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Cruel & Unusual
rating:3.0

Cruel & Unusual

2006Runtime:0 minutes
Five transgender women share their experiences behind bars in this shocking documentary. Though they consider themselves women, their male genitalia forces them into men's prisons, where they face unspeakable abuse from both inmates and officials. Easy targets on the inside and frequently denied the medical care and hormone treatments they require, these inmates spend years caught between worlds, making their sentences even harder to bear.

Directed by:

  • Dan Hunt
  • Janet Baus
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Head On
    rating:3.0

    Head On

    1999Runtime:0 minutes
    This edgy indie drama follows 19-year-old Ari (Alex Dimitriades), a gay Greek-Australian whose roiling ethnic- and sexual-identity struggles lead to a wild, 24-hour odyssey. When he's not dealing drugs or bedding nameless partners, Ari joins his younger sister (Andrea Mandalis) in a battle of wills against their reactionary parents. Though he ultimately runs afoul of the law, Ari remains impenitent about his self-destructive hedonism.

    Directed by:

  • Ana Kokkinos
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    The Einstein of Sex
    rating:2.9

    The Einstein of Sex

    2000Runtime:0 minutes
    Long before the Stonewall Riots, Masters and Johnson or even the Kinsey Report, there was Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a gay German Jew living in 19th century Berlin. Now, Rosa von Praunheim, the firebrand of German cinema, presents a compelling account of the doctor who founded the first gay political group in 1897 and established the first medical practice for gays, the renowned Institute on Sexual Science, which thrived until Nazi oppression.

    Directed by:

  • Rosa von Praunheim
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    All About Love
    rating:2.9

    All About Love

    2010Runtime:0 minutes
    After more than a decade apart, ex-lovers Anita (Vivian Chow) and Macy (Sandra Ng) reunite unexpectedly, and learn they still share a mutual passion. But there's one -- or rather, two -- big hurdles: the babies they're carrying in their pregnant bellies. William Chan and Eddie Cheung co-star as the fathers-to-be in this Hong Kong romance about uncommon complications and commitment from director Ann Hui.

    Directed by:

  • Ann Hui
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    Everything Relative
    rating:2.9

    Everything Relative

    1996Runtime:0 minutes
    Reunited for a special occasion, a group of women friends -- both gay and straight -- relive their memories of their college days during the 1970s, rekindle faded friendships and ignite new romances. During their weekend in the country the friends trace the changes they've undergone in the last 20 years -- a journey that's bound to open old wounds and perhaps heal them. Monica Bell stars.

    Directed by:

  • Sharon Pollack
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    Zus & Zo
    rating:2.9

    Zus & Zo

    2002Runtime:0 minutes
    This lively comedy from the Netherlands (nominated for an Oscar in 2003) tells the story of three sisters whose gay brother, Nino, decides to marry a woman so he can inherit the family's beloved summer retreat, Paraiso, on the Portuguese coast. Determined to save the hotel for themselves, the sisters will stop at nothing to sabotage the engagement and keep their would-be sister-in-law from coming into possession of the home.

    Directed by:

  • Paula van der Oest
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    F**king Different São Paulo
    rating:2.9

    F**king Different São Paulo

    2009Runtime:0 minutes
    Eleven filmmakers from São Paulo, Brazil, unleash a vibrant mix of voices in the fourth installment of producer Kristian Petersen's conceptual short-film series, which gives gay and lesbian filmmakers free reign to tell untold stories. Selections include Gustavo Vinagre's "Dykeland," about an all-girl rock band; Ricky Mastro's "Felizes Para Sempre," about a surprisingly happy marriage; and Joana Galvão's animated "Um Olhar."

    Directed by:

  • Monica Palazzo
  • Ricky Mastro
  • Max Julien
  • Sabrina Greve
  • Rodrigo Diaz Diaz
  • Elzemann Neves
  • Gustavo Vinagre
  • Herman Barck
  • Luciana Lemos
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
    rating:2.9

    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

    1987Runtime:0 minutes
    Loony but lovable klutz Polly (Sheila McCarthy) lands a job in an upscale art gallery. In a major gaffe, she hangs a piece of art she mistakenly credits to her boss, Gabrielle (Paule Baillargeon), but which really was created by Gabrielle's lover, Mary (Ann-Marie MacDonald). And when she develops an inconvenient crush on Gabrielle, Polly's troubles begin to multiple faster than dabs of paint on a Jackson Pollock canvas.

    Directed by:

  • Patricia Rozema
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    Waiting for the Moon
    rating:2.9

    Waiting for the Moon

    1987Runtime:0 minutes
    Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this erudite biopic provides a fictionalized portrait of one of history's great literary couples: Gertrude Stein (Linda Bassett) and Alice B. Toklas (Linda Hunt). During the summer in which the film takes place, Alice attends to an ailing Gertrude; they visit Fernande Olivier (Bernadette Lafont), Guillaume Apollinaire (Jacque Boudet) and others; and Hemingway (Bruce McGill) pays a call.

    Directed by:

  • Jill Godmilow
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    Shake It All About
    rating:2.9

    Shake It All About

    2001Runtime:0 minutes
    Jacob and Jorgen are a longstanding gay couple. After Jacob finally proposes to an overjoyed Jorgen, something entirely unexpected happens in this offbeat comedy: At a party, Jorgen kisses a woman ... and that woman is Jacob's sister-in-law.

    Directed by:

  • Hella Joof
  • rating:2.9 2.9 Average Rating

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    November Moon
    rating:2.8

    November Moon

    1984Runtime:0 minutes
    To escape the escalating Nazi threat in her native Germany, young Jew November Messing (Gabriele Osburg) finds sanctuary and love with a daring mademoiselle. November is taken in by a Parisian family. The brother and sister of the household develop amorous feelings for November -- who falls for the mademoiselle, Férial (Christiane Millet). When the Germans occupy the city, Férial takes enormous personal risks to shield her lover from the Nazis.

    Directed by:

  • Alexandra von Grote
  • rating:2.8 2.8 Average Rating

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    On the Downlow
    rating:2.8

    On the Downlow

    2007Runtime:0 minutes
    In this fascinating 2007 documentary, experimental filmmaker Abigail Child and cinematographer Arthur Jafa shadow four African-American males who are living dichotomous sexual lifestyles in Cleveland. Tending to their sexual needs "on the downlow" while maintaining a veneer of being straight, these conflicted men are ultimately forced to confront the realities of their sexual choices and the subsequent effects on their lives.

    Directed by:

  • Abigail Child
  • rating:2.8 2.8 Average Rating

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    Gaudi Afternoon
    rating:2.8

    Gaudi Afternoon

    2001Runtime:0 minutes
    Barcelona hasn't turned out to be the romantic dreamland fledgling translator Cassandra (Judy Davis) thought it would be. She's about to return to America when the mysterious Frankie (Marcia Gay Harden) offers her a large sum of money to track down Frankie's missing lover. Soon, Cassandra's embroiled in a kidnapping case full of double crosses and lesbian femmes fatales! Juliette Lewis and Lili Taylor co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Susan Seidelman
  • rating:2.8 2.8 Average Rating

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    Watching You
    rating:2.8

    Watching You

    2003Runtime:0 minutes
    Catch some of the best lesbian-themed short films from around the world in this fascinating collection. The selections include "4PM," a British movie in which a one-night stand brings comic relief; the Israeli feature "Watching You," in which the green-eyed monster -- jealousy -- rears its hideous head; "Dear Emily," an American short in which an older woman reminisces over her first crush, and more.

    Directed by:

  • Katherine Brooks
  • rating:2.8 2.8 Average Rating

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    He Likes Guys
    rating:2.8

    He Likes Guys

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    This anthology of gay men's shorts offers an eclectic mix of comic, dramatic and erotic films, including "Laundromat," in which two young men at a relationship crossroads come face-to-face with the joys and challenges of long-term commitment. Other titles in this provocative collection include "Silver Road," "Steam," "Traces," "Babysitting Andy," "Waiting for Yvette," "Seeing You in Circles" and "Just."

    Directed by:

  • Damien Rea
  • Bill Taylor
  • Rachel Zisser
  • David Maurice Gil
  • Edward Gunawan
  • Sam McConnell
  • Justin Ross
  • Pat Mills
  • rating:2.8 2.8 Average Rating

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    Late Bloomers
    rating:2.8

    Late Bloomers

    1997Runtime:0 minutes
    At a suburban Texas high school, Dinah (Connie Nelson), a geometry teacher and basketball coach, and Carly (Dee Hennigan), a principal's assistant and wife of an algebra teacher, lip lock during basketball practice and soon find themselves in the midst of a passionate affair. But when word gets out, the ensuing scandal rocks the foundations of their pious community.

    Directed by:

  • Julia Dyer
  • rating:2.8 2.8 Average Rating

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    Now and Then
    rating:3.8

    Now and Then

    1995Runtime:0 minutes
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • rating:3.8 3.8 Average Rating

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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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