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After Stonewall
Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, this sequel to Before Stonewall chronicles the history of LGBT life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the millenium. Capturing both tragic defeats and exciting victories, it also explores how AIDS changed the direction of the movement.
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Beat Hotel, The
1957. The Latin Quarter, Paris. A cheap no-name hotel becomes a haven for artists fleeing the conformity and censorship of America, producing some of the most important works of the Beat generation.
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Before Homosexuals
Emmy Award-winner John Scagliotti, the executive producer of Before Stonewall, guides us in a wondrous tour of erotic history, poetry and visual art in his new documentary on same-sex desire from ancient times to Victorian crimes.
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Before Stonewall (Newly Restored)
Newly restored for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of survival, love, persecution and resistance experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900's.
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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.
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The Celluloid Bordello
Since the dawn of cinema, sex workers have been portrayed (mostly negatively) by filmmakers. In this enlightening mix of history, critique and homage, sex workers tell you which films they love and hate, and which get it right and which miss the mark.
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Chely Wright: Wish Me Away
This film tells the story of the first Nashville music star to come out as gay. Chronicling the aftermath in Nashville and within the LGBT community, the film reveals both the devastation of homophobia and the power of living an authentic life.
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Circus Boy
In today's world, what is family? This question is explored in the documentary Circus Boy, about a gay man named Thomas who seeks reconciliation with his mother after he and his husband adopt a boy he's training for circus school.
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Dangerous Living
Traveling to five different continents, this heart-wrenching documentary is the first to deeply explore the lives
of gay and lesbian people in non-western cultures. From the producer of Before Stonewall
and After Stonewall.
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David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
Filmed over three years, this documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. It captures David Hockney’s return from California to
paint his native Yorkshire, outside, through the seasons and in all weathers.
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Female Misbehavior
A collection of five films exploring 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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Finished Life, A
A Finished Life follows the “Goodbye & No Regrets Tour” of Gregg Gour, a 48-year-old gay man with AIDS, who, when given six months to live, embarks on an emotional and surprisingly upbeat trip across America.
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Fish Out of Water
Inspired by the experience of coming out as a lesbian to her sorority sisters during her senior year, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the Biblical passages used to condemn homosexuality in this informative yet entertaining documentary.
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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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For They Know Not What They Do
From Daniel Karslake, director of For the Bible Tells Me So, comes a follow-up to that award-winning film: a new documentary that explores the intersection of religion, sexual orientation and gender identity in current-day America.
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Glow: The Story of Legendary Swiss Diva Irene Staub
Gabriel Baur’s latest film is about Swiss Icon Irene Staub, aka Lady Shiva – fierce feminist, fashion diva, freedom rebel, punk singer, and actor who charmed everyone from Catherine Deneuve to Felllini, Bowie and Jagger.
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God Loves Uganda
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda's terrifying turn towards biblical law and the proposed death penalty for homosexuality.
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Hot to Trot
Mad Hot Ballroom meets Paris is Burning in this award-winning and crowd-pleasing documentary, which offers a deep-dive look inside the fascinating but little-known world of same-sex competitive ballroom dance.
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I'm Moshanty - Do You Love Me?
This documentary from Tim Wolff (The Sons of Tennessee Williams) is a musical tribute to the legendary South Pacific recording artist and transgender activist Moses Moshanty Tau and the LGBTQI community of Papua New Guinea.
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In Full Bloom: Transcending Gender
In Full Bloom follows the courageous journey of thirteen transgender and two gay actors as they transform their lives through the use of monologue, dialogue and performance art while preparing for the world premiere of an original stage play.
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Jihad for Love, A
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.
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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.
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Lesbian Nation
This entertaining collection of lesbian-friendly cinema features five films, four of them making their premiere on DVD: Carmelita Tropicana, Jumping the Gun, Lavender Limelight, Little Women in Transit and Playing the Part.
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Let's Get Frank
Sex. Lies. And lots of videotape. A hilarious and insightful look at modern politics, gay life and political hypocrisy, Let's Get Frank tells the story of one of America's most well loved and outspoken politicians, Rep. Barney Frank.
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
For 25 years, Academy Award®-nominated director Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 60 hours of film on Ginsberg, resulting in this comprehensive portrait of one of America’s greatest poets, author of Howl and other groundbreaking poems.
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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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Off and Running
With white Jewish lesbians for parents, Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But her curiosity about her African-American roots thrusts her into an exploration of race and identity that threatens to distance her from her family.
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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 "straighten" out all those twisted souls.
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Out Late
Out Late is an inspirational and moving documentary about five individuals who made the courageous and life-altering decision to come out as lesbian, gay, or transgender, after the age of 55.
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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open
Based on an exclusive series of interviews with Paul Bowles shortly before his death and anecdotes provided by friends including Gore Vidal, Bernardo Bertolucci and many others, this fascinating documentary reveals a daring and visionary life.
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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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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.
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Prodigal Sons
Returning home for her high school reunion, filmmaker Kimberly Reed hopes for reconciliation with her estranged adopted brother. But along the way she uncovers stunning revelations and twists of plot and gender no one could imagine.
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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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SoleJourney
This film reveals how courageous individuals, following in the footsteps of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., use non-violent resistance and acts of civil disobedience to confront anti-gay rhetoric as well as religious and political oppression.
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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 over the decades.
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The Sunday Sessions
This observational documentary offers an intimate portrait of a deeply conflicted young man named Nathan, who, struggling to reconcile his religious conviction and sexual identity, starts conversion therapy.
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To a More Perfect Union: U.S. v. Windsor
Offended by the government's refusal to recognize her 40+ year relationship with the love of her life because they were the same sex, Edie Windsor decided to sue the United States government - and won. Her landmark case changed the landscape for gay marriage.
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Venus Boyz
A film by Gabriel Baur. Club Casanova's legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to the transgender world. It's a world where women become men - some for a night, others for a lifetime.
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Vito
Until his death in 1990, Vito Russo was one of the most outspoken and inspiring activists in the LGBT community’s fight for equal rights. Vito paints a galvanizing portrait of this activist, using period footage and film clips to capture a vibrant era of gay culture.
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Wine, Women & Friends
Many of us share the fantasy of moving to a lovely village in the South of France, to find a vineyard, create wonderful wines, to sell it and share it with all our friends. Carole LeBlanc and Jo Béfort, an engaging lesbian couple, have done just that.
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