Joeippolito

Author's details

Name: Joe Ippolito
Date registered: 04/05/2011

Latest posts

  1. The 2013 Gender Reel Film and Performance Art Festival honors filmmaker Christopher Lee — 04/06/2013
  2. Gender Reel and the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference do it again! — 04/04/2013
  3. Gender Reel supports the power of Black Transmen and their 2013 conference! — 02/06/2013
  4. Gender Reel expands to cities across the U.S. — 01/11/2013
  5. This is the story of how grrrls changed the world! — 01/09/2013

Most commented posts

  1. Gender Reel “Comes Out!” — 2 comments
  2. Riders Against Gender Exclusion: A Documentary Film — 2 comments
  3. Gender Reel supports The Jim Collins Foundation, June 2! — 2 comments

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Apr 06

The 2013 Gender Reel Film and Performance Art Festival honors filmmaker Christopher Lee

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Gender Reel, will feature two of Christopher Lee's films at the upcoming festival in September. Known for his transgressive filmmaking, Christopher Lee (48) died by suicide on December 22, 2012, after suffering for years with bouts of depression and mental illness.  Lee, served in 2002 as the first female-to-male grand marshal in the San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade. He is also …

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Apr 04

Gender Reel and the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference do it again!

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On June 14, 2013, Gender Reel, will showcase four amazing films from it's previous years event at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. PTHC is entering it's 12th year and is known to be the largest transgender conference in the country, drawing over 2500 people from all parts of the world to the event.    According to Gender Reel Founder and Chair, Joe Ippolito, the goal of …

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Feb 06

Gender Reel supports the power of Black Transmen and their 2013 conference!

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The 2nd Annual Black Transmen, Inc Transgender Advocacy Conference takes place March 13-17, 2013 in Dallas Texas. This years conference is entitled, "The Power of You," and is an empowering compilation of education workshops and lively entertainment that will empower attendees to become their own agents of change.  The 1st Annual Conference, themed ” Stepping Up and Stepping Out,”  was the prologue …

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Jan 11

Gender Reel expands to cities across the U.S.

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The 2013 Gender Reel festival is expanding. The two-year-old, East Coast based multi-media festival is scheduled to take place in various cities across the United States. The festival originated in Philadelphia, PA in 2011. However, it is now set to take place in Minneapolis, MN and Philadelphia, PA, in Sept 2013, with plans to add Oakland, CA, and Portland, OR, to the list of places where the 2013 festival film and performance art …

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Jan 09

This is the story of how grrrls changed the world!

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In the film, "Riot Grrrl: The Self-Told Narrative," Filmmakers, Angie Young, and, Vega Darling, explore the dissemination of the "personal is political.”   The film, which is due out later this year, explores the onset of the Riot Grrrl movement, an underground, feminist, punk rock movement that started in the early to mid-1990s. The film highlights out the movements impact …

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Sep 02

2012 Gender Reel Silent Auction

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Piggy backing off the success of last year, Gender Reel, will host another art auction this year. Last year, GR raised close to $200 in proceeds for the festival. The art auction takes place during Gender Reel 's Opening Reception on Friday, 9/7/12 at the William Way Community Center from 6-8:30 PM. Local artists and TG/GV …

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Aug 06

2012 Gender Reel Press Release!!!

Gender Reel 2012 Press Release The 2nd Annual Gender Reel Festival is just around the corner! The first of its kind on the east coast, Gender Reel, is the only multi-media festival dedicated to enhancing the visibility of gender non-conforming and transgender artists in film, photography, art and performance. The 2012 festival features: 20 films, …

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Jun 08

Radical…just a bit!

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Just a Bit Radical, is a new magazine, focusing on the needs and stories of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (and allies, too!) youth.  Based in Massachusetts, the magazine  features stories about prominent entertainers and Q&A's about popular LGBTQ initiatives.  Earlier this month, Gender Reel Chair Joe Ippolito had a chance to talk with Editor-in-Chief, Catherine Oliver, about …

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May 11

Gender Reel and Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference take Philly by storm!

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On Thursday, May 31, 2012 the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference will host it's first annual Gender Reel mini film festival. The free mini film fest will take place the first night of the conference from 7-8:30 pm in Room 103A. The primary goal of this years mini film festival is to give PTHC attendees a chance to experience the …

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Apr 05

Gender and Cultural Identity intersect in Puerto Rico

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Living outside the binary is not an easy task especially for transexual and drag queens living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. MALA MALA: A Transformative Puerto Rican Documentary, takes a thought-provoking look at the places where gender identity and cultural identity intersect, while capturing the search for selfhood and the love shared between friends.  Additionally, the film …

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