2009

An elegiac film made up of exterior images of the last residential addresses of a group of New York City artists who died of AIDS. … More info

The Game of Juan’s Life explores two hours in the life of Juan Reyes, a live-sex performer at an underground gay bar, who has decided to leave Manila and go back home to his home province. On the day of his departure, he will take us with him as he makes life decisions- big and small. The most important one of all is leaving the impoverished place he called home for a year , capping it with his emotional goodbyes with his lover, Noel. Then, he will let us in to the underground bar on his last performance which is marred by the raid by the authorities. Thus, changing his resolve. … More info

Donatella Maiorca’s sensuous melodrama Purple Sea explores the old-world European tradition of women passing as men. Based on a true story, this taut epic is as intricate as Italian lace. In 19th century Sicily, rebellious Angela is considered to be possessed by evil and must endure brutal beatings by her father, the authoritarian quarry master. When her best friend Sara is forcefully transferred to the mainland, Angela is left in the dreary village. Years pass and Sara returns. Their childhood friendship deepens and eventually they give in to their shared passion for one another. … More info

Unique animation mixes with live action in Mice Heaven when a mother, a child and a lover are pulled together and pushed apart.… More info

Quynh, a young Vietnamese American woman, works at her mother’s hair salon where she is displaced within the Vietnamese culture and community. She encounters everyday conversations about men, domestic politics, and community gossip from the interactions her mother has with their predominately Vietnamese women patrons.… More info

An incredibly hot man in the UK walks the line between carnal sex and human closeness.… More info

“You’re so gay.” “That’s so gay.” What do these words mean? When a teenager spews them, it’s usually an insult. Writer/director Rikki Beadle-Blair attacks these words head-on in this powerful, moving and hugely entertaining narrative feature. … More info

Traditional Indigenous Values counter the dissonant frequencies of colonization and Prop 8. … More info

In Two Embrace, encounters with European Christians change the measure of Two-Spirit ambassadors. … More info

Bored with life in her tiny Newfoundland town, precocious though extremely naïve 13-year-old Ruby is an unguided missile waiting to explode. There is no one at home to put the brakes on her risky behavior as she finds new ways to get into trouble with boys. Mom’s long gone and her ex-hockey star father Ray is grappling with his own sexuality as the closet he has built around himself begins to splinter under the weight of a new affair. … More info