2007 – 16 Sweet Years Of Great Film

Attack Of The Bride Monster

Directors: Leslie Belt & Vicky Boone

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the rise and fall of same sex marriage, this film challenges all lovers to pop this question, “Just because we can get married, do we really have to?”

USA 2005

17-minutes

Black Men And Me

Director: Michele Clarke

A woman explores the position as a Trinidadian dyke and her complex relationship with black men. Shot in a barbershop, a traditional gathering place for black men, she has her head shaved while she reflects on her black masculinity.

CANADA 2006

6-minutes

Don’t Let The System Get You Down – CHEER UP!

Director: Jen Nedbalsky

A documentary/DIY dance video about the vibrant international radical cheerleading movement.

USA 2005

13-minutes

Drag Rock Movie

Director: Jennifer Markowitz

This macho rock singer has only one take…

CANADA 2005

2-minutes

Enraged By A Picture

Director: Zanele Muholi

Photographer Muholi celebrates her exhibition in Johannesburg, which causes a stir and provokes an outcry on a subject that is particularly taboo: being black and, in this case, being a lesbian.

SOUTH AFRICA 2005

15-minutes

High Heels On Wheels

Directors: Leslie Sloan & Donna Cassyd

A fast-paced look at a fast-paced sport which was once one of the only outlets for female professional athletes… roller derby in the 40s, 50s and 60s.

USA 2005

5-minutes

Hung

Director: Guinevere Turner

Living in a world that seems rife with phallic symbols, five lesbian friends take a teaspoon each of a concoction from Prague that will give them, for only one day, a penis.

USA 2005

12-minutes

Immaculate Conceptions: Inside The Lesbian Baby Boom

Director: Emma Donoghue

Frank, funny interviews with 16 Canadians about having babies by insemination or adoption.

CANADA 2007

40-minutes

In My Shoes: Stories Of Youth With LGBT Families

Director: Jen Gilomen

In a time when LGBT families are debated and attacked in the media, courts and Congress, from school houses to state houses across the country, five young people give you a chance to walk in their shoes – to hear their views on marriage, making change, and what it means to be a family.

USA 2005

31-minutes

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

Director: Jamie Babbit

Anna has been rejected by college, her girlfriend broke up with her, and her big sister is getting married. She meets Sadie, who invites her to join Clits in Action, or C(i)A, a radical feminist group. Anna soon gets in touch with her radical feminist side.

USA 2007

87-minutes

“JAYWALKING”

Directors: Kathy Huang & Leigh Iacobucci

Guided by up-and-coming drag king star, Jay Walker, “Jaywalking” takes a look at the humor, freedom, and politics behind women dressing and performing as men.

USA 2006

9-minutes

Laughing Matters… More!

Director: Andrea Meyerson

A reality-based romp with four of the hottest lesbian comics working today – Elvira Kurt, Sabrina Matthews, Rene Hicks and Vickie Shaw.

USA 2006

75-minutes

Love, Struck

Director: Susan Ali

A comical, anarchic view at the activities of Cupid when he misses his target!

USA 2006

2-minutes

The Piper

Director: Abbe Robinson

Tired of an infestation of cockroaches in her house but unwilling to kill them, Amy drunkenly wishes for the Pied Piper to come and whisk them away.

UK 2005

10-minutes

Rape For Who I Am

Director: Lovinsa Kavuma

Homosexuality is one of Africa’s last great taboos. In South Africa, homophobia is being ‘expressed’ through targeted rape of black lesbians. Four extraordinary women expose harrowing experiences and the struggles of African lesbians.

SOUTH AFRICA 2005

27-minutes

This Year’s Girl

Director: Noelle Carbone

Janey, a budding musician in her first year at university, can’t find where she fits in. She drifts from one place to another until she finally stops looking and… surprise!

CANADA 2006

13-minutes

Today’s Q Segment: AWOL Motorcycle Enthusiasts Club

Director: Jeremy Cook

London’s Kathleen Holland reports on local lesbians who are on their bikes and on the move.

CANADA 2006

3-minutes

Top Of The World (Gag Ha’olam)

Director: Maya Kenig

Two girls have been sharing an apartment for two years. Now one of them is leaving, and the other, while searching for an apartment, can’t let go of what was between them, or of what could have been.

ISRAEL

15-minutes

Ugly Ducklings

Director: Fawn Yacker

Part of a national campaign to end bias-based bullying and harrassment of gay and lesbian youth, this inspirational movie documents the development of the award winning play, Ugly Ducklings, produced during the summer at an all girls’ camp.

USA 2006

55-minutes

What I Love About Dying

Director: Silas Howard

A staple in the San Francisco spoken word scene, Kris Kovick was known for speaking her mind so it came as no surprise that when diagnosed with cancer she was as outspoken about her illness as she had been about everything else in her life.

USA 2005

11-minutes

Wrong Bathroom

Director: Shani Heckman

A short comical documentary about a serious subject, Wrong Bathroom looks a trans individuals and their fears and anxieties about using public washrooms.

USA 2005

9-minutes