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On the Low to be Screened at Framelines 29th Annual San Francisco International...



May 5, 2005 -- "On The Low" tells the story of a young man, Ty Evans, coming to terms with his sexuality and the inner conflict he experiences. The true extent of Ty's relationship with his classmate, Kevin Banks, begins to trouble him when the boys get into a schoolyard-shoving match. As the tension between them escalates, Ty realizes what began as innocent curiosity and experimentation has blossomed into a deeper infatuation. He recognizes that the only way to come to terms with his feelings is to admit to Kevin that he's in love with him.



The film will be screened at Frameline's 29th Annual San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; the world's oldest and largest celebration of LGBT cinema. Past festivals have delighted over 80,000 attendees, with over nearly 80 features, including many world and US premieres, and 150 short films. Frameline's mission is to support, develop, and promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer visibility through media arts. Frameline brings the best in lesbian and gay films and videos to communities across the country through Frameline Distribution, the nation's only distributor solely dedicated to lesbian and gay film and video.



The Seventh Annual San Francisco Black Film Festival will also be screening "On the Low." The mission of the SFBFF is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora and to showcase a diverse collection of films - from emerging and established filmmakers - that highlight the beauty and complexity of the African and African American experience. Their film selections highlight the richness of Black culture while recognizing universal themes and the similarities that exist among all cultures.



"On The Low" depicts the cultural phenomenon-"the down low" or "DL"- prevalent in urban communities in which African-American males are intimately involved with both men and women. However, as the title alludes, the homosexual relationship remains a secret. "There's something universal about integrity and self-respect," explains the film's writer-director Luther M. Mace. "Anybody- gay, straight, black, white; male, female- who believes that it's okay to be in a relationship with somebody who refuses to publicly acknowledge them is in for a rude awakening."



This film stars Deondray Gossett ("Sister Act 2"), Delpano Wills ("Dark Town"), and Tommy Mikal Ford ("Martin," "Harlem Nights"). The short also features newcomers Antoine D'Angelo Lattier, Gene Samuel and Austen Parros.



Born and raised in Spanish Harlem, a hard-knocks area of New York City, Luther Mace knows first hand what it's like to grow up in a machismo environment in which homosexuality is not widely accepted. "I've spent so many years fighting the inevitable because I knew I'd be ostracized by everybody around me," contends Mace. "In fact, this (film) is ripped right out of my personal journal. I know what's like to keep a relationship a secret because other people finding out could have dire emotional consequences."






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