EROS… the Greek god of Love?  Not in this case!  The EROS Film Festival is the annual GLBT Film Festival organized by Out Film CT for the EROS (Encouraging Respect Of all Sexualities) gay/straight alliance at Trinity College in Hartford.  This year’s festival is just around the corner – November 4 – 8, 2009.

The dedicated Out Film CT crew has done it again, pulling together amazingly diverse collection of GLBT films.  Here’s the line-up:

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"Rivers Wash Over Me"

Wed, 11/4 @ 7:30 p.m. - Rivers Wash Over Me
After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep within its lush, rural Alabama terrain. Sequan finds refuge in a friendship with a troubled girl who astutely hones in on his true sexuality and introduces him to her cute brother.  www.dstreetmediagroup.com

Thurs, 11/5 @ 7:30 p.m. - House of Numbers
This controversial new documentary film about HIV/AIDS is described by its director as “an objective examination of the idea that HIV causes AIDS,” while its detractors say that it dangerously promotes the views of AIDS denialists who claim that HIV does not exist and/or does not cause AIDS.  We invite you to decide for yourself...  [Discussion to follow the film].  www.houseofnumbers.com

Fri, 11/6 @ 7:30 p.m. - Patrik, Age 1.5 
Goran and Sven are the perfect gay couple; they have a beautiful house in the suburbs, a solid relationship, a home full of love and warmth. Newly approved for adoption, they believe that baby Patrik, age 1.5, is on his way.  One tiny decimal mistake later, they find themselves saddled with a 15-year-old homophobe….who may have a criminal past. http://patrikonepointfive.com

Fri, 11/6 @ 9:30 p.m. - Hannah Free
Starring Sharon Gless (“Queer as Folk”, “Cagney & Lacey”) in a tremendous performance, Hannah Free is a feature film about the lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home. Weaving between past and present, the story reveals how two women maintained their love affair despite a marriage, a world war, infidelity, and family denial.  www.wolfevideo.com

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"And Then Came Lola"

Sat, 11/7 @ 2:30 p.m. - Little Ashes
In the midst of the repression and political unrest of pre-Spanish Civil War, eccentric artist Salvador Dalí (Robert Pattinson, Twilight) and renowned poet and revolutionary Federico García Lorca find their artistic and sexual freedom. The two form a bond challenged by their fierce ambitions, their friends, the struggle between a love for Spain and a love for each other.  www.littleashes-themovie.com'

Sat, 11/7 @ 7:30 p.m. - And Then Came Lola 
In this sexy, lesbian romp, a talented, but distracted photographer, Lola, on the verge of success in both love and work, could lose it all if she doesn’t make it to a crucial meeting on time.  www.wolfevideo.com

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"Eating Out 3"

Sat, 11/7 @ 9:30 p.m. - Eating Out: All You Can Eat
Eating Out 3:  The first gay trilogy - if you don’t count Lord of the Rings... Tiffani and her friend Casey try to lure the gorgeous Zack with a phony online profile using the image of Tiffani’s buff ex, Ryan... which works fine until the real Ryan shows up. Only through some fancy footwork, advice from his Aunt Helen (Mink Stole) and mentor Harry (Leslie Jordan), and a daring sexual escapade can Casey figure out how to set things right and perhaps even find the love he’s been seeking.  www.ariztical.com/filmsAZ/eating_out3.html

Sun, 11/8 @ 2:30 p.m. - STILL BLACK: a portrait of black transmen
STILL BLACK: a portrait of black transmen, is an alternative feature-length documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States. Through the intimate stories of their lives as artists, students, husbands, fathers, lawyers, and teachers, the film offers viewers a complex and multi-faceted image of race, sexuality and trans identity.  http://stillblackfilm.org

For more information, visit the festival Web site.  All screenings take place at the beautiful Cinestudio Theater, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT.