The Thousands

Gay Christmas, i.e. Mardi Gras, is almost upon us. But before you madly text your personal trainer and drug dealer, buy some Mardi Gras Film Fest tix. This year’s program is huge, varied, and promising. Dirty Girl and Au Pair, Kansas look like promising indie comedies. In Their Room Berlin shows real male couples having sex. Circumstance follows two teenage girls coming out within Iran’s underground youth culture. Gun Hill Road examines homophobia in the ‘hood when a gang-banger dad comes home from jail to an openly gay son. Queerdoc, the documentary section, has so much great stuff it needs its own review. And now that I’ve extracted the best looking prospects from the program, you’ll have more time for spray tanning, chest waxing or a quick anal bleach.