aGLIFF Shines in its Twenty-Second Year

The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) lineup is now available on their website for their 22nd annual fest.

While aGLIFF doesn't have the extensive, all-day screenings of some of Austin's other festivals, it has a diverse lineup of 108 films, including 11 narrative and 13 documentary features, and nine reels of short films. Their schedule is also friendly to those who have to work for a living, so unless you're attending the parties, you needn't miss the films.

Some highlights of this year's lineup:

• I Can't Think Straight, the Opening Night film, a feature about two women, cultural taboos, and the battle between family expectations and the heart's desire.
• A Place to Live: The Story of Triangle Square, a documentary about LGBT seniors trying to secure affordable housing.
• Antique, the Centerpiece film, a feature based on Japanese Manga, and focuses on a playboy who hires his schoolboy crush to work in his new bakery.
• For My Wife... chronicles the tale of Charlene Strong, whose story helped spur the passing of the Domestic Partnership bill in Washington state.
• The Big Gay Musical, the Closing Night film, is, well, about a big, gay musical which mirrors the life of the people playing the characters.

What makes me really happy is that aGLIFF is using B-Side to help with schedules, reviews and buzz. The fest is also using B-Side's very nifty Festival Genius feature, which can help optimize your schedule. Now, Festg, as it's known on Twitter, may not have as much to optimize as it does with an extensive, multi-fest extravaganza as SXSW, but it's still a nice feature. Using the rating and review features are a big help to filmmakers and the festival organizers.

This year aGLIFF moves to Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, a more central location with faster access to the parties. The fest originated at Dobie, moved to the Arbor for many years, and was at Alamo Ritz in 2008.

Online ticket sales will be available through the Alamo Drafthouse website approximately one week prior to the film festival, or at the theater 30 minutes prior to the screening. Individual movie tickets are $10. Festival badges are free with aGLIFF membership, with different levels of access (films, priority seating, parties and plus-ones). 

aGLIFF runs September 8-13. More information is available at the AGLIFF website, as well as their Twitter, Facebook and MySpace pages.