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ABSENT (AUSENTE)<br />
Dir/Scr: Marco Berger, <strong>2011</strong>, Argentina, subtitled,<br />
87 min.<br />
Argentinean writer/director Marco Berger (PLAN B)<br />
returns to Outfest with a dramatic film about obsession<br />
and repression. Adorable 16-year-old Martin not so<br />
subtly pursues his ostensibly straight swim coach/gym<br />
teacher, Sebastian, who in turn harbors complicated feelings<br />
toward Martin. A beautifully shot and unusually moody<br />
thriller about forbidden desire, ABSENT is driven by a<br />
palpable sexual tension and the interplay of fantasy and reality.<br />
Winner of the <strong>2011</strong> Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival<br />
for Best Feature Film.<br />
WEDNESDAY | July 13 | 10:15pm | DGA 1<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
DRAMATIC FEATURES<br />
BASHMENT<br />
Dir/Scr: Rikki Beadle-Blair, 2010, UK, 110 min.<br />
Riki Beadle Blair (FIT) returns to Outfest with this<br />
hard-hitting urban drama adapted from his 2005<br />
stage play exploring the intersection of race,<br />
sexuality and music. After a brutal gay bash attack<br />
at a reggae dancehall competition, a group of<br />
thuggish performers defend their actions as being<br />
provoked by the victim. They serve a shockingly<br />
light sentence, and as their release date nears, their<br />
original public defender rallies with the victims to<br />
examine the homophobic song lyrics and ask the<br />
question “Did the music make you do it?” Featuring<br />
finely tuned performances by a multiracial cast.<br />
PRE-SCREEnInG RECEPtIOn: hGtV DESIGnERS' LOUnGE<br />
THURSDAY | July 14 | 9:45pm | DGA 1<br />
BREAK MY FALL<br />
Dir/Scr: Kanchi wichmann, 2010, UK, 105 min.<br />
In this gritty and realistic drama, four queer hipster<br />
friends in East London find their lives changed one<br />
fateful drug and alcohol-fueled night. Liza and girlfriend<br />
Sally play in an indie rock band and have an intense<br />
and dysfunctional relationship. Their guy pals are also<br />
floundering: Vin works as a hustler, while Jamie looks<br />
to find stability in a boyfriend. Writer/director Kanchi<br />
Wichmann takes an unflinching and artistic look at the<br />
complex and often not so pretty terrain of human relationships.<br />
SUNDAY | July 10 | 9:15pm | Sunset<br />
27<br />
Tickets: 213.480.7065 or www.outfest.org
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