Film Festival Events
OPENING NIGHT MOVIE (October 6) Strike A Pose 
“Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it. Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it. Vogue.”
In 1990, at the height of Madonna’s fame, her provocative “Blond Ambition” tour was captured in the documentary Truth or Dare. Sharing the stage with Madonna were seven talented male dancers whose lives were changed by the film, which became the highest grossing documentary at that time. After Madonna moved on and the cameras stopped filming, most of them found life offstage and out of the spotlight difficult to handle.
Now more than 25 years later, a new documentary, Strike a Pose, catches up with the six surviving dancers — only one is straight — who share their personal stories about life during and after the tour. Intercutting present-day interviews with footage from the tour, the directors provide a recap of a concert that set the standard for today’s extravagant spectacles. However, there was a darker side: the ongoing stigma of HIV/AIDS. Half of the dance crew was living in fear that their HIV status would be revealed, and one subsequently died of AIDS several years later at the age of 26.
OPENING NIGHT PARTY – Bricolage – 937 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Following the film, join us for a flashback party at Bricolage. And, if you are feeling festive, wear your favorite Madonna era costume. There will be food, alcoholic beverages, music, and a photo booth!
Admission Is $15 for the entire evening.
Opening night film and party are included in the Diva Pass and Festival Pass.
Edible treats provided by: 
CLOSING NIGHT MOVIE (October 15) King Cobra
Detailing the real-life 2007 homicide of hardcore producer Bryan Kocis (Christian Slater) Kocis was killed by two men, known in the film as Harlow (Keegan Allen) and Joe (James Franco), who covet the producer’s most prized possession: Brent Corrigan.
Played by former Disney star Garrett Clayton, 17-year-old Corrigan (aka Sean Lockhart) dreams of being a filmmaker. To move out of his mother’s home, however, he settles for a spot on Kocis’ couch, quickly becoming the gay porn industry’s newest “It Boy.” Corrigan later clashes with Kocis, a controlling manipulator who pays him much less than the young star knows he deserves. Given the fact that Kocis just bought a Maserati, Corrigan knows his boss is good for it. When Corrigan finally works up the courage to quit Cobra, no one in the “industry” will take him. That is, until the Viper Boyz strike.
Admission Is $15 for the entire evening.
Opening night film and party are included in the Diva Pass and Festival Pass.
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY: Pierce Studio – 805 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Following the film, join us after the film at Pierce Studio in the lower level of the Harris Theater. There will be snacks, specialty cocktails, dancing and a send off to another successful Reel Q.
