Outside/In
These five fine, fearless films explore with dignity and respect the risks and rewards of lives lived outside the mainstream, either by choice, by birth or by social assignation. Arwen Curry and Cerissa Tanner's Stuffed (21 mins) documents the strangely universal phenomenon of compulsive hoarding and begs the question "Do I always need more?" Ajae Clearway's One in 2000 (26 mins) cleverly employs '50s-era educational footage to examine the scientific fact and frequency of sexual ambiguity and intersex identity. Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas' The Days and the Hours (8 mins) looks at the homeless and transient individuals who find shelter in the pews of San Francisco's St. Boniface Church. Carrie Lozano's Reporter Zero (25 mins) is a loving homage to the remarkable work of San Francisco-based journalist Randy Shilts, who broke the silence on the growing AIDS crisis among gay men in the 1980s. And Ruby Yang's incredibly moving and powerful film, The Blood of Yingzhao District (39 mins), takes us on a sad tour of AIDS-infected China, told through the faces of afflicted and orphaned children. — K. Davis
Shorts in Program
The Blood of Yingzhou District
2006 China/US 39 Min
Director: Ruby Yang
Print Source: Thomas Lennon Films
The Days and the Hours
2006 US 9 Min
Directors: John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson
Print Source: Kristine Samuelson
One in 2000
2006 US 26 Min
Director: Ajae Clearway
Print Source: Ajae Clearway
Reporter Zero
2005 US 25 Min
Director: Carrie Lozano
Print Source: The Free History Project, Inc.
Stuffed
2006 US 21 Min
Directors: Arwen Curry, Cerissa Tanner
Print Source: Arwen Curry
