Watermark issue 18.20 Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival: Featuring articles on Harmony Santana on her role in Gun Hill Road, TIGLFF 2011, AIDS documentary We Were Here, celebrity interviews, local/state/national news, and more!
One the Cover: Harmony Santana stars in Gun Hill Road, the Opening Night selection for the 22nd Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. The transgender coming-of-age story is no more dramatic than Santana’s own. Read Tom Dyer’s interview on p. 45
Photo by Tom Dyer, Illustration by Jake Stevens
pg.8 | Orlando News
An Orlando man’s experience spotlights troubling and outdated policies at Central Florida’s blood banks; UCF shows support for LGBT students; an update on much-needed AIDS money returned by a county advisory committee.
pg.10 | Tampa Bay News
Equality Florida executive director Nadine Smith is named to President Barack Obama’s re-election committee; the Tampa Bay Bears expect big crowds for their second Monkey Suite Masquerade on Oct. 1.
pg.31 | Scene+Heard
YouTube diva Randall shares how he got started doing gay narrations for wildlife videos, and how their success (17 million hits) has changed his career plans; Kirk Hartlage interviews Mark Caruso, the gay â┚¬Å”Poppa Bearâ┚¬Â still in the running on Survivor: South Pacific; movie reviews by Stephen Miller include Brad Pitt’s Moneyball and Ryan Gosling’s Drive; plus an Event Planner filled with essential events for your two week calendar.
pg.45 | Tampa Intl. Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Harmony Santana makes a stunning debut in Gun Hill Road, TIGLFF’s Opening Night film, playing a character not unlike herself, a transgender teen with a disapproving father; TIGLFF board president Ken Hodges talks about the magic of movies, and producing the 6th largest LGBT film festival in the nation; and director David Weissman previews We Were Here, his much-anticipated documentary about the early days of AIDS in San Francisco.
