Article: Seventh gay, lesbian festival to present 54 films, videos

A collection of 54 films and videos from around the world will be highlighted in the seventh Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival starting tonight.

The event has become one of the three largest homosexual film festivals in the country, along with New York and San Francisco, according to Brenda Webb, festival director and head of Chicago Filmmakers, a nonprofit organization that has presented the festival annually since 1981.

"This has become an important event, not only for the gay community in Chicago but for our organization," Webb said.

Most of the films and videos have not been shown in Chicago before, she said. She stressed the films are not only for gay and ...

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