Woman On Fire
Director: Julie Sokolow
TRT: 1:35:00
Country: United States (New York)
Logline: As a third-generation firefighter, Brooke Guinan has a passion for heroism that runs in her blood. But when Brooke transitions from male to female in her father’s workplace, it poses not only a challenge to a macho profession, but also to the customs of the people she cares about the most - her traditional family.
Regional Premiere, Family Friendly.
Friday 11 a.m./Malco
How Love Won: The Fight For Marriage Equality
Director: Michael McIntee
TRT: 1:21:58
Country: United States (Minnesota)
Logline: A brilliant and emotionally powerful documentary about the moment that changed everything in the battle for same-sex marriage. Go behind the scenes and discover the secret psychological weapon Minnesota LGBT activists deployed in this ‘unwinnable’ campaign that had failed in 30 other states.
Regional Premiere, Family Friendly, Filmmaker scheduled to attend.
Plays with Chance, Saturday at noon/Malco
The Happys
Director: Tom Gould, John Serpe
TRT: 1:27:17
Country: United States (California)
Logline: Twenty-one year old Tracy walks in on her newly minted 'movie star' boyfriend having sex with a man. After assessing her limited options, she returns to Mark with a deal if he agrees to marry her, she’ll forget the whole thing ever happened. The cast includes Janeane Garofalo and The Walking Dead's Melissa McBride, with an original score by Patrick Sansone (Wilco).
Filmmaker scheduled to attend.
Plays with A Doll’s Eyes on Saturday, 2:30 p.m./Malco
HORIZON
Director: Stephan Elliott
TRT: 55:00
Country: Australia
Logline: Queer as Folk meets Sydney’s Oxford Street in an explosion of color and drama. In life, love and sex, what we crave is often at odds with who we are.
USA Premiere, Filmmaker scheduled to attend.
Plays with All Are Welcome Here, Saturday 4:45 p.m./Malco
