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Alessandro Avellis
Alessandro Avellis (born 30 September 1975) is an Italian film director. Alessandro Avellis studied film direction in Rome. Since 2000 he lives in Paris. He directed some short films selected and awarded in several international film festivals, of which Lovstori, selected in 1996 at the Sacher festival of Nanni Moretti, and More of Paul, released on DVD by Antiprod. He wrote and directed in 2005 his first feature film, My Super 8 Season, freely inspired by historical events (DVD Antiprod). Then, he made two documentaries: The Revolution of Desire (DVD Hystérie Prod), about the FHAR, the French feminist and gay liberation movement in the 70s, and The Vatican Rules, about the reactionary influence of the Roman Church. In 2008 he directed "Transseizième", a documentary about Pascale Ourbih, a transsexual actress, first-time candidate for the French Green Party in the wealthiest and conservative Parisian district. Filmography * Paname (France, 2010, 73'). * Transseizième (documen ...
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My Super 8 Season
''My Super 8 Season'' (also known in French as ''Ma saison super 8'') is a 2005 French film by Alessandro Avellis that deals with gay and lesbian issues. Synopsis In the early 1970s, an attractive young Parisian student, Marc, tries to organize students to fight for gay rights. Meanwhile, his best friend, Julie, becomes involved in feminist and class causes. Sparks fly when these disparate groups unite in opposition to the status quo during a heated radio show debate, leading to radical changes. ''My Super 8 Season'' is freely inspired by the story of the FHAR, the Homosexual Revolutionary Action Front, and dedicated to its leaders Guy Hocquenghem and Françoise d'Eaubonne. Cast * Axel Philippon as Marc * Célia Pilastre as Julie * Roman Girelli as André * Magali Domec as Marguerite * Antoine Mory as Stéphane * Nicolas Quilliard as Le père de Marc * Thierry Barèges as Vincent * Jean-Pierre Frankfower as Le professeur * Nicolas Christin as Le flic en civil * Nicolas Villen ...
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La Révolution Du Désir
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Reel Affirmations
Reel Affirmations (RA) is a non-profit, all-volunteer LGBT film festival in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1991 and held every year in mid-October, as of 2011 Reel Affirmations was one of the largest LGBT film festivals (in terms of attendance) in the United States. Baltimore's '' Gay Life'' newspaper called it "one of the top three films festivals for the entire LGBT community." A 2007 guidebook claims it was one of the largest LGBT film festivals in the world.Yenckel and Frommer, p. 283. A listing of LGBT film festivals claims it is the largest all-volunteer film festival in the world. Organization Reel Affirmations is a program of One In Ten, a Washington, D.C.-based LGBT non-profit arts organization. One In Ten is overseen by a board of four officers and nine board members. Until 2009, a full-time, paid executive director oversaw the day-to-day operations of the organization. But as of 2011, its operations were run by the board and three volunteer directors. All One In Ten prog ...
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1975 Births
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Italian Film Directors
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