Recently Added Films

	Date Added/ Length	Ratigs IMDB/ MY	Genre/ Tags	Plot	Notes
The Jealous Sea Details	05/02/2019 10:59:55 PM/ 13 mins	5	Drama; Queer Themes/Interest; Romance; Short	The boyfriend of a handsome photographer tries to deal with his jealousy after finding nude photos he took of a gorgeous model.	Not much here. Except for romantic background music there is no dialogue.. How is it to end -- they stay together or not? I didn't much care.
All In My Family Details	05/03/2019 9:41:36 PM/ 39 mins	6.7 6	Documentary; Family; Queer Themes/Interest; Short family	From documentarian Hao Wu comes a heartfelt portrait of how he created a thoroughly modern family in America, only to face the dilemma of introducing his same-sex partner and their children to his deeply traditional parents and relatives in China.	A montage of "home" movies of a immigrant Chinese gay couple as they decide to have children (through surrogate mothers) and break the news to their family back in China. I never felt the family conflicts or development . Cover art is inappropriate to film content.
Bonding Details	05/03/2019 9:58:01 PM/ 107 mins	7.4 7	Comedy; Drama; Queer Themes/Interest	A New York City grad student moonlighting as a dominatrix enlists her gay BFF from high school to be her assistant.	Get fun. I watched all seven episodes in a single sitting.
Burning Soul Details	05/11/2019 11:08:07 PM/ 14 mins	7.8 7	Drama; History; Queer Themes/Interest; Short Australia; heritage history	Australia, June 1727, a ship from the Dutch East India Company wrecked on the hostile coast. Pieter and Hendrick are friends like brothers - they grew up together, sailed together, survived together. But when Hendrick discovers the true nature of Pieter's heart, the two men are taken in a storm where friendship and faith collapse.	Well done short. Said to be based on a true tale.
The Raft (Flotten) Details	05/13/2019 12:04:32 PM/ 97 mins	6.8	Documentary	In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment exploring the origins of violence and sexual attraction. Nobody expected what ultimately took place on that 3-month journey. Through archive material and a reunion of the surviving members of the expedition, this film tells the hidden story of the project.	Contemporaneously dubbed "the sex raft".
Hallelujah Details	05/13/2019 12:27:09 PM/ 6 mins	9	Dance; Music; Queer Themes/Interest; Short	YouTube video filmed at St-Pierre Apôtre (St. Peter the Apostle) Roman Catholic Church, Montreal. "Why does love between two men, or two women make so many people uncomfortable, or angry... even violent. The inspiration for this project began over a year ago. Francis and I were training to create something together, and I was constantly telling myself, "No we can't do that move, it's too intimate. It's too gay. We're too close. People are going to be uncomfortable seeing that." And at some point I said, No. Enough. Why can't we tell our story, exactly how it is? Or just be who we are. Why can't we show that we genuinely love each other and have a beautiful story together. Why do I constantly have to change my nature for the comfort of the masses? Enough. I'm ready to show something REAL... By chance, we filmed the day immediately after the horrific events in Orlando. Suddenly this creation meant more. This was such a huge blow on our community, we all felt it, and I knew when we filmed that I would credit the project in their memory." [Richardson, Facebook]	One of the most beautiful dance sequences in the genre! If Richard and I have a "song" Hallelujah would be it. Richard pointed me to this YouTube film.
Studio 54 Details	05/17/2019 9:21:15 PM/ 98 mins	6.9 6	Documentary; Queer Themes/Interest	Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism--a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.	Adequate. Even though I never was of the class to go the Studio 54, Richard and I did go to other clubs of the era. There is no question that they did define the age.
Rocketman Details	05/17/2019 9:45:43 PM/ 121 mins	7.9	Biography; Drama; Fantasy; Music; Musical; Queer Themes/Interest	The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
The Skin Of The Teeth Details	05/18/2019 9:55:05 PM/ 80 mins	7.1	Comedy; Drama; Queer Themes/Interest; Thriller	After his date takes a shocking turn, a man is plunged into a surreal interrogation of just who and what he is.
Savages Details	05/24/2019 9:05:22 PM/ 130 mins	6.5	Crime; Drama; Thriller	Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Wild (Sauvage) Details	05/24/2019 9:20:57 PM/ 97 mins	7.0	Drama; Queer Themes/Interest	Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here... longing for love. He doesn’t know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding.	DVD Release scheduled for Jul 23, 2019.
Barbara Rubin And The Exploding NY Underground Details	05/25/2019 5:25:33 PM/ 78 mins	6.8	Documentary; Queer Themes/Interest history; queer heritage	Barbara Rubin's 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. Its orgy scenes, double projections and overlapping images shattered artistic conventions and announced a powerful new voice in the city's underground film scene. All the more remarkable, that the vision belonged to an 18 year old teenager. A virtual Zelig of the '60s, Barbara Rubin introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan to Kabbalah and bewitched Allen Ginsberg. The same unbridled creativity that inspired her to make films when women simply didn't, saw her breach yet another male domain, Orthodox Judaism, before her mysterious death at 35. Lifelong friend Jonas Mekas saved all her letters, creating a rich archive that filmmaker Chuck Smith carefully sculpts into this fascinating portrait of a nearly forgotten artist. An avant-garde maverick, a rebel in a man's world, Barbara Rubin regains her rightful place in film history.
Irene Williams: Queen Of Lincoln Road Details	05/25/2019 5:41:24 PM/ 23 mins	7.6	Documentary; Queer Themes/Interest; Short	Like hundreds of other gay men, Eric Smith fled the New York City winters for quick weekend getaways to South Beach, Miami. On one of these trips he meets Irene Williams on Lincoln Road and her wild and colorful handmade outfits immediately catch his eye. With video camera in hand Eric realizes what an amazing individual is inside these clothes and over the next decade documents the marvelous journey of Irene's outsider couture, imparted wisdom and the heartfelt affection they share. A sweet, funny and thoroughly endearing portrait of a rare bird in paradise and a friendship found.
A Dog Barking At The Moon Details	05/26/2019 4:26:58 PM/ 107 mins	6.0	Drama; Queer Themes/Interest	Chinese society expects all men and women to adapt to a system known as “family”. When a wife discovers her husband with another man, her only refuge seems to be in the doctrines of a cult.
A Night At Switch N' Play Details	05/26/2019 4:39:56 PM/ 90 mins		Documentary; Queer Themes/Interest	The popular current representation of drag performance is the TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race, which involves glam outfits, put-downs, an all-knowing judge, and a win-or-lose format. That balance is very different to the playful, inclusive world of the Brooklyn drag-burlesque collective Switch n’ Play, founded in 2006 and the subject of this funny, generous doc. Zigzagging across gender lines, as well as distinctions between burlesque, drag, cosplay and the circus, the performances are raunchy and comically disarming: Imagine a multi-breasted night goddess or an old-fashioned milkman… who really knows how to swing his bottles.
Before You Know It Details	05/26/2019 4:59:14 PM/ 98 mins	6.5	Comedy; Queer Themes/Interest	The film centres on a dysfunctional and codependent family who are struggling to maintain the family business, a small community theatre in New York City. Patriarch Mel is a failed playwright; his daughter Jackie is a quirky actress stuck in perennial adolescence despite being mother to teenage daughter Dodge; his daughter Rachel is a business-minded lesbian whose attempts to be the responsible member of the family have made her something of a control freak. After Mel self-sabotages a career opportunity that Rachel has lined up for him, her angry outburst causes him to have a fatal heart attack, which leads to the discovery that he had lied to her and Jackie for much of their lives about the identity and death of their mother; their real mother is in fact soap opera actress Sherrell, who has been left ownership of the theatre and the family home in Mel's will.
The Garden Left Behind Details	05/26/2019 6:37:43 PM/ 90 mins	7.3	Drama; Queer Themes/Interest	The Garden Left Behind traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina's transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
Good Kisser Details	05/26/2019 6:51:56 PM/ 74 mins	nr	Queer Themes/Interest; Romance	What’s a girl to do when her girlfriend suggests a date with a very alluring stranger? This three-way fling is deliciously unveiled in Good Kisser, a new film by Wendy Jo Carlton (whose Jamie and Jessie are Not Together played at the Festival in 2012). Awkward Jenna reluctantly agrees to a threesome with her girlfriend Kate and a mysterious,sophisticated woman named Mia. Over the course of a sultry summer evening,sparks fly, games are played, promises are broken, and secrets are revealed.Nothing will ever be the same. Is Jenna in over her head? Will Jenna and Kate’s relationship survive the night? All bets are off when it comes to good kissers. Good Kisser lays bare a hot relationship in transition—and you will never look at a Popsicle the same way again.
Papi Chulo Details	05/26/2019 7:13:18 PM/ 98 mins	6.7	Comedy; Drama	In the midst of a California drought and his own personal heartache, weatherman Sean (Matt Bomer) takes a leave of absence following an extremely embarrassing televised breakdown. What is a workaholic to do with so much unexpected free time? Deciding to focus his energy on home improvement instead of self-care, Sean gets to work but soon realizes just how handy he isn’t. On a whim he decides to enlist migrant worker Ernesto (Alejandro Patiño) to lend a helping hand and some vital expertise. When Sean realizes that Ernesto is also a great listener, Sean sees their time together as an opportunity to vent his problems, and the two become unlikely friends. Threatening their relationship is Sean’s unwillingness to deal with his life and, before he knows it, he has no choice but to face the truth. Sean, meet rock bottom. Papi Chulo blends comedy with social commentary and, in tender moments, shows how meaningful life can be when we take time to listen to others.
Queer Coolie-Tudes Details	05/26/2019 7:30:41 PM/ 87 mins	nr	Documentary; Queer Themes/Interest	In a reclaiming of the slur coolie, filmmaker Michelle Mohabeer’s creative essay documentary explores the experiences of queer Canadians from the Indo-Caribbean diaspora. Beginning with Mohabeer’s personal experience, the documentary moves through a series of interviews with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Instead of succumbing to pressure to find a shared narrative or common ground, the documentary embraces the complexities of how factors such as gender, age and mobility inform identity in nuanced ways. A powerful collection of testimonies, the film traces the intergenerational lives, histories, familial relations and sexualities of its interview subjects.
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street Details	05/26/2019 7:48:01 PM/ 99 mins	9.1	Documentary; Queer Themes/Interest	Scream, Queen! examines the infamous homoerotic subtext and the special place the film holds in the Nightmare franchise as well as the gay film canon. Partly in thanks to evolving social mores, Nightmare on Elm Street 2 – which was considered controversial at the time of its release – is now being looked back upon with a new appreciation and fondness by horror aficionados and fans of the series.
A Nightmare On Elm Street Details	05/26/2019 9:03:15 PM/ 92 mins	7.5	Fantasy; Horror; Thriller	Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen (Johnny Depp), must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
Ponyboi Details	05/26/2019 9:34:33 PM/ 19 mins		Drama; Queer Themes/Interest; Short intersex	An intersex runaway searches for love and a way out of his working class neighborhood in New Jersey.
Violets Details	05/28/2019 11:03:30 PM/ 23 mins	6	Drama; Queer Themes/Interest; Short coming of age; coming out; transgender	A short film about love, and how one family is transformed when its young father is revealed to be transgender.	This is a film short. And it ends. The director offers hope. I too wish hope.
Curiosity Of Chance Details	05/31/2019 9:07:59 PM/ 99 mins	6.7	Comedy; Drama; Queer Themes/Interest	It’s the ‘80s once again, new wave angst and genderbending fashion are all the rage, but new kid at school, Chance Marquis, is trying to find new ways to stand out. Being an odd and somewhat awkward teenager makes him the target of the school bully. To deal with this dilemma, Chance turns to the opposite ends of the high school spectrum for help. On one side is the flamboyant drag queen and at the other, the varsity jock, Levi Sparks with whom Chance develops a unique friendship.
Gerontophilia Details	05/31/2019 9:39:43 PM/ 90 mins	6.1	Comedy; Drama; Queer Themes/Interest; Romance	Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and begins a relationship with a much, much older man.