REACHING FOR THE MOON directed by Bruno Barreto

Frameline film festival’s audience selected REACHING FOR THE MOON, directed by Bruno Barreto as the Best Feature Film, and THE NEW BLACK, directed by Yoruba Richen as the Best Documentary Film of the 2013 festival. DIK, directed by Christopher Stollery was selected as the Best Short Film. Since 1984 the audience at the the world’s longest running LGBT film festival has been responsible for selecting the Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Film and Best Short Film of the Festival.

REACHING FOR THE MOON, directed by Bruno Barreto tells the story of poet Elizabeth Bishop and her life-changing relationship with the wealthy—and very butch—architect Lota de Macedo Soares. THE NEW BLACK, directed by Yoruba Richen which also received an Honorable Mention, Outstanding Documentary, gives  an inside look at efforts within African American communities and churches across the country to address—and then do something about—same-sex equality.

Frameline37 AT&T Audience Awards

Best Feature Film
REACHING FOR THE MOON, directed by Bruno Barreto

Best Documentary Film
THE NEW BLACK, directed by Yoruba Richen

Best Short Film
DIK, directed by Christopher Stollery

Frameline37 Juried Awards

Frameline37 Wells Fargo First Feature Award
OUT IN THE DARK, directed by Michael Mayer

Honorable Mention, First Feature
CONCUSSION, directed by Stacie Passon

Outstanding Documentary
VALENTINE ROAD, directed by Marta Cunningham

Honorable Mention, Outstanding Documentary
THE NEW BLACK, directed by Yoruba Richen

Honorable Mention, Outstanding Documentary
BIG JOY: THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES BROUGHTON, directed by Eric Slade, Stephen Silha & Dawn Logsdson