Slog - Comments on Unacceptable! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable I see from the SIFF website that tonight's showing of Be Like Others is not sold out. Unacceptable! This is the best documentary at SIFF (I'm pretty sure--though I haven't seen Stranded, and Accelerating America was a very pleasant surprise). Here's my capsule review: In the Islamic Republic of Iran, you can be put to death for being a homosexual. But according to a fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomenei over 20 years ago, the Qu’ran says nothing about transsexuals, and so sex changes are permissible—even gently condoned. Without pressing the case, Iranian-American director Tanaz Eshaghian leaves open the delicate, chilling... Copyright 2008 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:18:38 -0800 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:56:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle It's a great topic.

But that doesn't mean it's a great film.

Some might like it, and some might not.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042169 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042169 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:25:49 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Hot Tranny Irani Mess

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042185 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:34:39 -0800 Comment by Lama Mama Sounds a bit like a plot snippet from Hedwig.

]]> Lama Mama http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042221 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042221 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:56:19 -0800 Comment by chicagogaydude Theocratic government forces you to turn your penis inside out, lop off your testicles and grow breasts. Total Friday night movie.

]]> chicagogaydude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042282 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:34:08 -0800 Comment by annie @4: It plays Saturday afternoon too!

]]> annie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042293 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:43:07 -0800 Comment by Dave On a slightly related note, SIFF keeps sending out emails to Volunteers touting "Free Movies!" and encouraging volunteers to bring friends with them. The free movies in question? Festival films.

Which makes me wonder if SIFF is having problems filling seats. Which I guess is always going to be a problem when you have 400+ films, but it just struck me as odd.*

*This is my first year volunteering, so this could be the norm.

]]> Dave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042301 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:47:54 -0800 Comment by jess lama mama sounds just like hedwig.. expect its real :(

]]> jess http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042759 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042759 SIFF Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:12:18 -0800 Comment by ironymaiden @1 is right. it's a great topic, and there is some great footage, but Be Like Others does not live up to its potential. a documentary is not just interesting subject matter, it's storytelling and communication. Be Like Others made me want to watch a documentary on the same subjects made by a better filmmaker.

and no, it's not the best doc at SIFF. so far, that would be Man On Wire, which i don't think anyone at the Stranger bothered to see.

]]> ironymaiden http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042803 SIFF Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:02:34 -0800 Comment by Kathy Fennessy I agree with @8 about Man on Wire. If that thing doesn't snag an Oscar nomination, I'm calling foul. Like HBO's Recount, the conclusion is part of the historical record, but director James Marsh handles the suspense masterfully.

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042814 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/unacceptable#c1042814 SIFF Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:56:28 -0800