1996

Abrahams Wilson, Andy

1996

Gay filmmaker visits his 87 year-old Jewish grandmother in Florida and learns important life lessons.

Bubbeh Lee and Me is Andy Abrahams Wilson's intimate and very funny portrait of his extraordinary, ordinary Jewish grandmother. Whether taking daily excursions to the grocery store to return overripe produce or sharing hard-won wisdom over blintzes on Rosh Hashanah, Bubbeh Lee Abrahams is a woman who lives life on her own terms, and her grandson’s portrait of her is a touching account of his search for his place in the world.

Caise, Yule

1996

A homophobic man is coerced into running an AIDS-charity race, where the only rule is contestants must wear a minimum of 2-1/2" heels.

1996

Mathews, John S.

1996

An hommage to Kenneth Anger and the RKO musicals of the 1930's, Boot Camp attempts to find the romance inherent in the courtship between any two people regardless of sexual preference or proclivity. A short romantic musical set in a leather bar.

Wadia, Riyayd Vinci

1996

A collection of six short films based on the poems of R.Raj Rao, India's only published writer of gay fiction.

Riyad Vinci Wadia is a noted Bombay-based filmmaker who has produced and directed what are considered to be the first ever indigenously produced gay films from India, a country in which the act of homosexuality is punishable by life imprisonment, and where over 50 million men are estimated to have sex with other men. BOMgaY uses the often harsh, sometimes lyrical poetry of R. Raj Rao to portray a gay subculture that is fast maturing in cosmopolitan India.

Harvie, Dominique

1996

Produced for broadcast in conjunction with the Channel Four co-production The Celluloid Closet, these four works examine the special relationships between two Hollywood stars, a collection of soulful singers and a British soap. Black Divas looks at how such singers as Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Lena Horne and others reflect the gay experience. The Street looks at the quintessential English soap Coronation Street and tries to explain its huge gay fan base. A tribute to River Phoenix, This Road Will Never End features interviews with some of the key characters in the young star's life. Lastly, since she first hit cinema screens in a series of unconventional teenage roles, Jodie Foster has been adored by lesbians who identify with her tomboy traits and admire her consistently powerful portrayals. Pratibha Parmar's Jodie illuminates the Jodie phenomenon with interviews and a wonderful selection of scenes from Foster’s film career.

Weiss, Andrea

1996

A kind of post-modern queer soap opera for Britain in the 90s.

In A Bit of Scarlet, director/editor Andrea Weiss serves up some of the tastiest lesbian and gay film clips ever — all from English movies. But this talented American filmmaker isn't trying to stuff her audience with the history of Queer British cinema. She has something a little more delicious — and a lot more fun to digest — on her menu. Instead of your standard selection of film clips in a stale That's Entertainment style, Weiss delights the palate with sliced and diced movie moments brilliantly reassembled to tell the story of English lesbian and gay life in the 20th century. Every aspect of British homosexuality and homophobia is deconstructed, dissected and dished out. Toss in some savory historical facts and quotes, season with a pinch of ironic commentary from veteran gay actor Ian McKellen, and A Bit of Scarlet turns out to be a dazzling cinema salad that is as good to eat as it is good for you. Enjoy!

Ellis, Heidi

1996

A short, street-level story of a secretary and her biker “boy.”

Wong, Liza

1996

The work shows the struggle of a pair of Chinese lesbian couples living here in the U.S.