A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures, documentaries and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?
Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, born in Poland, survived Ravensbruck, Malchow, and Auschwitz, where she ...
A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy W...
In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. ...
'A Walk to Within: The Camino de Santiago' tells the story of walking the ancient 500-mile pilgrimag...
A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young si...
A follow up to award winning documentary 'Herb & Dorothy', the film captures the ordinary couple's e...
A documentary that follows up on what happened to the three principle actors in Robert Bresson's "Pi...
This short documentary presents the process surrounding Khate Lessard's sex reassignment surgery.
The lives of three LGBTQ homeless youths who congregate on Christopher St. in New York City.
From dreamy aerial opening shots, we are sent on an expedition through the storied land of our fifth...
Following the debate over California's Proposition 8, this short film is an exploration of how moder...
Never before has the extraordinary life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the...
In 1964 a colossal pre-Hispanic monolith was taken from the town of San Miguel Coatlinchan in the st...
A born rebel and innovator, Lupe Yoli aka La Lupe or La Yiyiyi was renowned for her emotional perfor...
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell...
A documentary about the efforts taken to revitalize the Wampanoag language, which almost died out.
Starting from its source, this film tells the story of the Orquil Burn, Orkney.
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When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision to ...
Chronicles the largest rape tribunal in Congo's history, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the ...