Film Categories: body

  • All That Sheltering Emptiness

    “All That Sheltering Emptiness” is a meditation on elevators, hotel lobbies, hundred dollar bills, the bathroom, a cab, chandeliers, cocktails, the receptionist, arousal, and other routines in the life of a New York City callboy. Gorgeously hand-processed in full 16mm glory, this film is a collaboration between Gina Carducci (Stone Welcome Mat) and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (author of So Many Ways to Sleep Badly; editor of That’s Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation). “All That Sheltering Emptiness” explodes the typical narratives of desire, escape and intimacy to evoke something more honest.

  • What’s the Ukrainian Word for Sex? A Sexual Journey Through Eastern Europe

    “What’s the Ukrainian Word for Sex? A Sexual Journey Through Eastern Europe”, the first-ever Canadian film about East European queer identity, began with the director’s realization that there’s no language for sex in her culture. A humorous montage begins the video, “What’s the Ukrainian word for sex?” We follow the director to Ukraine and see extreme contrasts between family, queer life, and the postcolonial culture of Ukraine. Interviews shot in Vancouver, Toronto and Kyiv tell the story of sexual and cultural changes in the east, and update us on the current troubled situation of queer rights in Eastern Europe. Dramatic…

  • Kaden Later

    The sequel to Harriet Storm’s “Kaden” (2006), “Kaden Later” follows Kaden and his partner, Monika, as they explore life after Kaden’s top surgery. For Kaden, a trans guy in his early thirties, top surgery gave him the body he wanted. Now, as he and his partner plan their wedding, he must figure out how he fits into society, not as female or male but in a space in between.

  • Kaden

    “Kaden” is a short documentary that follows Kaden Rushford, a 29-year-old female-to-male transgender individual as he considers the complex issues concerning identity, sexuality, and his pursuit of the “right” body. As he prepares to undergo top surgery, he shares his experience as a trans guy, including his internal struggles as well as his navigation of a society that recognizes only two genders. This documentary invites us to consider the notion that gender identities extend beyond strict definitions of male and female. Special Mention, Chéries-Chéris LGBT Festival, 2010 (Paris, France)

  • Golden Years

    Eve, an unhappy but successful sex worker who is saving money for surgery, discovers an abandoned baby. With the good but poorly formulated intentions of Joe – a strange client with a Christmas fetish – the couple decide to raise the baby.

  • I Want Your Love

    In “I Want Your Love”, two best friends playfully negotiate their way toward having sex together for the first time. It’s a familiar scenario that most gay men can relate to, and one not as uncomplicated as these two friends would prefer.

  • Spilt Milk

    There’s no use crying over this hot and heavy glimpse into one man’s early morning activities. There’s a lot more cooking in this kitchen than just breakfast.

  • Stick it in

    “Stick it in” is a short sharp visual sting of a heart shattered.

  • Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman

    “Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman” is a stylized and lyrical coming-of-age portrait of Derek Jarman’s artistic, sexual, and political awakening in post-War England. Part biographical narrative, part experimental collage, part personal meditation on the most controversial and important modern British artist and activist, the film finds in Jarman’s childhood the stirrings of creative and individual epiphany that inspired a remarkable life. Written and directed by Matthew Mishory, the film was shot in Super 8 and HD by cinematographer Lili Wilde and features an original score by Arban and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Glove.…

  • Poised and in the Throes

    A stop-animation piece constructed from found photographic sources pays homage to Kenneth Anger, Jack Smith, Jean Genet and Fassbinder’s “Querelle.”