2006

This intimate documentary explores the complex lives of Israeli and Palestinian gays and lesbians in inter-ethnic relationships. Director Elle Flanders breaks with the sensationalistic media coverage of the violence in the Middle East by documenting the everyday lives of courageous, outspoken individuals as they take small steps towards peace, mutual respect and hope.

Fariba, persecuted in Iran because of her love for another woman, assumes the identity of a man to gain temporary asylum in Germany.  She takes an illegal job in a sauerkraut factory, where fellow worker Anne takes an interest in the strange foreigner.  As the two become close, Anne begins to suspect Fariba’s true identity—and both women face danger when authorities tell Fariba she must return to Iran.

Followed by reception at Old Town Artisans with live music from Namoli Brennet.

While female-to-male transgender visibility has recently exploded in this country, conversations about trans issues in the lesbian community often run into resistance from the many queer women who view transitioning as a "trend" or as an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege. aims to break down that barrier and promote dialogue about trans issues through the experiences of three young transitioning FTMs in New York City as they go through major junctures in their transitions, alongside the voices of lesbians, activists and theorists who raise and address the questions that many people have but few openly discuss…

“A muse is always a woman and a lover.” This vivid adaptation of May Sarton’s 1965 landmark novel tells the story of writer Hilary Stevens, who shocked the world in the 1920s with her novel about a love affair between two women. In the 1960s, the aging writer is interviewed by two young reporters who want to know, “Who’s the muse?”

A modern homage to the 1931 classic, Mädchen in Uniform, Loving Annabelle is a smart and sultry film about a boarding school student who finally meets her match…or does she?

This new documentary explores femme dyke indentities as radical gender practices. Female to Femme denaturalizes gender and pushes for an understanding of femininity as multiple rather than singular, constructed rather than natural. Sexy, smart and funny, Female to Femme features a host of fabulous femmes, including actress and filmmaker Guinivere Turner, novelist Jewelle Gomez, rock stars Leslie Mah and Bitch, professors, activists, artists and dancers. As the directors explore the full range of femme – from tomboy femme, retro femme and rockabilly femme, to casual and high femme – it becomes clear that there’s no one way for a femme to define herself…