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Director: Grimaldi, Aurelio
Year: 1996
Synopsis: Nerolio explores the homosexual lifestyle of an unnamed poet and filmmaker who bears a strong resemblance to the late Pier Paolo Pasolini. By piecing together disparate, revealing stories from the fictional filmmaker's life and writings, stories which cover everything from his casual pick-ups at a seaside resort to his relationship with his aging mother, the film presents a portrait of an artist able to simultaneously experience life to the fullest and to accurately represent his experience in his work. Director Aurelio Grimaldi uses a unique three-part structure, luminous black and white cinematography, and a lead actor who is a dead ringer for Pasolini to recall the moods and the films of the sixties. The result is an intentionally partial portrait of an artist which nevertheless speaks of the entire man.

Director: Gentile, Jennifer M.
Year: 1996
Synopsis: A nontraditional short scrutinzing the annoying nuances that create tension in a relationship.

Director: Perry, Nickolas
Year: 1996
Synopsis: Must Be the Music is a pounding introduction to the night life of the City of Angels. Tailing four clean-shaven boys as they bounce from warehouse to warehouse, this film has the distinct feel of the city down the coast, with its bright lights, large hair and full nightclub ambience.

Director: Rainer, Yvonne
Year: 1996
Synopsis: A touching, thought provoking, funny non-master narrative...imagine! Yvonne Rainer, the queen of filmic deconstruction, weaves a tale of two mature women who find themselves in love and move in together. Mildred, a tenured professor, is in her mid-50's and has been a lesbian for most of her adult life. Doris, on the other hand, is a bohemian artist in her early 60's, a single mother who is new to the wonders of lesbian romance. A parallel narrative unfolds via the commentary and presence of the director herself. Rainer periodically pops up to trouble the narrative with the asymmetries of her mastectomized chest and her inquiries into the politics of breast cancer. The film is personal and reflective. It approaches heavy subjects like breast cancer, class, and female aging from many directions. These may be familiar subjects, but you can always count on Yvonne Rainer to approach the familiar in a skillful, crafty, and thought-provoking way.

Director: Carriere, Paul
Year: 1996
Synopsis: In the northern Ontario mining town of Sudbury, four mothers leave their conventional homes to live out a new adventure. It's a quest for a love they can call their own - a lesbian relationship.
Description: Mum’s the Word (Maman et Eve) offers candid portraits of four women who adopt surprising new roles in mid-life. At an age when people are expected to have settled firmly into their identities, these women radically redefine themselves. Their story is one of courage and transformation as they finally come to terms with their true sexuality after years of marriage and motherhood.