THE ART OF BEING STRAIGHT Director: JESSE ROSEN U.S.A. 2008 71MINS Book cinema tickets John has recently moved from Boston to the west coast. he meets up with old college friends and lives up to his reputation as a ladies’ man. As he explores his new life in California with one-time girlfriend Maddie, now with her own girlfriend in tow, John succumbs to the charms of a male work colleague, throwing his life into utter confusion. Meanwhile, Maddie contemplates pushing the boundaries of her own queer sexual identity with the arrival of a new neighbour. This powerfully mature film approaches young adulthood with a confident look at the sometimes hazy boundaries of sexuality, in a time when the search for the gay gene seems crusade-like. EUROPEAN PREMIERE Director: JESSE ROSEN U.S.A. 2008 71MINS