Back by popular demand is Glitterboys and Ganglands, award-winning novelist Lauren Beukes. It is a behind the pink veil preparations for the Miss Gay Western Cape pageant. Out In Africa will donate R10 from each ticket sold to MGWC.
 

The other SA documentary is Waited For, directed by Nerina Penzhorn, a touching look at the hopes and tribulations of lesbians who wish to adopt. It reveals many of the problems of 'cross-cultural' adoptions. Penzhorn will travel from the States to present her film and many of the 'subjects' will attend the screenings,

International features include We Were Here - a timely documentary about the beginnings of the AIDS pandemic. It is a forceful account by survivors. There will be discussions after the screenings arranged by Health4Men.

Getting Out is a powerful documentary about refugees - people who have escaped appalling homophobia only to encounter the horrors of Home Affairs. See it to understand the battle of our African neighbours. Gender Dynamix will convene discussions after each screening in Jozi and CT.

Inspired by the classic documentary Paris Is Burning is the flamboyant dance film Leave It On The Floor. Beyonce's music director Kim Burse and Michael Jackson's choreographer Frank Gaston Jr. deliver white-hot electrifying action and a crop of new queer musical anthems.

François Sagat, a famous French porn star, takes a serious role in Man At Bath, a revealing (in all ways) look at the end of a relationship and the two men's different ways of coping.
 

In contrast is the Brit fliek Weekend, sponsored by the British Council. What could have been a one night stand develops in to something deeper as the men share their thoughts on sex, armpits, love, coming

out and friendship.
 

All the way from the Bahamas comes the multiple-award winning Children Of God, a powerful cross cultural love story and we are excited to announce that one of the lead actors in Children of God, Margaret Laurena Kemp, is in South Africa and will attend the two screenings in Cape Town only for a Q&A with the audience.  Margaret is here as an Artist in Residence with the MotherTongue Project and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cape Town

For the lesbians - and for the boys too - are two features.For 80 Days is the highly recommended Spanish production about the revival of a 50 year old romance between two older women.Kill the Habit is a funny black-humour thriller... three women have to get rid of a body and the comic situations and fast one-liners make it a must-see.

An array of amusing short films accompany most of the features, and among them is the multiple-award winner Gaby..

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Tickets are R47 in Jozi and R42 in CT - but there are lots of concessions available - Clicks, Metropolitan, OAPs and half-price Wednesdays.

The Festival is supported by:
Atlantic Philanthropies, the National Lottery, the National Film and Video Foundation, The Times, the British Council, 6 Spin Street Restaurant.