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ABSENCE: No Fats, No Femmes, No Asians
USA , 2014 , 7 min. An experimental documentary contemplating race/racism, queerness, fat, femininity, and belonging,
ABSENCE
is a fiercely honest quest—for community, for visibility, for that queer fat API femme utopia....
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Actresses
USA , 2014 , 11 min. For self-involved actresses love is sometimes sprinkled with a touch of constructive criticism....
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Adrift in Sunset
USA , 2015 , 21 min. Dao is ready to go on her date but she also has to spend time with her mom who has Alzheimer’s—bringing her gallivanting ways to a halt. Is it really a good idea to combine the two?...
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After Love
79 min. A doomed love triangle forms between a fashion photographer, a trans call-girl, and an emotionally distant rentboy in this haunting, stylishly shot
noir
, calling to mind David Lynch by way of the French New Wave....
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After Love
Austria , 2014 , 72 min. A doomed love triangle forms between a fashion photographer, a trans call-girl, and an emotionally distant rentboy in this haunting, stylishly shot
noir
, calling to mind David Lynch by way of the French New Wave....
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Akeelah and the Bee
112 min. Eleven-year-old Akeelah is a middle schooler in South Central LA with a talent for spelling. Against many obstacles, but with the help of a special coach, she aims for the highest goal of all: the Scripps National Spelling Bee....
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Akeelah and the Bee
USA , 2006 , 112 min. Eleven-year-old Akeelah is a middle schooler in South Central LA with a talent for spelling. Against many obstacles, but with the help of a special coach, she aims for the highest goal of all: the Scripps National Spelling Bee....
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The Album
USA , 2014 , 14 min. Former SF-based director Ray Rea examines the role of photography in documenting history, inspired by an album of rare photos from his Great Uncle Warren, a pre-Stonewall gay man who thoroughly documented his life in NY....
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Alex and Ali
92 min. Two improbable soul mates, an American Peace Corps volunteer and a handsome Iranian in pre-revolutionary Iran, become lovers-in-secret for ten years before they are forced to separate. Thirty-five years later, despite obstacles, they reunite and attempt to rekindle their relationship....
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Alex and Ali
USA , 2014 , 83 min. Two improbable soul mates, an American Peace Corps volunteer and a handsome Iranian in pre-revolutionary Iran, become lovers-in-secret for ten years before they are forced to separate. Thirty-five years later, despite obstacles, they reunite and attempt to rekindle their relationship....
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All About E
Australia , 2015 , 93 min. After they find a bag full of cash and end up on the run, E, a sexy but closeted DJ, and her gay best bud seek refuge with E’s ex-girlfriend. Set in Sydney’s nightclub scene and Australia’s stunning outback, this thriller is about finding yourself while living between worlds....
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Alto
USA , 2015 , 101 min. It’s a lesbian mob comedy,
capeesh
? Surprising attractions, the mob, and family traditions gone
oobatz
pave the road to hilarity in this character-rich story that reveals what it means to come out to The Family....
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The Amina Profile
Canada , 2014 , 84 min. Catapulting viewers from intimate love story to international mystery, this markedly modern doc exposes the fluid reality of cyber life. Its questions about the unadulterated exhilaration of virtual love and cultural divides will leave you talking for days....
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Ascendance: The Angels of Change Documentary
USA , 2015 , 78 min. Filmmaker Deb Simone takes us backstage as LA trans youth prepare for a runway show and calendar launch fundraiser—these young people are also engaging in an intentional process of becoming visible, having a voice, and claiming a future as vital community members....
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Audible
Iran , 2014 , 13 min. Set in Iran, this tale explores the possibilities of love far removed from the public arena, hidden in the shadows....
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Baby Steps
Taiwan , 2014 , 103 min. In this cross-cultural comedy, Taiwanese-American Danny and his American partner Tate contemplate having a child—anything but simple in the complex world of international surrogacy—when Danny’s well-intentioned but meddlesome mother unexpectedly arrives from Taipei and attempts to control the entire process....
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Bare
USA , 2014 , 88 min. Sarah is trapped in nowheresville Nevada when the worldly drifter Pepper blows into town and opens her eyes to life’s possibilities. But is Sarah being seduced by a wily user, or is she herself using Pepper to break free?...
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Be Here Nowish Episode 2
USA , 2014 , 6 min. A girl gets way more than she bargained for when her one-night stand refuses to leave....
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Bearmania
USA , 2014 , 3 min. Emerging from a swamp of shimmery black liquid, two nude men face off before wrestling in this sexually charged explosion of flesh and glitter....
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Beat
Canada , 2015 , 15 min. Beautifully shot and amplified with magical realism,
Beat
finds a shy illustrator ignited by a mysterious bike courier....
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Beautiful by Night
USA , 2014 , 28 min. An exploration of the rituals of transformation by three older drag entertainers (Collette LeGrande, Donna Personna, and Olivia Hart) at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge in SF’s Tenderloin....
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Beautiful Something
USA , 2014 , 91 min. In this sexy, gritty drama set during one night, four diverse gay men explore Philadelphia in search of love, art, and human connection. Wrong alleys turn up the unexpected—but not the unwelcome—for this smoldering quartet looking for love, brotherly or otherwise....
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Bedding Andrew
Canada , 2014 , 5 min. Andrew, a man with cerebral palsy and an indomitable spirit and humor, reflects on his first sexual encounter and how the event shaped his identity as a gay man....
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Bi Candy
87 min. Star-crossed, cross-dressing, and boundary-crossing lovers collide in these binary shattering films that are sure to delight even the most diverse cinephile palette....
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The Birthday
Germany , 2014 , 16 min. Young Taiwanese German immigrants Ron and May show that love can persist under the grey skies of Berlin in
The Birthday
....
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Blood and Water
USA , 2014 , 12 min.
Blood and Water
finds lust awash in neon on the streets of NYC’s dive bars, as a young student falls for her professor....
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Breakaway
USA , 2014 , 9 min. Meet Jennifer Deering, a professional football player living in the Bay Area who got a chance to represent the USA at the 2013 IFAF Women’s World Championship in Finland....
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Broads to Watch Out For!
75 min. Sex, love, and activism collide in this brassy program honoring tough broads who paved the way for generations of strong queer women to come! Badass dykes, WWII vets, Olympic champions, insatiable activist-organizers, randy retirees, and fierce mamis make for a truly ripe (and ready) shorts collection....
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