Himmel, Lauren E.

1998

The story of a tumultuous friendship between Sam a high school girl and her two new friends, twin sisters Darcie and Charlotte.

Rosen, Gary

1998

A Chicago sex comedy about Johnny, a rock & roller & his best friend Wiley.

An outrageous new comedy, Totally Confused concerns a pair of bohemian slackers who work in the ultra-hip-but-getting-stale-fast Wicker Park area of Chicago. Rock star wannabe Johnny (Greg Pritikin) is continually being led on by Murray, his pathologically-lying manager, who claims that Johnny’s already made it big in the overseas market. Johnny’s best friend Wiley (Gary Rosen), a porn-addicted bookstore clerk, is desperately trying to figure out if he’s attracted to women or men. And Johnny’s veterinary student girlfriend (Jackie Katzman) falls in and out of love and seems to be painfully ignorant of Wiley’s attraction to Johnny. Set to a rockin’ soundtrack of mostly local Chicago bands, Totally Confused is aptly named. Confusion reigns supreme in this film as Johnny tries to figure out if he really is a star in Greenland, his girlfriend tries to figure out if she really loves him, and Wiley tries to figure out how to lose his virginity.

Vincent, Pascal

1998

Thomas, eighteen, thinks he hears strange noises each time he sees his schoolmate Quentin.

Saca, Victor

1998

After the death of Juan, caused by AIDS, his cousin Marcos and his friend Manuel mourn their loss for one whole night.

Dazed by the death of Juan, his lover and business partner, Manuel embarks on a journey through a Mexico City that is anything but a paradise. Corruption, random violence and deception mark this hellish world in which nightmares are reality. A killer asks Manuel if he wants to fuck before he dies, a brawl in a men's room ends with an embrace, and the only thing that turns out to be true is a con-woman’s lie. This modern Dante must find his way through a series of dark alleys, dingy bars and secret doors – each leading to a place more bizarre than the one that preceded it – before he can rejoin the living. Finally, Manuel is ready to cast the past adrift on his own river Styx, and return to his mother’s garden (where the snake has already been banished) to reclaim his soul. First time director Victor Saca brings Manuel’s story to life with a seedy brand of a magic realism that is perfectly suited to his characters and their milieu. Not since Hell Has No Limits has the SFILGFF featured a Mexican film that reveals the seamy underside of the gay nether world "south of the border" with so much power and originality.

Chung, Nicole

1998

A young Asian American woman searches for love and the right person.

Dorfman, Andrea

1998

A beautiful, funny deadpan short about three women forming a love triangle on a road trip.

Hew, Carolynne

1998

Desire disorients... and bodily swellings result.

Farrow, Jane

1998

An homage to the girls who do it faster, higher and lovelier.

Trueman, Timothy

1998

A young gay super hero saves people from peril and injustice while trying to deal with his relationship with another man.

Dunham, Sarah

1998

The women's employee locker room in a Christmas theme park becomes centerstage in this queer musical.