Everett, Karen

1993

Livingston, Jennie

1993

Livingston, Jennie

1993

Comedian Reno and cartoonist Diane Di Massa (creator of Hothead Paisan) talk about combating homophobia.

Handelman, Michelle

1993

An experimental short by Michelle Handelman.

Cullen, Colette

1993

A little lesbian weekend fantasy.

Cullen, Colette

1993

A little lesbian weekend fantasy.

George, Carl

1993

A personal account of a stay in Havana

Winter, Stephen

1993

An African-American New York couple battle with infidelity and other demons in Stephen Winter's Here Be Dragons.

Glatzer, Richard

1993

Grief is a bittersweet comedy set behind the scenes on a bad daytime TV drama, starring Last Exit to Brooklyn's Alexis Arquette, Swoon's Craig Chester, and Illeana Douglas from Alive. It's a low-budget, big-laugh Soapdish-y riff. The TV show is in trouble. Jo, the ebullient, chain-smoking producer, is leaving to become a Hungarian housewife; the men in suits upstairs are squeezing the budget; the photocopier keeps breaking down; and, worst of all, someone is leaving nighttime cum stains on the office sofa. Clearly, the courtroom drama's bizarre on-screen confessions—involving lesbian trapeze artists and schizophrenic housewives—are but nothing compared to the backstage antics. Melancholy Bill (Craig Chester) and patronizing Paula (Nicholas Nicklebly's Lucy Gutteridge) are prime candidates to replace Jo, but it's a tough choice. Besides, Bill is still recovering from the year-old loss of his boyfriend, and he's caught up in a foolish crush on Alexis Arquette. Grief delivers something we've been lacking for a long time: smart, uncomplicated old-fashioned comedy—decked out in ‘90s style. Director Richard Glatzer used to produce “Divorce Court,” so the film has a true sense of the absurdity of cheap television. All the performances are shamefully good; Kent Fuhr is a standout as Jo, the Eve Ardenesque TV producer, combination den mother and dragon lady. And on top of all this, Glatzer throws in some amusing courtroom cameos, including Mary Woronov and Paul Bartel. Winner of the 1993 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature.

Spiro, Ellen

1993