Calendar – Past Event

March 11-13, 2010 at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood
March 11-12: Access LA | March 13: Screenings & Gala
Tickets: outfest.org/fusion or 213-480-7088

3:30pm
FUSION SHORTS 1

In the struggle between expectation and desire, a girl is caught between a boy and a girl, two boys get an impromptu safe-sex lesson, and trans youth speak out. There are no easy answers in these humorous, moving and enlightening shorts.

BOY MEETS BOY, Dir. Kim-Jho Gwangsoo;
HOLY WATER (Agua Bendita), Dir.Tatiana Lamela-Rabell;
SAY MY NAME, Dir. Adaora Nwandu;
UNHEARD VOICES OF TRANSGENDER YOUTH, Dir. Ivana Horvat and Hannah Fox; ORGANISM, Dir. Nina Reyes Rosenberg;
COLOR ME BAD, Dir. Hesdy Lonwijk

 4:00pm
OUTFEST LEGACY PROJECT SCREENING

PORTRAIT OF JASON
Dir. Shirley Clarke, 1967, USA, 99 min.

Shot in New York's Chelsea Hotel, Shirley Clarke's explosive PORTRAIT OF JASON is a landmark of nonfiction film - the combination of a visionary director, a complex and enigmatic subject and a moment of new cinematic and social possibilities. PORTRAIT OF JASON is the disturbing and raw record of a confessional conversation with Jason Holliday, an African- American gay hustler recounting his life and times. Shirley Clarke was a key figure in the American avant-garde and has been an influence on filmmakers and video artists over the last 40 years.

Introduction: Cheryl Dunye;
Special thanks: Wendy Clarke

The Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation, a partnership between Outfest and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, is the only program in the world devoted to saving and protecting LGBT film and video. For more information, visit outfest.org/legacy

6:00pm
FUSION SHORTS 2

A beautiful woman with a secret, a conflicted jazz musician, a butch girl with a crush on a married woman, and an influential community gay bar- -from New York to Los Angeles to Wales,
these are complex stories of the heart and mind.

BILLY AND AARON, Dir. Rodney Evans;
DAMELO TODO: GIVE ME EVERYTHING, Dir. Wu Ingrid Tsang;
SARA, Dir. Stan;
SCENT, Dir. Edward Gunawan and David Maurice Gil;
CECILIA, Dir. Emily Reese;
COLONIAL GODS, Dir. Dee Rees

WILSON CRUZ
Wilson Cruz made television history as an openly gay teenager on the acclaimed "My So-Called Life." His other credits include TV's "Noah's Arc", ‘'Rick & Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World'', "ER" and feature films ALL OVER ME, PARTY MONSTER, COFFEE DATE, BAM BAM AND CELESTE, HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, and most recently, he co-stars in the Fusion Gala film, THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH. Through his activism and art, Cruz is a role model of courage and honesty who inspires those within and outside the LGBT community.

The Fusion Achievement Award will be presented to Wilson Cruz at the Fusion Gala.

8:30pm
GALA

THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH
Dir. Quentin Lee, 2009, USA, 89 min.

Angela (Karin Anna Cheung) is unapologetic about her love for sex and her many lovers. When she discovers she's pregnant, she encounters one small problem- she's not quite sure who the father is. In her quest to find the mystery dad, everybody has advice: her gay best friend (Wilson Cruz), her conservative sister (Lynn Chen), and a handsome conquest (Archie Kao). Quentin Lee (SHOPPING FOR FANGS, DRIFT) directs this romantic and sexually precocious romp that takes a comic and delightfully askew look at family, relationships, and finding happiness.

This Gala doesn't end when the lights go up - Fusion kicks in to high-gear when you enter the courtyard of the historic Egyptian Theatre. Grab a SKYY cocktail, light hors d'oeuvers, and your favorite dance partner. There is nothing like the Fusion after-party!

Are you an aspiring screenwriter? A director with a couple of shorts films in the can? A producer on the search for the next big thing? Or are you simply looking for a way to break in to the entertainment industry? Access LA forges connections between emerging filmmakers and established entertainment industry professionals in Los Angeles to nurture talent and skills. Fusion, in partnership with NBCUniversal, is thrilled to be offering incredible programs that will help you move closer to your goals and dreams.

Thursday, March 11
7:00 - 9:00pm

Want to work in the entertainment industry?
Think off the set!
Executives, programmers, and marketing experts share their "outside the set" career journeys. Join us and mingle over cocktails with other industry folks.

This event is open to the public. Reservation is required. Email your name to FusionThursday@outfest.org to receive location and parking information.

Friday, March 12

9:30 - 10:00am - Registration
10:00 - 10:30am - Introduction to Fusion Access LA Day
10:30 - 12:00pm - Networking: In a town that runs on who knows who, how well do you know everyone in the room? Learn how to develop your networking skills and make connections that will work for you.
12:00 - 1:00pm - Hosted Lunch
1:00 - 2:30pm - How to Get Work in Television: Television writers, producers, directors, and executives discuss how to get work in television and how (and to whom) to pitch concepts for television series.
2:30 - 4:00pm - New Media: From news to webisodes content is finding a home on the web. How is content determined for the internet and what does this mean for the future of how we watch and what we make?

Fusion Access LA is designed for people of color filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers. Registration is required.

Register online at outfest.org/fusion. Space is limited for this exciting day.