Vogelmann, Hilou

1993

A surprising fantasy/parable of repressed lesbian desire.

Anderson, Kelly

1993

Brand, Dionne

1993

Faith Nolan is one of Canada's most outspoken lesbian feminist musicians. Grace Channer, her close friend and fellow activist, is a visual artist who conveys her political concerns through her paintings and sculptures. An empowering portrait of these two Canadian black lesbian feminist artists, Long Time Comin' addresses issues of racism, sexism, and reclaiming identity. In this deft portrait of their friendship and lives, filmmaker Dionne Brand creates a loving testament to the power of women's activism.

1993

Farrel, Nicci

1993

In 1991 Nicci Farrel decided to follow her dreams to make videos; a week later she was diagnosed with cancer. Her first video, Land Beyond Tomorrow, is an experimental interpretation of a vision she received after a two-year battle with chemotherapy, radiation, and a near-death experience from a bone marrow transplant.

Taylor, Christian

1993

Christian Taylor's Academy Award–nominated short story The Lady in Waiting is set in the late ‘70s. A prim and proper English woman is sent to New York to deliver a letter to her employer's mistress; she doesn't count on being stuck—during a blackout—in a high-rise with black drag queen Rodney Hudson.

Hoolboom, Mike

1993

Kanada is the film that doesn't answer the question: How can I miss you so much when I can't stand to be with you? In this futuristic patriarchal nightmare, nobody fits together, but everyone is intimate. Kanada takes place in a future of civil war, French-Canadian separatism, and lesbian drama as usual.In his Caligariesque headquarters, a megalomaniac plans to end the world with a televised war, just after he kisses his boyfriend. A skeleton narrates the latest news: all rectums will be sewn shut. We are relieved when two marvelously human lesbians take control of the screen.The couple, a highly politicized hooker and her more middle-class lover languish in priviliged sighing. In a moment of respite, the couple make love. "Sometimes the rest of your life lasts an afternoon." The present, for these women, is all there is.

Oiye, David

1993

A realistic story taking place in a high school, depicting the power of peer pressure prevalent among the perpetrators of gay-bashing, 80 percent of whom are under the age of 18.

Schneider, Jane

1993

Mobley, Doug

1993

Somewhere between the style of George Kuchar and a low-budget, sexed-up “Seinfeld.” Mobley’s diarylike adventures are deceptively ordinary but full of razor wit and sharp detail. Spend an imaginative hour with Doug and his daily obsessions: car trouble and straight teenagers.