FilmOut San Diego's 23rd annual festival includes a documentary about the 1997 romantic comedy 'Chasing Amy' and a look back at what was considered America’s first gay disco
A documentary tribute to the cult favorite “Chasing Amy,” a retrospective on Hollywood’s bygone Studio One club and a film by the San Diego Black LGBTQ+ Coalition are among the lineup for this year’s four-day San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival, which opens Sept. 7.
Programming director Michael McQuiggan is in his 20th year at the helm and has seen the popularity of and interest in the festival mushroom. “The submission period is crazy. We have hundreds and hundreds,” he said. “It seems like everybody wants to be a filmmaker.”In addition to the sheer number of submissions, “What I’ve noticed this year,” said McQuiggan, “is the trend for the festival circuit to be geared to younger audiences, which is what I want.
Director Kevin Smith made the romantic comedy “Chasing Amy” in 1997 for a couple hundred grand. The film ended up grossing more than $12 million and earning both critical and fan praise, though its depiction of female sexual fluidity was controversial in the LGBTQ+ community. McGuiggan called director Marc Saltarelli’s documentary “Studio One Forever,” screening Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. at MOPA, the hottest-selling ticket of the festival: “It’s booming.” The look back at what was considered America’s first gay disco features interviews with not only members of the venue’s original staff, but celebrities including Chita Rivera and Thelma Houston.
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