Kinney, Robert
Kinney, Donald

1992

Agoraphobia is a neurotic condition in which the individual harbors an intense fear of public places. The true agoraphobe lives in seclusion, hidden from view, closeted from the popular discourse. In the ribald hands of look-alikes Robert and Donald Kinney, known for their twinning adaptations of Stephen and The Maids, this neurotic complex becomes an expansive metaphor for social repression. At a bland Midwestern motel, five desperate people have sought refuge from their hostile surroundings. Crab (Charles Louis), the desk clerk, is a troubled young gay man, suffocating in his small town. In room seven, Swallow (Donald Kinney), an escaped con, takes poorly to his newfound confinement, even though his outlaw lover Jack (Randy Rovans) tries to calm him with affection. In the adjoining room, Katch (Kerry Snyder), just dishonorably discharged from the military, has lost the uniformity that kept her contained; Joy (Tammy Hopkins), her lover, wants to flee the Midwest and enter the ranks of the larger gay community. Using a hyped-up soaper sensibility with some dizzy art direction, the Kinneys have made a punchy drama that depicts social conformity as a subtle brand of psychological incarceration. Agora is the Motel Hell of repressed activity.

Kwietniowski, Richard

1992

ActUp

1992

Corzine, Georgina

1992

Julien, Isaac

1991

[From IMDB]: "Set in London in 1977, the plot takes place against the background of the Silver Jubilee. This is a buddy movie between two friends Chris and Caz who run a pirate radio station from a tower block in Dalston, East London. The film starts with a murder of their friend TJ while cruising for sex in the local park at night and, while Caz is cut up by the death of his friend, Chris seems to want to push forward towards a professional career in commercial radio. They both want to promote soul music while the prevailing popular music is punk."

Julien, Isaac

1991

[From IMDB]: "Set in London in 1977, the plot takes place against the background of the Silver Jubilee. This is a buddy movie between two friends Chris and Caz who run a pirate radio station from a tower block in Dalston, East London. The film starts with a murder of their friend TJ while cruising for sex in the local park at night and, while Caz is cut up by the death of his friend, Chris seems to want to push forward towards a professional career in commercial radio. They both want to promote soul music while the prevailing popular music is punk."

Binninger, John

1991

A beautiful evocation of a dream before waking.

Levy, Lori

1991

Two Spirit People gives an overview of historical and contemporary Native American concepts of gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation.

Castellaneta, P.J.

1991

Castellaneta, P.J

1991

Two young men have gone home together for the night. Bryan and Brian. One with a "y." One with an "i." They've had an intimate encounter of unprotected sex. As the film opens, Bryan wakes from a dream and soon after, so does Brian. But Bryan calls his bedmate "Bill." This starts the first of many rifts as the two embark on an 85 minute verbal odyssey. It's one of those all-night discussions where you tell a perfect stranger things you would never tell your closest friend. They recount stories from college. Reveal inner secrets. Argue and console. It's their attempt to make sense of their lives, the world around them, their attractions to other men, AIDS, and why their socks never match when they come out of the dryer. Together Alone is a small yet important landmark in gay film, presenting one of the most honest, realistic, and intimate conversations between two gay men to appear on screen. With beautiful black-and-white photography by David Denchant, Together Alone is an impressive first feature by P.J. Castellaneta. Winner of the 1991 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature. "..smart, insightful and compassionate..." — Edward Guthmann, The San Francisco Chronicle