This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (SIGLFF) at the Crest Theatre. The festival ran selected film series each evening from Thursday to Saturday. Founder Alan Cole started the project in 1992 as a student-run film festival that received support from Sacramento State University, Gay and Lesbian Alliance students with grant funding from Associated Students Inc. , which is a official governing body which operates the sponsorship of programs and services to CSUS students. A bevy of sponsors and volunteers support the board of directors, programming and gala committees to prepare and organize the annual festival that takes p

The Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is back for the 19th year, celebrating art and creativity in the queer community and presenting films from all over the world at the Crest Theatre Thursday through Saturday. “We try to both entertain and educate,” said Program Director Michael Dennis. The difference in this year’s film festival is that there will be no underlying themes, unlike last year when the films all represented themes of gay youth. This year, the shorts and feature films will be a sort of mixed bag, Dennis said. “I really like independent film, and this gives me a chance to see a lot of it,” Dennis said. “It’s really nice to hear people talk about the fil

    Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival board members, Stuart Eldridge, Sharon Sampsel - Vice President,  Dawn Deason - President, Sandy Phillips - Volunteer Coordinator, Michael Dennis - Film Selection, Emily Bender - Secretary, Lou Camera - Treasurer/Business Manager, and David van der Griff, kicked off this year's event with an opening night reception for film pass holders at the Cosmos Cafe, just across from The Crest. Friday night's feature program, which includes "Girl Talk", U-Haul: The Music Video" and "I can't think straight", starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are available at The Beat Music Store, tickets.com and The Crest Theatre. The Festival runs through Saturd

The Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (SIGLFF), Sacramento's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) art event, is coming to the Crest Theatre Thursday through Saturday. "Embrace your sexuality, whatever it is," said Patti Barcena of SIGLFF. "SIGLFF is good entertainment. Where else will you get to see GLBT films with such an appreciative audience?" SIGLFF is a non-profit event that shows worldwide film and video works of both positive or critical portrayals of GLBT communities, people and aspects of their daily lives. "This international festival provides an outlet for GLBT filmmakers to express themselves and have their works shown on a big screen to