Thom Fitzgerald is an Out Canadian Bisexual Director. He is currently the Artistic Director of Plutonium Playhouse in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Thom Fitzgerald premiered his new film,: Cloudburst at the Atlantic Film Festival 2011. Here is a fantastic article that talks about his new film, Cloudburst. Congratulations Thom Fitzgerald
Thom's first film was The Hanging Garden that won 21 Awards and got 10 nominations. Thom Fitzgerald followed that with Beefcake which is a light documetary that won him 2 awards and 4 nominations. He did Wolf Girl and The Wild Dogs, then went on to direct The Event which won 9 awards and 4 nominations. This film had a very strong cast with Olympia Dukakis, Don McKellar and Parker Posey. In 3 Needles, Thom deals with the worldwide AIDS crisis that won him 2 awards and 1 nomination.
I caught up with Thom on facebook to ask him what's his fav LGTB movie and more below.
Notstraight:What was the first LGTB movie you watched? Thom Fitzgerald: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Notstraight: What is your favorite genre for movies? Coming Out / Camp / Romance / Suspense / Action / Horror Thom Fitzgerald: Any genre is good with me if the movie is good.
Notstraight: What is your favorite LGTB movie? Thom Fitzgerald: Gosh. What a question. Just one? Maybe "All About My Mother"... I love the yearning and deep respect that permeates that movie.
Notstraight: What is your favorite Hetrosexual movie? Thom Fitzgerald: That's funny, I hadn't really thought about that either. ALIEN... I don't know what is heterosexual about John Hurt giving birth to an alien baby. But I love that movie too.
Notstraight: If you could have a luncheon with any two people (real of fictitious/ from any time period, dead or alive), which two people would you choose and Why? Thom Fitzgerald: Jesus Christ and Eeyore. I have always been torn between their philosophies.
Notstraight: Which is your favorite time of the day? Are you a morning person or a night person? Thom Fitzgerald: I like mornings but I mostly sleep through them. I don't sleep easily. Nights are a more fruitful creative time for me.
Notstraight: What's your favorite song/artist of the moment? Thom Fitzgerald: kd lang and Gershwin these days. Wish those two would get together!
Notstraight: What's your favorite thing to do on a Sunday afternoon? Thom Fitzgerald: I like to read on Sundays, or write or edit when it is extra quiet. In summer it's a long walk.
Notstraight: Are you a cat or a dog lover? Thom Fitzgerald: Both are amazing.
Notstraight: Do you have a pet/s? Thom Fitzgerald: No.
Notstraight: Do you like to sing in the shower? Thom Fitzgerald: I do. A lot. It's embarrassing. I'm pretty good though, according to my loofa.
Notstraight: What was your first tattoo or piercing and where is it? What does it stand for? Thom Fitzgerald: I had 5 earrings as a teenager. It stood for teenage angst, I guess. I had a teacher who remarked that my individuality would be better judged by my actions, and I more or less took that to heart. The earrings only lasted a year or so.
Notstraight: What was the first film/play you acted in? Thom Fitzgerald: I was one of the famed "Ten Little Indians" in the kindergarten pageant.
Notstraight: Do you like to sing karaoke? Thom Fitzgerald: No. It lacks the steam and echo of the shower, I guess.
Notstraight: Would you rather have the power to be invisible or the power to read minds? Thom Fitzgerald: Wow. Invisible I think. I'd be a peeping Thom. To read minds I think would be too heartbreaking.
Notstraight: Do you like black and white movies? Why or why not? Thom Fitzgerald: I love a lot of black and white movies, but not specifically because they are black and white. I love "Shanghai Express", "Notorious" and a very long list of great black and white movies. I do acknowledge that there is a particular sort of beauty that can be rendered in black and white but not in colour.
Notstraight: Thanks Thom for taking the time to answer these quick questions.
