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41) Butch Jamie
Publisher
Michelle Ehlen
Language
English
Description
Jamie Klein is an out-of-work butch lesbian actress willing to try almost anything for a role. Through her various audition tactics, she lands a part in a film as a man and ends up unintentionally peaking the interests of Jill, a straight woman on set. Despite Jamie's better judgement, "Male Jamie" and Jill begin a hilariously complicated and sexy affair in this quirky, gender-bending comedy about struggling for success in Hollywood...Awards:..Best...
42) The Fall of '55
Publisher
Frameline
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1955, a gay sex scandal erupted in the unassuming, wholesome and "vice-less" town of Boise, Idaho, as teenage boys who had prostituted themselves to older men began to disclose their dalliances to authorities. Overnight, Boise's gay underworld-comprised mostly of married family men-was splashed onto headlines and thrust into the spotlight. Reputations were shattered and lives ruined as the rumors and accusations flew. What followed...
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Moving Train Media
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English
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An important exploration of issues rarely touched upon by most films portraying female-to-male (FTM) transgender experiences, this feature-length documentary sets itself apart from other recent films on this topic. Tackling the resistance of some women in feminists and lesbian communities who view FTM transitioning as at best a "trend" or at worst an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege, this groundbreaking film opens up a dialog between...
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First Run Features
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English
Description
The Best of Boys in Loveis a wildly diverse collection of films that mixes styles, settings, and stories ranging from "elegant gay romance" (Frontiers), to a musical send-up of Hollywood, to an "exquisite period piece" (Village Voice) set in New Zealand.
45) All About E
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Language
English
Description
Elmira, known as E, seems to have it all. She's one hot sexy DJ at Sydney's top gay nightclub and has her pick of the girls. But behind the scenes, she's not out to her family, she's abandoned her beloved music and she's lost Trish, the one relationship that matters to her.. When she stumbles on a stash of cash, she and her gay best friend Matt are forced to run. Desperate, they go to outback Australia and the arms of the ex-girlfriend who broke her...
Publisher
Michelle Ehlen
Language
English
Description
Unable to make progress with her ex-lesbian conversion path, a neurotic "All American" Jill tracks down her butch ex-girlfriend Jamie to prove to herself that she is no longer attracted to her. Strung along by guilt and desire, Jamie agrees to the preposterous plan of "dating" Jill so that Jill can close this chapter of her life and move forward with men. Meanwhile, David and Lola compete for the affections of Jose , a sexually ambiguous and seductive...
Publisher
Mark Rappaport
Language
English
Description
A documentary about the career and eventual death from AIDS of actor Rock Hudson.. Rock Hudson's Home Movies is a compilation of privileged moments from various Hudson vehicles that, in one way or another, confirm or deny (and thus serve to reconfirm) the actor's necessarily concealed homosexuality.. "It was all up there," says Rock Hudson (Eric Farr) at the start of this rule-breaking, dizzying assortment of Filmclips from Rock Hudson's Hollywood...
Publisher
Frameline
Language
English
Description
A moving short documentary on the power of love through all obstacles, Alzheimer's: A Love Story beautifully captures one couple's intimate struggle with a disease that indiscriminately impacts millions of elders. Those diagnosed live an average of eight years after their symptoms first become noticeable. It has been 11 years for Greg, who now lives in a memory care facility in Chicago. And every day, his husband Michael, a practical, kind, earnest...
49) Eat with Me
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Language
English
Description
A charming comedy-drama about a mother and her gay son who heal, connect and grow together as the son's Chinese restaurant faces foreclosure. As gay chef Elliot tries to find new love with Ian, perhaps his newly-separated mother (Sharon Omi) will find her way towards acceptance of her son as well.. Eat With Me features a terrific turn from Nicole Sullivan (TV's 'Family Guy') as Elliot's hilarious neighbor and a special appearance by George Takei (Star...
Publisher
Outcast Films
Language
English
Description
When Zack Harrington, a gay teen from Norman, Oklahoma commits suicide after attending a city council meeting bitterly divided over LBGTQ rights, his conservative family learns how the searing pain of prejudice and misinformation led their son to hide his HIV positive status and forgo treatment. After a divisive political campaign pits his mother, Nancy, against one of the most outspoken anti-gay citizens, her family shares her transformation from...
51) Bashment
Publisher
All Channel Films
Language
English
Description
JJ, an aspiring MC, is on the cusp of wowing the crowds and winning the Urban Slam finals with his lyrical prowess. However there's a problem - he's white, from the countryside, and gay - three things that don't mix well in London's outlaw urban music scene.. After outing himself on stage and angering his rivals, the Illford Illmaniacs, they savagely beat his boyfriend Orlando into a state of permanent brain damage. With their lives changed forever,...
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Language
English
Description
This documentary from award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Abod provides a window into the life of Angela Bowen, a woman who grew up in inner city Boston during the Jim Crow era and went on to become a classical ballerina, legendary dance teacher, black lesbian feminist activist organizer, writer and professor.. For six decades Bowen has influenced and inspired untold numbers, speaking out as strongly for the Arts, and Black and Women's Rights as she...
Publisher
Frameline
Language
English
Description
Six short films, including narratives and documentaries, delve into the lives of transgender & gender expansive young adults appear in this collection.. Narrative short Eddie tells the story of a young Latina who's just one of the boys and a VIP in the neighborhood kickball game. But on this particular afternoon, Eddie confronts her sexual and gender identities when an embarrassing moment forces her to step up to the plate. From climbing trees to...
54) Crutch
Publisher
All Channel Films
Language
English
Description
Behind a facade of suburban middle-class perfection, a compelling tale of love, loss, lies and lust unfolds... Sixteen-year-old David's (Eben Gordon) home life is falling apart. As he tries to cope with this impossible situation, the troubled teenager falls under the spell of Kenny (Ron Moretti), a gorgeous, thirty-something, has-been actor turned theatre coach.. And when Kenny's "support" escalates into seduction, David slowly descends into an abyss...
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Can love be measured in percentages?
After her girlfriend leaves her for a man, broken-hearted novelist Charlie Cross moves from New York to Los Angeles to work on a TV show based on her books. Charlie vows to never date any woman who isn't a hundred percent certain of being a lesbian.
When Charlie is seduced by gorgeous bisexual cooking show host Ava Castaneda, whom she's had a celebrity crush on for ages, she's forced to review her belief in percentages......
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A small-town lesbian romance about accepting who you truly are In the small town of Donovan Grove, Anna Gunn's life is organized just the way she likes it: work from home, walks with her dog, Friday night drinks at the bar. But Anna's strict routine is challenged when the local bookstore is taken over by city slicker, Zoe Perez. Will Anna let Zoe into her life, despite the major disruption she will have to tolerate? And can Zoe look past Anna's eccentricity...
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True love deserves a second chance. Leigh Sterling and Jodie Whitehouse share a passionate connection. Unfortunately, their differing visions of the future force them apart. Life goes on, but their attempts at other relationships fail to measure up to the love they once shared. When they see each other again after more than a decade apart, they realize they may be soulmates. Can they ever find their way back to one another? Find out in this emotional...
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After overcoming their difficulties in Two Hearts Together, Anna and Zoe are nurturing their relationship, letting it grow slowly but surely. When a surprise visitor shows up in Donovan Grove, things threaten to go off course. Or will the unexpected circumstances help Anna and Zoe grow closer to each other? Find out in the third and final part of this brand new novella trilogy by lesbian romance best-seller Harper Bliss.
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Can the road to the top take you on a path to love?
After ten years abroad, Alexandra 'Ali' Lennox's father asks her to move back to Los Angeles to head the family company, Lennox Breweries.
The company's COO, Jill Gold, has dedicated twenty years of her life to Lennox Breweries and is not amused when she's asked to mentor Ali, who she considers to be nothing more than a privileged trust-fund brat.
Even though they don't see eye to eye, Ali and...
60) Seasons of Love
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A successful solicitor, her business partner's daughter, and their unexpected chance at love.
Alice McAllister is successful, quiet and disciplined. When her law partner Miranda forces her to take a vacation at her holiday home in Portugal, the unexpected presence of Miranda's daughter Joy turns Alice's world up-side down.
Despite their differences--the age gap between them only being one of many--Alice and Joy embark on a passionate holiday...
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