Silver Stiletto, the crime-thriller hero flick featuring an ex-SAS soldier turned vigilante drag queen, will have its European Premiere at Uppsala Intenational Short Film Festival in Sweden, the home of ABBA.
“It’s perfect isn’t it? A film that has a queen dancing as she while delivers the deathly blow to the murderers of her gay brother is premiering in the most high profile short film festival in the country that gave us Dancing Queen. Muriel Heslop would love it!”, says Luke Mayze.
Beginning in 1982, Uppsala International Short Film Festival is considered one of the premiere festival events for short films in the world.
Silver Stiletto screens at Uppsala on Friday 26 October and Saturday 27 October and is one of only five Australian films chosen to participate in the festival.
It also marks the 9th festival screening for the short film (see list below) and recently the drag thriller won the Audience Awards for Men’s Short Film at Reel Q, the Pittsburgh Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Uppsala International Short Film Festival Sweden 2012
Pittsburgh Lesbian & Gay Film Festival USA 2012
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival Czech Republic 2012
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival USA 2012
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival USA 2012
Reheboth Beach Independent Film Festival USA 2012
Image Out: Rochester LGBT Festival 2012
Palm Springs Shortsfest USA 2012
Frameline International Film Festival USA 2012
Audiences in Canberra and Brisbane will get a chance to see the film when it screens at Bent Lenses Film Society on Saturday 10 November at 6pm.
The filmmakers are also planning a screening alongside the documentary “The Doctors Wife” by Jonathan Duffy on Sunday 2 December at 3pm at the Tribal Theatre, George Street, Brisbane.
The Brisbane International Film Festival decided not to program the short film in their November program.
A preview of Silver Stiletto can be found at www.silverstilettomovie.com
Fans can also keep up to date with the progress of the drag caper by joining the facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/silverstilettomovie
A series of high quality stills from the short film Silver Stiletto are available upon request.
http://www.shortfilmfestival.com/?film=silver-stiletto&lang=en