Oremland, Paul

1997

A fast-paced, gritty and humorous love story set against the backdrop of the London club scene, a candid look at gay life.

Craig (Steve Bell) is a twentysomething bare-knuckle boxer from working-class Blackpool. He lives in a violent, macho world of illegal prizefights, where winning and survival are two words for the same thing. Pop music producer Matt (Ian Rose) is a successful gay man who is cynical about love and driven by financial ambition. A chance meeting outside a nightclub leads to a brief and clumsy encounter between the two men. When Craig escapes the mean streets of Blackpool and turns up on Matt’s doorstep in London, the two embark on a relationship that will irrevocably change both their lives. Craig is quickly introduced to the freedom of Soho and an openly-gay world he never imagined existed. Matt’s crowd, however, is determined to break the couple up. Legendary rocker Roger Daltrey of The Who is delicious as Matt’s wolfish gay boss, Kelvin. Set amidst London’s cutting-edge club scene, Like It Is offers a fast-paced, gritty look at modern urban gay life and romance.

Kakati, Buboo

1997

An Indian woman in America reminisces about her childhood days in India.

DeCoteau, David

1997

A sexy romantic comedy about the beginnings of a relationship between an eighteen year-old guy and a thirty year-old man.

Leather Jacket Love Story is a perfect date movie, with its romantic sensibility, playful humor, and raw sensuality. Kyle, a frustrated teenage poet from the Valley, moves to the sun-drenched urban jungle of the Silverlake district of Los Angeles. There he meets Mike, a tough-but-tender construction worker nearing his 30th birthday, and falls in love. Mike introduces Kyle to the gay bars, sex clubs, and coffee houses of the City of Angels. Kyle buys his first leather jacket and plans his first poetry reading, but trouble ensues when he discovers that Mike might be unfaithful. A coming-of-age romantic comedy, Leather Jacket Love Story is especially notable for its boldly explicit sex scenes and its fresh, funny dialogue, courtesy of acclaimed poet Rondo Mieczkowski’s screenplay. Mink Stole from the early John Waters films makes a rare screen appearance, along with gay rights activist Morris Knight, model Geoffrey Moody and a bevy of bad-ass L.A. drag queens.

Mauceri, Marc

1997

Lavender Limelight takes a different tack, mixing film clips and interviews to examine the work of three pioneering dyke filmmakers: Jenni Livingston (Paris Is Burning), Cheryl Dunye (Watermelon Woman), and Heather McDonald (Ballot Measure 9).

Stefanie Saghri, Stephanie Jordan

1997

A person roams the lonely streets of a city at night. The film, "late at night" is a composition of animation, painting and music, and is inspired by American jazz singer, Cassandra Wilson's song of the same name.

Davis, Lucia

1997

This collection of shorts takes a broad look at the vast spectrum of gender identity. These filmmakers express a diversity of views and interpretations of what it means to be male, female, both, or neither and of the consequences of being a gender outlaw in such a straight and narrow world. Robin Ward is a transsexual shaman praying for the spirit to set us all free in ETHER ANVIL. The transformative power of packing is explored in ME AND MY STRAP-ON, while the KINGS OF NEW YORK is a quick look into the secret world of breast-binding, pants-stuffing Drag Kings. CHRISTOPHER'S CHRONICLES: CHAPTER 1 is a video diary about the fears and realities of female to male sex reassignment. TRAPPINGS OF TRANSHOOD discusses the ins & outs of Trans/boy/hood. And MURDER AND THE FEATHER BOA draws upon interviews with key figures in Chiapas, Mexico, to paint a portrait of a transvestite culture which thrives in the midst of brutal murders and omnipresent corruption.

1997

Leacock, Victoria

1997

Kiki and Herb: Total Eclipse of the Heart traces the downward spiral of an aging chanteuse, masterfully portrayed by Justin Bond.

Kennerley, Annette

1997

Born intersexed and now living FTM, Kelby talks about his love interests.

Tevaarwerk, Liz

1997