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AGLIFF PRESENTS

LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!

DECEMBER 5 | 7:00 P.M. | GALAXY THEATRES AUSTIN

Join aGLIFF in commemorating World AIDS Day with a special evening featuring the iconic 1997 film Love! Valour! Compassion!

Arrive early at 5:30 p.m. for a resource fair showcasing Central Texas sexual health organizations, including Vivent Health, Austin Public Health, CommunityCare, Center for Health Empowerment, Integral Care, Project Transitions, allgo, and more.

Connect with local experts, access vital resources, and honor the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community before enjoying this heartfelt and poignant exploration of love, friendship, and loss.

Following the screening, stay for a panel discussion with community leaders to explore the current battle against new infections and what we can do to prevent them. Don’t miss this meaningful celebration of awareness, education, and compassion.

This is a “Pay-What-You-Can” event with a suggestion donation of $10.00. Proceeds will benefit the Hill Country Ride for AIDS.

Special thanks to the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce Arts and Health & Wellness Committees for supporting this project.

RSVP HERE!

ABOUT THE FILM:

LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! | United States | 1997 | 1 hr 48 mins

Director: Joe Mantello | Writer: Terrence McNally | Cast: Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella, Stephen Bogardus, John Glover, John Benjamin Hickey, Justin Kirk, Randy Becker

Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.

Event Details

• Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
• Time: 7:00 P.M.
• Venue: Galaxy Theatres Austin
• Website: https://www.agliff.org/queer-spectrum/2024/12/5/love-valour-compassion

Ticket Information

• Cost: RSVP on a sliding scale

Presenter Details

• Name: aGLIFF

Based in Austin, Texas — aGLIFF’s mission is to create positive and visible film programs relevant to the lives of LGBTQ+ identified and allied people. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences with carefully curated movies the represent the entire spectrum of the Queer experience. 

We operate with a deep belief that film is the universal language that helps people find our commonalities and understand each other. This becomes increasingly important as we battle against institutionalized bias against our community, especially in Texas. We strive to curate a roster of films about the LGBTQ+ experience that anyone, independent of their sexual orientation or gender identity, can relate to and empathize. We aim to intentionally expand our audience reach to celebrate our intersectionality’s by aligning with other film organizations such as The Austin Film Society, the Austin Film Festival, Indie Meme, Cine Las Americas, Austin Asian American Film Festival, and other multicultural film festivals and industry communities. We endeavor to invest in Queer filmmakers helping them tell the stories of our community and allies through recognition, mentorship and financial reward.

aGLIFF programs include the Queer Spectrum Community Screenings & Events Series and the Queer Black Voices Fund which cultivate in our annual PRISM LGBTQ+ Film Festival each August.

HISTORY

1987 - 2013: aGLIFF was founded as the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival in 1987 and became a 501(c)3 in 1995. The festival began as a four-day event with just four films primarily focused on coming out and the AIDS epidemic. It is Austin’s oldest film festival and has since grown into a multifaceted nonprofit organization with year round community programs and events culminating each year in the annual film festival.

2013: aGLIFF made a brief rebrand as Polari to reflect the limitations of being known as a “Gay & Lesbian” festival, but returned to aGLIFF in 2015 to honor its history.

2018: the organization changed its name to All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival to reflect the changing landscape of how queer people identify.

2019: the Board of Directors selected PRISM as the new name for our marquee annual film festival. The name was chosen to highlight the way our festival can refract a single beam of art into multiple viewpoints, showcasing all the voices in the spectrum of our LGBTQ+ community.

2022: the organization officially becomes known simply as aGLIFF to preserve the equity and rich history of the festival. The annual film festival continues to be called PRISM.

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