The Swedish film about a lesbian couple makes will have its East Coas premiere in Northampton.
A scene from the Swedish film "Kiss Me" ("Kyss Mig"), which will be screened at the Academy of Music Theater in Northampton on Saturday.
Swedish film director Alexandra Therese Keining offers an intriguing, heartfelt love story full of deep emotional explorations, sensual love scenes, beautiful cinematography and an irresistible music soundtrack in the new Swedish film “Kiss Me.”
It will make its East Coast premier on Saturday at Academy of Music Theatre as part of the Out! For Reel LGBT Film Series.
“We’re delighted to have this movie,” said Jaime Michaels, executive director and producer for Out! For Reel. “It’s a real treat that we’ll have it before New York, Philly and Boston. That’s a rare thing.”
In the lesbian theme film, Mia and Frida’s secret affair heats up, everything turns upside down for everyone close to them in surprising ways. They are 30-something professionals. who meet at the engagement party of Frida’s mother and Mia’s father.
The subtitled film about future stepsisters is a romantic love story with “a twist on the blended family and what can happen,” Michaels said. “It’s a very positive love story.”
She said the film effectively shows the parents’ struggle with the women’s relationship and how they come to terms with it. Therefore, she said it would help parents with an LGBT child better accept him or her.
An After Party will follow the film at the Hotel Northampton Grand Ballroom from 8:45 p.m. to midnight and will feature music and dancing, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
Tickets for both “Kiss Me” and the After Party are for sale at www.OutForReel.org. Film tickets are available at the Academy of Music Theatre box office. Film tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and $8 for students with ID. Party tickets are $6 with film ticket, $8.50 for the party only in advance and $10 at the door.
Out! For Reel screens the best in award-winning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender films from throughout the world. Its mission is to create and strengthen the LGBT community through cultural events, build connections to heterosexual allies and work toward the eradication of homophobia through the arts and entertainment.
Running on a September through June schedule, Out! For Reel tries to screen a film once a month.
People come from throughout New England and eastern New York to see the films, Michaels said. “These films are for everyone – gay and straight, young and old. Everyone is welcome.”