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Gay and Lesbian Studies

After Stonewall- Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, this sequel to Before Stonewall chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the millenium.

 

The Alley Cats- The Swinging Sixties have never looked so sexy, fun and erotic as in Radley Metzger's second solo feature The Alley Cats!

 

Before Stonewall- When the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, three nights of rioting sparked a national gay liberation movement. This acclaimed documentary tells the dramatic story of gay and lesbian life from the 1920s up until Stonewall.

 

The Best of Boys in Love- The Best of Boys in Love features seven diverse award-winning gay short films.

 

Beyond Hatred- In this deeply moving, award-winning documentary, a French family reflects on the vicious murder of their 29-year-old gay son by neofascist skinheads and courageously tries to move beyond feelings of hatred and revenge.

 

Born in Flames- The movie that rocked the foundations of the early Indie film world, this provocative classic is a comic fantasy of female rebellion set ten years after the Second American Revolution.

 

Boyfriends- Three gay male couples, each at varying stages of couplehood, converge on a beautiful English country house for a supposedly relaxing Easter weekend. What ensues is a witty exploration of gay relationships in the 90's.

 

Butterfly Kiss- In this film by Michael Winterbottom, a pair of lesbian lovers go on a lethal rampage through Britain.

 

Dangerous Living-Dangerous Living is the first documentary to deeply explore the lives of gay and lesbian people in non-western cultures. From the producer of Before & After Stonewall.

 

Early Works of Cheryl Dunye- A collection of six short fiction films by Cheryl Dunye, one of the most provocative and humorous lesbian filmmakers of our time. Includes: Greetings from Africa, The Potluck and the Passion, An Untitled Portrait, Vanilla Sex, She Don't Fade, and Janine.

 

Female Misbehavior- A collection of five films from director Monika Treut which explore the outer limits of female sexuality and behavior. Each features a woman who has challenged the status quo, provoking shock and outrage in some and gaining respect from others.

 

Fine Dead Girls- A lesbian couple rent an apartment in a seemingly quiet building, but what initially appears as a safe love haven quickly turns into a nightmare. Fine Dead Girls has been named one of the best Croatian movies of the last decade.

 

Fish Out of Water- Inspired by the experience of coming out as a lesbian to her sorority sisters during her senior year at Vanderbilt, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the Biblical passages used to condemn homosexuality in this entertaining and informative documentary.

 

For the Bible Tells Me So- This provocative, entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process reveals that religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon an often malicious misinterpretation of the Bible.

 

Gendernauts- An illuminating and compassionate look at the world of transgender identity, as seen through portraits of some of San Francisco's leading gender mixers.

 

Ghosted- Monika Treut's mysterious love story about a Hamburg artist, Sophie, who is trying to come to terms with her Taiwanese lover Ai-Ling's murder.

 

History Lessons- Lesbian history is presented in an extraordinary array of archival footage that is playfully manipulated to make it seem as though lesbians were everywhere!

 

I, The Worst of All- In 17th century Mexico, the brilliant and beautiful poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna) enters a convent, and the local vicereine (Dominique Sanda) becomes her protectress and erotic muse.

 

A Jihad for Love- In this revealing documentary, which was filmed in 12 countries and 9 languages, Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many worlds of Islam, discovering the stories of its most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims.

 

Lavender Limelight- Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in Film goes behind the scenes to reveal America’s most successful lesbian directors.  These talented movie-makers enlighten and entertain as they explore their sexual identity, growing up gay, inspirations and techniques, Hollywood vs. Indie, and of course, love and sex, on screen and off. 

 

Lesbian Nation- This entertaining collection of lesbian-friendly cinema features the short films Carmelita Tropicana; Jumping the Gun; Little Women in Transit; Playing the Part , and the documentary Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in Film.

 

Let's Get Frank- A film about one of America’s most well loved and outspoken politicians, Rep. Barney Frank. This is a hilarious and insightful look at modern politics, gay life and political hypocrisy.

 

Like It Is- London's gay club world comes alive in this sexy, funny drama about two young men who fall in love despite enormously different backgrounds. With Roger Daltrey.

 

Making Grace- Ann Krsul and Leslie Sullivan want to be mothers - together. Making Grace allows us to experience with Ann and Leslie the challenges and joys of motherhood, including those unique to lesbians.

 

Making the Boys- Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, The Boys in the Band changed everything. Making the Boys explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience.

 

Midnight Dancers- Banned in its native Philippines, Midnight Dancers tells the story of three brothers who work as exotic dancers and prostitutes in a Manila gay club.

 

Off and Running- With white Jewish lesbians for parents, Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But when her curiosity about her African-American roots grows, she decides to contact her birth mother, a choice that propels her into an exploration of race, identity, and family.

 

One Nation Under God- One Nation Under God takes us into the strange world of "ex-gay" ministries and "conversion" therapies, revealing shocking techniques used to "cure" gays and lesbians of their homosexuality. At the center of the film are two former leaders of one of the biggest ex-gay ministries . . . who just happen to fall in love.

 

Out Late- Out Late is a documentary about five individuals who made the life-altering decision to come out as lesbian, gay, or transgender, after the age of 55.

 

Parting Glances- Starring Steve Buscemi, this pioneering work of gay cinema tells the surprisingly funny, wonderfully acted story of a man and his former and current lovers, set in the gay scene of Manhattan.

 

Peach- Peach stars Lucy Lawless as a sexy tow truck driver attracted to a young Maori woman.

 

Prodigal Sons- Returning home to Montana for her high school reunion, filmmaker Kimberly Reed hopes for reconciliation with her estranged adopted brother. But along the way she uncovers stunning revelations, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender that forces them to face challenges no one could imagine.

 

Save Me- This acclaimed drama is a nuanced and sympathetic look at both sides of one of the most polarizing debates in America: the conflict between homosexuality and Christianity.

 

Seduction: The Cruel Woman- Wanda, a dominatrix who runs an S&M gallery on the Hamburg waterfront, must choose between her lesbian lover and an American trainee. A Film by Elfi Mikesch & Monika Treut.

 

SoleJourney- SoleJourney documents the protest efforts of Soulforce, a group committed to LGBT equality and justice.

 

Sons of Tennessee Williams, The- Interweaving archival footage and contemporary interviews, The Sons of Tennessee Williams charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene in New Orleans, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in the South.

 

Therese and Isabelle- This film by Radley Metzger is a passionate and romantic story of a love affair between two schoolgirls in a French boarding school.

 

To Die For- The hit British gay comedy about cruising...in the afterlife! Simon and Mark are lovers who live together in a sexually open arrangement. When Mark dies, Simon represses his grief. But shrugging off the past isn't so easy.

 

Venus Boyz- Club Casanova, the legendary Drag King Night in New York, is the point of departure for an odyssey to the transgendered world. It's a world where women become men--some for a night, others for a lifetime.

 

The Virgin Machine- In this film by Monika Treut, a young journalist, foiled in her attempts to find romantic love in her native Hamburg, moves to San Francisco and discovers the rich lesbian scene.

 

The Watermelon Woman- A Film by Cheryl Dunye. An inventive romantic comedy about a young woman who meets the girl of her dreams, Guin Turner (Go Fish), while making a film about an obscure black actress from the 1930's.

 

The Wolves of Kromer- Narrated by Boy George and with tongue firmly in cheek,
The Wolves of Kromer
is both a modern gay parable and a playful, romantic comedy.