Tulsa's Circle Cinema premiers cutting edge LGBT film
by Robin Dorner
Editor in Chief
What constitutes a family in your life? The Merriam-Webster defines a family as group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head of household.
In Oklahoma, you may get a different definition than Merriam’s – a more conservative definition. Something like, “Kids need a mother and a father. It’s just normal.”
Fortunately, more open-mined thinkers have places like Tulsa’s Circle Cinema who is known for ‘pushing the envelope,’ encouraging people to think outside the box. They’ll prove it this week as they present the Oklahoma premier of “Any Day Now” to audiences.
"Any Day Now" is a gripping tale of love, acceptance, and creating your own family. Inspired by a true story and touching on legal and social issues that are more relevant now than ever.
Set in West Hollywood in the late 1970s, when Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenager with Down syndrome who's been abandoned by his mother, is taken in by committed couple Rudy (Alan Cumming) and Paul (Garret Dillahunt), he finds in them the family he's never had. However, when their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by the authorities, Rudy and Paul must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own.
In a press statement, Director Travis Fine describes his pasion for the film in this way;
"And then one day it happened....that “aha” moment when I discovered my very deep rooted and personal connection to the story. I was literally on the floor, sobbing all over the parental alientation practiced by my ex-wife that has permanently damaged what was once a close and loving relationship with my oldest daughter. Through the tears that streamed down my face, I asked, 'What right does she have to take my child away from me?'
In that moment I understood that Rudy’spain was not unique. It was not a gay pain or a straight pain. It was not a white pain or a black pain. It was not a rich pain or a poor pain. It was the universal pain felt by anyone who has ever had a child they love taken from them against their will. And, in my moment of seemingly unbearable pain that day, I understood why I had to make, "Any Day Now."
Compelling, to say the least.
“Any Day Now,” starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt and young Isaac Leyva has a running time of 1hr. 37min and is not rated. The film premiers at Tulsa's Circle Cinema on January 18th, 2013. Show times are at 11:10am, 3:20pm and 7:30pm.
Circle Cinema is located at 10 S. Lewis in Tulsa. Call (918) 592-3456 for more information or visit www.circlecinema.com.