queer film

Berlin stories behind sex for money. Despised, stigmatised and suppressed to the fringe of society - this is the reality young, male prostitutes face in Berlin. Most of the hustlers are immigrants, a lot of them act out of necessity. Rosa von Praunheim acompanies the young adults at their work in bars, porn movie theatres and on the street. He shows their reasons, their stories and above all, their strong will to survive.

The documentary tells the stories of politically committed lesbians and brave homosexuals who had to be careful, especially during the Nazi era.

Bosom buddies BeV StroganoV, Ovo Maltine, Ichgola Androgyn and Tima die Göttliche are four Berlin drag queens who met in the mid 1980s. These four queens became Germany's most popular drag performers and have been busy fertilizing the German cultural scene. Besides being performers, they are also political activists - in AIDS awareness, anti-gay violence, the sex workers movement and the struggle against the extreme right and racism. The film tells their story.

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, born Lothar Berflede. Miss Charlotte survived the Nazi reign and the repression of the Communists as a transvestite and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.

It's no secret that the most active homophobes are usually hidden homosexuals. And what environment could be more homophobic than the neo-Nazi environment? It is the phenomenon of homosexuality in the German Nazi community that Rosa von Praunheim's film is dedicated to.

Two friends rob a bank and hide the loot in a coffin at the funeral parlor where one of them works. A nurse's greed and a detective's questionable tactics complicate matters.

Sloane, a manipulative lodger, joins Kath's household. Kemp recognizes Sloane as a murderer. Sloane kills Kemp. The story takes an unexpected turn regarding Sloane's fate, deviating from conventional justice.

Jamie New is a 16-year-old who doesn't quite fit in. Instead of pursuing a traditional career, he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Supported by his mother and friends, Jamie overcomes discrimination and bullying to step into the spotlight.

Sam, a young gay man, is forced to share a ride to a friend's engagement party with his high school enemy, Harry. However, things soon change between them when Sam learns that Harry is pansexual.

A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.

Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.

Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.

Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. While the men come and go, he stays right there, longing for love. He doesn't know what the future holds. His heart is pounding.

Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that he seems, will Luke be disappointed?

In Tel Aviv, six friends who are appalled by the Israeli entry in the UniverSong competition record their own song on a mobile phone, then are shocked to learn their recording is selected as Israel's entry for next year's competition.

A collection of four short films that explore different aspects of gay life and identity-a lonely teenager, a high school theater student, a middle-aged man and a young Israeli soldier.

Shane Bitney Crone's plans to marry Tom Bridegroom in California after the same-sex marriage law is passed takes a tragic turn when his partner of six years accidentally dies and Tom's family refuses Shane from attending the funeral.

A grad student kidnaps two homophobic high-school bullies to use as her subjects in an experiment performed at the bottom of an empty swimming pool.

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.

17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he starts to feel attracted to a new boy at school, Phil is plunged into emotional turmoil only exacerbated by the trouble at home.

Every Friday night Shirley invites another "perfect" woman to Shabbat dinner in hopes that her son Nelson will marry a nice Jewish girl. But Nelson has news for her: he's gay.

Jason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in "Inside Out", starring Alexis Arquette and her father Elliott Gould. Lane Janger's "Just One Time" was a festival favorite later expanded into a feature film that turns the tables on a groom-to-be and his fantasies of sex with two women. Bradley Rust Gray's "hITCH" follows two attractive young guys on a dizzying road trip that leads them toward sexual self-discovery. David Fourier's "Majorettes in Space" is a witty French spoof of post-modern sex, romance, relationships, the Pope and baton-twirling majorettes. Gregory Cooke's "$30" is the bittersweet story of a closeted teen presented with a young prostitute on his 16th birthday.

Sam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.

A DJ and composer from New York seeks to form an innovative musical group. With the help of a former model and a lawyer, they recruit six singers from the Greenwich Village for a disco adventure full of fantasy and fun in the 80s.