12:00pm (Spielberg Theatre at The Egyptian)
WHITE SHADOWS
Special screening in honor of World AIDS Day
Free event!

Dir: Mialyn Hanna, 2006, USA, 82 min.

WHITE SHADOWS is a poignant documentary on survival, friendship and faith in the life of Dalee Henderson, a celebrity hairstylist living in Los Angeles, who mentally and spiritually copes with the virus with his ferociously optimistic outlook on life.

1:30pm (Spielberg Theatre at The Egyptian)
I’M STILL HERE: BECOMING LEGENDARY
Special screening in honor of World AIDS Day - Free event!

Produced by REACH LA

This new documentary short focuses on the creative spirit and the desire for self-preservation within the L.A. Ball Community. Includes interviews with some of the legendary house parents and youngest up-and-coming ball talent.

Plus Workshop: SEX ED WITH A TWIST - HIV 101
Produced by REACH LA
Join RAY from B.E.T.’s College Hill, Sean Milan Infiniti (Mother
Infiniti - Los Angeles Chapter), Armond Anderson-Bell, Tyrone
Carter, Kafi Battersby for an over-the-top foray into sexual
knowledge.

Free HIV Testing provided by AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Mobile Testing Unit.

2:00pm
PICK UP THE MIC

Dir: Alex Hinton, 2005, USA, 95 min.

Queer hip-hop is a burgeoning cultural phenomenon as seen in this passionate, enthralling film. Through raw performances and candid interviews, queer rappers Deadlee, Juba Kalamka, JenRo and Johnny Dangerous defiantly break down the barriers of contemporary hip-hop.

3:30pm (Spielberg Theatre at The Egyptian)
JEWEL AND THE CATCH
Special screening from the Outfest Legacy Project Collection

Dir: Cristina A. Kotz Cornejo, 1993, USA, 48 min

Established and run by Jewel Thais-Williams, the Catch has remained a popular queer black club in Los Angeles for more than 30 years. Thais-Williams addresses her contributions to the Los Angeles community through the club’s cultural significance and her civic and activist work.

Plus short: UNCLE “BAR” AT BARBERSHOP
Dir: Kwon Jong-kwan

4:30pm
ON THE VERGE

Men on the down-low, straight women with steamy lesbian fantasies, nubile nuns and even housewives gone punk rock are on the verge of something in these gritty, camp, sexy shorts.

FIRST DATE, Dir: Gary Huggins,
DID I JUST LOOK AT HER?, Dir: Coquie Hughes
PERFECT ONES, Dir: Nao Bustamante & Matt Johnstone,
MONJA SATANICA (SATANIC NUN), Dir: Viva Ruiz,
THE DL CHRONICLES - Episode 2:
ROBERT, Dir: Deondray Gossett & Quincy LeNear

5:45pm (Spielberg Theatre at The Egyptian)
HAPPY HOOKERS

Dir: Ashish Sawhny, 2006, India, 54 min.

HOTEL GONDOLIN

Dir: Fernando Lopez Escriva, 2005, Argentina, 52 min.

The visually gorgeous HAPPY HOOKERS features three male hustlers who share stories about their lives in the Bombay sex trade. In HOTEL GONDOLIN 30 Buenos Aires transgender and transsexual sex workers band together to effect social change amid the harsh reality of their daily lives.

8:00 p.m. Closing Night Gala
NINA’S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS

Dir: Pratibha Parmar, 2006, UK, 92 min.

In this sumptuous romantic comedy, Nina Shah returns home to Scotland after the sudden death of her father. She finds herself faced with the twin challenges of preparing to compete in a national curry competition and dealing with her intense romantic attraction to her old childhood friend Lisa.

9:30 p.m. Gala After-Party – What a better way to close Fusion than shaking your hips to great sounds, grabbing a delicious bite of food, and enjoying an Absolut cocktail!