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.
"This quirky little collection of shorts went from hilarious to just plain bizarre and most other adjectives in between. I had never even thought of going to this film, to be honest the name scared me, but Katie J really wanted to go, so to the movies we went. Ms. Thing and Girl Bunnies stuck out to me as definitely being the weirdest. Girl Bunnies literally made me look around and ask, “What just happened, and what is with the chain saw?” To each their own I say, but this one was definitely not for me. The short I really did like however was Lesbian Cliché Song; it was hilarious and just plain catchy. Everyone has been singing it around the house and the theatre just about laughed themselves out of their seats at some of the lyrics. Even though it was obvious this short was low budget, it still had a great quality to it and the song and characters really made it quite memorable. Another short I really liked was Fluid. I really liked the double entendré between tea and coffee to gay and straight. It showed an interesting dynamic and also showed the idea of the “checklist” you need to have in order to fit into the mold others try to place you in." -Kelly Brill
"I also really enjoyed the Genderbusters short, mostly because it was very creative. I think the idea that gender and sex can be two different things is just now becoming mainstream, which means that there are still a lot of people unfamiliar with the concept. Genderbusters did a good job introducing this idea, and the bringing to light the struggles people face in everyday life due to a lack of knowledge and understanding. Also, this film addressed gender binaries in a humorous way, which I think is a good way to deal with something unfamiliar. You don’t want to freak people out by presenting it in a serious manner." -Katy Cobb