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SCHEDULE
VII Side by Side LGBT International Film Festival ,
Saint Petersburg, 20 – 29 November 2014
| 20 November (Thursday), Kempinski Hotel, Moika 22 | ||
| Opening Ceremony | | 19.30 - 20.30 |
| Feature: Hoje eu quero voltar sozinho (The Way He Looks) | Daniel Ribeiro, Brazil, 2014.
| 20.30 – 22.00 |
| 21 November (Friday), SOKOS Hotel, Vasilievsky Island, Birzhevoy pereulok, 2-4 | ||
| A Celebration of Tove Jansson: Her Life and Work Excerpts from the collection: Travelling with Tove, Haru, Island of the Solitary and Tove, Tooti in Europe | Kanerva Cederström, Riikka Tanner, Finland, 1993, 1994, 2004 Participants: Katariina Rosavaara and Kanerva Cederström
| 20.00 – 23.00 |
| 22 November (Saturday), SOKOS Hotel, Vasilievsky Island, Birzhevoy pereulok, 2-4 | ||
| Documentary: Battle of the Sexes | James Erskine, Zara Hayes, UK, 2013 | 16.00 – 17.30 |
| Feature: Something Must Break | Ester Martin Bergsmark, Sweden, 2014., Sweden, 2014. | 18.00 – 19.50 |
| Q & A with Director and Screenwriter | Director: Ester Martin Bergsmark, Screenwriter: Eli Levin With the support of Swedish Consulate and Swedish Film Institute. | 19.50 – 20.40 |
| Documentary: The Circle | Stefan Haupt, Switzerland, 2014 With the support of Consulate General of Switzerland. | 21.00 – 22.50 |
| 23 November (Sunday), SOKOS Hotel, Vasilievsky Island, Birzhevoy pereulok, 2-4 | ||
| Documentary: Alex & Ali | Malachi Leopold, Turkey / USA, 2011-2014, | 15.00 – 16.30 |
| Discussion: LGBT Asylum: Should I Stay of Should I Go? | Participants: Aaron Morris - Legal Director of Immigration Equality | 16.30 – 17.30 |
| Book Presentation & Signing: A Different Childhood - Sergey Khazova-Kassir | Participant: Sergey Khazova-Kassir | 17.50 – 18.40 |
| Shorts: A Day in the Life of... | Alina Rudnitshaya, Olga Privolnova, Kristina Kvitko, USA / Russia, 2014 | 19.00 – 20.00 |
| Q & A with Russian directors | Participants: | 20.00 – 21.00 |
| Feature: Violette | Martin Provost, France, 2013 | 21.20 – 23.40 |
| 24 November (Monday), Morye, Malaya Morskaya 20 | ||
| Documentary: Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine | Michele Josue, USA, 2013 | 20.00 – 21.50 |
| Discussion | Particpants: Judy and Dennis Shepard – Matt’s parents Michel Josue - Director | 21.50 – 23.00 |
| 25 November, (Tuesday), Morye, Malaya Morskaya 20 | ||
| Feature: 52 Tuesdays | Sophie Hyde, Australia, 2013 Àâñòðàëèÿ, 2013 With the Support of the Australian Embassy. | 20.00 – 22.00 |
| Discussion: Transgender Rights | Partcipants: Maria Anholm - Served as Minister for Gender Equality until 3 October 2014 Anna Serner – CEO of the Swedish Film Institute With the support of Swedish Consulate and Swedish Film Institute | 22.00 – 23.00 |
| 26 November (Wednesday), Morye, Malaya Morskaya 20 | ||
| Documentary: Regarding Susan Sontag | Nancy Kates, USA, 2014 | 19.00 – 20.50 |
| Feature: Love is Strange | Ira Sachs, USA, 2013 | 21.20 – 23.10 |
| LGBT Comics Workshop with Elke.R.Steiner 26 and 29 November (Wednesday and Saturday) | Illustrator Elke.R.Steiner With the supoort of the Goethe Institute. | Workshop: 4 hours |
| 27 November, (Thursday), SOKOS Hotel, Bataysky pereulok, 3A | ||
| Documentary: Julia | J. Jackie Baier, Germany / Lithuania, 2013 | 20.00 – 21.50 |
| Q & A with Director & Discussion on Prostitution | Participants: | 21.50 – 23.10 |
| 28 November, (Friday), Kempinski Hotel, Moika 22, | ||
| Shorts: A Lot of a Little | UK, Greece, Denmark, USA, Sweden Netherlands, Ireland, Norway | 20.00 – 22.00 |
| Q & A with producer of the film A Last Farewell | With the support of Swedish Consulate and Swedish Film Institute | 22.00 – 22.40 |
| 29 November (Saturday), SOKOS Hotel, Birzhevoy pereulok 2-4 9 | ||
| Award Giving Ceremony of VII Side by Side LGBT Film Festival Feature: Kiss Me | Alexandra-Therese Keining, Sweden, 2011, Sweden, 2011 | 18.00 – 20.30 |
| Q & A with Director | With the support of Swedish Consulate and Swedish Film Institute | 20.30 – 21.15 |
| LGBT Comics Workshop with Elke.R.Steiner 26 and 29 November(Wednesday and Saturday) | Illustrator Elke.R.Steiner With the supoort of the Goethe Institute | Workshop: 4 hours |
All films shown in original language with Russian subtitles.
Entrance is restricted to persons 18+ only.
