The 15th Annual Lesbian and Gay Film Festival opens Friday, October 15 and runs through October 21.

There is a great line up this year. I particularly recommend the Free screening of the documentary “Bullied” on Wednesday October 20 at the Broadway Performance Hall. This gut wrenching documentary by the Southern Poverty Law Center recounts the death of Jamie Nabozny, a gay Wisconsin teenager who was bullied until he took his own life. It is a timely piece that everyone should see.

Friday’s Opening Night Gala features Bear City, a comedy about New York’s bear scene. It has great camp value and reflects a culture that is rarely documented in film, larger gay dudes.

These are just two of dozens of Films available for the next week. The Festival’s iPhone app is brilliant. You can easily build your line-up online, or in the app, to keep track of which film you want to see when.



Three Dollar Bill Cinema puts on this show every year. They are a fantastic non-profit in Seattle that does great things for this city, including the free movies in Cal Anderson park during the summer. The Executive Director, Rachel Brister works ridiculously hard to put this festival together ever year. I urge you to show Three Dollar Bill Cinema some love. A little goes a long way with this nonprofit.

I’m looking forward to the Festival this year. Seattle is lucky to have an event like this to bring the community together, and to bring in so many visitors to our city.