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Article: Sundance participants say future's bright for gay films
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 26, 2006
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PARK CITY -- When openly gay filmmaker Gus Van Sant sent a film to
the Sundance Film Festival years ago, he had high hopes of getting it
screened at the prestigious event. However, the director -- whose
credits include films like "Good Will Hunting" -- was rejected, he
said, because the festival already had a lesbian-themed film.
Times are changing.
Of the 200 films at this year's festival, gay films and filmmakers
are well-represented. More than 30 feature and short films have gay
or lesbian themes, including films like "Kinky Boots," "The Night
Listener," "This Film Is Not Yet Rated," "Small Town Gay Bar" and
"All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise." Even Van Sant's landmark gay
film "Mala ...