Film Categories: LGBTQ

  • Placebo

    An “undeveloped faggot” has just turned 30 and been left by his boyfriend. Finally, he can remember his dreams. In Spanish with English sub-titles. Selected screenings: Toronto Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival, 2004; Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2004; Best Student Narrative, Wisconsin International Film Festival, 2004; Sao Paulo Shorts Film Festival, 2004; Mix NYC, 2003.

  • Pangaea

    “Diego Costa’s ‘Pangaea’ delicately employs overlapping images to ruminate on the male body, locating complex, mythical metaphors for human connection in everything from bodily fluids to land masses to text messaging.” – Eric Beltmann, Flipsidemovies.com “‘Pangaea’ is a cerebral trip through the thoughts and torments of a young man who has been used and abused by a lover he thought he could trust.” – Seten Snyder, movies.zertnet.com

  • Coconut/Cane & Cutlass

    The title of “Coconut/Cane & Cutlass” represents the psyche behind the collective memory, history and imagination of Indo-Caribbean people. The film is a mythic/poetic rumination on exile, displacement, and nationhood from the perspective of an Indo-Caribbean lesbian who migrated to Canada twenty years ago. Intersections of the autobiographical voice (in the realm of mythic/memory and the personal) co-mingle with the historical, to produce a film that is neither an “official historical document” nor a “personal history.” Instead, “Coconut/Cane & Cutlass” is a hybrid fusion of the autobiographical, historical and experiential, in an episodic structure that is richly textured and layered…

  • Working Portraits

    A document in the form of a portrait. Shot in June 2000 at Philip Hoffman’s Independent Imaging Retreat in Mount Forest, Ontario, this films stays close to the participants and the film medium itself as they work on their projects. With Becka Barker, Helen Hill, Deirdre Logue, Kelly Krotine, Alexis Rubenstein (1975-2002) and Karyn Sandlos. Thanks to Phil Hoffman, Sabastjan Henrickson of Niagara Custom Lab in Toronto, and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto. “Process must not be viewed as a goal or an end in itself, nor must it be confused with an infinite perpetuation of itself.” –…

  • Solo

    A single gal venturing into a bar finds a groove all on her own.

  • 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

  • Maricones

    Set in the marginal neigbourhood of Corongo and the cobblestone streets of Lima, Peru, “Maricones” unveils the many paradoxes and advances of a sexual revolution that is sweeping the world at the dawn of the 21st century. The documentary was inspired by the contradictions and preconceived assumptions of a machista society. Director/producer Marcos Arriaga challenges local beliefs by asking whether another world is possible. “Maricones” introduces us to Eusebio, 58, a gay man from the popular neighbourhood of Corongo where Marcos grew up. A former male prostitute and cabaret dancer, Eusebio is a neighbourhood personality who supports his deceased brother’s…

  • 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…

  • Better Fate than Never

    “Better Fate Than Never” is intended to be an experimental and humorous look at the possibility of changing one’s fate. I am interested in undoing the everyday “accidents” that can change the course of one’s day – I am talking about the mishaps that ruin my otherwise perfectly timed mornings. Using found footage from Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie, Samantha and Jeanie help me to overcome the challenges of getting out the door. Originally made as part of the Command Z residency with Charles Street Video and the Images Festival.