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Teale Failla
  Open
[Short] (USA, 2005, 12 min)

Through intersecting timelines and modern ideas of monogamy, an open relationship turns the lives of three women into a whirlwind of betrayal, bingo, and sex toys.  More»
Phyllis Famiglietti
  The Dark Matter of Mars
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 76 min)

An intensely intimate documentary, The Dark Matter of Mars explores the world of performance artist Shelly Mars as she faces a crossroads in both her personal and professional life. Delving into her past to find the seeds for her present work, M  More»
Ned Farr
  The Gymnast
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 98 min)

Dazzling and sexy, this high-flying drama chronicles the journey two women take to grow and to find newfound strength together. Jane, a 43-year-old masseuse, was once an Olympic gymnast until an accident forced her early retirement. Unhappily married, sh  More»
Samantha Feder
  Boy I Am
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 80 min)

It is only in recent years that transgendered people and their issues have gained significant visibility within the larger lesbian and gay community. But visibility has not translated into instant acceptance or understanding from everyone. For some withi  More»
Xeth Feinberg
  Queer Duck: The Movie
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 74 min)

Queer Duck, star of a series of wickedly funny animated shorts on Showtime, returns with a comedic vengeance as a full-length animated feature! It’s as wickedly witty and over-the-top as ever. Queer Duck (voiced by out actor Jm J Bullock) and his fa  More»
Jay Floyd
  Forgiving the Franklins
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 98 min)

Jay Floyd’s feature debut is an unforgettable absurdist dark comedy. When we first meet the Franklins, they are as average a heterosexual family as can be: mom Betty, dad Frank (they have boring sex), teen daughter Caroline (cheerleader), and teen son Br  More»
Dean Francis
  Boys Grammar
[Short] (Australia, 2005, 8 min)

Set in a school for boys, Gareth learns that his feeling can be validated and expressed only through violence.  More»
Dean Francis
  Transgression
[Short] (Australia, 2004, 7 min)

A short portrait of a young MTF law student.  More»
Jamie Tolbert Franklin
  Hot Chicks
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 100 min)

Hot Chicks is a unique omnibus collaboration that adapts several of the widely-read palm-sized religious comicbook tracts that have been published by Jack T Chick since 1958. Over 400 million copies of Chick’s easy-to-read work have been di  More»
Chris Gallagher
  Kiki and Herb Reloaded
[Feature] (USA, 2005, 75 min)

This tongue-in-cheek cocktail of drunken melancholy and sharp humor is a riotous mockumentary about cult cabaret duo Kiki and Herb (Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman) - legends in their own mind. As we follow the duo, they relate their terrifically tragic pa  More»
Smith Galtney
  The Obsessions of David Cohen
[Short] (USA, 2005, 10 min)

Meet David Cohen, and see how much pop-culture memorabilia can fit in one New York City apartment…  More»
Syd Garon
  Hot Chicks
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 100 min)

Hot Chicks is a unique omnibus collaboration that adapts several of the widely-read palm-sized religious comicbook tracts that have been published by Jack T Chick since 1958. Over 400 million copies of Chick’s easy-to-read work have been di  More»
Andile Genge
  Two Moms: A Family Portrait
[Mid-Length] (South Africa, 2004, 48 min)

An intimate portrait of an extraordinary lesbian couple and their two charming adopted children, Two Moms reveals the human faces of a family that waged a long legal battle to forever change the adoptive rights of LGBT people in South Africa.  More»
Tamar Glezerman
  If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now
[Short] (Israel, 2006, 10 min)

After Shira left their relationship, Noa just wants her out of the house as well.  More»
Hilary Goldberg
  Beyond Lovely
[Short] (USA, 2005, 11 min)

A struggling psychic is contacted by an ambitious gay spirit bent on fulfilling his earthly desire for a TV show.  More»
John Goodwin
  Downsizing of the Gods
[Short] (USA, 2006, 24 min)

Layoffs in Valhalla. Downsizing on Olympus, what's a god to do?  More»
Deondray Gossett
  The DL Chronicles
[Short] (USA, 2005, 30 min)

A married African-American man lives a double life in The DL Chronicles.  More»
Ian W Gouldstone
  guy 101
[Short] (UK, 2005, 9 min)

Two men meet on the internet for sex, but what do they really want?  More»
Erin Greenwell
  MOM
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 70 min)

Brooklyn filmmaker Erin Greenwell follows up on her past NewFest favorite, 21 (2002), with this gem starring comedians Julie Goldman (The D Word) and Emily Burton (Lesbian Pulp-O-Rama!). Putting a fun and sexy lesbian twist on  More»
Isabella Gresser
  Bye Bye Antonia
[Short] (Germany, 2005, 15 min)

Toni is coming to terms with her gender.  More»
Larry Grimaldi
  Camp Out
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 78 min)

Larry Grimaldi & Kirk Marcolina’s entertaining and enlightening documentary shows what it’s like to be young, gay, and Christian in America. Facing ostracism from the mainstream LGBT community for their beliefs, and rejection from many chur  More»
Jarrah Gurrie
  Cabalerno
[Short] (USA, 2006, 5 min)

An awkward guy coming to terms with his sexuality, gets caught pointing his video camera at his strapping young crush.  More»
Charlotte Gutierrez
  About That Lesbian Puppet
[Short] (USA, 2004, 2 min)

The seamy underbelly of Mister Roger's neighborhood.  More»
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