Levy, Wendy

1994

Wendy Levy's beautifully layered fictional rendering of a Jewish lesbian girlhood incorporates old photographs and home movie footage to reconstruct Naomi's Legacy.

Lee, Karin

1994

Portrays the parable of Zamma, a Chinese-Canadian woman who works as a guide in a Classical Chinese Garden. She is faced with three suitors: a white man and a white woman who fetishize her Asian identity and an older Chinese-Canadian lesbian with whom she gradually develops a friendship.

Terracino, Terracino

1994

Timith carries a torch for Balki, a silent and inscrutable Polish waiter, and learns that the words "good," "better," and "blintzes" truly are the vocabulary of love.

Pearl, Heather

1994

Hectic urban life impels a San Francisco dyke to escape the city.

Leban, Lexi

1994

A woman reflects on her girlfriend in this captivating experimental short.

Wilhite, Ingrid

1994

Two dykes ponder the possibilities of being gay men.

Marzi, Giampolo

1994

Steinman, Connie

1994

Connie Steinman’s new film MIREL must be the first lesbian sci-fi S/M film ever made. It follows a human to an all-feline world where she becomes involved with a powerful healer. The filmmaker and her crew should be commended for all their hard work in creating alien sets and costumes without a big budget.

Chionglo, Mel

1994

Forced by economic hardship to leave his studies, Sonny returns home to find his two older brothers both working as “macho dancers” in a Manila gay bar. The film follows the three brothers as they embark on various relationships and (mis)adventures. The oldest has a wife and child but is also involved with an older rich man. He has been plying the trade for years and at 23 he is already fast becoming a has-been. The second brother, Dennis, lives a life on the streets and on the edge in which everything is a hustle, from dancing to car stealing. Against the admonishment of their mother, Sonny joins his brothers in the sex trade. Faced with the harsh reality of poverty, she can do nothing but accept their efforts to support the family. While working at the bar Sonny becomes romantically involved with a transvestite. Their relationship provides the love and stability he needs to survive in the pits of the Manila sex industry. Meanwhile, Dennis’s exploits are beginning to bring danger to himself and his family. Currently banned in the Philippines, the film is a searing indictment of the abhorrent conditions of crime and poverty against which these three young men and their close-knit family battle for survival.

Chionglo, Mel

1994

Forced by economic hardship to leave his studies, Sonny returns home to find his two older brothers both working as “macho dancers” in a Manila gay bar. The film follows the three brothers as they embark on various relationships and (mis)adventures. The oldest has a wife and child but is also involved with an older rich man. He has been plying the trade for years and at 23 he is already fast becoming a has-been. The second brother, Dennis, lives a life on the streets and on the edge in which everything is a hustle, from dancing to car stealing. Against the admonishment of their mother, Sonny joins his brothers in the sex trade. Faced with the harsh reality of poverty, she can do nothing but accept their efforts to support the family. While working at the bar Sonny becomes romantically involved with a transvestite. Their relationship provides the love and stability he needs to survive in the pits of the Manila sex industry. Meanwhile, Dennis’s exploits are beginning to bring danger to himself and his family. Currently banned in the Philippines, the film is a searing indictment of the abhorrent conditions of crime and poverty against which these three young men and their close-knit family battle for survival.