Film Categories: LGBTQ

  • Films of Su Friedrich, The: Volume 3 – Sink or Swim

    A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, “Sink or Swim” is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father. Through a series of twenty-six short stories, a young girl chronicles the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his family, and of a daughter who was deeply affected by his behavior. Working in counterpoint to the forceful text are sensual black and white images that depict…

  • Films of Su Friedrich, The: Volume 4 – Hide and Seek

    “Hide and Seek” tells the story of Lou, a twelve-year-old girl coming to terms with her budding sexuality in the mid 1960s. Her bittersweet tale is skillfully interwoven with clips from a wide array of scientific and educational films, as well as interviews with adult lesbians who recount their adolescent attractions to girls, how they felt when they first heard the word lesbian, where they fit in the butch/femme continuum, and their thoughts about how they became baby dykes. “Hide and Seek” is for every woman who’s been to a slumber party and every man who wonders what went on…

  • Films of Su Friedrich, The: Volume 5 – The Odds of Recovery

    After a twenty-year period of multiple illnesses and injuries, Friedrich turns the camera on herself as a way to analyze her chances for a happier, healthier life. In the process, she captures the frustration, tedium and petty annoyances of a revolving-door relationship with the medical establishment, while portraying the complicated web of emotions that accompany any medical problem. With humor and honesty, “The Odds of Recovery” uses the filmmaker’s medical history as a means to address a perennial human problem: the desire to avoid conflict and deny the need for radical change. “…plays with the genre of the self-portrait…all in…

  • In the NA

    Pairing the gestures of modern, interpretive dance to the ecstatically, high-energy pop song, “In the NA” depicts a scientific experiment in hypnotism / human behavior gone awry. The subjects cognitive information is examined, recorded, inputted and finally obliterated by the performers. In its surrealistic climax, the music overpowers the experiment demanding that a new language for scientific understanding be established.

  • Delta Don

    Delta Don is in each one of us; while we yearn for that perfect longtime companion, we usually settle for less. Delta Don, however, has the staying power of a good 70’s pop tune. In spite of all odds, he inspires us to push harder, even if that takes us to the truck stops and rest areas along the I-75 in Georgia and Tennessee. A bittersweet, hummable comedy.

  • General Idea: Art, AIDS and the Fin de siècle

    “General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle” is a humorous, informative and ultimately poignant documentary about the internationally acclaimed Canadian artists’ collective General Idea. Formed in 1969, they produced art that targeted and mimicked media, consumerism and celebrity, creating a revolutionary new spirit of art making. Interviews with AA Bronson, the sole survivor of the trio, lends personal relevancy to this poignant story of art and sexual politics. “GENERAL IDEA: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle” is a tale of love, fame, overwhelming loss and, ultimately, renewal. Selected screenings: Canadian Art Reel Artists Film Festival, 2009; Hot…

  • XY

    “XY” is a close up on souls behind bodies. How does one live and accept their differences in a world of chaos, where discrimination is still a fact and being LGBT is still a crime? A young man is having sex with a stranger, and other men, and will slowly lose all control of himself, submerged by the pleasure… The men’s hands navigate through the young man’s body in a sensual dance until they both reach a strong climax trans! Later, under the shower, the young men will be haunted by that sexual experience. This film is a quest for…

  • Boy

    “Boy” is a short film that touches on sexual orientation, homophobia and acceptance. An animated figure swings at the viewer while a robotic voice whispers so that no one around him can hear. Slowly descending into self-doubt, he questions his choices and what he has become.

  • Pat’s First Kiss

    The sad-but-hilariously-true story of the filmmaker’s first kiss with an undesirable stranger he met overseas. “The animation is bold and stylish, the writing hilarious.” – Glenn Sumi (NOW, May 14, 2009) Selected screenings: Toronto International Film Festival, 2008; Vancouver International Film Festival, 2008; Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2008

  • Stubblejumper

    In the fall of 1975, while attending the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Doug Wilson placed an ad in the student’s newspaper, seeking to start a campus gay group. This seemingly benign action would serve as the catalyst for a dramatic unfolding of events, shaping the future of Wilson’s life. “Stubblejumper” is a 48-minute biographical docudrama on the life and work of gay activist Doug Wilson – a story filled with activism, poetry, performance, politics, and a touching yet tragic love story.