Event

MJFF - Melting Away

Melting Away DRAMA

Director: Doron Eran / Starring: Hen Yanni, Ami Weinberg, Limor Goldstein, Eyal Rozales

2011 Israel / Hebrew w/English subtitles / 86 minutes
A heartfelt drama following the story of a family drawn into crisis after the parents discover their child is a cross-dresser and kick him out of the house. Years later, when the father is dying of cancer, the mother hires a private detective to track him down. Instead of a "son", the detective finds a woman singing at a gay cabaret. Will parents and daughter manage to overcome the past?

Special LGBT Screening presented in association with the Trans Youth Equality Foundation

Discussion follows with Zack Paakkonen/GLAD, Boston and others tba

Reception to follow at Susan Maasch Fine Art: 4 City Center Portland, Maine 04101

Audience Award - 2013 Seattle, Denver, Palm Beach, Boston Jewish Film Festivals, ImageOut and Seattle Transgender Film Festivals
World Premiere 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Best Picture 2012 Haifa International Film Festival