• Lawrence Hall Rm 115| University of Oregon
• February 25, 2009 - March 6, 2009
• 7pm

17th Annual QFF features six great films from around the world.

February 25
Chris + Don: A Love Story
Directed by Guido Santi + Tina Mascara • USA • 90 minutes
The true-life story of British writer Christopher Isherwood and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior.

February 27
Ask Not
Directed by Johnny Symons • USA • 73 minutes
A provocative documentary that reveals the stories behind "don't ask don't tell."

Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
Directed by Charles B. Brack • USA • 58 minutes
This documentary tells the little known story of Sakia Gunn, a
15-year-old Aggressive who was fatally stabbed in a gay hate crime in Newark, New Jersey.

March 4
La Leon
Directed by Santiago Otheguy • Argentina • 81 minutes
This Argentinean drama tells the story of a rural laborer whose
homosexuality puts him at odds with his isolated community.

The World Unseen
Directed by Shamin Sarif • UK/South Africa • 94 minutes
In this drama set in 1950’s South Africa, two women find love in surprising places. A stirring film that addresses issues of race, gender and desire.

March 6
Sissyboy
Directed by Katie Turinski • USA • 80 minutes
A juncture in the lives of performance art revolutionaries, “Sissyboy” explores the Portland-based gender-bending drag troupe that has served up their audacity, ambivalence and social commentary throughout the Rose City for over 3 years.