Modesto    


 

PFLAG Modesto's Fourth Annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival will be held on National Coming Out day, Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the historic State Theatre in downtown Modesto. The festival will offer a matinee set of films and an evening set.

The matinee starts with a reception at 2:00 in the afternoon. The films begin with a special showing of short interviews with area residents (2:30). Following the interviews will be a short comedy film, King County (2007), in which a community theatre company searches for the next 80's movie to turn into a Broadway smash hit. Another short is next, How Do I Say This? I'm Gay? (2007), about a talk show is aimed at college students dealing with the tribulations of coming out. The matinee feature is Tru Loved (2008), a high school story with a happy ending, written and directed by Stewart Wad" Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love"

The evening celebration starts with another reception at 6:00 pm. Short interviews of local residents begins at 6:45, followed by King County and How Do I Say This? I'm Gay.  The feature of the night will be the award-winning Were the World Mine (2008), written and directed by Tom Gustafson, "If you had a love potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you?"

Tickets are $10.00 for each show, or $15.00 for those attending both, and can be purchased from PFLAG members, or at the door. PFLAG Modesto (Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays) acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

Donations are being gratefully accepted and will be recognized onscreen with name and logo (if applicable) at the following levels: Platinum - $1000 and up, Gold - $500 and up, and Silver - $100 and up.

Your generous support of this event with a donation of any amount will help bring awareness of our GLBT members, add to the positive image of our genderdiverse community, and further our work with families of GLBT persons.

You may mail your check to PFLAG Modesto, P.O. Box 4311, Modesto, CA, 95352-4311. For more information on this or other events, please call (209) 527-0776.

At last posting time, our sponsors include:
List of MoFest Donors
- Platinum Level -
AAA of California

- Gold Level -
Dr. Gary and Babette Wagner
Modesto Junk Company
Ron Jennison, Valu-Rite Pharmacy

- Silver Level -
Mel Nomann and John Crabb
Betty Schroder
City of Modesto
Randy Siefkin,
Modesto Film Society
Dean and Cathy Jennison
Dr. Lee and Marilyn Mettler
Louis and Kenni Friedman
RJ Moriconi and Tony Alonzo
Stephen Weaver and Len Revelli
Mike and Linda Gianelli
Lesbians in Central California
Lewis and Shirley Woodward
Barry Jackson
Robert Van Tassel
City of Modesto

To have someone contact you about becoming a donor click here to send us an email or contact us through the PFLAG helpline at (209) 527-0776.

MoFest! 4 is a program of PFLAG-Modesto, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays in the Modesto area.  For more information, contact the PFLAG helpline (209) 527-0776.