Esto no es Berlín / This is not Berlin

Esto no es Berlín (This is not Berlin), dir. Hari Sama, 2019, Mexico, 105m, in Spanish with subtitles • Bay Area Première • 💖
Friday, June 21, 6:45 pm, Victoria Theatre
Monday, June 24, 3:45 pm, Castro Theatre

Esto no es Berlín • Xabiani Ponce de León as Carlos

Frameline 41: reviewed so far (running tally)

This is an alphabetical list of the feature-length films and shorts programs I’ve reviewed so far in Frameline 41, updated periodically during the festival. Updated 2017-07-08 21:45

After Louie

After Louie, dir. Vincent Gagliostro, 2017 USA, 100 min. 👏
Sunday, June 25, 7:00 p.m., Castro Theatre: West Coast première
Closing night film

After Louie: Alan Cumming as Sam

Rebels on Pointe

Rebels on Pointe, dir. Bobbi Jo Hart, 2016 Canada, 90 min. 💖
Friday, June 23, 6:30 p.m., Victoria Theatre: Bay Area première

Rebels on Pointe: Les Ballets
Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Frameline 41 premieres by category

Here is a list of films that premiered at Frameline 41, sorted by category and title
🌍 Worldly première
🍭 North American première
🇺🇸 U.S. première
🌊 West Coast première
🌁 San Francisco Bay Area première

Worldly Affairs (2017)

“Worldly Affairs” (shorts program)
Friday, June 23, 4:00 p.m., Castro Theatre

Up Close & Personal (2017) (shorts program)

“Up Close & Personal” (shorts program)
Friday, June 23, 1:30 p.m., Castro Theatre

Beach Rats

Beach Rats, dir. Eliza Hittman, 2017 USA, 95 min. 👍
Thursday, June 22, 7:00 p.m., Roxie Theatre

Beach Rats

Jours de France (4 Days in France)

Jours de France (4 Days in France), dir. Jérôme Reybaud, 2016 France, 141 min., in French with English subtitles 👎💤😞
Monday, June 19, 9:15 p.m., Castro Theatre: West Coast première
Thursday, June 22, 12:00 p.m., Castro Theatre

Abu (Father)

Abu (Father), dir. Arshad Khan, 2017 Canada, 95 min., in English and Urdu with English subtitles 💖
Thursday, June 22, 3:30 p.m., Castro Theatre: Bay Area première

Abu (Father)

Hello Again

Hello Again, dir. Tom Gustafson, 2017 USA, 105 min. 👌
Thursday, June 22, 9:30 p.m., Castro Theatre: West Coast première

Hello Again

Alaska is a Drag (feature film)

Alaska is a Drag, dir. Shaz Bennett, 2017 USA, 83 min. 👎
Friday, June 23, 9:15 p.m., Castro Theatre: WORLD PREMIÈRE
Saturday, June 24, 9:15 p.m., Piedmont Theatre, Oakland

Alaska is a Drag

There are people who like movies about drag queens. There are people who like movies about bare-knuckle brawling. If there is an intersection between those two groups, it does not include me. I enjoyed the short film from which this feature film grew, but the fight scenes in the longer version were far too graphic for me, so much so that I walked out more than an hour into the film. I couldn’t stomach the fight scene, even with probably less than 15 minutes left in the film, even to find out what happens to the protagonist. This film unequivocally takes the prize for biggest disappointment of Frameline 41. Definitely, definitely NOT RECOM­MENDED.

Warning: this film contains a graphic depiction of a gang fag-bashing the main character.

Die Mitte der Welt (Center of My World)

Die Mitte der Welt (Center of My World), dir. Jakob M. Erwa, 2016 Germany, 115 min., in German with English subtitles 💖
Wednesday, June 21, 9:15 p.m., Castro Theatre

Die Mitte der Welt (Center of My World): Kat, Nicholas, Phil

Patay Na Si Hesus (Jesus is Dead)

Patay Na Si Hesus (Jesus is Dead), dir. Victor Villanueva, 2016 Philippines, 90 min., in Tagalog with English subtitles 👌
Monday, June 19, 9:15 p.m., Roxie Theatre: North American première

Patay Na Si Hesus (Jesus is Dead): Iyay, Jay, Jude

100 Men

100 Men, dir. Paul Oremland, 2016 New Zealand, 95 min. 👏
Wednesday, June 21, 1:15 p.m., Castro Theatre: U.S. première

100 Men

My Friend Dahmer

My Friend Dahmer, dir. Marc Meyers, 2017 USA, 107 min. 👏
Tuesday, June 20, 9:15 p.m., Castro Theatre: Bay Area première

Ross Lynch (center) is My Friend Dahmer

Sueño en otro idioma / I Dream in Another Language

Sueño en otro idioma / I Dream in Another Language, dir. Ernesto Contreras, 2017 Mexico / Netherlands, 101 min., in Spanish with English subtitles 💖
Tuesday, June 20, 6:30 p.m., Castro Theatre: Bay Area première

Sueño en otro idioma / I Dream in Another Language

Chavela

Chavela, dirs. Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi, 2017 USA, 90 min., in Spanish with English subtitles and in English without subtitles 👏
Monday, June 19, 6:30 p.m., Castro Theatre: Bay Area première
Thursday, June 22, 7:00 p.m., Piedmont Theatre, Oakland

Chavela

More than T

More than T, dir. Silas Howard, 2017 USA, 54 min.👏
Sunday, June 18, 4:00 p.m., Victoria Theatre: WORLD PREMIÈRE

More than T

Discreet

Discreet, dir. Travis Mathews, 2017 USA, 80 min. 💩👎
Monday, June 19, 9:15 p.m., Victoria Theatre

Discreet