Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2009

EQUALS? (¿IGUALES?) | Javier de la Torre Adela isn’t the girl from a romantic comedy. Hassan isn’t the gallant hero of an adventure film. Sylvia isn’t at all like a Femme Fatale and Sofía isn’t either what we can call an ideal mother. What they are and what they look for... Does it matter? Trophy | Karla DiBenedetto A teenager’s routine visit to her father’s vacation home turns steamy when she finds herself unexpectedly attracted to her father’s fiancée. Dancing to Happiness (Tanz ins Glueck) | Barbara Seiler Anna, a cleaning lady, cleans Helen’s (a stock broker) office every night. The two women live in different worlds. However they happen to have enrolled on the same salsa course. Due to the lack of men, Anna and Helen have to dance together. A lesbian fairytale depicting the possibility of overcoming social borders. Lightswitch | Emma Keltie Danielle is a struggling writer until she meets Shauna and her story begins to write itself. Their instant connection and attraction take them on a challenging journey of self-discovery and inevitable angst as Danielle learns that sometimes a story has to be lived before it can be told. Tremble & Spark | Kelly Burkhardt In a depraved and forgotten pocket of Philadelphia, a ruby-lipped beauty is brutally strangled. But this is just another stiff in a city so deep in dirty deals and sordid crimes. It's up to gutsy dame detective Charlie Forest to unearth the ugly truth.

Join us for an intimate evening with screenwriter/executive producer Dustin Lance Black as our keynote speaker for our 20th Anniversary of the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival at the Doris Duke Theatre and our Gayla Celebration at the Henry Luce Pavilion.