Mueller, Eric

1994

World and Time Enough is the first generation X gay comedy from America's heartland. Mark (Matt Guidry), an HIV-positive artist, is obsessed with building a cathedral in honor of his father. Joey (Gregory G. Giles), his boyfriend, is a garbage collector who brings home favorite bits of junk to comfort himself as he searches for his birth parents. Their lives are very much like anyone else's: they flirt with other people, have gossipy friends, and mope about a lot. First-time director Eric Mueller keeps his contemporary story buoyant with some delicate performances, and a good eye for Minneapolis scenery. Although there are some serious issues lurking behind the frames, Mueller puts drama first. World and Time Enough is also reminiscent of Grief, with less out-loud laughs, more locations, and a true sense of the eccentricities of everyday life. (Mueller says he was aiming for the tone of his favorite “Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the one where Mary breaks into laughter at Chuckles the Clown's funeral.) World and Time Enough has two qualities lacking in a lot of gay cinema nowadays: modesty and charm. Winner of the 1995 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature.

Vaughn, Alexis

1994

Dykes who empower themselves by eating fire, blowing fire, and lighting themselves on fire.

Schiller, Greta

1994

An elegant and surprising fictional departure from the director of Before Stonewall. Set aboard a ship (sailing somewhere near The Twilight Zone), Woman is a haunting tale in the tradition of Orlando.

Miller, Tanya

1994

Another moving evocation from Tanya Miller, maker of last year’s stunning short, Basic Necessities.

Wan, Dawn

1994

Wan, Dawn

1994

Bezalel, Ronit

1994

Ronit Bezalel documents the amazing fifty-five-year friendship between two Jewish women in Montreal. Shirley, a Polish refugee, is straight; her friend Florence is a lesbian. These two remarkable women talk about Shirley's marriage to Florence's brother, about Florence's lover Sophie, and about the traditional Yiddish music they play together.

Frilot, Shari

1994

A gorgeuosly constructed musing from Shari Frilot. A dark comedic study of just about every rational and irrational emotion jilted lovers go through.

Massingale, Danielle

1994

Three dykes wander San Francisco to interview the average queer in the street and find out: What gets you off?

Aguirre, Valentin

1994

A raw and chatty celebration of the San Francisco’s lesbian and gay Chicano/Latino community.