Event

LIGLFF presents Ciao

Coffee and Dessert Reception
8:30 to 10:00 PM

Sponsored by Pride Alliance of Long Island in the Sky Caf.
The reception is free with a movie admission to To Each Her Own or Ciao.

Sponsored by Here! TV

Sunday, November 16 at 9:30 PM
Ciao (Yen Tan, USA, 2008, 88 min)

A man dies very unexpectedly and leaves behind two men: Jeff (Adam Neal Smith), his best friend, and Andrea (Allesandro Calza), an Italian hes been corresponding with online. Jeff informs Andrea of Marks passing; Andrea writes back to express his shock and sympathies. On a whim, they continue their correspondence and a rapport grows between them. They eventually meet, where they extend their e-mail exchanges into more personal and intimate conversations. They talk about their respective countries, their jobs, their families, their lives. Mostly, they talk about Mark. What began as a tragedy that linked two strangers from different ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that may change their lives forever. Jury Award for Best Feature at Philadelphia International GLBT Film Festival

Preceded by Two Spirits, One Journey (Arthur Allan Seidelman & Chad Richman, USA, 2007, 18 min) Written and produced by Native American Shawn Imitates Dog, Two Spirits, One Journey script was a winner at the 2nd Annual Creative Spirit Script-to-Screen Shootout which was started to identify, train and promote emerging and established Native talent. It is a story about forbidden love between two young Native American men. Forced to hide their true identity, Chris and Luke struggle to maintain a down low relationship on the reservation. Luke wants to move to the city to be in a place where he can be himself while Chris cannot leave the rez. In Person: Writer/ Producer Shawn Imitates Dog