Reinke, Steve

1996

Part solo porn video, part doc profile, the video shows Andy masturbating throughout his beautifully decorated living room while in voice over he talks about his practice and philosophy of interior decorating.

Purvis, Tag

1996

Through an inspiring expression of intimacy, "America the Beautiful", offers a call to gay and lesbian Americans to appropriate the all-inclusive claims of citizenship.

Sedelmaier, J. J.

1996

Ace and Gary once again meet the evil villian Bighead, who in this episode joins forces with the evil Queen Sereda of the planetoid Garassus. Sereda, who plans to take over the universe, thinks she'll be able to stop Ace and Gary from foiling her plan by using her feminine wiles. Little does she realize that Ace and Gary are suspected to be gay!

Mocbacher, Dee

1996

All God's Children is a considerate response to the fundamentalist agit-prop video Gay Rights, Special Rights. Rather than taking the exaggerated, misleading, and propagandistic approach of that anti-gay diatribe, All God's Children takes the high road by assuming a moderate tone, ensuring its effective appeal to one of its primary audiences — mainstream, churchgoing African Americans. By avoiding hysterical melodrama, Children persuasively refutes the misinformation propagated by the religious right in their homophobic crusades and plays directly to the egalitarian principles of most African Americans. Prominent members of the black political, intellectual, and religious communities defend the struggle of lesbian/gay people for equal rights, favorably comparing it to the civil rights movement and the ongoing struggle for African American parity, and dispelling the notion that equal rights for gay people are special rights to be won at the expense of people of color.

Meckler, Nancy

1996

From London-based director Nancy Meckler comes a touching, honest film about the politics of sex and relationships in the age of AIDS. The main character, Tonio (Jason Flem-ying, seen last year in Hollow Reed), is an arrogant and single-minded ballet dancer. As many of those close to him die, his passion for life wanes and all that’s left is his art, which he rehearses and performs with an all-consuming verve. Edgy and self-centered, he never lets down his guard. That is, until Jack (Antony Sher), a rather normal, unassuming therapist, rocks his world and forces him to love again. The bickering, the lovemaking, the tension — all invigorate Tonio in ways only his dancing did before. The budding relationship evolves gracefully through the film, and it’s not clear until the end whether Jack will prove to be Tonio’s polar opposite or endearing soul mate.

Seckinger, Beverly

1996

Alice B. Hapless tunes into late-night TV, and is guided through the intricacies of being butch or femme by a pair of provocative 90s infomercials.

Stoops, Andrea

1996

In the tender clay animation film Adam, a young girl is mistaken for a boy and relishes the opportunity.

Lepore, Sandra

1996

You have to be careful with Biscotti di Amore - Italian "love biscuits." There are a few surprises in this traditional recipe!

Nicolaou, Cassandra

1995

Two women. One bedroom. The hottest afternoon of the summer.

Chen, Jo-Fei

1995

Where Is My Love? is the subtle and moving story of Ko, a young gay writer living in Taipei. He has written a manuscript about his homosexuality, and his teacher, feeling that it is his best work yet, encourages him to enter it in a prestigious writing competition. Ko hesitates; he's afraid that it's too personal, that it will out him to the world, as well as his friends and family. In his sparsely furnished apartment, he deliberates his decision on whether to enter the competition or stay in the closet. Very different from them, Ko failingly attempts to find community with the other gay men he knows. He visits his first love Wen Lee who is living happily with his partner of several years and Pierre, his friend who cruises the parks and bars and has no problem being an out homosexual. As the deadline nears, Ko finds his neatly ordered life coming apart at the edges. Director Jo-Fei Chen gives no "happily ever after" answers in her sensitive and precise film debut, but instead, takes the issues at hand and gives them an intimately human face, creating a story that is candid, sexy and optimistically real.