The 11th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival continues from Friday, November 15, through Sunday, November 17, at Chicago Filmmakers, 1229 W. Belmont, and the University of Chicago Law School Auditorium, 1111 E. 60th St. Tickets ($4 for Most matinees, $6 for most evening shows) go on sale a half hour before the first show; advance tickets can be purchased before the day of the show at Chicago Filmmakers. Festival passes are $55 (good for all screenings) and $25 (good for six screenings). For further information call 281-1981 or 281-8788.
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OVER OUR DEAD BODIES An English documentary by Stuart Marshall (Desire, Comrade in Arms) about the origins of such recent gay activist groups as Act Up, Queer Nation, and Outrage. (Univ. of Chicago Law School Auditorium, 7:00)
PERIL OR PLEASURE?: SEXUAL BODY POLITICS Seven shorts: Andrea Torrice’s documentary Peril or Pleasure? Feminist Produced Pornography (1990), Cheryl Dunye’s She Don’t Fade, Aarin Burch’s Spin Cycle, Mary Patierno’s Rove, the Canadian Bodies in Trouble and Nice Girls Don’t Do It (both 1990), and Azian Nurudin’s video Nancy’s Nightmare (1988). (Chicago Filmmakers, 9:00)
RETURN OF STRANGE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FUN KIND Half a dozen comic film and video shorts: The Lavender Tortoise, The Lost Lucy Episode, Betty Page: Setting the Record Straight, Drag In for Votes, Heads or Tails, and Interior Decorator From Hell. (Chicago Filmmakers, 5:00)
GAY GAYMES: THE BODY IN ACTION Four shorts about gay and lesbian participation in sports: Ellen Spiro’s The Gaymes, Maya Chowdhry’s British Running Gay, Richard Kwietniowski’s British Personal Best, and Eileen Lee and Marilyn Abbink’s Women of Gold. (Chicago Filmmakers, 3:00)
