Directed by Laura Nix US, 2002, video, 76 min. Florida Premiere

Wittily scripted and intentionally claustrophobic, The Politics of Fur Laura Nix's contemporary retelling of Fassbinder's "The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant"(1972), takes place in a single setting - a 21st century New Age, white LA apartment featuring the ultimate pet accessory: a young tiger cub named Baby.

Una (Katy Selverstone, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"), a mover and shaker in the LA music biz "makes people" - she finds musicians, molds them and gives them "form". Successful, driven, health obsessed, dictatorial, and self-absorbed, Una is waited on hand and foot by her gay servant/chef/valet/personal assistant Dick (beautifully played by Tim Young) who is rewarded with gay male porn superstar prostitutes (see if you can recognize anybody here!) for expertly fielding his employer's emails, faxes and messages. When Una falls for her birthday gift B. (Brynn Horrocks) a nihilistic punkish spiky haired-James Dean meets Sid Vicious-vixen whose sexual and porn viewing preferences extend beyond "lesbian vanilla", Una's mangled web of domination, jealously, control and subservience begin to crack and crumble.

Winner of two Juried Awards at 2002 LA Outfest - Selverstone taking the award for best actress in a feature and Nix for best narrative feature, The Politics of Fur shot in 9 days, has real cross-over-appeal.

Director Laura Nix & actor Katy Selverstone will attend the screening and discuss the film with the audience.

Nothin' Pretty
Directed by Katrina del Mar
US, 2003, video, 4 min.
World Premiere
The New Professionals belt-out a song written by Karen Curious.

	Jackie Gleason Theater 7:30 pm Screening $12 non-members/$10 members Followed by "Festival Club" at Lime Bar.

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