Genres: queer

  • Zero Degrees of Separation

    “George Orwell, in his wildest dreams, could not imagine a place like this.” EZRA, ZERO DEGREES OF SEPARATION Described by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as a film “bursting with concern about identities – sexual, national, political, generational, cultural, class, ethnic and more,” Elle Flanders’ feature -length documentary “Zero Degrees of Separation” breaks from the sensationalistic media coverage of violence in the Middle East by examining the current conflict through the eyes of two mixed Palestinian and Israeli gay couples. Courageous and outspoken, their relationships are as complex and volatile as the politically charged world around them. Selim, a Palestinian, and…

  • Une Petite Mort

    If you set him free can he still be loved?

  • Flamingo

    In “Flamingo” an old lady tells the filmmaker about her life as they ride a Las Vegas bus: her arrival in the city in 1960, her career as a casino cashier and her recent personal tragedies. Her story is retold over Kodachrome Super 8 images of neon signs along the Las Vegas strip.

  • Unendangered

    Packed with suspense, murder and porn, “Unendangered” follows the adventures of a blonde with a gun sent on a sex mission by a Greek statue. Shot on Super 8 using collage images, cryptic inter-titles and a swelling score, the film condenses an absurd crime story to a fast-paced and colourful four-minute romp.

  • World’s Worst Architecture

    “I was pretty into him, but we weren’t looking for the same thing at all.” Against a backdrop of gritty black-and-white images two guys give their take on trying to connect in the city. Screenings: Inside Out (May 05), Reel Pride Halifax (July 05), Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Sept 05), London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (April 06), Frameline30, San Francisco (June 06), Outfest, Los Angeles (July 06), Milwaukee Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Sept 06), Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Oct 06).

  • Citizen Lobbyist

    Do you ever feel like you want to take action against the government but feel overwhelmed by where to start? Enter ‘Citizen Lobbyist’: a new documentary about political activism against the odds; an informative do-it-yourself guide on how to organize your community and make things happen. Every year more than 20 transgendered Americans are murdered. Because there is no prevision in present legislation for transgendered people, these murders go as unreported as hate crimes against the transgendered. It is time for trans people to take matters into their own hands. During the divisive 2004 U.S. Presidential campaign, a group of…

  • Doggie Bag

    A gay couple exits an upscale restaurant with leftover food, steps away from a homeless woman who usually gets her dinner out of the dumpster. “Doggie Bag” looks at the hierarchy of the food chain and at the assumptions and limits of charity.

  • Born Queer: dear doctors

    Born Queer: dear doctors is a 5 minute, black & white, intersex, experimental, spoken-word, video-art piece.

  • Intersex Exposition: Full Monty

    ‘INTERSEX EXPOSITION: Full Monty’ is a short documentary video about a Jewish Australian who performs at a lesbian strip club in Sydney and ‘comes out’ (naked) as Intersex during the performance. It was produced and directed by the performer themselves.

  • Alone

    A raw, haunting glimpse of a crucial moment in the lives of three people. “Alone” is a poetically stylized portrait of abandonment and despair.