Film Categories: sexuality

  • Torten im Sand (Cakes and Sand)

    Tim and Julian are deeply in love, but they can’t find happiness between the sheets. When you can’t sexually satisfy the person you love, do you call it quits…? Nomination: Iris Prize, UK Official Selections: Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (Germany), Mix Brasil Festival (Brazil), Frameline San Francisco (USA), Verzaubert Festival (Germany), Festival de la Luna Valencia (Spain), GLBT La Paz Film Festival (Bolivia).

  • Hens and Chicks

    Raised by her two moms, Hanna has always known that there are all types of families. But she’s never really thought about the logistics of it all until her friend Marco explains the process of creating chicks from eggs. Soon after, an educational trip through cyberspace has Hanna asking, “Who’s MY rooster?” “Hens and Chicks” is a short independent film that explores the meaning of family and the finding of self. Sweet and funny, this coming-of-age story plays with the universal questions we ask ourselves as parents, children, and human beings.

  • Holding Hands

    Craig and Shane were holding hands when they fell victim to a brutal hate crime. Through speaking out about the lack of police investigation, their courage led to important changes at their local police station. ‘Holding Hands’ follows a challenging year in this inspiring couples’ life: triumphantly leading the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade as community heroes, struggling to recover from the physical, financial and psychological costs of a hate crime, and ultimately revealing the healing power of love. At its heart, Craig and Shane’s story reveals that even in the worst circumstances, we can all create positive change.

  • A Dream

    The story of meeting your soul mate in a dream and waking up to find your soul mate in reality.

  • Not So Subtle Subtext, The

    “The Not So Subtle Subtext” is a video piece that explores the sub-textual nature of Xena and Gabrielle’s relationship in the television series “Xena: Warrior Princess.” Clips are taken throughout the six seasons of the show and re-edited to create five different segments centred on subtext within the show. Without confirming or denying their relationship, the film addresses metaphor and subtext and creates meaning between the two characters by utilizing looks and words through repetition. Despite the shows neutral stance, the audience’s engagement with the text and passion remains almost ten years after the finale, proving there is more than…

  • 2 sisters, 1 closet

    “2 sisters, 1 closet” explores the assumption that there is a default, or normative form of sexuality. It tells the story of two sisters, one straight and one lesbian, who both undertake the process of coming out. Declaring sexual preference is highlighted as something that should not be limited to one group. The film follows two sisters as they discuss their own relationships to the idea and process of coming out. What does it mean for a lesbian or a straight woman to speak a sexual preference? Is it a more salient action for one sister than the other? What…

  • Poker Face

    A rowdy “girls’ night out” poker game takes a turn when a woman receives a call from relatives about a death in her estranged family. Secrets are revealed and intimate friendships are called into question as the group comes to terms with seeing a friend in a new light. “Emerging Film Award – Best Women’s Short,” North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2011)

  • Frozen Roads

    Balthazar has been friends with siblings Christian and Lyla since childhood. As the trio struggles with coming-of-age in a rural, conservative Canadian town, they must confront escalating desires for one another that threaten to destroy their delicate bond. Winner Best Short Film at the Sicilia Queer Film Festival 2011 (Italy)

  • Some Day My Prince Will Come

    There is a world where no one wants what they can’t have – they get exactly what they want. Shaped by years of media persuasion with problematic seduction narratives, “Some Day My Prince Will Come” is the creation of fantasies that viewers are encouraged to believe in. Through a reconstruction of these narratives, an exploration of how reality is co-opted by desperation guides us in to the mind of the viewer.

  • Wildblood

    “Wildblood” is the third piece in a trilogy of animated shorts by Los Angeles artist David Jones. The film takes its inspiration from queer zines and the San Francisco homocore music scene of the early 90s. The artist was a member of the seminal band Fagbash and considers the piece reminiscent of the type of making indicative of this period. It is constructed entirely of xerox collages re-photographed and animated digitally.