Monday, September 22, 2008

This Weekend - The Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival


The 6th annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival comes to Albuquerque, September 26-October 2.

"CLOSET CINEMA is an Albuquerque based nonprofit organization dedicated to showcasing queer cinema in an attempt to highlight the richness of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience.

SWGLFF is one of the State’s largest film festivals. Closet Cinema is recognized as the New Mexico’s leading GLBT non-profit organization dedicated to presenting a diverse array of GLBT images through film media arts. SWGLFF will be celebrating its sixth annual event this Fall.

In 2007, SWGLFF with an attendance of 4,000 becomes one of the top GLBT film festivals in the Southwest.

SWGLFF will run for 7 days, September 26-October 2, screen over 80 features, shorts and documentaries in 54 programs, and represent over 15 countries, while hosting an array of guests and filmmakers - creating a truly regional experience. "

Check out their website here: www.closetcinema.org