When the curtains open, viewers find themselves caught within a nightmare that strongly contrasts the dreaminess of sequences to come: a young girl's birthday party is cruelly interrupted by Josh's (Mish P. DeLight) loss of custody over her. He wakes in a fright and squeezes the hand of his husband (James Ferguson) for comfort. Early on, a theme in Claire is identified here: the transcendence of love beyond social norms. The audience is briefly walked through the pair's daily routine. One exception emerges after the couple has lain down the following night: the appearance of Claire; their unexpected miracles, just a tiny thing inside an iridescent ear of corn. As the story progresses and Claire grows into the shape of a young woman, she enchants onlookers with her beauty and readings of fantastic poetry in various languages. Richard (Allen Jeffrey Rein) is particularly entranced; and gives her his copy of Shelley's work as a token. It is in him that Claire discovers her miraculous healing powers proceeding his dive from a cliff in an attempt to win her affection. While exemplifying the nontraditional family---two men lovingly raising a child of the Moon---the film celebrates the diversity of family and also addresses the grief of losing a loved one. ==Cast==
Cast
• Toniet Gallego as Claire, on whom this story revolves • Mish P. DeLight as Josh, one of the men that find Claire in a cornstalk whom adopts her as his own • James Ferguson as Walt, husband to Josh; Claire's second father • Allen Jeffrey Rein as Richard, Claire's (almost) romantic interest • Pat Bell as the antagonist of the story • Anna May Hirsch as Miss Earwood • Katherine Moore as Kat ==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack
The film is accompanied solely by Orchestra De Lune conducted by Anne Richardson. It was performed live when the film was originally shown at the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. ==External links==