Lau, Rosa

1999

A meditative journey towards queer self-acceptance.

Chamberlain, Jill

1999

A single woman, whose parents are visiting for dinner, becomes unnerved by a buzzing noise coming from her bureau.

Hancock, Markie

1999

Images set to poetry about ambivalence, longing and ambisexuality.

Thompson, Hope

1999

Set in 1949 Toronto, this film tells the story of Isabelle, a telephone operator who is leading a double life. She is having a clandestine affair with another operator, Alice, while her boyfriend Ricky is secretly making plans to elope with her to Niagara Falls. A lusty femme fatale gets double-crossed in the '40s-style thriller SWITCH.

Saran, Nish

1999

In Summer In My Veins, a gay Indian film-maker travels across America with his family visiting from India, as he struggles to come out to them. He was tested for HIV before he left for the trip, and will find out his results on his return. The filmmaker explores the unusual dynamic of secrecy and
revelation, love and cruelty, that mark this very close family. Every achingly personal moment – including coming out to his mother and getting his test results – is caught on tape.

Wyman, Julie

1999

A woman contemplates the serious matter of her infatuation with Buffy the vampire slayer.

Percillier, Nathalie

1999

The breadfactory is up and running. The girls are going strong.Production's right on target. But here comes Ute...

Ganser, Lisa

1999

Ganser, Lisa

1999

Yerkes, Jamie

1999

Sexual trickery is the name of the game for at least one of five childhood friends gathered at a lakeside cabin. They haven’t seen each other for a while, and some have grown up more than others. Ted and Bev are soon to be married, an event the flirtatious provocateur Alex doesn’t seem too happy about. When they start a game of spin the bottle, hidden emotions and old grudges also start to spin out of control. Director Jamie Yerkes, whose short film, Cowboy Jesus played the SFILGFF in 1996, returns with this impressive feature debut. Scripted by Amy Sohn (whose "Female Trouble" column appears in the "New York Press"), Spin The Bottle will hit home with anyone who still clings to youthful friendships, along with the secrets and resentments that go with them. "Variety" reviewer L. Loewenstein called it, "Smartly written, ably performed and keenly observed ...a fresh and at times shocking study of friendship, loyalty and sexual identity among the Gen-X set. Tautly directed and effectively mounted, it has the immediacy and pared-down feel of good theater. ...Sohn’s sharp, literate script balances humor and poignancy, wisely saving a couple of revelations for the final reel."