOOD TO DOLLYWOOD (81 min - USA)
Gay twin daredevils go to extraordinary measures to get a copy of their screenplay into the hands of Dolly Parton.

2:45 PM - OVER THE EDGE (73 min - UK)
An absurdist murder-mystery/comedy/gay romance about a young man, his new friend and a lot of corpses.
With CLEANING HOUSE (14 min - USA)

5:00 PM - HARVEST (aka: Stadt Land Fluss 85 min - Germany)
Two young farmhands meet and tentatively begin a relationship in this mesmerizing drama.

7:15 PM - LONGHORNS (90 min - USA)
Raucous sex comedy that tells the story of a "straight" Texas fratboy who realizes that maybe all his man-on-man fantasies, going down on his buddies, and falling for the only openly gay student on campus means he might just be queer...

9:30 PM - WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE DAME (83 min - USA)
ABBA meets drag as these two pop culture obsessions come together in this outrageous musical documentary.
10:00 PM - EVENT: Dame Party at Tressa's
Saturday, October 1

11:50 AM - THIS IS WHAT LOVE IN ACTION LOOKS LIKE (75 min - USA)
Youth undergo fundamentalist Christian program for homosexual behavior modification.

1:50 PM - JITTERS (97 min - Iceland)
Energetic coming-of-age drama that follows a closeted boy and his group of trouble-prone friends, providing a positive look into the ways youth face life-complexities.

4:15 PM - 3 (aka: DREI 119 min - Germany)
A stylish, intelligent and unpredictable look at a modern love triangle from Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) this year's Best Director recipient at 61st Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Awards).

7:00 PM - WISH ME AWAY (120 min - USA)
Whether you are a country music fan or not, Wish Me Away is an endearing, profound, and incredibly inspiring documentary about the trials and tribulations of a multi-award winning singer, Chely Wright, the first country music star to come out as gay.

9:30 PM - eCUPID (100 min - USA)
Things are not always what you expect them to be in this gorgeously-crafted Romance from director J.C. Calciano (Is It Just Me?) with hot leads, a quirky unpredictable script and a streak of sweet whimsy.
With REGRETS (11 min - USA)
11:00 PM - EVENT: Blue Ridge Pride & eCUPID After Party at O'Henry's
Sunday, October 2
12:00 PM - FREE EVENT: Panel with Visiting Talent
Indie filmmakers discuss successfully completing & competing in changing market place.

1:00 PM - CIRCUMSTANCE (105 min - Iran/Lebanon)
This year's Sundance Audience Award: Dramatic winner with good reason, this suspenseful, political love story starkly juxtaposes public lives and lives lived away from the omnipresent surveillance of the state.

3:30 PM - GUN HILL ROAD (88 min - USA)
In this tremendously poignant film, a hit at Sundance, newcomer Harmony Santana stars as teenage boy transitioning to a woman at a time when her father returns home from prison.

5:45 PM - MANGUS! (88 min - USA)
This richly dark comedy chronicles a teenage boy's pursuit (in a wheelchair) of his dream: to be a star.

8:00 PM - ROMEOS (94 min - Germany)
CLOSING NIGHT FILM. Sexy and captivating social drama about a handsome young FTM and his romance with a masculine gay man.
9:45 PM - EVENT: Asheville QFest Closing Party! FREE with Romeo's ticket (location TBA).
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