indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "A Four Letter Word" Director Casper Andreas

Director Casper Andreas' second feature film, "A Four Letter Word," stars Jesse Archer (who co-wrote the film with Andreas) as Luke, a gay man whose promiscuous ways are challenged when he falls for Luke (Charlie David). The film is Andreas' follow-up to 2004's "Slutty Summer," won best feature film at the Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and a special jury prize for best screenplay at Outfest. indieWIRE talked to Andreas about the film, which is being self-released by the director on March 28 in New York City and April 11 in Los Angeles.
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indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Fat Girls" Director Ash Christian

Actor/director Ash Christian's "Fat Girls" center on Rodney (Christian) and his Rubenesque friend Sabrina (Ashley Fink) are valiantly suffering through the indignity known as high school. Both are outcasts; he's gay and she's overweight. Trapped in a small Texas town and having come to accept his "fat girl" within, Rodney is an aspiring Broadway star who musters up the energy to confront his fears and take life -- and the hot new student from England -- by the horns. "Fat Girls" won best feature at the North Carolina, Birmingham and Indianapolis gay fests as well as the "Coup de Coeur" at the Image + Nation Montreal gay fest. Regent Releasing opens the film in limited release Friday, November 2.
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5 Questions for Susan Kaplan, director of "Three of Hearts"

For more than a year now, Susan Kaplan's "Three of Hearts" -- the story of a 'trinogomous' relationship between two men and a woman -- has been receiving overwhelming acclaim on the film festival circuit. Kaplan explores what might seem like a sensational subject in "Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family," delving deeply into the lives of the three subjects and offering a distinctive portrait of a unique family, told over many years. The film shows what can be achieved through the patience and persistence of a talented filmmaker, editing hours and hours of footage into a compelling story.

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5 Questions for Tim Kirkman, Directors of "Loggerheads"

When we last checked in with Tim Kirkman, back at Sundance this year, he was anticipating his first trip to the Park City festival. At his first screening, he clutched a small camera and snapped a shot of the audience. At age 38, after making a pair of feature docs and even working for years at Miramax, Kirkman was thrilled to be in Utah as a Sundance virgin. Ten months later, his first narrative feature "Loggerheads," is about to open in theaters. Earlier this week we shared a few questions with Kirkman and he offered some answers.
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Making A Family Sex Comedy: A Conversation with Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau

For several years, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau have been writing and directing distinctive films that take a sunny disposition on what are generally serious issues. Their first collaboration, "The Adventures of Felix," is about a gay man who leaves his lover to find a makeshift family on the road. "Jeanne and the Perfect Guy" is a musical about AIDS, and their documentary-like "My Life on Ice," is a teenager's video diary with a dark twist. The couple's latest effort, "Cote D'Azur," is a droll and very sexy comedy featuring horny parents, horny teenagers and a few musical numbers thrown in for good measure.
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5 Questions for Jennie Livingston, Director of "Paris Is Burning" and "Who's The Top?"

When I first saw "Paris Is Burning" in Los Angeles in 1991 it blew me away. Not counting Michael Moore's "Roger & Me," it was the first true documentary, in this case a portrait of a group of New Yorkers who were part of the ball scene, I had ever seen in a movie theater. After it came out on video, I watched it many more times with friends and have always admired Jennie Livingston for creating such an incredible look inside a world that my friends and I found eye-opening. Listening to Cheryl Lynn's "Got To Be Real" today still takes me back to the first time I saw the film.
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