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Animation
Cult Classics
Documentaries
Erotica
Family
Films About Faith
Foreign
Gay & Lesbian
Jewish Interest
A
The Day Silence Died Paolo Agnazzi 108 min, 35mm, Color, Spanish w/English Subtitles, 1998
A Film by Paolo Agazzi. A sheltered Bolivian town changes forever when a mysterious stranger sets up a radio and loudspeakers for the townspeople to air their dirty laundry.
Black to the Promised Land Madeleine Ali 95 min, 16mm, Color, 1992
A Film by Madeleine Ali. Inner-city teens travel to Israel and work on a kibbutz in this powerful portrayal of the importance of cross-cultural exchange
Linnea in Monet's Garden Lena Anderson & Christina Bjork 30 min, 16mm, Color, 1993
A Film by Lena Anderson and Christina Bjork. From the pages of the best-selling book comes the charming animated tale of a little girl's love of the paintings of French Impressionist Claude Monet.
Excursion to the Bridge of Friendship Christina Andreef 12 min, 35mm, Color, 1994
This is "a silent musical" that was selected for official screening at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. It is the first major work of an exciting and innovative producer-director team (Helen Bowden and Christina Andreef).
Flushed Carrie Ansell 81 min, Color, 1998
A Film by Carrie Ansell. Set in the men's and women's bathrooms of a New York City bar, Flushed is a hilariously candid look into what the opposite sex does when they think no one is watching.
49 UP Michael Apted 135 min, Video, Color/B&W, English, 2005
In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed for the documentary “Seven Up”. Director Michael Apted has been back to film them every seven years since, examining the progression of their lives. Now they are 49.
The Jew Jom Tob Azulay 85 min, 35mm, Color, Portuguese w/English Subtitles, 1996
A Film by Jom Tob Azulay. In 18th Century Portugal, a talented and popular Jewish writer battles the repressive and dangerous forces of the Inquisition.
B
Last Dance Mirra Bank 84 min, Video, Color, English, 2002
A Film by Mirra Bank. Go behind the scenes with the audacious, innovative dance company Pilobolus and legendary author-illustrator Maurice Sendak to reveal a stormy collaboration. Their shared creative venture - to create a work that confronts the Holocaust.
Fighter Amir Bar-Lev 91min, 35mm, Color, 2000
A Film by Amir Bar-Lev. A unique adventure unfolds as two friends take a risky road trip into their past in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia.
Venus Boyz Gabriel Baur 104 min, 35mm, Color, 2001
A Film by Gabriel Baur. A film journey through a universe of female masculinity.
After Stonewall John Scagliotti, Janet Baus, Dan Hunt 88 min, 16mm, Color, English,1999
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.
I,The Worst of All Luisa Bemberg 105 min, 35mm, Color, Spanish w/English Subtitles, 1990
A Film by Maria Luisa Bemberg. 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.
Freud Leaving Home Susanne Bier 100 min, 35mm, Color, Swedish w/English Subtitles, 1991
At 25, Freud still lives at home with her parents, but just when her mother's 60th birthday approaches she falls in love and finally attempts to leave her nest.
The Wobblies Deborah Shaffer & Stewart Bird 89 min, 16mm, Color, 1979
The Wobblies integrates the songs of the period with photographs, newsreel footage, and contemporary interviews with remaining IWW members. Careful documentation of the cultural, political, labor and legal events of the time make this work an invaluable record of an unforgettable era of American history.
Wax, Or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees David Blair 85 min, 16mm, Color, 1991
A Film by David Blair. The mind-blowing story of a weapons designer / bee-keeper who enters a hallucinatory alternative reality where A-Bombs, the Gulf War and insects collide.
Born In Flames Lizzie Borden 90 min, 16mm, Color, 1983
A Film by Lizzie Borden. Named as one of the 50 greatest indie films of all time, Born in Flames is a comic fantasy of female rebellion set in the near future.
Kaddish Steve Brand 92 min, 16mm, Color/B&W, 1984
A Film by Steve Brand. A candid portrait of a young Jewish activist who must face his father's traumatic history.
Fidel Estela Bravo 35mm, Color, English & Spanish w/English Subtitles, 2001
A Film by Estella Bravo. One of the most influential and controversial figures of our time, Fidel offers a unique look at the man through exclusive interviews with Castro himself, Alice Walker, Harry Melafonte, Nelson Mandela, and many more.
Karen Black Like Me Jane Schneider 10 min, 16mm, Color, 1993
Karen Black Like Me is a hilarious spin off of the classic tv film Trilogy of Terror in which Karen Black is chased around her apartment by a vicious warrior doll.
Secret Society Imogen Kimmel 89 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 2000
A Film by Imogen Kimmel. The story of Daisy, twenty years old and plump as a dumpling, and her adoring husband Ken. When Ken discovers that Daisy has joined a "secret society" of women sumo wrestlers, Daisy is forced to make a difficult decision.
The War at Home Barry Brown & Glenn Silber 100 min, 35mm, Color, 1979
A Film by Glenn Silber and Barry Brown. One of the most important political films ever made, The War at Home chronicles the anti-war movement of the 60's and 70's, which grew into a genuine people's revolt as war in Vietnam escalated.
Death by Design Peter Friedman & Jean-Francois Brunet 75 min, 35mm, Color/B&W, 1995
A Film by Peter Friedman & Jean-Francois Brunet. A guided tour into the invisible world of cells, using metaphors from classic movies, modern life and extraordinary micro-cinematography.
The Sexual Life of Belgians Jan Bucquoy 85 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 1994
A Film by Jan Bucquoy. From one sexual misadventure to another, Jan Bucquoy's autobiographical comedy is a deadpan, funny account of a young man's sexual awakening.
The Man Who Bought Mustique Joseph Bullman & Vikram Jayanti 78 min, 16mm, Color, 2000
A Film by Joseph Bullman and Vikram Jayanti. A deliciously entertaining look at a Scottish lord who bought the tiny Caribbean island of Mustique in 1956 for a song and turned it into a playground for the rich and famous.
C
Details of a Duel Sergio Cabrera 97 min, 35mm, Color, Spanish w/English Subtitles, 1989
A Film by Sergio Cabrera. Set in the Andes in the 1950's, a local school teacher and the town butcher must fight a duel to the death over an unnamed woman.
Mob Queen Jon Carnoy 80 min, Color, 2004
A Film by Jon Carnoy. Brooklyn, 1957. In the world of dockworkers, mobsters and streetwalkers, two small time hoods set up their boss with the new prostitute on the docks, only to discover that she has an unbelievable secret.
Legend of Paul & Paula Heiner Carow 106 min, Color, German w/English Subtitles, 1973
A Film by Heiner Carow. One of the most popular of all East German films, The Legend of Paul and Paula is both a romantic and an ironic view of love, with music by the German cult band The Puhdys.
Howard Finster: Man of Visions Dave Carr, Julie Desroberts, Julie Paskel 23 min, 16mm, Color, English, 1990
A Film by Julie Desroberts, Randy Paskal and Dave Carr. A candid look at the unique Reverend Howard Finster, who, after forty five years of preaching, received instruction from God in 1976 to paint his spiritual messages.
The Bridesmaid Claude Chabrol 110 min, 35mm, Color, French w/ English Subtitles, 2004
Directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel by Ruth Rendell. It's love at first sight when Senta falls into the life of handsome young Philippe, but Philippe soon discovers that Senta's life is shrouded in mystery.
Merci Pour Le Chocolat Claude Chabrol 99 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 2000
A Film by Claude Chabrol. With his accomplice, the world's greatest living screen actress, Isabel Huppert, French master Claude Chabrol weaves a tangled, nervy web of circumstance, mischief and malevolence.
Midnight Dancers Mel Chionglo 100 min, 35mm, Color, 1994
A Film by Mel Chionglo. The erotic yet compassionate story of three brothers who work as exotic dancers in a Manila gay club.
The Architecture of Doom Peter Cohen 35mm, Color/B&W, English, 1991
A Film by Peter Cohen. Featuring never-before-seen film footage of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi regime, this spectacular film shows the inner workings of the Third Reich and illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture.
Homo Sapiens 1900 Peter Cohen 85 min, 35mm, Color, 1998
A Film by Peter Cohen. A haunting exploration of the history of eugenics, race hygiene and the idea of the 'new man'. Emerging at the turn of the century, eugenic movements spawned government sanctioned research projects.
The Winners Peter Cohen 85 min, Beta, Color, English, French, Russian & Flemish w/English Subtitles, 1998
A Film by Peter Cohen. One of the most prestigious arenas is the Queen Elizabeth in Brussels. This competition is to music what the Olympic Games are to sports. This film does not presume to be a value judgment on the merits of competition. A major prize can make a career. But it can also cause a great deal of pain.
Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness Kermit Cole 72 min, 16mm, Color, 1993
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.
D
Something to Sing About Martin Daley 55 min, Color, 1995
A Film by Martin Daley. The inspiring story of the celebrated Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir.
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America Menachem Daum & Oren Rudavsky 95 min, 35mm, Color, English, 1997
A Film by Menachem Daum & Oren Rudavsky. Seven years in the making, this extraordinarily intimate film takes us into the mysterious and joyous world of the Hasidic Jews, revealing a place few outsiders have seen and fewer yet could imagine.
Hiding and Seeking Menachem Daum & Oren Rudavsky 85 min, Digibeta, Color, English, Yiddish & Polish w/English subtitles, 2004
Hiding and Seeking tells the story of a father who tries to alert his adult Orthodox Jewish sons, whose views have shifted considerably from his own, to the dangers of insularity and intolerance of those outside the faith.
The Devil's Miner Kief Davidson & Richard Ladkani 82 min, Video, Color, Spanish w/English Subtitles, 2005
Documentary about two brothers, 14-year-old Basilio and 12-year-old Bernardino, who work deep inside the silver mines of Cerro Rico, Bolivia.
No Fear, No Die Claire Denis 97 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 1992
A Film by Claire Denis (Chocolat). Set in Paris, this neo-noir thriller revolves around two African immigrants and the beautiful mistress of a nightclub owner.
Dad on the Run Dante Desarthe 92 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 2000
A Film by Dante Desarthe. Fueled by klezmer and set in the Paris night world, Dad On The Run is an intelligent and hilarious screwball comedy involving Bar Mitzvahs, frozen fish and a misplaced foreskin.
Howard Finster: Man of Visions Dave Carr, Julie Desroberts, Julie Paskel 23 min, 16mm, Color, English, 1990
A Film by Julie Desroberts, Randy Paskal, and Dave Carr. A candid look at the unique Reverend Howard Finster, who, after forty five years of preaching, received instruction from God in 1976 to paint his spiritual messages.
Bonhoeffer Martin Doblmeier 90 min, Video, Color, 2000
A Film by Martin Doblmeier. The dramatic story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler.
Petits Freres Jacques Doillon 92 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 1999
A Film by Jacques Doillon. A wonderful follow-up from the director of Ponette, Petits Freres is the gritty and lyrical story of a young girl who finds real friendship in a Paris housing project.
Swerve Andrea Dorfman 15 min, 16mm, Color 1990
A Film by Andrea Dorfman. The story of an all-girl love triangle taking place on a road trip.
Arguing The World Joseph Dorman 56 min, Color, 1982
Arguing the World traces the fascinating trajectory of the lives of Irving Howe, Daniel Bell, Nathan Glazer, and Irving Kristol, four of the 20th century's leading thinkers.
Dirty Baby Does Fire Island Todd Downing 9 min, 16mm, Color, 1998
This movie examines a population of men seasonally indigenous to a small sundrenched strip of sand off of Long Island.
Monumental Kelly Duane 80 min, Color/B&W, 2005
From the moment David Brower first laid eyes on the beauty of the Yosemite Valley, he fought to preserve the American wilderness for future generations.
The Watermelon Woman Cheryl Dunye 85 min, 16mm, Color, 1996
Cheryl, a young black woman working in a video store, is making a documentary about an obscure black actress (known as "the Watermelon Woman") who had a white lesbian lover. Cheryl just happens to fall in love with a very cute white woman herself!
Moscow Parade Ivan Dykhovichny 103 min, 35mm, Color, Russian w/ English Subtitles, 1993
A Film by Ivan Dykhovichny. Set in Russia before the Nazi invasion, Moscow Parade focuses on a sexy cabaret singer (Ute Lemper) who is caught between shifting alliances.
E
Howard Zinn: You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train Deb Ellis & Denis Mueller 78 min, 16mm, Color, 2004
This film documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best selling classic A People’s History of the United States. Featuring rare archival materials, interviews with Zinn as well as colleagues and friends including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker.
Basil In Blunderland Miles England 60 min, Color, 1998
In this film by Miles England, Cardinal Basil Hume, The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, talks openly about prayer, life after death, and his own moments of doubt and despair, and re-enacts a game from his childhood which had a profound impact upon his approach to spiritual life.
F
The Dancer Donya Feuer 35 mm, Color, Swedish w/English Subtitles, 1994
A Film by Donya Feuer. Watch the gifted Katja Bjorner as she endures years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and then becomes an international ballet star.
This is Not an Exit Gerald Fox 80 min, Color, 1999
A Film by Gerald Fox. This is Not an Exit reveals the world inhabited by Bret Easton Ellis, controversial author of American Psycho, Less Than Zero and Glamorama.
Death by Design Peter Friedman & Jean-Francois Brunet 75 min, 35mm, Color/B&W, 1995
A Film by Peter Friedman and Jean-Francois Brunet. A guided tour into the invisible world of cells, using metaphors from classic movies, modern life and extraordinary micro-cinematography.
Live Nude Girls Unite! Julia Query & Vicky Funari 70 min, 16mm, Color, 2000
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.
G
Fire on the Mountain Beth Gage & George Gage 72 min, 16mm, Color/B&W, English, 1996
A Film by Beth and George Gage. The story of the 10th Mountain Division, America's only winter warfare fighting unit, who fought the Nazis on skis in the high mountains.
The Embalmer Matteo Garrone 100 min, 35mm, Color, Italian w/English Subtitles, 2002
The story of a romantic triangle that starts when a middle-aged dwarf and zoo taxidermist, Peppino befriends an extremely tall teenager, Valerio, offering him his first job as Peppino's assistant, and then a place to stay, out of a growing love for Valerio. Peppino's hopes for a relationship with Valerio are frustrated however, when a young woman, Deboarah, enters the picture.
The Camden 28 Anthony Giacchino 83 min, Video, Color, 2006
Featuring a treasure archival materials and current interviews with former FBI agents involved in the case and scholars such as Howard Zinn, The Camden 28 explores how and why 28 individuals intentionally placed themselves at risk of arrest and imprisonment while protesting the war in Vietnam.
The Trials of Henry Kissinger Eugene Jarecki & Alex Gibney 80 min, 35mm, Color, 2002
A Film by Eugene Jarecki and Alex Gibney. The Trials of Henry Kissinger explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in U.S. history.
The Fluffer Wash West & Richard Glatzer 95 min, 35mm, Color, 2001
The story, set in the world of adult entertainment, centers around three characters: Johnny Rebel, a straight man who has become a star in the world of gay porn; Johnny's stripper girlfriend, Babylon; and Sean, a naive young man in love with Johnny, who ends up becoming Johnny's "fluffer."
A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden Michal Goldman 76 min, 16mm, Color, 1987
A Film by Michel Goldman. Klezmer is rediscovered in this celebration of the lively and eclectic music of Eastern European Jews.
Fundi Joanne Grant 45/60 mins, 16mm, Color, 1986
Friend and advisor to Martin Luther King, Fundi reveals the instrumental role that Ella Baker played in shaping the American civil rights movement.
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg Kjell Grede 115 min, 35mm, Color, Swedish w/English Subtitles, 1990
A Film by Kjell Grede. The story of Swedish businessman Raoul Wallenberg who helped Jews in Budapest, Hungary in 1944 obtain Swedish passports to get them out of Adolph Eichmann's deadly path.
Hip Hip Hoorah! Kjell Grede 110 min, 35mm, Color, Swedish w/English Subtitles, 1990
A Film by Kjell Grede. Stellan Skarsgard stars in this acclaimed film about a group of Scandinavian painters who gather in Northern Denmark at the end of the 19th century.
Melvyn Schmatzman, Freudian Dentist David Grotell 20 min,16mm, Color, 1997
A sexy comedy, the film was Grotell's thesis film.
Making Grace Catherine Gund 86 min, Color, 2005
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.