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Ramon Salazar
  20 Centimeters (Closing Night Gala)
[Feature] (Spain, 2005, 113 min)

NewFest 2006 comes to a close with this fresh musical comedy fantasy combining the Hollywood musical, Almodovarean high-camp, and neo-realism to introduce audiences to Marieta, who could be the hitherto unknown lovechild of Hedwig and My Own Private  More»
Elena Sarno
  Black Sheep
[Short] (Italy, 2005, 12 min)

Lesbians living in Uganda and South Africa speak honestly about the difficult realities of living open lives in societies that do not accept them.  More»
Michael Satzinger
  Whispering Moon
[Feature] (Austria, 2005, 97 min)

In Whispering Moon, writer/director Michael Satzinger displays a wild and wonderfully inventive mind to tell this very unusual and very enjoyable story of hoaxes, exposés, young love, and poisonous tree frogs. During an interroga  More»
Philip Schaff
  Not Quite Right
[Feature] (USA, 2005, 89 min)

Not Quite Right is centered on four very different brothers whose father has just cut off financial support. Jeremy, who already balances a girlfriend, an older mistress, and his own immaturity, concocts a questionable scheme to get money for re  More»
Tina Scorzafava
  Gillery's Little Secret
[Short] (USA, 2005, 25 min)

A woman goes to her 20-year reunion and confronts a past love.  More»
Daniel Seideneder
  Tanguero
[Short] (Germany, 2005, 8 min)

A female tango dancer arrives late for the last rehearsal.  More»
Amber Sharp
  Triple Minority
[Short] (USA, 2005, 15 min)

A woman wants to reconcile her relationship with her religious parents.  More»
Victor Silverman
  Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
[Feature] (USA, 2005, 57 min)

While the Stonewall Riots signaled the beginning of the gay rights movement in 1969, transgender scholar Susan Stryker has uncovered a hitherto forgotten instance of collective queer resistance that predates that momentous event by three years: in 1966,  More»
Kristina Simons
  Cut Out
[Short] (New Zealand, 2004, 18 min)

Four high school students take refuge in superficiality to escape their true identities.  More»
Maiara R Skarheim
  One End Stands
[Short] (Australia, 2005, 12 min)

One woman's scenic tour through her frustration and desire.  More»
Leslie Sloan
  High Heels on Wheels
[Short] (USA, 2005, 11 min)

A fast-paced look at a fast-paced sport which was once one of the only outlets for female professional athletes.  More»
Carter Smith
  Bugcrush
[Short] (USA, 2006, 36 min)

The story of Ben, a high school loner, who's fascination with Grant, a dangerously seductive new kid, leads him into something more sinister than he could ever have imagined.  More»
Auraeus Solito
  The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
[Feature] (The Philippines, 2005, 100 min)

Effeminate twelve-year-old Maxi lives in the slums on the outskirts of Manila with his small-time crook of a father and two older brothers. Since the death of his mother, Maxi has happily taken on the role of the woman of the house, tending to the chores  More»
Eduardo Soto-Trillo
  And I Do Not Know Even When
[Short] (Spain, 2004, 15 min)

Two ex-boyfriends run into each other night after night in a gay bar.  More»
Ramon Navarro Souto
  The Pink Underwear
[Short] (Brazil, 2003, 1 min)

A gay lifeguard at the beach.  More»
Sasa Stajovic
  Barman
[Short] (South Africa, 2005, 15 min)

The semi-naked bartenders at a popular Johannesburg gay bar relate what it’s like to be straight in a gay environment.  More»
Todd Stephens
  Another Gay Movie (Centerpiece)
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 92 min)

In March 2004, NewFest presented a staged screenplay reading of a hilarious new script by Todd Stephens (Edge of Seventeen, Gypsy 83). Two years later, NewFest is very pleased to present the finished film, Another Gay Movie, as  More»
Joshua Stern
  Queer Eye for Homeless Guy
[Short] (USA, 2005, 20 min)

They’re homeless, not tasteless… and the Fab Five can help!  More»
MR Stiff
  Walk in the Light
[Short] (USA, 2005, 27 min)

A profile of three LGBT people who have found acceptance in a church with a predominantly African-American and gay congregation.  More»
Stanimir Stoykov
  Barman
[Short] (South Africa, 2005, 15 min)

The semi-naked bartenders at a popular Johannesburg gay bar relate what it’s like to be straight in a gay environment.  More»
Susan Stryker
  Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
[Feature] (USA, 2005, 57 min)

While the Stonewall Riots signaled the beginning of the gay rights movement in 1969, transgender scholar Susan Stryker has uncovered a hitherto forgotten instance of collective queer resistance that predates that momentous event by three years: in 1966,  More»
Corine Stubi
  Working Girl
[Short] (Germany, 2004, 5 min)

An unusual examination of gender roles.  More»
Johnny Symons
  Beyond Conception: Men Having Babies
[Feature] (USA, 2006, 75 min)

The maker of past festival favorite Daddy & Papa (NewFest 2002) returns with this new documentary continuing his exploration of gay men having children. Beyond Conception focuses on Bruce and Paul as they go through the lengthy, oft  More»
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