It takes two Bratts to kick-start Outfest

June 01, 2009 The high school set film stars Emmy Rossum along with Ana Gasteyer, Alan Cumming and Sandra Bernhard. "In response to the passing of Proposition 8 in California and similar bans against gay marriage and adoption across the United States, we are proud to put a particular focus on LGBT rights and equality," said Outfest executive director Kirsten Schaffer. Other gala screenings include the drama Mississippi Damned, which will serve as the U.S. Dramatic Centerpiece; the mystery thriller El Nino Pez (The Fish Child), the International Dramatic Centerpiece; and Fig Trees, a documentary opera about AIDS activism by John Greyson, which will screen as the Platinum Centerpiece.

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