Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival 2011 - Program Guide

Sep 3, 2026

Sixth Annual Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival program guide for May 12–15, 2011, welcoming attendees to a volunteer-driven arts and community celebration. Provides ticket pricing and admission rules, including youth and senior discounts and advance purchase guidance, and lists venue locations across Seattle. Highlights key screenings and free programs, featuring SOLD: Examining the “T” in TV Advertising, BECOMING CHAZ, and LOST IN THE CROWD, with detailed show times and descriptions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time12 min

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Festival Pass & Tickets

Pricing and Policies

Venues

Programs by Day

Thursday, May 12

Friday, May 13

Saturday, May 14

Film Lineup (Selected Films)

Sunday Programs (if applicable)

THE SEATTLE TRAINSGENDER F工工I FEST工VA MAY 12-15 Welcome to the sixth annual Translations:The Seattle TransgenderFilm Festival!I've grown ever more grateful to live in a city thathosts so many transgender events and organizations,from monthly dancenights to year-round nonprofits and our annual film festival. Non-profit,volunteer-driven arts and community events are intenselabors of love to organize and produce,requiring huge amounts of workand commitment.Sometimes even the stars need to align just right tomake them happen! This year's festival is full of highlights,kicking off with a very rarecollection of vintage and modern commercials,curated and presentedby Nadja Witherbee in SOLD:Examining the T in TV Advertisements.The documentary Lost In The Crowd highlights a problem we can't turnaway from:trans and queer youth living on the street.And we invite youto be a star by lending your voice at the Gender Bender Singalong. For our Opening Night film,we are thrilled to screen Becoming Chazat AMC Pacific Place.After creating tremendous buzz at Sundance,thisfilm is poised to become one of the most compelling documentations ofa transition to ever go mainstream. I hope you enjoy these programs and all of the 2011 Translations:Seattle Transgender Film Festival. Cresdan Maite,Translations Festival Programmer 工工CIETS # Festival pass $50 Opening Night $10 INCLUDES POSTSCREENING RECEPTION Single tickets $8 $6 FOR THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA MEMBERS. LIMIT TWO TICKETS PER MEMBER PER SCREENING. # Youth &senior tickets $5 YOUTH ARE 21 AND UNDER,SENIORS ARE 65 AND OVER.YOUTH AND SENIOR DISCOUNT IS ONLY AVAILABLE DAY OF SHOWAT THE BOX OFFICE.MUST PRESENT ID. SOLD:EXAMINING THE“T”IN TV ADVERTISING IS A FREE PROGRAM. ALL TICKETS ARE $1 MORE AT THE DOOR. BUY IN ADVANCE AND SAVE! The box office at the venues opens 45minutes before the first show of the day.At thattime you can buy tickets for any screening taking place that day.Cash and credit accepted. THE NORTHWESTFILM FORUM SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Hunthausen Hall,Rm 110 151512th Ave.Seattle,WA 98122 90112th Avenue Seattle,WA 98122 SIXTH AVENUE INN AMC PACIFIC PLACE 2000 Sixth AvenueSeattle,WA98121 600 Pine Street(4th floor)Seattle,WA98101 www.threedollarbillcinema.org THURSDAY,MAY 12 7PM SOLD:EXAMINING THE"T"IN TV ADVERTISING (60 min)Join presenter Nadja Dee Witherbeeon a'round the world tour of TV commercialsfeaturing transgender characters and themes.From the early days of television to today,seehow this gender identity"twist"is used incomic,sexy,and unfortunately offensive ways.Nadja Dee will examine the pros and cons ofthese commercial representations,show clips,and facilitate discussion on this unique and rarecollection of advertisements.FREE! FRIDAY,MAY 13 7PM BECOMING CHAZ (Fenton Bailey,Randy Barbato;2011;USA;80 min)Growingup as Sonny and Cher's adorable golden-haired daughter in a body he felt wasn't hisown was a burden it took Chaz Bono years totranscend.BECOMING CHAZ invites us along on Chaz's brave and remarkable journey oftransformation.As hormone shots give way totop surgery,easy going and unflappable Chazbeams with a sense of liberation and goespublic with his story,putting a very public faceon a widely misunderstood issue.But with hisgregarious girlfriend struggling with the newrealities of living with a man,it's made clear thatsex change isn't solely a physical transition.Intimate and nakedly honest,the film revealsthe humanity and courage it takes for Chaz toultimately embrace his true self.His movingstruggle will reverberate profoundly for anyoneto whom authenticity matters. Please join us at the Sixth Ave Inn after thescreening of BECOMING CHAZ to celebratethe opening of the 6th Annual Translations FilmFestival.2000 Sixth Avenue Seattle,WA 98121Your ticket to the film includes the party. SATURDAY,MAY 14 1PM LOST IN THE CROWD (Susi Graf;2010;USA;75 min)LOST IN THECROWD follows a group of trans and queeryo

FAQs

How much is a festival pass and what are the main ticket options for 2011?

The festival pass is $50. Opening Night tickets are $10 (with a post-screening reception), single tickets are $8, and youth and senior tickets are $5.

Are there youth and senior discounts, and what conditions apply?

Youth are 21 and under and seniors are 65 and over. The discount is available only on the day of show at the box office, and ID must be presented.

What screenings are included in the Thursday and Friday highlights?

Thursday, May 12 features SOLD: Examining the “T” in TV Advertising as a free program at 7PM. Friday, May 13 screens BECOMING CHAZ at 7PM.

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