Passes on Sale!
Waterloo, ON – We are excited to announce the Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival has partnered with the King Street Theatre Centre in downtown Kitchener.
Michael Schmidt a festival organizer is looking “to connect this years festival with the local LGBT community and to present images of gay and lesbian lives and issues.“ He believes that these films “will encouraging local artists, critics and audiences to participate in discussions surrounding the multicultural identities that make up the queer community.”
A bit of history, this will be the festivals 8th year. WPIRG (Waterloo Public Interest Research Group) founded the festival in 2000 to encourage diversity and oppose oppression. Raj Gill the coordinator of Projects and Organizational Development says “the festival came out of the belief that stories that affected the queer community were not being told by mainstream media. We wanted an opportunity to showcase this diversity to the community itself. “
This year’s festival will launch close to its roots, the University of Waterloo, on Wednesday March 5th with a campus preview kick-off evening for students. The Gala Opening will take place on Thursday the 6th at King Street Theatre. A mostly black tie affair, this night will include a theme connected to the evening’s movie. Drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction will finish the evening.
Nine films and a number of shorts will be shown over the course of the festival; their stories addressing such issues as trans-gendered rights, relationship complications, queer identity in the Asian community, and something as simple as how to be fabulous!
Festival passes are now on sale and are available for purchase at the King Street Theatre Centre box office, the WPIRG office at the University of Waterloo., or by phone 519-571-0928