On the Rainbow Carpet at Indy Shorts Pride Stride: Equality was the Conversation of the Day

In partnership with the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, Heartland Film presents Indy Shorts: Pride Stride! This night will be a one of a kind experience. See local celebrities, film stars from the evening’s featured films, and your favorite drag queens walk Indy’s first “Rainbow Carpet”! After the carpet, head inside the Athenaeum Theatre to enjoy the short films Old Dogs & New Tricks & TROY: The Original Lady Boy. Filmmakers and cast will be in attendance for Q&As after each film.Following the films & Q&As, head over to Metro for a post-screening Meet & Greet with the cast and crew. Try the signature Indy Shorts cocktail while there and even take in a drag show on the second floor!FILMSOld Dogs & New TricksDoes (sex) life end for gay men as they approach 50? That’s the question explored by the comedic, fast-paced, and serialized web series Old Dogs & New Tricks, through the friendship and tribulations of four diverse and otherwise successful West Hollywood men – each one located squarely within middle age.TROY: The Original Lady BoyTake a peek inside the life of the honky-tonk Queen, Troy Walker, considered to be the first “lady boy.” From his life of drugs and drag on the Sunset strip in the 1960s, to his infamous 1970s run at North Hollywood’s World Famous Palomino, not only did the ultra-flamboyant singer survive, but is now preparing to celebrate his 80th birthday.MisdirectionCamila is your average college freshman with OCD. She has a big, gay crush on her roommate, and is stuck trying to find a distraction. An encounter with a street magician teaches her to channel her misguided energy into a new hobby, and to open her heart to new possibilitiesFilmmakers Scheduled to Attend–Christina Linhardt, Director of TROY Troy, Featured Subject–Leon Acord, Director, Producer, Actor of Old Dogs & New Tricks–Cast from Old Dogs & New Tricks

Posted by Nicholas Snow on Wednesday, July 24, 2019

In riveting Rainbow Carpet Interviews (above), PromoHomo.TV’s Nicholas Snow speaks to members and allies of the local LGBTQ Community about equality in Indiana today, where they’ve been, and where they hope they’re headed.

In partnership with the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, Heartland Film presents Indy Shorts: Pride Stride! This night was a one of a kind experience, including local celebrities, film stars from the evening’s featured films, and your favorite drag queens on Indy’s first “Rainbow Carpet”! After the carpet inside the Athenaeum Theatre, the audience enjoyed the short films Old Dogs & New Tricks & TROY: The Original Lady Boy. 

The Indy Queens Bring It! …to the after party of Indy Shorts Pride Stride, a pre-event to Heartland Film’s Indy Shorts, co-sponsored by the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival. #PromoHomoTV’s Nicholas Snow captured the girls at their best, helmed by local diva Mossy Stone. It all went down at Metro Nightclub & Restaurant.

Posted by Nicholas Snow on Thursday, July 25, 2019

Following the films & Q&As, the crowd headed over to Metro for a post-screening Meet & Greet with the cast and crew, and THE LOCAL QUEENS BROUGHT IT to drag show on the second floor (above).

PromoHomo.TV is a proud media sponsor of Indy Shorts International Film Festival.