Film Categories: sexuality

  • End, The

  • Son of the Preacher

    Billy, the son of the preacher, secretly falls for a mysterious and pretty new parishioner. Constrained only to be able to look at her during Mass, he slowly lets himself punctuate the ceremonies with bits of his fantasies, giving rise to a succession of eclectic, often romantic, but sometimes naughty thoughts.

  • Teddy

    Tony, a dyed-in-the-wool Londoner, has travelled over 10,000 miles to rural New Zealand for a holiday with his ex, Neil, who abandoned Tony for a life on the other side of the world. While Tony’s hopes of rekindling his relationship with Neil are complicated by the presence of Neil’s new man, it’s a faded old teddy bear that will finally decide their fate. Selected Screenings and Awards: Audience Award for Best Short, Out Takes Film Festival, 2009 (New Zealand); Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON); Frameline, 2009 (San Francisco, CA)

  • Do Not Bend

    Sometimes even a monster home in the suburbs isn’t big enough to contain the baggage of one complicated couple. Newlyweds Catye and Jason have it all: looks, excellent jobs, and a great big mortgage they can handle no sweat. There’s only one hitch: they haven’t consummated their marriage. “Do Not Bend” is the story of what happens when two people try to replace reality with a fantasy that is the opposite of their wildest dreams.

  • Blue Covers

    When the adult survivor of sexual abuse meets her lover, she struggles to remain present. She must remember that the hands of her lover are not the hands of her childhood abuser, and so, the separation between past and present begins to blur. Narrative and experimental, “Blue Covers” is an emotional, psychological and spiritual journey. A compelling look at the effects of sexual trauma, this short film is for survivors of abuse and those who care for them. “Blue Covers” was made possible through the generous support of San Francisco Women Against Rape and proj-ect PRO:JECT.

  • Homoworld

    A closeted straight couple’s relationship comes under strain in a flip-side world where the majority of society is gay.

  • Trinidad

    “Trinidad” uncovers Trinidad, Colorado’s transformation from Wild West outpost to “sex-change capital of the world,” and follows three transgender women who may steer the rural ranching town toward becoming the “transsexual mecca.”

  • Chip & Ovi

    Chip and Ovi met in an orphanage near the city of Kluj-Napoca in Romania during their teenage years. Ovi was born with disabilities in his arms and Chip has a severely damaged leg from polio. Both were abandoned shortly after birth to be raised in the care of the state. Despite their difficult situation, they dare to dream big: Chip wants to be an oilman in Texas and Ovi a professional cameraman. With humor and charm, they struggle to overcome their disabilities, social discrimination and poverty while dealing with the inevitable ups-and-downs of their relationship. “Featuring a complex, all-encompassing look…

  • It Only Hurts When I Cry

    A queer re-imagining of the classic “Beach Blanket Bingo,” set to a rousing musical number by Donna Loren.

  • Reason Why, The

    In “The Reason Why”, the subjects of growing up queer, fat and lonely are recounted in rebuttal letters to ex-boyfriends who share the same name. Using pornography, television and gay movies, the film explores how to find one’s place while being a minority in a minority community, and how to say all of the things that were never said in significant relationships.