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Asia Society
DEFA German Film Studio
Global Lens Collection
Human Rights Watch Selects
Empire Pictures Collection

1 For the Bible Tells Me So
2 The Power of Forgiveness
3 Wetlands Preserved
4 The New Medicine
5 Senator Obama Goes to Africa
6 One Nation Under God
7 Sacco and Vanzetti
8 The Camden 28
9 With God on Our Side
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After Stonewall
A Film by John Scagliotti, Janet Baus & Dan Hunt. 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.




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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.




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Bigger Splash, A
Filmmaker Jack Hazan follows artist David Hockney as he struggles to create what would prove to be some of his most enduring works: those featuring Hockney's model and lover, Peter Schlesinger.



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



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Eve's Daughters-VHS
A Film by Anne Macksoud & John Ankele. "Beware of Eve the Temptress," says St. Augustine, who was talking, apparently, about women who love other women. Eve's Daughters poignantly tells their story.



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Female Misbehavior
A collection of five films 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.




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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.



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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.



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History Lessons
A Film by Barbara Hammer. Lesbian history is presented in an extraordinary array of archival footage that is playfully manipulated to make it seem as though lesbians were everywhere!




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Human Rights Watch DVD Collection
Eight films from the Human Rights Watch Collection. Titles included: The Camden 28, Dangerous Living, Dreaming Lhasa, La Sierra, The Devil's Miner, S21, Roses in December and Silent Waters.



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Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in Film- VHS
A Film by Marc Mauceri. From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, Lavender Limelight explores seven successful lesbian directors with revealing interviews and entertaining clips.



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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.



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Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness- VHS
A Film by Kermit Cole. A crowd-pleasing, eye-opening film about HIV positive people who rely on dignity and humor to combat images of HIV and AIDS.



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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.



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Maybe We're Talking About a Different God- VHS
A Film by John Ankele & Anne Macksoud. If lesbianism is contrary to God's orders, then what of those lesbians who serve as pastors? This film focuses on one woman's fight to save her parish and her dignity.



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One Nation Under God
A Film by Teodoro Maniaci & Francine Rzeznik. A strange and funny journey into the world of conversion therapy for gays and lesbians.




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Our House
Our House is a groundbreaking documentary that explores what it's like to grow up with gay or lesbian parents. Traveling around the country, director Meema Spadola profiles the children of five diverse gay and lesbian families.



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Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider
Filmed in Morocco and featuring exclusive interviews with cultural icons such as Allen Ginsberg, Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider explores the life of the man who wrote the The Sheltering Sky, one of the most influential novels of the 20th century.




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Positive- VHS
A Film by Rosa von Praunheim. Rosa delves into the gay community's response to the AIDS crisis. Featuring Larry Kramer.



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Pursuit of Happyness, The
If you haven’t yet heard of The Aluminum Group – the critically adored Chicago pop band fronted by gay brothers John and Frank Navin – make sure to see this musical celebration of their past and present.



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Silence=Death- VHS
A Film by Rosa von Praunheim. Explores how artists like Keith Haring and David Wojnarowicz use art to combat AIDS.



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Something to Sing About- VHS
A Film by Martin Daley. The inspiring story of the celebrated Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir.



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The 28th Instance of June 1914, 10:50 am
Join the gay artists McDermott and McGough as they use their art (and their lives) to time travel into the Victorian world of a century ago.



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Venus Boyz
A film by Gabriel Baur. 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.










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