Frameline is thrilled to partner with guest bloggers from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire during this year's festival! We've invited students from the LGBTQA Studies: San Francisco Travel Seminar at UWEC to share their experiences of Frameline and their thoughts on San Francisco's queer community. As they attend Frameline and experience San Francisco, they will be creating LGBTQ-themed documentaries, as well as vetting films for their second Eau Queer Film Festival in the fall. For more information about the contributors, click here.
“Perspective is key within this charged film. The more I analyze and discuss its intentions, the more I respect its filmmakers. But this does not change the experience of actually watching the film. Throughout the entire film, I found myself wanting to yell at the screen, at the characters. It was very difficult to watch. My entire body was sore from being tense for so long. The lies, deception, and adultery are not elements in which I can find entertainment.” -Lindsay Miklya
“The symbolism used throughout was impressive. There’s this powerful love triangle which then turns more into a line when we find out that Hanna is pregnant. The comedic value of Hanna yelling stop, stop at the pregnancy test had the entire audience laughing. The hallway scene is another example of the linear progression. In the end scene all three characters are laying in bed and a slow zoom out transforms into a ring and then into a scientific petri dish. We go from a triangle followed by a line and finally followed by a ring.”-Katie Johnson
“I was so excited to see Three because of its connection to “Run Lola Run,” you know, seeing that they have the same director and all. Plus the whole “I’m German and I must represent” thing kind of made me want to go see it as well. I wasn’t really sure what I should expect from the film to be honest and well, I think I came out of it with a very positive experience…I think.
I found the beginning to be total snooze fest. Yeah, it was loud and there was a lot going on but it really didn’t seem to have a purpose. I mean, I still don’t really know what the significance of the first twenty minutes was. It was also rather difficult to make the connection to the LGBT community until a little further into the plot, but that wasn’t really anything worth whining over.
To be honest, I think Three would cause a lot of stir if it was brought back to Eau Claire because of how uncomfortable polyamorous relationships tend to make people, but I also feel that it’s very important to make people uncomfortable. That way their eyes are being opened, and perhaps that can make them see the beauty in things that are different to what they are used to. Stepping out of your comfort zone often times helps you in more ways than you would think. -Tatjana Trommershauser