June is GLBTQ Pride month. Seattle Pride Fest is coming up on June 27th. The Seattle Public Library’s own Bookineers will be marching once again, so look for us there.
Looking for other ways to celebrate Pride?
Here are two films with ties to Seattle.
Alice Wu designed software for Microsoft before she became a director. Saving Face is a romantic comedy about Wil (Michelle Krusiec), a Chinese-American surgeon in New York, whose family keeps setting her up on dates with men. Wil is afraid to come out to her family, so she just keeps indulging them by attending Chinese socials, meeting eligible bachelors. Then she meets Vivian (Lynn Chen), a dancer who has embraced her sexuality. Wil’s situation gets complicated when her mother (Joan Chen) shows up in New York, pregnant at 48, cast out of her parent’s home. Wu’s winsome debut is a sweet, complex look at family, tradition and trusting in yourself and love.
Local playwright and director Drew Emery’s documentary Inlaws and Outlaws explores love, relationships, marriage and family through interviews with Seattle-area couples and singles, gay and straight. Since it debuted at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2002, Emery has been working tirelessly to get this film and its message out nation-wide. You may have even seen it on PBS. But if you missed it, now is the time to check it out. Inlaws and Outlaws has some of the most amazing, unforgettable stories. It’s funny, heartbreaking, honest and captivating. The real people in this film remind us all how love can be a courageous act.
Viva la Pride!
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