Sunday, June 18, 2006
3–5 p.m.

WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts is proud to host filmmaker and actor Guinevere Turner for the screening of her latest short film Hung at our Pride Screening Sunday, June 18, from 3 to 5 p.m., 1250 New York Ave. NW, Washington D.C. Turner, maker of the worlds first hit lesbian film Go Fish with Rose Troche in 1991, is a renowned screenwriter (“American Psycho”, “The Notorious Bettie Page”, “Bloodrayne”, and The Showtime Series “The L Word”) “Chasing Amy,” “The L Word” and “American Psycho”) and a well renowned lesbian icon. Since her “coming out” with “Go Fish” in the early 1990s, Turner has made several short films of which “Hung” is the latest.

Turner’s screening is one of five short films being shown in collaboration with DC’s Reel Affirmations Film Festival and in celebration of Pride Week. The program includes: Tara Mateik’s PYT, Michael Jackson and Mateik head to Never Never Land and explore gender roles; Desiree Lim’s Out for Bubble Tea, a Chinese lesbian’s coming out to her family; Swiss filmmaker Claudia Lorenz’s Hi Maya, a beautifully sweet octogenarian love story with a happy ending; Tamika Miller’s Sarang Song, a love story of two 1970’s civil rights activists; and Guinevere Turner’s latest, Hung, a fantastical tale of penis envy.

About the Women’s Museum

The National Museum of Women in the Arts, founded in 1981 and opened in 1987, is the only museum dedicated solely to celebrating the achievements of women in the visual, performing, and literary arts. Its permanent collection contains works by more than 800 artists. The Museum also conducts multidisciplinary programs for diverse audiences and maintains a Library and Research Center accessible to the public by appointment. The Museum is located at 1250 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, in a landmark building near the White House. It is open Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday, noon–5 p.m. For information, call 202-783-5000 or visit the Museum’s Web site at www.nmwa.org. Admission to the Museum during the run of Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters will be $8 for adults, $6 for students and visitors 60 and over, and free for youths 18 and under. NMWA Members receive free admission.