Film Categories: lesbian

  • Berated Woman

    An Orthodox Jewish woman finds herself strangely attracted to the Aryan Supermom bent on converting her to Christianity. Both women want something from the other, but what is each willing to sacrifice to achieve her goals?

  • Falling For Caroline

    To win the girl of her dreams, a klutzy young woman must overcome a wardrobe malfunction and her own insecurities. Movie buff and hopeless romantic Darcy meets and falls in love with Caroline while fighting over a Sarah Waters DVD at a video rental store. With the help of her best friend Tia, Darcy sets out on her quest to woo and win the girl of her dreams. However, she must first overcome a wardrobe malfunction, her own extreme klutziness whenever she’s around Caroline and, most challenging of all, the very bad lesbian habit of overprocessing a good thing. “Sharply…

  • Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley, The

    Beautifully shot and edited, this tender drama ambitiously tells its story with openly emotional acting and music. Joan is a 40-ish woman in North London, a devout Catholic who looks after her mum with the help of a nurse, Pat. As Joan and Pat become friends, Pat discovers Joan’s love of singing and invites her to join her choir, “The Friends of Dusty.” But it takes Joan awhile to realize that this is a lesbian choir, and as a performance at the Various Voices festival on the Southbank approaches, Joan gets cold feet in more ways than one. – Rich…

  • What’s the Ukrainian Word for Sex? A Sexual Journey Through Eastern Europe

    “What’s the Ukrainian Word for Sex? A Sexual Journey Through Eastern Europe”, the first-ever Canadian film about East European queer identity, began with the director’s realization that there’s no language for sex in her culture. A humorous montage begins the video, “What’s the Ukrainian word for sex?” We follow the director to Ukraine and see extreme contrasts between family, queer life, and the postcolonial culture of Ukraine. Interviews shot in Vancouver, Toronto and Kyiv tell the story of sexual and cultural changes in the east, and update us on the current troubled situation of queer rights in Eastern Europe. Dramatic…

  • Jay Dreams

    “Jay Dreams” uses Jai Brook’s ironic poetry to bring humanity and humor to sometimes awkward moments in the on-going struggle for LGBT people to self-define, find safe partnerships, and gain acceptance. Catherine Pancake uses improvised documentary footage of Jai Brooks and his partner, Monique Meadows, to present the realities of daily life. Special vignettes shot in colour 16mm highlight more idealized (fantasized?) images. The interplay between fantasy and reality provides a humorous and entertaining backdrop to find human commonalities across race, gender, and sexual orientation.

  • Frischluft-Therapie (Fresh Air Therapy)

    German couple Petra and Kerstin are spending another unpleasant session with their counselor when a power failure and natural body functions bring them closer together. Winner of the Dorothy’s Shoe Award from The Merlinka International Queer Film Festival (Belgrade) 2010. Audience Award Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2010. Audience Award, Perlen Filmfestival Hannover 2010, Audience Award ‘Made in Germany’ Hamburg International Queer Film Festival.

  • ABSTRACT RANDOM “COWBOY” feat. ILL NANA DiverseCity Dance Company

    “Without girls there’d be no world!” “COWBOY” is about gender bending, questioning authority, and challenging the norm. The film is an Abstract Random Production featuring the amazing and beautiful, Ill Nana DiverseCity Dance Company. Abstract Random is a live-experimental-electro-dub-hop-bring back cool feminist-political group, based out of Toronto, Canada. Abstract Random is also available for live performance bookings with visual accompaniment.

  • ABSTRACT RANDOM “NEW WORLD ORDER” feat. AYO LEILANI!

    Abstract Random’s response to the G20, Toronto, featuring Ayo Leilani! “All who were affected by the terror of the G20, and all who continue to live life in hardship throughout the world, NEVER GIVE UP! May we continue to spread the truth and awaken minds through love.” – AR Abstract Random is a live-experimental-electro-dub-hop-bring back cool feminist-political group, based out of Toronto, Canada. AR is usually found in bright face paint and under video projections. AR is also available for live performance bookings with visual accompaniment.

  • TWO BEDS

    A queer doppelganger couple fights the age-old battle between poly-amorous adventure and hetero-normative monogamy. Winner of the Best Low Budget Film Award, Sicilia Queer Film Festival (Italy, 2011)

  • Cinco Minutos (Five Minutes)

    When you spend your entire life next to someone, all the time in the world isn’t enough to say goodbye.