Film Categories: sexuality

  • object / loss

    “object/loss” addresses themes of physical loss, memory, sexual identity and the didactic divides that shape the fabric of our social existence. Ghostly images collide and fragment as traces of memory resurface and disappear. The title refers to the work of Julia Kristeva on the melancholy/depressive position which occurs through object loss, and the contingent aggression towards the lost object. At the same time the film attempts to examine the consumption of the male figure and its objectification from a feminine heterosexual position.

  • Attack of the Naïve: Ages Four to Twenty-One in Thirteen Unlucky Vignettes

    A confessional documentary on the artist’s schooling in love from the cradle to the crib. Scenes from movies, television shows and commercials are processed through analogue video techniques to yield a pop-art sensible understanding of the North-American Love Experience.

  • Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf

    An Arab-American girl tries to come to terms with her sexuality while balancing the mores of two different cultures. As she faces a series of trials on confrontations, will she shed her passivity, or will her spirit be broken? Arabic/Hebrew with English sub-titles. Selected Screenings: 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah

  • Liselda’s Birthday

    The death of her friend Corin spurs Liselda, a trans MTF, to recall her existence in Mexico. Her quest is to gain legal refugee status in order to obtain a sex change operation, acceptance and happiness in her adopted home of Toronto. In Spanish and English with English subtitles. Selected screenings: Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival, Toronto, 2005; AluCine Latino Film & Video Festival, Toronto, 2005

  • Girl Cleans Sink

    A lonely couple meet in a Laundromat, where their clumsy attempt at a sexual liaison leads to revelations, embarrassments, and a little bit of compassion. “Boundary-pusher, CBC radio host and still the coolest VJ MuchMusic has ever had, Sook-Yin Lee directs the surprising and wry ‘Girl Cleans Sink.’ This 10-minute gem stars Pretty, Porky and Pissed Off member Lisa Ayuso as a dyke with a gun who decides to give a guy a try before offing herself. The delightfully deadpan performances of Ayuso and her co-star (Jeremy Finkelstein) lend the film an off-kilter charm that feels refreshingly natural.” – Extra…

  • What Grown-Ups Know

    Despairing of life on the run with his ailing and flamboyant mum, teenage Roy seeks solace in seducing the lonely manager of a desolate trailer park. “Not to be missed.” – Pasadena Weekly “Engaging and intelligent…heavy on heart, tinged with humor.” – Palm Springs Desert Sun Selected screenings & awards: Jury Award, Best Short, Mardi Gras Film Festival, Australia, 2004; 2nd Prize, Nextframe Film Festival, 2004; London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2005; Slamdance, Park City Utah, 2005; Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2004; Palm Springs International Short Film Festival; Inside Out Toronto Lesbian & Gay Film & Video…

  • Moustache

    Sometimes it doesn’t pay to change your true self for the person you love. Selected Awards (2005): Best Narrative Short Film, Cinekink Film Festival, New York, USA; Ursula Award for Best Transgender Short, Hamburg International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Germany; Audience Award Winner, Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA; Best Female Short, Pike’s Peak Lavender Film Festival, Colorado, USA; Best Foreign Film, Créteil International Film Festival, Paris, France; Best Screenplay, Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival.

  • Calling Nate

    Being a teenager isn’t easy, especially when you’re an 18-year-old gender rebel sorting out a kaleidoscope of conflicting advice and desires. Nadia Hluszko – a.k.a. Nate – comes by her confusion and transgender identity honestly: one of her moms used to be her dad, the other is addicted to the Osbornes. First-time documentary director Pamela Gawn chases the irrepressible Nate as she cycles through her part-time job at a used bike shop, suffers girlfriend turmoil, argues with both moms, and reveals a tragedy that changed her family forever. A poignant, sometimes achingly sweet coming-of-age story. Selected screenings and awards: Best…

  • Hitch Cock

    Susan would like to cordially invite you to a dinner party to help celebrate her perfect, married life with Steve. Unfortunately, it may not be as perfect as she thinks, as Steve realizes he likes the “COCK au Vin” a little too much. A comedy where not everything is as it seems. “This zany homage/spoof… throws in every Hitchcock pun imaginable. It is deeply silly, full of corny jokes and very, very rude! And even though it’s complete overkill, it will make you laugh.” – www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk Selected screenings: London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2005; Frameline San Francisco Lesbian &…

  • Une Petite Mort

    If you set him free can he still be loved?