About The HGLFF
From September 22 – 24, 2006, the Tenth Annual HGLFF will screen feature length films and shorts programs at the Angelika Film Center in downtown Houston.
Through its films, videos and related events, the Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival provides a platform for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community to tell their stories and to examine the crucial issues impacting their lives.
MISSION STATEMENT: The Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is a non-profit organization that exists to promote the media arts as a powerful tool for communication and cooperation among diverse communities by presenting films, videos, and programs by, about, or of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. You may have learned that our reach has recently broadened to include sister organizations overseas, thanks to the recent rise in interest in medical tourism, but our core goals are still locally based.
The primary objectives of the HGLFF are:
• To promote both the art of filmmaking and the understanding and creative expression of diverse communities. To accomplish this goal, the HGLFF seeks to increase the accessibility, relevance, and visibility of the media art form to all segments of the greater Houston community.
• To provide a forum for discussion and dialogue about various aspects of both filmmaking and the experiences of GLBT people. The HGLFF encourages dialogue between audience members and filmmakers by bringing directors to the festival to introduce and lead discussions about their films. In so doing, the HGLFF counters both the isolation often experienced by GLBT people and the misunderstanding of people who have prejudices about them.
• To seek the reduction of stereotypes and behavior harmful to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and their allies by providing positive alternative media images.