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THE DOG Screens Wednesday Night at QFest St. Louis

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QFest St. Louis continues with THE DOG at 7:00 pm Wednesday April 30th.

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QFest St. Louis, the annual gay and Lesbian Film Festival presented by Cinema St. Louis, kicks off this weekend. It runs through May 1st and all films will be screened at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in The Loop, University City, MO) 

QFest uses the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the lives of LGBTQ people and celebrate queer culture. The 2014 event features an eclectic slate of contemporary LGBTQ-themed feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Tickets are now on sale for all shows.

THE DOG screens at 7:00pm Wednesday April 30th

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John Wojtowicz took pride in being a pervert. Coming of age in the 1960s, his libido was excessive even by the libertine standards of the era, with multiple wives and lovers, both women and men. In August 1972, he attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to finance his lover’s sex-reassignment surgery. The act resulted in a 14-hour hostage situation that was broadcast on live television. Three years later, Al Pacino portrayed him in the Oscar-nominated “Dog Day Afternoon.” Drawing on extraordinary archival footage, the film shuffles between the 1970s and the 2000s and provides a historic perspective on New York’s gay liberation movement, in which Wojtowicz played an active role. How and why the bank robbery took place is recounted in gripping detail by Wojtowicz and various eyewitnesses. The film provides an unforgettable portrait of a complex, larger-than-life man who is at once lovable, maniacal, heroic, and self-destructive.

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THE DOG is directed by Allison Berg & François Keraudren and the screening is sponsored by: Show Me Bears & HiBearNation 20

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John DeFore at The Hollywood Reporter says THE DOG:

“offers both a fascinating expansion of the feature film’s narrative and a picture of a sad but intriguing character”

Erik Kohn of Indiewire says:

“THE DOG derives its main strengths from its happily vulgar subject, the central narrator for the story both in flashbacks and in the later stages of his life as he looks back on his exploits.”

A Facebook event page for the screening can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/369411449868737/

For a complete schedule of the QFest film’s visit Cinema St. Louis’ QFest page HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/499298603515622/

Contact artistic director Chris Clark for additional details or questions: chris@cinemastlouis.org or 314.289.4152.

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