Enter an animated, Lego-land world for a hilarious and biting look at two gay couples experiencing the ups and downs of contemporary coupling.

(Sonali Gulati, USA 1999, 5 min, VHS)

Using photography, poetry, and music, an Indian woman "recomputes" her cultural identity to "account" for her lesbian identity.

(Alberto Ferreras, USA 1999, 8 min, 16mm)

(David Briggs, USA 1999, 35 min, Beta)

Created and produced by David Briggs, Carl Capotorto, and David Drake, The Trey Billings Show is a sophisticated satire of late night, low-rent, public access television. In this episode, our host has managed to bring Miss Dodie Day (a TV icon who is now selling a new line of skin care products) on his show. David Drake provides a riotous performance as he fills both the loafers of Trey Billings and the pumps of Miss Dodie Day.  Filmmaker will be present.

(Stephane Giusti, France 1999, 94 min)

(Yvonne Welbon, USA 1999, 60 min, Beta)

Director Yvonne Welbon leads us on a journey through Ruth Ellis’ life, an African-American centurion is recognized as  the oldest, out lesbian in the United States.  Beginning with the Springfield race riots in 1908 through her involvement in the lesbian community of the 1990s, Ellis has been at the center of it all, making her home the heart of the gay and lesbian community in Detroit before a proper one existed in the city. 

(Jennifer Baichwal, USA 1998, 75 min, 16mm)

(Meema Spadola, USA 2000, 57 min, Beta)

This documentary explores the experiences of 5 diverse gay and lesbian families with children. The kids speak honestly and frankly about their home lives and their school lives, and how the two intersect.  With courage and compassion, these kids, together with their gay and lesbian parents, are writing new histories as they struggle to redefine out culture's traditional of family.

(Zack Stratis, USA 2000, 90 min, Beta)

(Tickets for the Entire Day will be only $12)

(Chris McDougall and Sarah Harding, UK 1998, 480 min Beta)

"The best TV series you'll probably never see" (Entertainment Weekly), Queer as Folk has hit festivals around the country, bringing to Americans this fabulous series from across the Atlantic. A far cry from Will and Grace, Queer as Folk features three gay men, a lesbian couple, and a host of minor characters, presenting "real" people, not role models. The series looks at many issues within the gay community, including teen sex, drugs, promiscuity, and unrequited love. The original series (the first eight episodes shown) was such a hit that viewers at home were left panting for more . . . and they got it. Queer as Folk 2 is two one-hour episodes that continue the program which created more heated newsprint that any show in years. While rumor has it that Joel Schumacher is out to make an Americanized version of Queer as Folk for Showtime, we all know that there’s nothing quite like the original.

(Irene Sosa, 1999, 32 min, Beta)

Gay and lesbian immigrants from several countries discuss the reasons behind their decisions to leave their friends and families and move to the United States. Here they can openly express their sexuality without the fear of socially condoned abuses or death they would experience in their home countries.

(Beth Pielert, USA 1999, 18 min, Beta)

This documentary of the gay games explores the energy and excitement the players on the soccer team bring to it, as well as the secret life of one team member.

(Chris Chong, Canada 1998, 2 min, Beta)

A Claymation skater-boy love story that swings.

(Glenn Gaylord, USA 2000, 7 min, 35mm)

A comical look at the present state of social-service bureaucracies ensues when a young man who’s having trouble with his medication attempts to receive some help by phoning his local AIDS center.

(Justine Pimlott, Canada 1999, 48 min, 3/4" video)

This documentary explores the experiences in the local community of a group of gay men and lesbians from Toronto who open a bed and breakfast in the dying town of Crystal Beach, Ontario. 

(Tim Kirkman, USA 2000, 85 min)

David Drake is the gay "Everyman" in this one-man recreation of the off-Broadway play. He shifts from persona to persona, documenting such experiences as buying that first Village People album, a young boy’s first kiss, working out in the gym, losing friends to AIDS, and a look at a brighter, more hopeful future. David Drake will be present.

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(Chris Russo and Kelly Hankin, USA 2000, 23 min, Beta)

This documentary goes behind the scenes of traditional weddings to talk to lesbian bridesmaids and their various experiences. Topics include struggles over bringing their girlfriends/partners and standing up for their ex-gay lovers.

(Jennifer Arnold, USA 1998, 24 min, 35mm)

Two lovers learn that a progressive, open relationship is no insurance against heartache in an era when no relationship seems to last.

(Sheryl Lee Ralph, USA 1998, 13 min, 35mm)

A wedding shower turns sour when six childhood friends must figure out which two of their men are sleeping together.

(Ana Kokkinos, Australia 1998, 104 min, 35mm)

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(Scott Berry, USA 1998, 9 min, Beta)

Much in the spirit of those who spoke out against the Millennium March On Washington, this group of radical queers talks about their politics and the shame they feel towards traditional "pride politics."

(Sibyl O’Malley, USA 1999, 13 min, 16mm)

When Jonathan dies of AIDS, his mother attempts to find some understanding by seeking out a young, gay man in her neighborhood.

(Max Farberbock, Germany 1998, 126 min, 35mm)

A re-enactment of the tale that inspired the documentary Love Story, Aimee and Jaguar is based on the true story of a love affair between two women from different sides of the war that ripped Europe apart in the 1940s. Felice, a Jewish lesbian who is an active member of an underground organization, and Lily, wife of a Nazi soldier and mother of four, come together in the days of the Battle of Berlin to take comfort in each other, help each other stay alive, and lose themselves in the passion that glows between them. (A) German with English subtitles.

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(Andy Abrahms Wilson, USA 1999, 5 min, Beta)

Filmed entirely underwater, this short portrays how beautiful the end of a relationship can be.

(Parris Patton, USA 1999, 65 min, 35mm)

This documentary provides a four year chronicle of the journey to womanhood of Stacey "Hollywood" Dean, a courageous transgender woman. From the family she left behind in North Carolina to the community she joined in Hollywood, Creature explores her odyssey through interviews with Stacey, as well as with her close friends and family, who are not always supportive of the decisions she’s made.

(Stev’nn Hall, USA 1999, 6 min, Beta)

This collage of clips from adult and mainstream film reveals that S/M images exist on a much broader scale in popular culture than we ever could have imagined.

(Lane Janger, USA 1999, 93 min, 35mm)

(J.J. Sedelmaier, USA 1999, 3 min, Beta)

Teenagers Ace and Gary rescue the school from an overzealous heterosexual scientist.

(Norah Simon, USA 1999, 23 min, 3/4" video)

This film captures the sense of isolation that today's out teenagers have inherited from the hidden lives of the past.  The teenagers present themselves as historical agents whose activism will create better lives for future high school students. 

(Lawrence Ferber, USA 1999, 19 min, 16mm)

Christopher is determined to get his first gay kiss by his eighteenth birthday, which is only three days away!  Filmmaker will be present.

(Lukas Moodysson, Sweden 1998, 89 min)

High School is tough for everyone, but it’s especially difficult for gay students. Agnes is an outcast who’s smitten with the very popular Elin. Elin’s getting tired of the party scene and of living in Fucking Amal (the original title), where news moves so slowly, things are "out" elsewhere before they’re "in" in Amal.  Elin thought little of Agnes until one night when she kisses Agnes on a bet . . . and realizes she enjoyed it. Will the two girls be able to overcome their different places in the high school class system, or will they be torn apart by the viciousness of that world? A film that swept native Oscars and honors at the Berlin Film Festival, Show Me Love is one show you won’t want to miss. Swedish with English subtitles.

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(J.J. Sedelmaier, USA 1998, 3 min, Beta)

(Luc Feit, Germany 1998, 3 min, 35mm)

Two young men trying to make love are continually interrupted by the nosy woman next door.

(J.J. Sedelmaier, USA 1998, 3 min, Beta)

A new "Superhero" who now crusades against his former buddies.

(John Krokidas, USA 1999, 12 min, 16mm)

What will Johnny do when he realizes he’s (gasp) heterosexual? For a high school boy living in this homosexual world, nothing could be worse. What will his dads do when they discover his disease? 

(Tyler Polhemus, USA 1999, 13 min, 16mm)

It's Christmas Eve and Gregory is stuck inside his Dittikin Faber City apartment because the French have unleashed giant cockroaches upon the Dittikin Faber Corporation with whom they are at war. When one breaks into his apartment, Gregory is in a battle against time to find the pesticide he knows his mother has given him as a Chirstmas gift. Will he find it in time? And just what will this pesticide do?

(Jamie Babbit, USA 1999, 81 min, 35mm)

Director Jamie Babbit describes But I'm a Cheerleader as being "told from a femme point of view, one that has been ignored in the cannon of lesbian movies which have primarily been from the vantage point of a butch." To a genre that has brought us films such as The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love and Go Fish, But I'm a Cheerleader is a welcome addition. Looking at the merging sexuality of a girl in high school, this film struggles with stereotypes of what is and is not "lesbian." Megan is pretty, popular, dates the captain of the football team, and has a secure position on the cheerleading squad. How could she possibly be a lesbian? However, her parents are nervous because she also happens to be a vegetarian and hasher walls covered in Melissa Etheridge posters. Their response to their fears are to send her off to True Directions, a homosexual rehabilitation camp full with a twelve-step program. Megan, however, can't seem to get past the first step--admitting she's a lesbian; she doesn't think she is. But then her notions of herself are challenged further when she meets Graham, a rebel tomboy, and the sparks fly.