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5 Out on Film highlights to check out

5 Out on Film highlights to check out

Oct. 1, 2014 By Howard Pousner “Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy”: In this film of his one-man show, actor-comedian Mapa (“America’s Gaysian Sweetheart”) shares funny and heartfelt stories about how his life has changed since he and his husband adopted a…

Review: Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

Review: Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

by Obed Medina Contributor Monday Sep 29, 2014 When Alec Mapa takes the stage, all bets are off. This isn’t a sanitized exploration of the human condition with funny anecdotes. Not at all. This is a show where nothing is off…

Cinema Diverse Audience Award for Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

Cinema Diverse Audience Award for Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

  Thank you Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs for the wonderful screening AND a Festival Favorite award!

Chicago Pride: Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

Chicago Pride: Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

  Andrea James (US, 2013, 78 min) Actor and comedian Alec Mapa (UGLY BETTY, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) shares hilarious and heartfelt stories about how his life has changed since he and his husband adopted a five year old through the foster…

Reeling Film Festival overview

Reeling Film Festival overview

Richard Knight, Jr. 2014-09-14 Well-known out comic actor Alec Mapa ( Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives ) and director Andrea James will be on hand for a screening of the documentary Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy on Friday, Sept. 19, at 9:30…

Alec Mapa: For The Love Of Zion

Alec Mapa: For The Love Of Zion

by Mickey Weems | Tuesday, August 26, 2014 “Daddy and Papa”: this is how one 9-year-old boy knows Alec Mapa and his husband Jamie Hebert. Mapa is “Daddy,” a title that the flamboyant actor says no other person besides his…

Gay comic Alec Mapa and his ‘Baby Daddy’ coming to ATL’s Out on Film

Gay comic Alec Mapa and his ‘Baby Daddy’ coming to ATL’s Out on Film

Dyana Bagby August 15, 2014  Out on Film scores another major coup with the screening of “Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy” with the star himself attending the viewing. The announcement of Mapa’s appearance with director Andrea James at Out on Film…

Out on Film brings comic Alec Mapa to Atlanta

Out on Film brings comic Alec Mapa to Atlanta

By Mike Fleming | Aug 14, 2014 Things are starting to heat up for Atlanta’s annual LGBT film festival. On Thursday, Out on Film announced that its Centerpiece screening will be the stand-up concert film “Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy” with…

NewFest: ‘Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy’ director Andrea James on Changing Hearts and Minds Through Film

NewFest: ‘Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy’ director Andrea James on Changing Hearts and Minds Through Film

Posted by on July 27, 2014 in Interviews • NewFest On the importance of making a film based on Alec Mapa’s show… Alec Mapa had been performing this show live, and the run was nearing its end. I wanted to…

Film Society Lincoln Center reviews Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

Film Society Lincoln Center reviews Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

ALEC MAPA: BABY DADDY ANDREA JAMES, 2013 USA | FORMAT: BLU-RAY | 78 MINUTES New York Premiere Q&A with Andrea James and Alec Mapa In his hilarious new performance film, 2014 Outfest Fusion Achievement Award Winner and gifted comedian Alec…