Behind the Burly Q
Burlesque was one of America’s most popular forms of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century, yet now it is often vilified and misunderstood. This film tells the intimate and surprising stories of burlesque from its golden age.

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.

Breasts: A Documentary
Twenty-two women – most topless, all candid – reveal how their breasts have shaped their lives, from puberty to sex to motherhood and beyond. Interspersed throughout are precious archival gems.

Death by Design
Winner of 10 international awards, Death by Design is a guided tour into the invisible world of cells, told through a collage of metaphors and interviews with cellular biologists. Includes the film The Life and Times of Life and Times.

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.

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.

Gospel According to Philip K. Dick, The
A Film by Mark Steensland and Andy Massagli. The ultimate trip into the mind behind Blade Runner and Total Recall.

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!

Lavender Limelight: Lesbians in Film
This festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors. Featuring Cheryl Dunye, Rose Troche, Jennie Livingston, Monika Treut, Maria Maggenti, Su Friedrich and Heather MacDonald.

Lenny Bruce Without Tears
The outrageous, groundbreaking comic whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble is here profiled by a close friend who prefers to remember the laughs Lenny Bruce's memory evokes instead of the tears.

Live Nude Girls UNITE!
A Film by Julia Query and Vicky Funari. Follow Julia Query, peepshow stripper, on her raucous journey to organize the only union of strippers in the US.

Man on a Mission
Richly funny and invigorating, Man on a Mission tags along with computer legend Richard Garriott on his years-long quest to follow in his father's footsteps, all the way to outer space.

Modern Con Man Collection, The
In this 3 DVD set, America’s #1 Con Man Todd Robbins shows you how easy it is to scam, bet, and trick your way to a free drink, a few extra bucks at the poker table, and laughs at the expense of your co-workers.

Private Dicks: Men Exposed
Men spend a lot of time thinking about their penises, and even thinking with their penises. But rarely do we hear men talking honestly about their penises – until now.

Proteus
Twenty years in the making, Proteus weaves a tapestry of poetry and myth, biology and oceanography, scientific history and spiritual biography around the story of biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel.

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.

Whisper & Shout
Young people in East Germany used music to protest the political climate of their country. This documentary captures the legendary bands of East Germany’s vibrant punk and glam music scene with concert clips, interviews and more.

Who is Henry Jaglom?
Hailed by some as a genius, a feminist voice and a maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic, egomaniacal fraud and the "world's worst director," Henry Jaglom obsessively confuses and abuses the line between life and art.

Wink and a Smile, A
An intoxicating mix of private yearnings and public spectacle, A Wink and a Smile follows ten “ordinary” women who do something extraordinary – learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease.