Community News Bulletin - 1/26/99

SUNDAY JANUARY 31ST IS THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR OUTFEST MEMBERSHIP
WITH THE BONUS OF TWO FREE TICKETS TO OUTFEST @ THE VILLAGE AND A FREE
VIDEO FROM WOLFE VIDEO!!!!

There are two ways to beat the deadline:
1. Sign up via our website www.outfest.org
2. Our mail it to us postmarked 1/31/99 or before. Consult your phonebook for the location of the nearest 24 hour post office to you.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MADE L.A. GIRLS’ SHORTS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Also please join as we kick off our celebration of Black History Month
with DAKAN. We have plenty of tickets available so please make your
reservations now. Please see the information below:
OUTFEST @ THE VILLAGE PRESENTS...
A Celebration of Black History Month beginning on Thursday, February 4th at 7pm at the Village with the presentation of:

DAKAN
DIR: Mohammed Camara, 1997, Guinea, 35mm on video, 87 min.

The first sub-Saharan African film to address male homosexuality, DAKAN
recounts the emotional love story of two men who have been in love since
they were schoolboys. When Manga tells his mother he is attracted to a
boy, she insists, "Boys don’t do that...since time began, it has never
happened." Sori’s father, a prominent businessman, does everything in
his power to keep the two apart. Societal pressures eventually work
their way into the intimate lives of the two boys as they grow to
manhood, but their romantic bond remains deeply intact. An official
selection of the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, and winner of the Grand Jury
Award for Best Foreign Feature at OUTFEST ‘98,
DAKAN provides an honest an rarely-glimpsed perspective into Guinean
society.

To reserve tickets, please call the 24 hour OUTFEST ticket reservation
hotline at
323-960-2394. We are only accepting reservations through this hotline
and if you leave a message your reservation is confirmed unless we call
you back within 24 hours, or on Monday if you have made a reservation on
Friday or the weekend.

For more information or to get an OUTFEST @ The Village schedule, please
check out our website: www.outfest.org, email us with your contact
information at outfest@outfest.org, or phone 323-960-9200.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers needed for Data Entry to work in the OUTFEST office during
business hours. Data Entry, Typing, or File Maker Pro experience
preferred but not necessary. Will train.
Learn about the behind the scenes of a film festival! Earn your free
OUTFEST membership! For more information, please contact Danielle Jack
at 323-960-9200 or via email outfest@outfest.org

VOLUNTEER ALERT!!! Outfest is seeking venue operations volunteers for
OUTFEST @ The Village, our new Thursday night film series. Positions
include hospitality, traffic control, and theatre management. No
experience is necessary; however we are looking for people who can make
a three-month commitment. Volunteers will earn membership benefits and
will have the opportunity to hobnob with some of today’s brightest queer
filmmakers. For more information and to sign up for shifts, please call
Gwin Wheatley at 323.960.2388.

Also, thanks go out to those of you who expressed interested in working
with our cable-access show, OUTFEST ON THE AIR. We will be starting
production in either late February or early March 1999. We when have
firm dates for the training and filming, we will let you know. For more
information, please contact Danielle Jack at 323-960-9200 or via email
outfest@outfest.org

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR OUTFEST ‘99

If you haven’t received your submission form or want to get one, please
check out our website at www.outfest.org or contact us via email
outfest@outfest.org or phone at 323-960-9200 and leave your mailing
information.

BARANGAY
The Gay Filipino Association of Los Angeles
PO BOX 3744 * Hollywood, CA 90078-3744 * 213.427.3909
Immediate Attention *** Immediate Attention
PRESS RELEASE

Has it been a dry season?
Has Cupids arrow missed your target?
New Years Resolution: FIND A MAN!

Barangay, The Gay Filipino Association of Los Angeles is hosting its
annual Valentine’s Social on February 13th, Saturday at 6pm. The event
is entitle “MAHAL KITA” will be held at Four Pines on Franklin in
Los Angeles. This event will feature numerous flavors of Filipino
cuisines (which will be served between 6:00-9:00pm) and several
‘dating’ games. The evening will be packed with high energy, fun and
exciting surprises to salute and promote the season of passion. The cost
for the event will be $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Come
join and support “MAHAL KITA”, a celebration of friendship and love.
For more information, please call Barangay’s info-line at 213/427-3905 or
visit our website http://welcome.to/barangay.
Barangay is the Gay Filipino Association of Los Angeles. This
organization has been established since 1990 to provide a safe and
supportive environment of gay, bisexual, and transgender filipinos
throughout Southern California. We provide monthly socials, raps,
HIV/AIDS outreach and support, newsletters to all members and non-members
alike. Programs are developed to furnish a friendly and caring
atmosphere. Among its major concerns are HIV/AIDS intervention and
gay/lesbian civil rights that impacts the Asian Pacific Islander
Community.
Press Release Contact
Ron Bangi @ 800.858.9405
Godo Solsona @ 626.915.9547