SPECIAL ARTIST T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE ONLY AT OUTSIDERS SCREENINGS

Special Edition Outsiders' T-Shirts by Sholem Krishtalka, a painter and a writer currently based in Toronto. His work is featured in the Carte Blanche 2: Painting, a survey of Canadian painters. Most recently, he exhibited in a solo show at Jack the Pelican Presents, in Brooklyn, NY.

MASTER CLASS

How Not To Make A Short Film: Secrets From a Sundance Programmer

Former Torontonian and current Los Angeles resident, Roberta Munroe arrives at Inside Out to speak about her craft, both in filmmaking and programming, in an insightful and entertaining lecture that is a must-see event for all filmmakers, students, curators and cinephiles.

Topics covered will range from script development to distribution and funding to how to avoid the 100 most overused film clichés. Roberta knows not only how to help you make a great film but can also show you "How NOT to Make a Rotten, Unwatchable, Unprogrammable Short Film."

Learn why making short films is good for your career, why you shouldn't care if your film gets into Sundance, and how to avoid the costly pitfalls filmmakers often encounter. Join us as Munroe dispels the mystery of making short films versus features, guides us through the madness of production for both narrative and documentary, from funding and casting to festival and distribution strategies and reveals insider secrets to help get your film out there!

An articulate and informed speaker, Roberta is considered the go-to expert with a keen insider's take on the production and business of short filmmaking. In a media world that is increasingly dominated by the short film format, including online and mobile content, Roberta's knowledge and rock solid advice are more valuable than ever for short-form media makers everywhere.

CANADIAN ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Canadian Artist Spotlight: Dana C. Inkster

Dana C. Inkster is an influential Canadian documentary filmmaker and artist who incorporates an eclectic mélange of styles into her work, which engages with issues of identity politics, race, class, sexuality and social justice-and finds its audience in many worlds, from major film festivals to indie media art events. Her first film, Welcome to Africville (1999), won awards and international critical acclaim for its skillful portrayal of the personal and cultural dislocations born out of the destruction of Africville, a small Halifax community. She has since directed films that draw on documentary and narrative traditions, creating a spellbinding body of work. This program includes a short by Charles Lofton selected by Dana C. Inkster, and a brand new video she crafted specifically for this event.

ICON DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Returning for a second year, the Icon Documentary Series features films on larger-than-life queer icons. Two hard-hitting Canadian works are featured: a concert film by Gerry Rogers (My Left Breast) about lesbian folk singer Ferron's return to the stage, and John Greyson's avant-garde and visually spellbinding -video opera- on AIDS activists Tim McCaskell and Zackie Achmat. What starts off as a loving portrait of Irish poet Cathal O'Searcaigh turns into a searing accusation in the feature documentary Fairytale of Kathmandu. Excellent cinematography of Ireland's countryside is paired with breathtaking scenes of Kathmandu in this soaring and arresting work that focuses on the fine line between charity and abuse.

We are also proud to co-present a screening of If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans, in collaboration with Canada's premier photography festival, Contact. Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S/M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the promotion of safe sex has never been aptly credited. At once educational and entertaining, the works in the series will cement your admiration of queer icons and introduce you to cult figures you never knew existed.

Fairytale of Kathmandu
If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans
Ferron: Girl on a Road
Sex Positive
Stubblejumper
Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker
Fig Trees
The Times of Harvey Milk

THE OUTSIDERS

The Outsiders is home to the most exciting and challenging works screened at Inside Out. It brings together filmmakers, artists, performers and musicians. Starting with the multidisciplinary event Dykes on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, curated by Inside Out's own Claire Egan, Hogtown lesbians are in for a real treat. Where else at the Festival are you likely to encounter an over-the-top experimental screening mixed with performance art and a dyke heavy metal band?

On the international front we bring you Rubbings From a Live Man from New Zealand, a portrait of Warwick Broadhead, who was arguably the most eccentric and innovative performer/director to have ever graced the stage.

The Festival is also proud to present two seminal works from the queer canon: Isaac Julien's groundbreaking feature, Young Soul Rebels, presented in collaboration with the British Film Institute and selected by this year's Canadian Spotlight Artist, Dana Inkster, as well as The Beaver Trilogy by Trent Harris, of which the Sundance Film Festival emphatically states, "Of all the films that have ever been or will be, nothing compares to The Beaver Trilogy." This rarely-screened gem features Sean Penn in what is perhaps his only appearance in an experimental work. Join us afterwards at The Beaver for special performances inspired by the cult hit, headed up by our favorite baby doll, Fay Slift, and her cohorts, M+M.

Let us take you to the edge at Toronto's best alternative screening venue, CineCycle. Where else in the city can you sit back with a cold beer and enjoy an assault on the senses while getting a bike tune-up?

Rubbings from a Live Man
The Beaver Trilogy
Dykes on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Young Soul Rebels