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LIGLFF presents Were the World Mine

Cinema Arts Centre
Huntington, NY

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LIGLFF presents Were the World Mine

Were the World Mine
(Tom Gustafson, USA, 2008, 96 min)

If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the plays magical, purple love-pansy. Armed with the pansy, Timothys fading spirit soars as he puckishly imposes a new reality by turning much of his narrow-minded town gay, beginning with the rugby-jock of his dreams. Ensnaring family, friends and enemies in this heart-wrenching chaos, Timothy forces them to walk a mile in his musical shoes. The course of true love never did run smooth, but by the end of this moving musical comedy of errors based on director Tom Gustafsons prolific award-winning short film, Fairies, the bumpy ride comes to a heartfelt conclusion. With vibrant imagery, a first-rate ensemble cast and innovative music rivaling the best of pop/rock and contemporary Broadway, Were the World Mine attempts to push modern gay cinema and musical film beyond expectation. Were the World Mine stars Chicago stage dynamo Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Broadway star Judy McLane (Mamma Mia), Zelda Williams (House of D and daughter of Robin Williams), soap opera diva Jill Larson (Opal on All My Children) and introduces the extraordinary Tanner Cohen as Timothy. Jury Awards for Best Feature at Outfest LA and QCinema Fort Worth Film Festivals and Audience Awards for Best Feature at Torino and Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festivals

Preceded by Romeos Kiss (Julien Eger, France, 2007, 12 min)
How do we fall in love? Cecile, Thomas and Jeremie bring an answer to this question while rehearsing the love scene between Romeo and Juliette for the school play.