After a great opening night, 2007 Out On Film continued with a sold out screening of Whirlwind and a screening of OOF's Lesbian Centerpiece and crowd pleasing film, Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Jason Brown, writer of Whirlwind. and Richard LeMay, Director of Whirlwind talked about making films with queer characters that learn, grow and experience happy endings and are not punished and destoryed. They also discussed how important local support, small or big, can be to independent filmmaking--a majority of the locations in the film belonged to friends.

Saturday started with an insightful panel discussion, hosted by Cindy Abel (Director/Producer, Atlantis Moon Productions), on The State of Queer Cinema at Outwrite Bookstore. Panelists included: Jason Brown, Writer, Whirlwind. Richard LeMay, Director, Whirlwind. Kelly Rouse, Director, The Year Of Paper. And Lauren Wolkstein, Director, Dandelion Falls.

Zooming from the panel to the screening of her film The Year of Paper, co-director Kelly Rouse, whose film follows three couples (gay, lesbian and straight) answered questions from an enthusiastic audience. An established screenwriter Rouse was able to enlighten the audience about her own experiences in Hollywood.

The Houseboy screening was a homecoming for Georgia State Graduate Spencer Schilly, who, consequently, also edited Closing Night film Starrbooty. Schilly praised the acting skills of The Houseboy star Nick May, predicting more starring roles to come. A World Premiere, The Houseboy is already being labled by some as the queer answer to the Mumblecore movement.

Comedian Jason Stuart heckled Executive Director Gabe Wardell at The Houseboy screening and before the screening of his concert film Making It to the Middle taught fellow filmmakers how to strike a pose for the camera. After his screening he kept audience members in stitches as he talked about his two decade career in showbiz, his passion for acting and expounded on how Making it grew out of his evolution as a performer.

Representing South Georgia, Valdosta filmmakers Roy Kirkland and Doug Sebastian excitedly recounted the journey their comedy And, There You Are made to the screen. Sebastian even pulled out the original song lyrics that inspired the movie's title and was the basis of the story, unbeknownst to And, There You Are writer/star Kirkland he had saved the original sheet and had saved it for the special occasion.

And after her own short, Dandelion Fall, screened on Saturday evening, Lauren Wolkstein hungout on Sunday to take in the other films and to show her support to her fellow filmmakers. Even taking time to strike a pose with Gabe.

Thanks to Paris Decatur for hosting the After Party for our Lesbian Centerpiece Itty Bitty Titty Committee. And thanks to F.R.O.G.S. for hosting the After Party for our Gay Centerpiece The Houseboy. Thanks also goes out to Philip Rafshoon and Outwrite Boookstore for hosting our panel.