05/28/2009 - 7:30pm to 05/28/2009 - 9:30pm
Location:
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Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St.
Portland, OR 97202
Class Description:
Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival
Opening Night Film: City of Borders
The opening film of the festival is City of Borders. Visiting director Yun Suh will introduce the screening.
In a city seething with religious and political tensions, Jerusalem’s only gay bar, Shushan, offers an oasis of freedom and acceptance. Palestinians and Israelis, lesbians and gay men, gather at Shushan in a spirit of community and mutual support. Unlike cosmopolitan Tel Aviv, Jerusalem’s political atmosphere is dominated by ultra-religious Jews, who have found rare common ground with their fundamentalist Muslim and Christian counterparts in their shared hostility toward gays and lesbians.
CITY OF BORDERS takes us into the lives of some of Shushan’s habitues – Palestinian lesbian Samira and her Israeli partner, Ravit; devout Muslim Boody, who receives death threats in his home town of Ramallah and sneaks through the border to perform in drag at Shushan; an activist gay couple who are building a house among right-wing settlers in the West Bank; and the bar’s owner, Sa’ar, a tenacious idealist who was the only gay member of Jerusalem’s city council.
Yun Suh’s provocative and inspiring film offers the hope that people from conflicting worlds can embrace their commonalities rather than be defined by their differences.
Immediately following the film join us along with director Yun Suh for this year’s Opening Night Party. Returning sponsor Broder/Savoy Tavern & Bistro will be hosting once again, with tasty complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages, just steps from Clinton Street Theater.
More Info:
For more information, please visit http://queerdocfest.org/ or http://clintonsttheater.com/
Cost:
General Admission $8, Seniors 62+ w/ ID $6, Students w/ ID $6, Group(minimum 10 tickets per show) $6, Opening Night Film & Party $20, Festival Pass $75