I’ve been told that Alan Brown’s Private Romeo will wind up being considered “one of the best gay films of the year”—and it’s playing at Frameline 35 in San Francisco as we speak. It stars War Horse‘s Seth Numrich and is described as follows: “When eight cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives. Incorporating the original text of Romeo and Juliet, YouTube videos, and lip-synched Indie rock music, Private Romeo takes us to a mysterious and tender place that only Shakespeare could have inspired.”

http://boyculture.typepad.com/boy_culture/2011/06/my-own-private-romeo.html

“A Peruvian... Brokeback Mountain.” —DVD Snapshot

“A charming gay love story.” — Movie Talk

“A haunting masterpiece.” — SFGate.com

“An original and moving love story.” — DVD Verdict

“A remarkably fresh film... Recommended.” —BigPictureBigSound

“Well made and gently moving drama.” — Home Theater Forum

“Remarkable and passionate...” — DVD Reviews And More

“Beautifully acted and gorgeous to look at.” — GregInHollywood

“What a beautiful film... An honest, beautiful work from start to finish, it’s a refreshingly unpredictable effort filled with marvelous performances and a passion that is impossible to ignore. Highly Recommended.” —DVD Talk

No Look Pass is the coming-of-age American Dream story of Emily ‘Etay’ Tay, a first generation Burmese immigrant from Chinatown, Los Angeles. Despite the fact that girls don’t play sports in the Burmese tradition, Etay miraculously becomes a nationally-ranked basketball star at Harvard University thanks to her patented move, the no look pass. But Emily is caught between two worlds and feels tormented by her double life. She strives to play professionally in Germany but her dreams are no slam dunk — sexuality, family, race, and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell conspire against her, firing her passions on and off the court.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8112195/no-look-pass?ref=live

Mr. Angel chronicles the extraordinary life of transgender advocate, educator and porn pioneer, Buck Angel. His in-your-face style of activism has audiences challenged and outraged by his insistence that he is simply “a man who happens to have a vagina.” Buck has spent a lifetime facing relentless opposition and yet lives his truth with no apology. This feature-length documentary explores the source of his unwavering message of self acceptance and his drive to publicly confront the male/female binary head on. This is a story of amazing perseverance, empowerment, and an unlikely hero.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/50875648/mr-angel?ref=live

And a Note from BROTHER TO BROTHER Director Rodney Evans
We are 3 weeks away from shooting on THE HAPPY SAD!! We are now trying to raise the final $6k to make sure we have enough funds to make it through production with all of our essential costs covered (ie insurance, equipment, food, minimum SAG fees for the actors). Although the kickstarter campaign has ended it is still possible to make fully tax-deductible donations to the project through our 501c-3 fiscal sponsor, THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL, via this link:
http://www.nycharities.org/donate/c_donate.asp?CharityCode=2026

Write “for THE HAPPY SAD film project” in the additional options section. If mailed checks are preferred they can be made payable to Third World Newsreel, with “For The Happy Sad project” in the memo section and sent to the address below: Mr. Chas Brack
Fiscal Sponsorship Manager
Third World Newsreel
545 Eighth Ave., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018

TWN will send a donor thank you letter which acknowledges your tax deductible donation. Our casting director, Susan Shopmaker (HEDWIG, SHORTBUS) is helping us find some amazingly talented actors that I am very excited to begin working with! We will finalize the cast next week. We have started a facebook page for the movie so feel free to “like” us. We’ll have production stills and updates posted there during the shoot. Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Happy-Sad-Movie/171092836288989

Feel free to forward this note to anyone that you think might be interested in helping us get closer to completion. Brief project info is pasted below. Thanks again for all your generosity and support. This movie is only getting made because of the contributions made by each and every one of you! -Rodney

THE HAPPY SAD is a feature-length narrative film that follows two couples, one black and one white, whose lives collide as they navigate open relationships and sexual identity. A short video and additional project info on the kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1309653304/the-happy-sad-from-the-director-of-brother-to-brot